Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-10-05
GREAT TINE IN BAL T|MORE
Preparations Are Making for the
Big Home Coming Week.
FULL PROGRAM FOR The WEEK
Many Events Which VIII Attract
MarJsnders From Every State
All parts of the World.

13 to 10. have progressed so magnln-
Gently that | am warranted in saying
that the celebration Will be the grand
est ever held here, and have good
reason 10 hope that it viii eclipse any
thing OF the kind ever held in any
part of the country said Governor
warfield in discussing the approach
ing celebration, to which he has in
vited tens of thousands of Maryland
ers living all over the country.
Responses to the invitations have
so overloaded the headquarters of the
Maryland Homecoming Association
that Secretary Burroughs staff OF
clerical aides was Tor time stalled
in their work. and it required the ser
vices Of hurried reinforcements to
catch up with the immense CORES
pondence
The homeconners are from every
part of the land. A large delegation
is to be brought down BY the Mary
land Society Of New York, and a del
egation of 1000 from the Maryland
Society of Ohio is to travel in special
trains. Notices have been received
of the coming back of Marylanders
from Spokane, Tacoma, San Francis
CO. Brisbee, Arizona. the Yukon dis
trict, Canada, British Columbia
Mexico and from other points far and
wide.
The program for the OId-Home
Week represents long round of in
teresting and attractive features that
will furnish entertainment Ion the host
of visitors from the time they get
here until they depart
The ball game played by he old
time pennant winners IS expected to
carry the city and its visitors by
storm on the first day of the reunion
and the bombardment OF Fort Nc
Henry will furnish the most spectac-
ular water event seen anywhere out
side OF an actual naval engagement
Saturday October 12-Opening of
Regis tration Office and information
bureau at the Fifth regiment armory
and of headquarters for each of the
counties of Maryland.
Sunday. October 13.-Church Day.
Special Old Home services in all
the churches, in which seats we'll be
specially reserved for old members
visiting the city and former pastors
to fill the pulpits, the theme of their
discourses being Home
4 10 p. m.-Concert in Druid Hill
park by the United Singers of Balti-
more 1.-THE combined German singer
societies), accompanied by Waters
Park band.
Opening Chorus Maryland, My
Maryland
Closing Chorus-"The star-spang
led Banner"
Monday, October 14-Reeeption Day
-12:30 p. m.-Parade of baseball
clubs.
2 p. m,-Baseball game between
the present Baltimore professional
team and the old team that won the
pennant for this city in three conse-
cutive years decade ago. The old
timers team to comprise the follow
ing players
Sadie" Mcmahon, Hoffer
Hemming
Robinson Bobby, 'Bir"
Clarke.
First Base-Brouthers.
Second Base-"Kid" Gleanson:
Henry" Reitz, substitute.
Third Base-John j. McGraw.
Short Hughey' Jennings.
Left Field-"Joe" Kelley.
Center Field-~steve' Brodie, 1.-The
Duke of Roanoke"
Right Field-"Little Willie" Keller.
Manager-Ned Hanlon.
Umpires-"Tom" Lynch and Tim"
Hurst.
ball. and the $4,000 rooters and fSv
win be joined by Mick" YouAsy
Father" Chadwick and other cele-
brities, who need no introduction 10
lovers of the game.
p. m.-Band concert at Fifth Reg
iment armory.
p. m.-Reception by Governor
Warfield, Mayor Mahool and other
prominent MaryFanders of the home
corners and their friends. There will
be five-minute talks by the governor,
mayor, Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Paret, rep
resentative of the Maryland Societies
of New York and Ohio and two or
three other noted Marylanders. The
remainder of the evening will be de-
voted to handShaki1p and walcornfno