Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-03
Responses to invitations SO Overload
ed sccretary's Staff That Reir
forcements Had to be Provided
Program Includes Long Round oil
Events.

| ~ hHt 6itiutot over HUH UoIe,
ana have good reason TO hope that
1t will eclipse anything OF the kind
ever held in any part of the country"
said Governor Warlield in discussing
the approaching celebration, to which
he has invited tens of thousands of
Maryianders living all over the coun-
TRY.
Responses TO the Invitations have
$50 overloaded the Headquarters of the
Maryland Homecoming Association
That Secretary Burroughs stan of cler.
zeal aides was for time stalled in
their work, and it required the SER
vices of hurried reinforcements to
catch up with the immense CORES.
Ipondcnce.
| I'hc homecomers are from every part
of the land A large delegation is to
ho brought down by the Maryland So
ciety OF New York, and delegation
Tor 1000 from the Maryland Society
OF Ohio is to travel i'll special trains.
Notices have been received of the
coming back OF Maryanders from Spo.
kane, Tacoma. San Francisco. Brisbec.
Arizona, the Youkon district, Canada,
British Columbia, Mexico and from
other points far and wide.
The program for the Old Home
week represents n long round of in
ltcresting and attractive features that
swill furnish entertainment for the host
lof visitors from the time they get
here until thcy depart.
The ball game played by the old
time pennant winners is expected to
carry the city and its visitors by
storm on the first day of the reunion
and the bombartlment of Fort McHenry
Will furnish the most spectacular
water event seen anywhere outside OF
an actual naval engagement.
Saturday, October 12.-Opening OF
ireglstration Office and information bu
rcau ut the Fifth Regiment armory
and of headquarters for each of Inc
counties OF Maryland
Sunday, October l3.-Special Old
nome services in all the churches, in
which seats Will be specially reserved
for old members visiting the city and
former pastors filling the pulpits, tire
theme of their dlscourses being
D"llome."
( 10 6 u. m.-Concert in Druid Hill
park by the United Singers OF BaIti
l more (thc combined German singing
societiesl, accompanied by Waters
Park Band.
= Opening. Chorus" Maryland, My
J. Maryland.
Monday, October i4-12:3O p. m.-
Parade of baseball clubs.
y. m.-Baseball game between the
present Baltimore professional team
and the old team that won the pen
nnnt for this city in three consecutive
years Il decade ago The old-timers
team 10 comprise the Following play
ers:
ritchers- Sadie McMahon, ooner
hemihihg'
Snlchers-hoDihsoh thDoDy) 'b'il
oErke.
rlrst pase-hronthcrs.
second DaseMJohn ). McGraw'
snort s.op- limsncy jennings.
l,elt heiu-,Joe Kelley;
center hciu- steve brodie' INC
luke Vi hoahoke.
Right FieldL,Little Willie Keller
nlunasel - nv, ii",iioh'
uhipires-"lom Lynch ana INN
i'1.s.. 80
uoNelnoI warned VIII Joss out the
par'' ana une @o'ooU roo,ors ana mus
VII De Jo,neI ny NICK young. rain
ohau"ick anu other ceienrities,
WI" i'ceu no INTRODUCTION 10 lovers OIL
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p m.-pahu concert at ruin hes'
nShe mrh1 ly.o.,,o T.. o,o,,o,.,, =, w, .
p mncesp.ioh by Goverhor War'
neld Mayer Manool and md other prom
nen' nii.s spi o1 .no nu ION, l