Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-27
BLUE TO MEET GRAY
Preparing for Next Years Re-
union at Gettysburg.
GREAT THRONG EXPECTED
Pennsylvania Here to Confer With
Department Officials and
Congressman.

The first grand reunion Of the blue
and gray since the civil war, compris-
ing veterans from every state Of the
Union who fought on either side.
bringing together, 1t is estimated, an
army Of 10000 men, and every one
over three score years. is to mark the
celebration OF the fiftieth anniversary
Of the battle Of Gettysburg. July 1, 2, 8
and 4. 1913. All states have agreed to
the plan.
The fftieth anniversary of the battle
Of Gettysburg commission, appointed by
the Governor of Pennsylvania to plan the
celebration, is in Washington for the
purpose Of promoting the great reunion
Representatives Of the commonwealth. OF
the War Department and the congress.
sional joint committee will assemble in
general conference with the commission
at meetings to be held at the Raleigh
Hotel tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday
The commission and the other parties to
the conference will call on the President
at the White House Wednesday.
Legislation Pending in Congress.
The conference will devote it's business
to furthering legislation pending before
Congress in the interest of the great re-
union. 1t will also assemble figures to in.
dictate the prospective attendance at the
celebration at Gettysburg.
The members of the commission are
Brevet Brig. Gen. Louis Wagner, IT, 8.
", chairman; Brevet Brig. Gen. William
D. Dixon. L. s. "; Brevet Maj. r. Dale
Benson. L. S. "; Maj. and Brevet Col.
Artillery: Capt and Acting Quarter
master ]. Richards Boyle. U. S. v:
Sergt. and Brevet Maj. Alexander Nc
Dowell. 121st Pennsylvania Infantry:
vania Reserves; Capt. w. J. Patterson,
SD Pennsylvania Infantry; Capt. Will
liam E. Miller, Sd Pennsylvania Cavalry.
The congressional joint committee con-
sists OF Senators George T. Oliver chair
man: Weldon B. Hepburn and Claude A.
Swanson. Representatives Daniel F. La
fean and John Lamb and James A. Taw-
ney. This committee was appointed April
> to confer with the Pennsylvania COM
mission.
Action Taken by Pennsylvania.
The state of Pennsylvania has appro-
| priated $25O.OCO as it's share of the ex-
penses of the celebration.
1t asks. in a bill pending before Con.
gress. that the expense of $4,000 fol
housing the visitors in tents and making
other provision for their comfort be borne
half by the United States and half by the
state, the United States supplying thu
equipment.
The various states of the Union are re-
quested to arrange for the transportation
of the veterans of their citizenship to and
from the encampment, the state of Penn
sylvania agreeing to take all other care
for their comfort, subsistence and enter
tainment.
The commission will also urge upon
Congress the passage Of a bill to provide
for q fitting commemoration Of this gold
en- jubilee OF the sanguinary confiice in
the shape of a monument. Among the
suggestions for this memorial are: That
Temple of Peace be erected: that an
imposing gateway to the national mill
tary park be constructed, inscribed with
the words of Lincoln, that the govern
ment of the people. by the people, for the
people shall not perish from the earth. >
The laying of the corner stone of this
memorial is proposed as part Of the jubi-
lee exercises