Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08

win b white pillar surmounted by old
fashioned beehivee.
city viii also turn out In full uniform in
this pageant.
The Industrial parade will have not less
than 40 floats and 40 banda In line. erd
eight miles long
Other Events Of the Day.
Other events OF Wednesday viii include q
great celebration by all the local German
societies of German day at o'clock at
River View. Entertainment there includes
singing by the United Singers Of Baltimore.
gymnastic exercises by the turnvereins.
games by the children Of the German Or
phan Asylum. drilling by the Kriegerbund.
concert music. dancing, bowling and fire.
works. The day and its significance will
be commemorated by addresses in German
and English. Dr. Charles ]. Hexamer Of
Philadelphia will deliver the German adj
dress. Gov. Warfield and Mayor Tmanus
will be present and also make addresses.
I Old Defenders day win be celebrated by
the Junior Order. United American Me-
chanics. at Gwynn Oak Park. beginning at
2 pm. The celebration will include base
tests. egg races and potato race. There
win also be pie-eating contest and races
between the fat men. slim men and men Of
all sizes. The most interesting feature Of
the afternoon will be sham battle be-
tween two councils of the order At night
there will be a fireworks display and the
lake at the park will be brilliantly illum-
mated with electric lights, and q miniature
presentation OF how the sturdy sons Of
Maryland defeated the attacks Of the Brit
tsh fleet upon Fort McHenry will be given
Beginning at pm. Patterson Park will
be the scene Of the municipal games-an
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cles. which this year promises to eclipse
all previous records.
Firemen's Parade
Thursday. September 13.-Firemen's pa
rade-- Formation on west side Of broadway
at 2 pm. right resting on Canton avenue.
and will move on east side OF Broadway to
Baltimore, to Gay. to City Hall plaza, to
Holiday. passing in review city hall: to
Baltimore. to Calvert. to Lombard. to
Charles. to Baltimore. to Howard. to Mon
ument, to Mount Vernon place. disbanding
after passing Washington monument.
This parade will be headed by the Balti-
more city fire department with Chief En-
gineer Horton as grand marshal. The 5th
Regiment Band and Drum Corps will head
the local f1remen, while two other bands
win be placed between the seventeen COM
panies. The Veteran Volunteer Firemen,
ucducu ny 0LSAAWdlu 0duu, Will Uc ucAL
in line.
Then will come the heroic frefighters
from out Of town who rushed to the as
sistance of the burning city on that men,
orable night two years ago when the fire
king held sway and swept over the COM
mercial and Industrial heart of the city.
Thunderous applause will greet their ap-
pearance and the reception along the line
of march will demonstrate that Baltimor-
cans never forget those who are their
friends in the hour of need This division
will be headed by Parsons Band Of 40
pieces and the following other bands win
be assigned to places in the line: Amer
lean Band. 20 pieces: Great Southern Band,
20 pieces: Browns Band, 20 pieces: Relay
Fife and Drum Corps. p pieces: Bayside
Band of Havre de Grace, 20 pieces: Textile
Band of Havre de Grace, 20 pieces; Port
Deposit Band, "a pieces: Laurel Military
Band. 20 pieces: Williamsport Band. 10
pieces; German Arion Band Of Frostburg,
20 pieces.
The visiting fire fighters have been as
signed in the following formation:
Washington. d. Give companies, Nos.
2. 3. 6, and 8; Second Battalion Chief
Keliher. Superintendent Of Machinery Rob-
inson, former Fire Marshal Sidney Bieber
and Chief Engineer Belt.
Philadelphia. Pa.-Three companies and
seventy-fve men under the command of
Chief William Walters.
Atlantic City. N. 1.-TWO engine compa-
MES. eighty-nine uniformed men, and the
mayor and city council.
ddrrlSDurS, Fa.-F1re engine company
No. 2, with eighty uniformed men.
Relay. Md.-Two companies and forty uni
formed men.
Annapolis. Md.-Hose company No. 1 and
twenty-five uniformed men.
York, Pa.-One company and twenty uni
formed men.
A letter was received by Chief Horton
this week that the New York fire fighters
would be unable to take part In the pa
rade. ar-i
All the visiting firemen will be guests of
the city from the time they board trains
in their respective cities until they return.
And they will be royalty entertained while
in the city.
Closing Days.
The following is the program for the
closing days Of the week: S.
Friday. September 14Carnival, beginning
at pm. During day. sight seeing and
final visits aboard the two United States
warships in Canton Hollow. These YES
sells will be ordered by the government to
drop anchor at this port on Monday and
remain throughout the entire Jubilee week.
They will be open for the inspection OF WIS.,
itors each day.
Saturday. September l5-Automobile pa
rade. starting at B o'clock pm. and to
center Of the city which have been espe-
cially Illuminated.
The opening Of the public and parochia1
schools OF the city has been postponed one
week in order to permit school children to
witness the pageants and take part in the
festivities OF the celebration.
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