The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
PLAN REUNION At
GETTYSBURG FIELD
Commission Meets in Capital To-day
to Complete Arrangements
for Big Event.
TO ERECT ~PEACE MEMORIAL"

One Of the most remarkable and epoch
making meetings relating to the history
Of the civil war ever held in Washington
viii have It's informal opening this even
ing at the New Raleigh. when the mem
bers Of the commission on the fftieth
anniversary OF the battle of Gettysburg
consisting Of the most prominent sur
vfving generals and lesser leaders in the
conflict from every State and Territory
in the Union will meet and discuss ar
rangements for the celebration Of the
anniversary, the purpose of which is &c
bring together the veterans OF the Unior
and Confederate armies on the famous
battlefield in July, 1913, TO bury all ami.
mosities, form a brotherhood Of patriots
and lay the cornerstone OF a Peace Ne.
mortal"
The conference gill be attended by one
member from each State and Territory
and the District, the chairman and mem.
bers Of the Joint Congressional Commit.
tee, representatives Of the War and Navy
departments, and members of the COM
mission. The first regular session will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock al
the New Raleigh. President Taft will
receive the delegates Wednesday after
noon.
The various State legislatures have al
ready made provision and appropriations
for the participation of veterans residing
within their borders at the anniversary
or Peace Jubilee on the battlefield, the
principal event Of which will be the lay
ing of the cornerstone Of an appropriate
monument to be called a Peace Ne
mortal"
VIII Last Four Days.
A tentative programme for the ceIebra-
ton, which is to last four days. includes
speeches by the President Of the United
states, members of Congress. Governors
Of States and their representatives. II
is expected that there will be about
10000 veterans in attendance whose aver
age age will be seventy-two years. For
the accommodation Of this large body OF
men, the commission has planned a
series Of camps by States, the War De-
partment TO furnish the necessary equip
age and to detail an officer Of the regu-
lar army to supervise and arrange the
discipline and policing of the camps.
The programme proposes a four days
celebration, the first of which is TO be
knoW1h as Veterans Day when all the
surviving soldiers of the war, North and
South, will be requested to take part as
invited guests. The second day will be
Military Day. The third. Civic Day
and the fourth, National Day, at which
the President OF the United States will
make an Grafton.
To Lay Corner Stone.
The President, Vice President, Cabinet
Justices Of the Supreme Court, Speaker
OF the. House. and Congressional Com
mittee will be guests Of honor The
corner stone Of the memorial will be laid
by the President
Among those who will be present at to-
days and to-morrow's meetings are the
following representatives OF the Gov
ernors of the various States and Terri
tories: E NJ. Byrne, Selma. Ala: WILL
lam c. Harrsnft Philadelphia; Mai.
Gen. James F. Smith, Little Rock Ark 4:
Capt z. L Hawk, Sacramento, Cal. 4:
Thomas d. Bradstreet, Hartford, Conn :
J. WoOdside Monte Vista. Colo. 4:
Sergt- Mai. Richard G. Buckingham. New
ark. Del; Gen. E. NJ. Law, Barlow, Fla. ;
Gen. Andrew J. West. Atlanta, Ga: Gen.
George H. Roberts, Boise, Idaho: Capt.
J. r. Greenhut, New York. N Y: Dr.
Nathaniel D. Cox. Spencer. Ind: Lieut.
Byron c. Ward, Des Moines, Iowa; L. ].
Mosher, Hiawatha, Kan: Col. Andrew
COwen, commandant. Louisville. Ky:
Col. J. B. Sinnott, New Orleans. La
ANlls SOsllld l. IOTllAuQ,
Me; Capt. John r. King, chairman. Bal
timore, Md: Col Edward o. Skelton,
chairman, Boston, Mass: Capt. John
Allen Bigelow. Birmingham, Mich; Gen
Lewis A. Grant. Minneapolis, Mimi: Col
W. A. Montgomery. Edwards, Miss: Col
Thomas R. Rodgers. St. Louis, Mo. {:
R c. Wallace, Helena. Mont: Col
Clarendon F. Adams, Superior Nebr {:
H. F. Bartine. Carson City, New: Capt
n
Burrows. Rutherford, n. J.: Samuel
Rushman, jr.. Gallup, n. NJ; Gen. DAN
iel E. Sickles. chairman, New York n.
Y; Sergt. John c. Scarborough, Ahoski,
n. C: J. L. Richmond. Minnewaukan,
n. Oak: Col. William f. Haynes, Fre-
mont, Ohio; William Higgins. Bartles-
vile, Okla: Col. Charles F. Morgan
Portland, Greg: Commandant w W
Elder. Roseburg, Greg: Gen. Elisha H
Rhodes, Providence. r. l.: Gen. James
W. Moore, chairman, Hampton Court
House, s C; Capt. ". H Kingman,
SeIby. S. Oak: Luke E. Wright, Mem
phis, Tenn: Gen. Felix H. Robertson,
Crawford. Tex; L. H. Smyth, Salt Lake
City. Utah: Col. Heman W. Allen, chair
man, Burlington, Vt: D. c. Richardson.
Richmond, Va: W. H. wiscombe, Spo-
kane, Wash; Gen. Romeo H Freer.
W. Va; H. A. Cooper, Ra-
cine, Wis: Gen. NJ. c. Barkwell, Chey-
enne, Wyo.: Gen. William l. Distin,
Juneau. Alaska; George Mex. Mcclellan,
Hawaii; DR.. Martin C.
Philadelphia, representing
Porto Rico; Col. Thomas s. Hopkins,
D. c.; Ell Torrance, chair
man G. A R., general committee, Min
neapolis. Mimi: Gen. c. Irvine Walker,
chairman, L. c. ", general committee,
n. Young. commanding L. c. ", Louis
Vile, KY: Col John P. Nicholson, chair
man, Gettysburg National Park Com
mission, Philadelphia; Rev. DR.. J. A.
chairman, Gettysburg Citi-
zens' Committee, Gettysburg, Pa.
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