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 of said Society, in the removal of the remains of Maryland soldiers who died while serving in the Confederate States Army; to be re-interred in the Confederate burial plot in Loudon Park Cemetery, near Baltimore City, and in enclosing, extending or otherwise improving said plot. Under Major John R. McNulty, President of the Society, the work was speedily done, and on June 6, 1874, the new section in the Confederate plot was dedicated. General Bradley T. Johnson, then of Richmond, Va., was the orator.

MARYLAND LINE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS' HOME.

Approaching Centenary of Great Events in 1814. Since that time (1874) the Confederate plot in Loudon Park Cemetery has been further enlarged, to make room for those who have died in the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home, Pikesville, Md., the capacity of which—about 100—is nearly always occupied by soldiers and sailors from the Confederacy everywhere. This fine property of some fifteen acres, with its substantial buildings, situated about eight miles from Baltimore, was formerly the United States Arsenal. It was by the government turned over to the State of Maryland, and, in 1887, was transformed and enlarged for its present use. The State of Maryland annually appropriates $12,500 for the maintenance of the Home, but this fund is and must be augmented by subscriptions and entertainments; the ladies—at large—helping immensely and continuously, throughout the year. They provide a large entertainment on the spacious grounds, annually, on September 12th, in celebration of the Battle of North Point (September 12th) and the bombardment of Fort McHenry (September 13th