Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-08-16

PIKEsvILLE, Mp. July 80.

| I'm still in the Southern Confed.
ercy. 1t is not very extensive in
area, or very numerous in popula-
tion. They are of various nation
alities and from different States of
the Confederacy that have passed i'm
to history; but they are a noisy lot,
and bound to not let people forget
they are here. We are right i'm the
swim, il not the swim itself. 1t is
under the fostering care of the Con-
federate Societies, with the financial
backing of the whole State of Mary
land. The accessions to its popu-
lation are increasing rnuch faster
than the State appropriations, and
che management have TO hustle
around to provide for the deficit.
It's followers, friends and admirers
are generally equal to the occasion;
whether or not they will always be
depends. So far they have been
fortunate, as no one. no matter
what may be his religious or politi-
cal bias, or what he may think of
the "Lost Couse," as a cause, or
however foolish he may believe to
be the men who left their home,
friends and native State for mere
ly sentimental idea of a political
question, wish to see those old fell
lows, now on the verge Of the grave,
starve, and, so far as they can, rare
ly fail to render financial or some
other kind of aid. Those who
look after the affairs of the Confed-
eracy let no opportunity pass to
help fatten the cash box; and as
they think they see an opportunity
just now to do SO, propose to make
the most of it. The 18th of Sep
tember, by the calendar, is "Mary-
land Day." and the Confederacy
have laid plans and marked out q
programme to capture it, horse,
foot and dragons, and celebrate
the event by grand tournament,
festival and ball. The first is under
the management Of the male part
of the Board and their friends, and
they are straining every nerve to
make this the grandest thing Of the
kind that ever occurred in the State.
The riding last year was superb, and
among the list Of riders this year
are some Of the best in the line to
be found anywhere. Among those
already on the list are G. Lyon
Rogers, Arthur Craddock, James
Rogers, William B. Cockey, Thomas
Craddock, DIR. G. K. Jones, DIR.
Stewart Cassard, Z. Lyman Painter,
VIM. Nicholas, William Lee and
Charles Howard, with others to hear
from. Adolphus Cook will be chief
marshal. with Edward A. Cockey
and III. Devries; judges, John Wal
ters, DR.. Louis FL. Naylor and DR..
VIM. Lee. The committee of ar
rangements are headed by Gen.
Bradley 7. johnson, assisted by
Harry Devries, VIM. B. Cockey, G.
Lyon Rogers, arthur Craddock and
DIR. Z. Jones. The chief marshal
will have q string of heralds, and
then there will be the orators, who
should alone draw crowd one
will deliver the charge to the knights,
the other the coronation address.
The orators have not yet been select
ed. but they will be the best obtain
able. The arches are already up,
and every thing ready for the
Knights to be to practice, and they
will devote many an hour to perfect
themselves, so they may be enabled
to capture rings enough to entitle
them to the honor of crowning the
Queen of Love and Beauty.
The ladies will engineer the festi-
val end of the entertainment, and
that that will be a success goes
without the saying. They will
have several tents erected on the
campus, and will serve lunches, ice
cream, and everything usual, or un-
usual, on such occasions. A band
will be in attendance, and its musi-
cal selections will be heard all day,
and at night the coronation ball
will wind up the day as celebrated
in the new Confederacy. So, il
you, your wife, your children, or
your best and dearest, wish to have
day OF real pleasure, and contri-
butte your mite to q worthy cause,
don't fail to be on hand, and see
something to be long remembered.