The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-15
THE CONFEDERATE B\ZAR

The Confederate Relief BAZlr opened
Monday night at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, Baltimore.
No formal ceremonies attended the
opening The ladies in charge were
grouped about the various booths when
the doors opened promptly at 8 O'Clock
Maryland, My Maryland, was performed
by the Fifth Regiment Veterans Corps
Band, followed by Dixie and then tho
bazaar was ready for business.
The bazaar remained open until II
o'clock on the first nj ght. 1t will be held
every day until Wednesday. April Goth
inclusive, opening at II o'clock in the
morning and closing at 1 | o'clock at night
\ lunch room attached to the baZar will
be open from noon until the close each
day.
Ten cents will be charged for Il single
admission to the bazaar, bat season tickets
may be purchased for - cents each. The
Daughters of the Confederacy and the
Society of the Army and Navy of the Con
federate States in Maryland have charge
of the bazaar. The money realized from il
will be used in caring for destitute Con-
fc lerate soldiers and their families \
similar bazaar held in 1885 yielded $4,000.
The interest of this sum has been usel in
caring as far as possible for those Conrcl
crate soldiers and their families whose
only protection from the ;lmshouse is the
assistance that is rendered them The sum
is entirely insufficient for the purpose, and
the object of the bazaar is to largely in
crease it.
Every Southern State is represented at
the bazaar by Il booth The Maryland booth
is i'll the rear of the hall, opposite tho
main entrance. 1t is Il representation Of
the entrance to the Confederate Soldiers
Home at Pikesvillc. Three arches com
posing it are inscribed, respectively, West
ern Maryland, Maryland, My Maryland,
and Eastern Maryland" All sorts of ar.
ticles, including horse and buggy, will
be on lie at this table Mrs Robert c
Barry is at the head of the ladies in charge
of it.
The Virginia booth is representation
of an old colonial mansion on the from
of which is the sign, Mrs. Washington
Fayre For 1e Continental Army. Mrs
Charles Cambria and the other ladies' in
charge will dress in colonial style and dis
pose of notions and fancy articles on til,
front porch of the ''mansion.'
In charge of relic room are Miss Alice
Key Blunt, Mrs William Bowlcy Wilson
Mrs. John Thomson Mason and Miss Id;
NJ. Lewis. 1t is a kind of a relic loan cx
hibition, and to those whose sympathics
were with the soldiers who wore the gray
there is much to recall days which wer,
fraught with both Joy and sadness.
Battle flags of many Confederate rcgi
ments are shown, all of them t,ttcrcd an,
faded and many cut into ribbons by mus
kct balls There are framed pictures OF
Confederate heroes. of Confederate batilo
ships and of exciting charges and incidents
which have become historical. Sword.
worn bv distinguished commanders ant
found upon bloc " fields are shown JUS
rs they were picked up over thirty yea:
ago with mUskct barrels and bullets an,
cannon balls from famous battle grounds
The camp char of General Lee is there
"a are his spurs, his saddle his bride aud
bit. used on good old Traveller, the riding
outfit being loaned by Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee
Autograph letters af Lee, Jackson, Davis
and others are on exhibition; part of the
armOr of the Confederate ram Mcrrimac
which made the Monitor necessary: tn,
mister roll of the Baltimore Light Artil
lrry: locks of hair from the heads of Lee
Jackson, Davis and others: Il field .las,
used all through the war by Gen. Bradley
I. Johnson: Col. Harry Gilmore tobacco
pouch; Il piece of the name II ''StoncWall
Jack Snrrcl two Confederate notes
which were in the pocket of Gen. lie,
when lie surrendered.