The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-31
JUBILEE WILL Be
HELDAT MANASSAS
President Taft Will Address Blue
and Gray at Their
Reunion. s
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topeclai 20 The Times Dispatch '5
Washington. D. c., May 3o-The
Manassas national Jubilee, which has
been arranged for July In celebration
of tho f'ftieth anniversary of the nrs,
battle of the Great War, will culmj
nate July 81 next, when Presiden.e
Taft Will address the Blue and the
Gray at their love feast and reunion.
There Will be spectacular represen-
tative. consisting of forty eight maid
ems. each representing State in the
order they we're admitted to the Union
all clad in the red white and blue,
and bearing the name of the state
across her breast These maidens.
ciasped hand in hand. singing the ma
tional air, will represent the reunited
ma ton.
Mrs Mary Speed Mercer, OF Elm
City, NJ c.. has written a new ma
tional hymn. which with specially ar
ranged words had been adopted by
the committee es The Manassas Ma
tionhi anthem. The public school
children of Manassas are now learn
ing tho music, which Is said to be
exceedingly fine. The chorus runs as
follows:
"Americal all hail to thee:
Ihanks be to God. who made us free.
North. South. East West hand cIasned
in hand.
United. we thy children stand"
The address of the President on the
occasion Will be at the junction of
Grant Avenue and Lee Avenue. the
two princip ! streets of tho town,
under the grateful shade Of trees
grown during the last twenty-five
years.
Unique Gathering.
The Manassas Jubilee will he a
UNIQUE arrangement, representing the
cordially which exists between Union
and Confederate veterans. The pre-
yailing design will be the red white
and blue of the United states nng,
but the Confederate battle flag will
appear here and there, showing that
peace and harmony exist between the
two.
The badges. which are now being
worked out by professionals. will be
arranged on the same principle.
Grant Avenue In Manassas Is the
nnest residence street OF that his
toric town, and was dedicated Octo-
Dor 3, 1902 by exoursionists from tho
Grand Army Encampment, then in ses
sion in Washington. On the corner
OF Grant and Lee Avenues It is pro-
5ected that statues OF these two omi-
nant generals will some time be
erected MI
The jubilee committee specially re-
quest every veteran OF the war to adj
dress a postal at once for full pro-
gram. including name of writer and
army service, Including also brief
patriotic sentiment. These cards are
TO be preserved forever in the Car
negie Public Library as perpetual
memorials OF an extraordinary occa
eion.
The committee from Manassas In
troduced ITO the President yesterday
included Lieutenant George C. Round.
OF the Manassas Picket Post of Union
Veterans: Captain Westwood Hutchi-
son, adjutant OF Ewell Camp of Con-
federate Veterans; Dr. Hervin U. Room.
president OF Eastern College, and G.
Raymond Itatcline, president or Ma
nassas Business League.
The chairman of the Jubilee commit
tee. Lieutenant Round. formerly a
United States signal officer, said To-
day:
The Hebrew nation has custom
of q jubilee once in nifty years All
'S"'S .NciS SonCeltu, ali ola scores
wiped out. and there was rejoicing
throughout all tho land.
Moses commanded that the trumpet
should sound for the Jubilee on the
10th day OF the seventh month. AS
Moses hit on SO convenient day
for us we propose to do as he com
manded We will open with a grand
spectacular and musical festival on
July 10 After that we Will have
some minor events of interest TO those
who desire to come and study tho
battlefelds at their leisure. Our full
program has not yet been arranged.
but will be sent out In few days 10
ell who apply for it. The great day
will, of course. be on the 2lst. when
the President will address the cti-
cents Of the reunited republic and
shake hands with the Blue and the
Gray" p. Fl, McG