Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08
Baltimore to Celebrate With
Pomp and SpIendor.
SCORES OF FINE PAGEANTS
Great Preparations to Make City's BE.
Mobilization Memorable.
GREATER MONUMENTAL CITY

But Short Time Since Business Seq
ton Was Swept by Fire-Now
Nearly All Rebuilt.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
| BALTIMORE. Md, September 8.-With
tho pealfng OF church bells throughout the
| city tomorrow morning. followed by thanks
Egiving services in edifices Of all denomina-
tons. the Greater Baltimore jubilee and
Homecoming week will be opened. The
jubilee will be in hossor OF the rehabiiita-
ton Of the city's fire-swept area. and the
| celebration will 90 down in history as one
| Of the most momentous events in the lie
| Of Maryland's metropolis. Never before
| has opportunity been afforded in Baltimore
| to witness such a series OF magnincent
| pageants as will be presented on Tuesday.
| Wednesday and Thursday Of next week
| The heart of Baltimore was burned out
by fire in February, 1904. and with a spirit
OF self-reliance which has evoked the ad-
IMITATION of the world its citizens have re-
| built upon the ruins a new and greater
Baltimore. Such an accomplishment 1t well
| worth recognition, and for this purpose the
| dazzling events Of jubilee week have been
planned.
The city is now in gala attire. great mass
| es of vari-colored bunting and flags of all
nations adjoining practically all of the bust
| ness houses in Baltimore. Ten thousand
| dollars has been put into the electrical dec
| orations and the business section has been
i converted into veritable city OF dazzling
| light and thousands OF fncandeScent lamps
| will CLEAN from nightfall to midnight ana
\ illuminate the streets as bright as day.
/ The city hall has been outlined in electric
! lights and will alone present spectacle
| worth travelling miles to see. BALTIMORE
| street from Jones Falls (where the fire was
| checkedD to Eutaw street will be crossed
| with myriads Of streamers of lights, be-
! ginning and ending with pillars Of fire. The
! cross streets between these points viii be
similarly festooned with streamers of lights
and the whole win lead to the blazing court
| Of honor in the city hall PIAZZA.
Program Of the Week.
The official program for jubilee week as
| announced by the directors is as follows:
Sunday, September 9-Thanksgiving serv-
| ices in the churches.
Monday, September 1O-Reception Of visi-
tors, sightseeing, etc.
| Tuesday, September 11-Military parade.
| Formation on Mount Royal avenue at
pm, right resting on st. Paul street and
| will move via st. Paul to Chase. to Charles,
| to Monument, passing east side Of Wash
ington monument: to Cathedral. to Sara
toga. to Charles. to Lexington. to Holiday,
passing in review city hall; to Baltimore.
to Eutaw, to Eutaw place. to Lafayette
| avenue where 1t will disband.
The formation of the military parade will
| be as follows:
Gen Lawrason Riggs and staff.
| Three companies United States Coast Ar
tillery from Fort Howard.
| One company United States Coast Artil-
| lery from Fort McHenry.
from two United States warships to be sta
toned in the harbor. s.-,--
Infantry crews Of the Apache and Semi
mole, cutters of United States revenue serv-
ice.
Fifth Regiment M. N. q.
Fourth Regiment. M. N. G.
First Regiment, NJ N. G.
Fifth Regiment Veteran Corps
Cavalry Troop A.
First Separate (colored) Company.
Maryland Naval Reserves.
Battery B, Light Artillery Blues Of Rich
nond, Va.
Norfolk Blues.
Richmond Howitzers
The following bands will be in this pa
rade:
Fifth Regiment Band. 40 pieces. and drum
corps, 40 pieces, to head the 9Th Regiment
Fourth Regiment Band. 40 pieces. and bu-
gle corps, 20 pieces. to head the 4th Regt-
ment.
/ Steinwald's Band. % pieces. to head the
LIST Regiment.
Earson's Band. Is pieces. to head the
army regulars.
Maryland Naval Reserves.
Wilson Post Drum Corps, to head the
sailors from the revenue cutter service.
There will be q band Of Is pieces to head
| the 5th Regiment Veteran Corps and a
band of 25 pieces to head the marines and
sailors from the United States cruisers.
Industrial Pageant.
Wednesday, September 12.-Industrial pa
rade. Formation on Fulton avenue at 10
AM, and will move to Baltimore street. to
Holiday. passing in review city hall: to
city hall plaza, to Gay street, to Monu-
ment, to Broadway, at which point the
German organizations in the pageant will
move southwark to take cars at Broadway
and Bank street for River View, and the
members of the Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics in line will move north
ward and take cars at Broadway and
North avenue for Gwynn Oak Park.
The object Of the industrial pageant win
be not only to show the manufacturing ana
commercial development OF Baltimore, but
for the entertainment of the thousands Of
visitors to the city. Many Of the floats
will be dazzling in their beauty; some will
be mirth-proyokins while others VIII typi-
fy the wonderful enterprises which have
added to the commercial and industrial
growth of Baltimore.
The right of the line in this parade will
| be held by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. which will have several floats allie
gorically representing transportation and
the vast extent Of the roads system. The
marching employees who will accompany
| the floats will be attired in light-blue
blouses and dark-blue thrusers. and will
be headed by the Altoona Band, one of
the best musical organizations In Pennsyl-
vania.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will be
represented by a number of handsome and
costly floats. Six thousand employees in
blue uniforms and white helmets will
march with the floats. The men will be
| under command Of Maj. ]. G. Panghorn.
the historian Of the Baltimore and Ohio
The second section Of the industrial d.
vision will be led by the Improved Order
Of Red Men. about 200 strong This or
ganization will have in line one of the
handsomest Of the historical floats. It will
represent William Penn making his pact
with the Indians of Pennsylvania
The Junior Order United American Me-
chanics will have six floats In line That
OF Wells and McComas council will repre-
sent the Wells and McComas monument in
this city: that Of Liberty council will be a
great bell crack and all. while Waverly
council will have an ornamental degree
team in full uniform. An amusing feature
OF this float will be live donkey on
which will be seated an expectant candi-
date for initiation.
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