Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
Washington Will Be Repre-
scented at Star SpangIed
Banner Centennial.
WILSON AND ROOSEVELT
AMONG THE SPEAKERS
Governors of Eighteen States Plan
to Go to Baltimore
Next Month.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
| BALTIMORE. August 1-ofHcial, dip
lonate and social Washington will be
/! we'll represented at the Star Spangled
Banner centennial here next month
Acceptances of the official and formal In
vitations sent out the past week are
coming into headquarters In large num-
bers, and the managing directors feel
| that the assemblage here in September
will be brilliant and large.
| President Wilson has definitely accept
ed and will be here September L. the
big day of the celebration. Former
President Roosevelt will attend on the
day previous and be the speaker at the
unwilling of tablet purchased out of a
| fund contributed by the school children
| of this city.
Members of the cabinet and their
| wives and daughters. diplomats and
| their families. senators and represent
ativeS and their wives have already sig
| nified their intention of accepting the
invitations extended.
Governors to Attend.
Governors of the eighteen states i'll the
Union at the time of the bonn bardment OF
Fort McHenry will be III attendance. with
their STATS. and many OF them VIII be
accompanied by the crack military Or
CARNATIONS of their states Gov. stuart
of Virginia will be conspicuous inquire
during the celebration. He will attend
with his full staff, and the crack Rich
mond Blues will come along as MS
escort Gov Stuart will be the principal
speaker at the unwilling of the monu-
ment to Col George Armistead. a Viz
ginian. who was in command of Fort
McHenry at the time of the lombard
ment.
The military parade september IL, OF
which Gen Wotherspoons chief of stan
of the United States Army, Will De mar
shall promises to he the greatest military
pageant seen in years. Ill addition TO
the regulars and the state militia organ
izations, there will be a number of crack
independent military organizations in
line
Unique Organizations.
These include the Putnam Phalanx of
Hartford. Conn, the only organization
in the United States that carries the old
fintlock muskets; the second company
of the Governors Foot Guard of New
Haven, Conn. with their bearskin shakos
and the same uniform that was worn
Col. Aaron Burr the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery of Boston, with its varied
and picturesque uniforms; the Old
Guard Of New York city. with their crack
band and drum corps and haring red uni
forms and several other bodies that are
expected to be in line.
The big social feature of the celebra-
ton will be the military ball in honor OF
the President of the United States to be
given at the Fifth Regiment armory on
the evening of September II. On this
occasion the guests will be the officials
of the government. diplomatic corps
senator's and representatives and the Wis
iting military. The arrnory will be rich
" decorated with flags and foliage and
cut flowers. no expense to be spared to
make the arrnory a veritable fatryland
for the occasion. The ball committee is
headed by Gen. n. Winslow Williams,
former secretary of state OF Maryland.
There will be named a ladies' committee
to receive the distinguished guests and a
seated supper will be served at mid
night.
Last Day the Greatest.
The last day of the centennial. Sep
TENDER IL, will be the greatest of all
On this day President Wilson will at
tend and will be escorted to Fort Nc
Henry by detail of 100 picked men from
each of the eighteen states, with Gov.
Goldsborough as marshal of the pa
rade and eighteen governors, each
riding at the head of the 100 men from
his state The Marine band will be here
and will play the national anthem at the
historic fort. There will be d chorus of
six thousand children massed on a stand