The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-01
BOTH BLUE AND GRAY
Reunion of Men Who Met Pace to
Face In Battle.
Survivors OF Both Sides to Take Part
In Ceremonies mt Washington.

The 10th OF September will witness q
reunion of the blue and gray--yeterans OF
the armies of Grant and of Lee--that prom
Uses red letter day In Washington. The
programme as originally outlined was for
President Cleveland TO welcome the
bronzed veterans Of the north'and thrsouth
to the nations capital. II IL should so hap
pen that he cannot be present, those hav-
ing the matter In charge will request Mr..
Ross, president of the board Of commits
sioncrs Of the District, To perform that
duty.
The reunion ceremonies will begin at
O'Clock, Wednesday, Sept. l6, at Central
hall, Ninth street and Pennsylvania,Hvenue
After the welcome Rev. John Wesley
Sayres, chaplain OF the Grand Army, de-
partment of Pennsylvania, WIN make the
invocation. Hon. Charles Il. Warwick,
mayor Of Philadelphia, will speak for the
north; General William A. Hemphill OF
Atlanta, for the south Archbishop Il. j.
Ryan Of Philadelphia, one of the most elo-
quent and patriotic prelates In the United
States, will speak for "A Reunited Ma
tion." General James A. Beaver, ex-gov-
einor and now a supreme Judge OF Penn
sylyania, will have for his theme "The
Army Of the Potomac" and General Will
liam r. Nylett Of Virginia will speak for
"The Army of Northern Virginia"
These will conclude the afternoon cere-
monies In the evening at the same place
there will be held national campfire, at
which General Hastings, governor OF Penn
sylyania, will speak for Pennsylvania and
Gettysburg" Governor Lowndes for
maryland and Antietam," General Ivan
n. Walker for 1.-THE Grand Army Of the
Republic" and Colonel A. X. Mcclure OF
Philadelphia for American Valor." 9th
er speakers will follow
Governor Hastings will be accompanied
by his staff in full uniform, and II is said
to be the finest looking staff, take it all In
ALL of any governors in the country. Be-
fore going to Europe Secretary Herbert
gave orders for the Marine band to furnish
instrumental music for the occasion, and
Miss Louise Nannette Ormdorf of the
cathedral, Baltimore, will sing The New
Rosette," words and music written espe-
cially for the occasion.
Apart from individuals and groups from
Grand Army posts and Confederate camps,
there will be present the Ninth New York,
Hawkins zouaves, Twelfth Connecticut,
General Hartranft's old Fifty. first Penn
sylvania, First Delaware regiment, Pick
ett's division and Pettigrews brigade from
the south.
On Sept IL, the day following the re-
union, the Philadelphia brigade will dedi-
cate its imposing $4,000 monument at
Antietam on the grounds of the brigade
associations beautiful park of IL acres,
just north of the historic bunker church.
The orators on the battlefield will be Rev.
J. /. Peterson, Colonel Thomas J. Stewart,
Captain John f. Reilly and Captain W. w.
ker A report on the monument will be
made by Comrade Fred Middleton, chair
man Of the Antietam monument commit
tee.
The Philadelphia brigade was the first
Union veteran organization to hold re-
union of che blue and the gray--the Phila-
delphia brigade and Picket's division,
July 2, 3 and 4, 1887 at Gettysburg. The
brigade lost 545 men I'm the battle of An
tietam, and in the 4S battles in which IL
took part 1t lost 8,0l5 of It's 5000 men en-
rolled.
Hawkins zouaves and the Twelfth
Connecticut regiment will also dedicate
tb9ir handsome monuments at Antietam
on Sept Washington Post.