Evening star., 1909-05-09
Maryland Pilgrims Association.

The Maryland Pilgrims Association has
chartered the steamer Susquehanna for
the pilgrimage Of the association to St.
Marys City May %. John j. Hart and
John G.. Krener of the historical and So
cial committee are rapidly completing ar
rangements for the trip.
The Susquehanna being a day boat.
there are no berths, and invited guests
who are to make the pilgrimage will
leave Baltimore on the regular night
boat of the Baltimore. Chesapeake and
Atlantic line and meet those upon the
Susquehanna at st. Inigoes.
Those invited include Gov. Crothers
of Maryland and his staff. Mayor Mahool
of Baltimore and other public officials.
Cardinal Gibbons. Rev. +. X Brady. pres
Thomas, John Il. Whelan and James f.
Nolan of Baltimore. Rev. Dr. William I.
Russell, rector of st. Patrick's Church,
and a number of other Washington Cath
Ollie clergy.
The Susquehanna will leave Light street
wharf, in Baltimore, Saturday night, May
%, at IL o'clock. A caterer will serve the
meals and a band of thirty musicians will
furnish appropriate music. A landing viii
be made at Gracen's wharf Sunday MORN
ing at o'clock, where the governor.
mayor, cardinal, other invited guests and
the ladies will be met. The pilgrims will
goes, where solemn high mass will be
sung in the village church.
The band will play at this mass. and the
choir of thirty-five voices, chosen from
the various choirs of Baltimore, will sing.
F. X. Hale of the Baltimore Cathedral
choir will be the leader.
At the conclusion of the mass the pill
grims will march back to the steamer
Susquehanna and embark for st. Marys
City, where a civic demonstration has
been planned. The State Female Semi
nary of this place will join in the cele-
bration. and its spacious buildings will
be used. -
Speeches will be made there by promi-
nent Marylanders, and the band will give
a concert. A visit will be made to the
old landmarks of the first settlers, and
at o'clock in the afternoon all will board
the Susquehanna for the trip back to
Baltimore, where they are due to arrive
at IL p.m-
In honor Of the occasion the association
Is preparing a handsome souvenir pro-
gram, which will contain history Of
Maryland, written by Rev. Edward !.
Dewitt of Georgetown University.
All the officers Of the association are
using every effort to make this pilgrimage
an event that will arouse greater state
states history. sI,A.ti
The officers Of the Maryland PilgrimS'
Association are: Honorary President Car
dinal Gibbons: honorary vice preshetfts.
A. Leo Knott, Judge Charles j Heuisier
and Bart E. Smith; chaplain. Rev. Bart
Hartwell; president, James Dunn: vice
president. Philip j.. Furlong; treasurer.
ellis J. Shaw: bookkeeper. William II.
Dunn. secretary, B. A. McNally: medical
examiner, Dr. Alexius McGlannan. asin
The committee that has charge of the
arrangements for the pilgrimage is conn
posed of John J. Hart, chairman; JOHN
q, Krener. secretary: ]. T. Daley. g.
Leo Gammie, William F. Higgins, JOHN l.
Russell, George j. Arnold. B. A. McNally,
l.. NJ. Cotter, Harry F. Hooper, Frank p.
Usher. Joseph Mitchell. Joseph NJ. Smith.
William NJ Dunn. DIR. William B. Sarn-
ders, p J. Furlong, ellis J. Shaw.
Charles B. German. q ,