The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-17
GETTYSBURG TRIP
MAYOR TO BE IN LINCOLN
POST PARTY.
400 II Limit Number for Annual Pill
grimage to Famous Battlefield and
Visit to washington.

Final preparations for the twenty
seventh annual pilgrimage OF Lincoln
Post No. II. q. A. r., TO Gettysburg
and Washington, August 26 to 20. have
been made and the booking Is nearly
Oiled. The veterans will take only 200
in their party. and already ITS are
booked for the trip, and the members
of the committed fear that some OF
their old comrades may wait too long
and miss the trip. because the list will
soon be closed.
A special train. with dining car at
tached, will leave Monday. August 20,
at $40 a. m. from the Broad street
depot of the Central Railroad, and will
arrive at Gettysburg at 2 p. m. Car
riages will be in waiting for the party,
and under the guidance of Captain
James Z. Long. a battlefield guide and
lecturer, who was in the three days
light, he party will go over the battle
field OF the first days conflict. and after
dinner the famous cottage In which
Jennie Wade was killed will be visited.
The following morning the party will
go over the ground of the second and
third day fights. and after luncheon
viii board a special train for the capt.
tai.
ING lfhin Will STOP lot IL euOTt Time
on the summit of the Blue Ridge at
Penn Mar. from which the whole Cum
berlnnd Valley, the theatre where some
OF the most desperate conflicts of the
war toe place, affording one of the
most magnificent views In the country.
During the WI days stay at Wash
ington the schedule will include sight
seeing Of public buildings, trips tc
Mount Vernon. Arlington National
Cemetery. Cabin Johns Bridge. Navy
Yard. National Soldiers Home, Rock
Greek Park. Lincoln Museum and many
other points OF interest.
While at Gettysburg the party will
stop at the Eagle Hotel. and when In
the national capital will stop at the
National Hotel. All arrangements for
receiving the guests have been made al
both hostelries.
The sightseers will leave Washington on
the return trip n. $50 P. NJ, August 20,
over the Royal Blue Line route. reaching
the Broad street station of the Central at
1870 p. NJ. The assessment for the entire
trip, including transportation. hotel ac-
commodations. carriages, guide, etc, will
be SIS; this very low rate being made
possible by the many concessions allowed
the veterans by the railroads and hotels.
Mayor Jacob Haussling and Mrs. Hauss-
ling. John F. Sinnott. president of the
Common Council, and Mrs. Sinnott and
many other city and county officials and
their families ave signihed their intention
of accompanying the veterans. Among
those already booked are Captain Albert
c. Gasser and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. William
l.. Blanchard. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wa
terbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Boorman,
Mr.. ard Mrs. George Williamson. ]. r.
Woodruff and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Heusen. Alderman and Mrs.A. H.. Biertum-
Eel. Valentine Braun and family, John Eek.
erline and daughter, Frederick Wertem-
berger and daughter, Thomas Nj. Cusack
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Henning
ham. Andrew Munthe, J. B. Mueller, w,
r. Tunison. ]. f. Renourd, w. L. and ID,
Laidlaw. Madison Killing. f. Roerbach, ].
r Taylor. L. s. Ward, Charles Young, c.
c. Daily, w. B. and F. c. Reid, j. M. Loeb
Mich, Julius Kiesling. J.. G. Lyon, J. c
corlies, Captain Champenois, Ira Smith,
r. E. Decker, f. Il. Wurtenburg, and II.
h. Sharp.
Information concerning the trip will be
furnished. by Ira S. Smith, 305 Market
street, or f. L Ccnklin, at Court House.