The Washington times., 1911-07-21
PRESIDENT GOES
TO MANASSAS TO
ATTEND JUBILEE
Is Scheduled To Address
Veterans Of Blue And
Gray At Bull Run.
Continued from First Page.)
OF division marked. Northerners anC
Southerners mingled together.

OF division marked. Northerners and
Southerners mingled together.
Ry noon they separated, so the two
lines OF old soldiers could march across
the Held toward each other in directions
similar to those which Beauresard' 8
ana McDowell men took fifty years
ago this morning. When the ancient
foenlen met In the center of the field.
ina formal handclaspIng occurred amid
Iusty roar Of che5rs from the thou
sands Of spectators.
Immediately after this the commissary
served lunSneon, entitled love
Ieast on the official program. Before
tne luncheon the veterans were pre-
ssented with official badges made to
mrss iast evening and listened to ad-
commemorate tcday's ceremonies
After luncheon the Did soldiers and the
onIookers went back TO Manassas, where
exercises begin at 8 o'clock in the court
mouse commons
third and last of the Manassas camne
dresses by Thomas Kern, OF Dayton.
Ohio: Judge Thornton, of the Sixfeenth
judicial district Of Virginia: Major D.
4. Lowell; OF Washington: Thomas
Westwood Hutchinson, of Manassas:
ana an the Rev. Mr.. Gregory. Of Column
A tribute to the fidelity Of the woman
St the south was paid by Mr.. Kern in
The old Confederate flag was not
greatly In evidence today either at the
battlefield or at Manassas courthouse.
For every foot OF Confederate coIors In
evidence, there were ten feet Of Federai
symbol and emblem, and only the hard
OF heart would have denied the Confed-
crates the presence OF their ancient flag,
more Of historical token than any
thing else nowadays.
It was stated at the White House
today that nothing short of the i'm
portance of the occasion would have
taken the President away from Wash
ington this afternoon. The President
has hoped and planned to spend Sum
day at Beverly and probably will be
able to get away from this but today
1t was difficult for him to leave. with
reciprocity In a critical stage, and with
an unusual number Of investigations
on; IN which ne is personally concerned.
nothlng but the chance TO help bury
sectionalism would have taken him
away from Washington this afternoon.
The Presidential auto is reported to
have found the roads exceedingly rough
and somewhat dusty. II was remarked
at the White House that the going to-
ward Manassas has not visibly i'm
proved in the last fifty years. although
the reception of Washingtonians by the
natives of Virginia is of a considerably
less hostile nature today than half a
century ago.
The. President has often spoken in
behalf Of one country, and in Georgia,
notably, he urged the breakup of tho
Solid South" Not on grounds of
political expediency has he advocated
this In the past and will advocate IL
again today. but for the benefit of ma
tional solidarity. The peace Jubilee to-
day really affords the President oppor-
tunity to advocate that which has been
sort OF intellectual hobby with him.
Governor Mann, of Virginia, speaks
this afternoon. The governor viii be
introduced by Capt. c. westwood
Hutchinson. and he in turn will intro
duce the President. Singing will bring
the exercises .at the courthouse COM
mons to a close.
The scene this morning on the battle
field probably will be reproduced in
Washington in a short time. The NOV
ing picture men took views of the old
veterans clasping hands, a scene that Is
novel in history.