The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-20
PENNSYLYAN|ANS To
UNVE|L MONUMENT
Petersburg Alive With Visitors
and Federal Veterans, Who
Come to Attend Exercises.
TWO GOVERNORS PRESENT i
Governor Stuart and Staff Come
on Special Train This
Morning.
TWO GOVERNORS PRESENT
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

IN, Especial to The Tlmes-A)lspatcn.l
PETERSBURG. VA, June ia big
party Of Pennsylvania visitors to the
unwilling Of the Fortyeighth Regi-
ment Monument, near Fort Malone. to-
morrow. arrived this evening over the
Atlantic Coast Line, and several hun
dred more are expecter on the special
train bringing Governor Stuart to-
morrow morning.
The majority Of Pennsylvanians now
here are from Pottsville and from
Schuylkill and Montgomery counties.
Among them are f. A. Reid, secretary
of the Survivors Association, Forty
eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, Volun-
teer Infantry, and his daughter Miss
Bessie Reid. who. with Mrs. Otelia Ma.
hone McGill, granddaughter Of Gem
eral Malone. will unvell the monument
Tomorrow; Joseph Henry Zerbey. edi-
tor of the Daily Republican. OF Potts
vile, and wife and daughter; A. B.
Cochran and daughter. j. G. Lowrey,
Captain Huckey. Of Company A, of this
Forty eighth; Sergeants Robert Smith,
w. J. Wells. Henry Shay and Robert
Wallis and many others from Mt.
Carmel. Pa, New Ringgold, steelton,
Elwood. Cressona and Tanaqua.
All plans have been completed for
the unwilling.
accompanied by his staff. and several
hundred Pennsylvania veterans, will
reach the city on special train be-
tween s and o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, and Governor Swanson and staff
are expected at 9:3O. The Pennsyl-
vanians, escorted by A. P. Hill Camp
OF Confederate Veterans and by the
Petersburg Grays, will march from the
Stafford Hotel, between $3.50 and 10
o'clock. going down Bolllnghrools
Street to Sycamore and UP Sycamore
to Wythe, where electric cars will
convey the parnders to the terminus Of
tho Blandford line; there carriages and
other vehicles Will be In readiness for
the drive out to tho monument which
Is near the Jerusalem Plank Road, on
tho farm Of Mr.. A, L. Davis about q
milo and a half from Blandford.
Program of EXERCISES.
After music by the Petersburg Band
the exercises will be opened with
prayer by Rev. A. A. Long, chaplain
Of tho Forty eighth Regiment, AM,
General Stith Boiling. OF A. p. Hill
Camp. OF this city. will deliver all adj
dress OF welcome, to which Adjutant-
General Thomas ], Stewart. of Penn
sylvania. will respond. Mr. Il, r.
Lelb. chairman OF the monument COM
| mltlee OF inc t0rty-clsnth regiment
Pennsylvania Veterans Association
will then transfer the monument tc
tho association, and the handsome
memorial will be unveiled by Miss
Reid. and by Mrs. Otelia Malone Nc.
Gin.
Col. Daniel Maggie. president of the
Forty eighth Regiment Association
Will accept the monument. and pro.
sent 1t to the State OF Pennsylvania
and Governor Stuart vii accept til,
monument for his State. ana place /
In the care OF tho State OF Virginia
on behalf OF which Governor swanso,
Will accept the custody OF tho mem
orlal, After m Grafton by Profosso
S. a. Thurlow Rev. DR.. w, McWhite
pastor OF tho Second Presbyterian
Church OF this city, will offer prnye
and pronounce tho benedict!on Abou
] O'Clock tho veterans Will proceed Il
the Crater battlefield. where sovern
tablets Will he unveiled.
Governor Stuart and Governor Swan
son viii DO entertained by Petersburg
Lodge of Elks at q Luncheon at til
Elks' Home at o'clock In the after
noon. after which O reception viii b
held.
The Petersburg Grays, Company {
Seycnty-sceond Regiment Infantry