The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-04-02
THE GREAT EASTER PARADE
Prospects Good for the Greatest Demonstra-
ton Ever Witnessed in Western Maryland.

The arrangements for the Easter Mond ay
Parade in this city are progressing satisf ae-
torily, and the prospects are fiatterlng TOR the
largest demonstration ever witnessed IN w est
ern Maryland. Acceptances are still co ming
in, and a procession of great magnitude is
assured.
In the parade there will be probably =, 500
men, including
The Fourth Battalion, Baltimore,
The Howard Zouaves, Baltimore,
The Towson Guards, Towson,
The Waverly Guards, WaveIly,
The Linganore Guards, Linganore,
The Hagerstown Light Infantry, Hagers-
town, and other military organizations;
Fire Companies from Frederick, Hagers-
town, Waynesboro, Manchester and West
minster-about ten in all;
About 500 Wheelmen from Baltimore,
Washington, Hagerstown, Lttlestown, West
minister and other places;
About 500 members of the Junior Order
| United American Mechanics, from Woodber-
ry and Highfield;
About fifteen brass bands and three drum
corps, including the splendid Fourth Battal-
ion Band and Drum Corps, and the celebrated
bugler Samuel Grouse; two other bands from
Baltimore, one from Frederick, one from
Hagerstown, two from Waynesboro, Towson-
Westminster, Mt Pleasant, Manchester, War
| feldsburg and other places.
| The Keystone Wheelmen, OF LIttlestown.
| Pa, have sent to Chicago for Il silk flag and
nickel staff and have secured handsome color
badges.
| THE FOURTH BATTALION.
Speaking of the visit of the Fourth BattaI
| ion to Westminster, the American of last
Sunday said:
The Easter Monday trip of the battalion TO West
minister will take place, and the probabilities are
| that the Naverly and Woodbury. companies WIFE
| then be in the fold of the Fourth Regiment, IN
which event they will take part i'll this trip Howard
| Zouaves Companies Nos. and .. will also parici-
from present Indications, viii develop into gala
| event. Governor Brown, Adjutant General Douglas
| and the new members of the Governors staff viii.
| upon this OCCASION be brought together. They VIII
also thus be jointly shown the eyolutons IN the new
tactics. 1t is much too soon to predict Just Wnas
these tactics will be: but, judging from an exPSes'
sion of the wishes of all the officers of the bataon
the evolutionswill be made as interesting as posi-
| bic This will be done both in compliment TO the
Westminster people and TO show the powers that be
| the training of the Maryland National Guard
| Other companies than Company d of the battalion
making rapid progress in the extended ord ,;i
drill which, as has been noticed here before; ms
! the place of the skirmish drill of Upton. Ihey
present progress indicates that ut the Westminster
affair they will have this difficult feature of the
drill down as fine as they now have its other sec
then be a regiment il seems to be feasible plan to
add esprit TO the Westminster affair by
HAVING SHAM BATTLE.
As this trip of the Fourth will be the first outing
of the state troops under the new tactics the coca
sion could be made especially memorable by me
| sham battle feature. sham battle would take
| remarkably well with the people of the surround
ing country and even with the people of the city,
During conversation one of the leading Spirits oil
| the Fourth said that at least the extended order
| drill might be given, and he added it was but a
short step from the extended order drill TO the sham
| battle Another feature of II sham battle would be
the enthusiasm which it would undoubtedly stir up
| among the men. This is a feature of soldier life
| upon which commanders in all ages have mostly
counted for success. 1t Is as much such feature
now as it was in the days of King David
The committee of arrangements on Thurs
day night voted to extend an invitation to the
Mayor and Council of Hagerstown, and it is
likely they will accept.
The advisory Board for Carroll, OF the
Hagerstown Fair Association, through Mr..
George w. Albaugh, extended an invitation
to the President and Directors of the Associ-
alton to visit Westminster on Easter Monday.
The following letter was received in reply:
HAGERsTowE, MD. March 2Oth, 1892.
| G. w ALBAUGH ESQ, Westminster. Md.
DEAR SIR:-At meeting of our Board of Directors
held yesterday, the very Kind invitation Of the Adj
| cepted The Board authorizes me to procure band
ofmuse to accompany them, and we expect 10 bring
large delegation of citizens with us, in reciprocal
ion Ofthe very generous patronage which the people
of Carroll county have always given our Falr
Thanking you on behalf of the Board for your kind
''' ''' p (. WILMER, Secretary.