The morning times., 1895-12-01
MARYLAND DAYA ATATL4Nr.
>''.board Air Line Preparing To Carry
Big Crowds

Maryland day at the Atlanta Exposition
! VIII BE- one OF the most memorable affairs
IN the history OF the State Al the arrange
IN gts iot The transportation of the troops
and the citizens from Rslyinore has been
perfected by Robert 4 Parks general
agent of the Sea board Air Line IN this
( shy, ard l. inquest iona bly, tne n,ost M
porl&nt movement of this character ever
made between the North and South. Tie
military feature Of The Maryland day cers-
inoui's VIII he very imposing and the
demonstration IN this occasion viii estli
together the greatest number OF soldiers
ever seen in any Southern civ since ~.
war. The FOURTH Regiment uf Maryland
Mriitid, Col. William Il. Howard IN t.,,lu-
mard, numbering 400 men, WIZ embark
from pier No. 10 Light street by the Jane
Mo--iy.
The Fifth Regiment, in charge. OF Col
Frank MiiTkoe, numbering 500 men and
the Mdr Wand Naval Reserve. ip coi,IIn.:il
OF Isaac f. Emerson, numbering i26 men
with a battery OF four gIus, WIZ leave
BaltifnoTe on the stcsmcr Columbia. This
military escort VIII leave GU Wednesday
evening, the ith, reaching Portsmouth at
: a m the morning OF the 5th, where four
spc IA! trains wild be in readiness 10
transport the party by Seabolrd Air Line
10 Atlanta, arriving at tue exposition cit,
at-;j 4. IA. on December 6.
The Veteran Volunteer ASSOCIATIONS :st
q meeting TINS afternoon, decided n attend
in a body. and it i thought that 100 mem
? bers viii attend. carrying with them the
famous hand engine. a precious relic of tile
tiou VIE us" the regular R2y Line sj.ssfle, o.
To Portsmouth Joining the regular MILITARY
esro-, ut that point.
The Merchants and Manufacturers AsSa-
ciancn have arranged for foIr special
trains exclusively vcstlbule Pullman sleep
iIsG cars ana cine rs TO leave lEiun Station
Baltimore, un tle evening OF tie 4th at
80 D. m, arriving a Atlanta ut 4 O'elock
the afternoon OF the 5th. Nearly five
hundred people have thus lar registered
at the headquarters The party represents
the business and social lie ~ Baltimore.
Tie Governor, and staff. the Governor
elect, the mayor ana city Council, represent
ailvcs from every buSiEcss exchange are
aHaDng the number who VIII visit Atlanta
with q determination 10 ma Ike Friday, De-
CembeT 6. rot only the rpC-,Ctter day of
the Exposition, hut CRe which every Mary
lander vii! point back to with pleasure q g
Dem. one nt the Most memorable in the Is
tory or she State. The entire party Will
leave Atlanta returning Saturday evening,
VIII he given ut The kTmEali Hogse uD the
evening of the 9Th. The Exposition people
realizing that MARYLAND DAY VIII be the
greatest Of the fair are arranging for "A
programme which viii lie IS ini sing as
il is interesting. There was considerable
rivalry OH the part of tie competing lines
to secure this important movement, but
periOr transportation facilities Cf the Sea-
board Air Line made their contract for the
of the troops and the citizens
by that line. Mr. Parke is giving the
matter his close personal attention and has
been in Baltimore with the general commit
tee this past week. He viii accompany the
party having representatives OF the Sea-
board Air Line on each special, movements,
however, being directly under his super
vision.