Evening journal., 1913-07-03
GOVERNORS OF
MANY STATES
ATGETTYSBURG
Governor Miller Of Delaware
MineleS With Other Ex-
eCutlVeS on Historic
Field
GREAT WELCOME FOR
WILSON TOMORROW
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
GETTYSBURG. Pa, July 3-Nvith at
least one-third Of the veterans who
have participated in the celebration
Of the fftieth anniversary Of the
Battle of Gettysburg On route to their
homes and one-half OF the remainder
little interested in anything bdt the
coming Of President Wilson tomor-
row. today's ceremonies those of
Governors Day, were robbed Of their
promised interest The camp was
very comfortable today. The heavy
thunder shower Of Yesterday had
cooled the parched ground and clean
ed the dust filled air and strong
breeze blowing from the Blue Ridge
made conditions ideal and effectively
aafegnarded the lives Of the thous-
ands who remain IN the brown tents
on the battlefield.
President Wilson will have most
enthusiastic welcome tomorrow. Be-
cause of the fact that he will be the
first southern born president over to
visit the great battlefield, the Con-
/
elaborate preparations for his iecep-
ton one big detachment will meet
/ the executive at the station and he
Will be given the "rebel yell' with
all Of the luurishes possible. AT the
big tent where he is 20 be the guest
Of honor the Union and Confederate
veterans will be gathered to greet
him II the weather remains cool, II
is believed President Wilson will re.
ceive welcome here the like q
which he has never before experienc
cd anywhere.
This was Governors Day and ex
ecutiyes Of many states were on III
platform when the afternoon as
scmbly was called 70 order by Cover
nor John X. Tcner OF Pennsylvani;
! Seated on the platform, with un
/ formed members of their STATS
/, the background. we're Governor Cha
/, les r. Miller. of Delaware; Governor
= William Sulzer, of New York. l..
y Hanna. North Dakota James X. Co
a Chic; Allen NJ Fletcher. Vernon
William III. Mann. Virginia: Franc
u. McGoyern, Wisconsin; Simeon
Z Baldwin, Connecticut; Samuel
/, Ralston. Indiana; James b. MI
Z lCreary. Kentucky: William II. Haine
, Maine; Adolph 0. Eberhart. Mir
nesota: Samuel ID. Felker. Nei
Hampshire; James r. Fielder, Ne'
Jersey; Lieutenant Governor Bur
chard, Rhode Island
Governors Clark, or Iowa, an
Goldsborough. Of Maryland, who hal
been here earlier in the week, hav
been obliged to return home. TIL
chief speakers today were Governo
Cox. who is one Of the most popula
, of the visiting executives and Gov
ernor Mann, OF Virginia.
? The visitors here were augmentel
today by a big congressional delega
tion from Washington, headed b,
Vice President Marshall They mad
, a tour of the field and camp in auto
and then returned TO the big tent II
time for the afternoon speechmakine
, One Of the chief topics OF discus
sion today has been the speech o
, Major Mcconnell of Michigan, at tn
reunion late last night of the Iron Bri
gade and the North Carolina regi
, ments The battle Of Santiago wa
) the topic of the speech and McCon
: nell commented on the value Of news
paper advertising.
Roosevelt and his rough riders so
more advertising out Of the insignif
cant charge up San Juan HILL" sal
1.-THE major, "than anyone got out O
, lany engagement OF the Civil War An
lyet their killed was only two per ceni
while In the battle OF Gettysbur
some regiments lost over seventy-fiv
Z per cent"