The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
OLD HOME WEEK.
Some Features OF BaItlmore's Gel
ebration Week OF Oct. 1910.

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With the intention of making the bonn.
bardment of Fort McHenry during Old
Home Week the most spectacular affair
ever witnessed, the Maryland Home
Coming Association is arranging for war
ships and men to participate in the great
pyrotechnic exhibition that is to form the
second of the two big features of Tuesday
of the week of celebration.
1t is believed there will be no difficulty
in having warships ordered here for the
occasion, and these will be reinforced by
the vessels of the naval militia and such
others as may be available for the purpose.
The soldiers that are sent here by the
Government will constitute the garrison
of Fort McHenry, iu conjunction with
the State military forces, which are to be
ordered out for the occasion in their
entirety. The battle that will be waged
between the attacking feet and the
garrison will be noisy but harmless one.
1t will be accompanied by all the excite
ment of real engagement, but will
spend twice as much powder, make twice
as much noise, be illuminated by 10 times
as much fire and be productive of an
endless amount of smoke.
1t will begin well before dusk and con.
tinue well into the night. Thousands
and tens of thousands of spectators may
witness it from the shores of the river,
and thousands more will make the trip to
the scene of action on the excursion boats,
that will make the occasion one of special
trips to the vicinity ofthe fort.
AS soon as the line Of the big military
parade early in the day is broken the
sailors from the various ships will proceed
by launches to their respective vessels
and the soldiers will go to the fort.
There will be short respite from military
duty while the men are at well.earued
mess and then hostilities are TO begin.
Police boats are to keep excursion
boats with their crowds of sightseers out
of the line of action, but there be ample
anchorage at points of vantage for the
ships that carry the festival throngs to
the vicinity of the mimic war. Thousands
will also have an opportunity to view the
battle from the extensive waterfront
without betaking themselves to boats.
The feature of Wednesday, October
10Th, of Marylaud's Old Home Week will
be the magnificent street parade aud in.
vitation ball to be given by the Fraternal
Orders. The Fraternal Committee, OF
which Mr.. John M. Deponai is chairman,
is working actively for this occasion.
The parade will be held during the
day and will be composed of large dele.
cations from every fraternal organization
represented in this State. All the paraders
will be in uniform of their respective
orders and each organization will have in
line one or more handsomely designed
floats and there will be at least 1000
musicians in the various bands that will
make merry music for marchers as they
pass through the great throngs that will
crowd the streets on this occasion.
There will be large number of Ladies'
Fraternal Orders represented in the pro.
cession and, while the members of the
fair sex will not be among the marchers,
hundreds of them will ride in tastefully
adorned barouches and each of their
organizations will contribute float to the
spectacular affair.
Governor War6eld. Mayor Mahool and
other celebrities will review the pageant
from specially constructed grand.stand
near the centre of the City.
The ball, which is to be given by the
Fraternal Societies to all visiting brothers
and comrades at night, will be held in the
immense Armory of the Fifth Regiment
and will be one of the biggest social affairs
of its kind that Baltimore has ever seen.
The Armory will be decorated with the
Maryland and national colors and will be
specially illuminated for the occasion.
The magui6cence of the Fraternal
Order Day will be in strict keeping with
the other'big features of Marylaud's Old
Home Week.
Tens of thousands of invitations are
being sent out by the Governor of Mary.
land to former residents who now reside
in other sections. aud ii is expected that
the gathering in this city during the re.
union will be record breaker.
The following is copy of the official
invitation that Governor War6eld is send.
ing broadcast to Marylanders calling on
them to come to the Old Home Week
celebration in October.