Evening star., 1914-08-02
Washington Will Be Repre-
sented 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
lomatic and social Washington will be
well 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 II. the
big day of the celebration Former
President Roosevelt will attend on the
day previous and be the speaker at the
unveiling of a 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
nifled their intention Of accepting the
invitations extended.
Governors to Attend.
Governors of the eighteen states i'll the
Union at the time Of the bombardment OF
Fort McHenry will be In attendance with
their stats. and many of them Will oe
accompanied by the crack military Or
ganizations Of their states. Gov. stuart
of Virginia will be a conspicuous ngure
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 unveiling Of the monu-
ment to Col. George Armistead, a Vir-
xinian. who was in command Of Fort
McHenry at the time Of the lombard
ment.
The military parade September II. OF
which Gen: Wotherspoon. chlef OF stan
of the United States Army. Will De mar
shal. promises to be the greatest military
napeant seen in years. In 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 organisation
In the United States that carries the old
fiintlock muskets: the second company
Of the Governors Foot Guard Of New
Haven, Conn, with their bearskin shakos
and the same uniform that was worn
when the command was organized by
Col. Aaron Burr; the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery of Boston, with Its varied
and picturesque uniforms; the Oid
Guard Of New York city. with their crack
band and drum corps and fiaring 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 III honor OF
the President of the United States to be
given at the Fifth Regiment armory on
the evening of September IL. On this
occasion the guests will be the officials
of the government. diplomatic corps
senators and representatives and the Wis
iting military. The armory will be rich.
ly decorated with flags and foliage and
cut flowers, no expense to be spared tc
make the armory verftable fairyiand
for the occasion. The ball committee is
headed by Gen. n. Winsiow Williams
former secretary of state of Maryland
There will be named a ladies' committee
to receive the distinguished guests and q
seated supper will be served at mid
night
Last Day the Greatest.
The last day Of the centennial, Sep
tember II. 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, eact
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 a chorus Of
six thousand children naassed on a stand
| at the fort. and this chorus will sing the
Star Spangled Banner" accompanied by
a. band of LOO pieces. The program
for the day will close with a magnificent
| fireworks display in the harbor and of
! Fort McHenry.
| On Wednesday. September 0. the fra
| ternal orders will participate in a pag
| cant, in which it is estimated there viii
| be sixty thousand marchers. fifty his
torical and allegorical floats and at leas
fifty bands. This parade will be partici
pated in by various organizations Of thu
city and state as well as by organiza
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