The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-28
VETERANS OBTAIN
EXPENSE MONEY
House Passes Resolution Send
ing Old Soldiers to Get
tysburg Field.
SUM NOT YET AVAILABLE
District Contingent Probably viii Pay
Way to Be Reimbursed
Later.

Accommodations at the Gettysburg eel
epration for nearly 500 Union and Con
federate veterans residing in the District
are provided for In the Fowler resolution
adopted in the House yesterday, grant-
ing an appropriation of 1900 to de
fray the expenses Of the trip.
The resolution provides for the pay
ment of the sum on the half-and-half
principle, the District and Federal gov
ernments equally sharing the burden
The fund is placed at the disposal of a
commission consisting of the Secretary
of War, Col. Thomas s. Hopkins, past
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Department of the Potomac,
and Capt D. B. Null, former commando
of a United Confederate Veterans posi-
IN Georgia, but now resident of the
District.
Money Not Yet Available.
Col Hopkins said that because Of the
lack OF sufficient time before the COM
mencement of the celebration, it in all
probability. will be impossible to pay for
the transportation OF the veterans out OF
the appropriated sum-
Very likely he said, the veterans
will be required to pay their own farH,
amounting 10 SOS. with the understand
ing that later the money will be refund
ed / hardly think 1t will be possible
to arrange for the payment OF transpor-
tation from the appropriated sum at
once, because of the enormous amount OF
work II would necessitate, such as the
issuance of receipts and tickets.
1t is possible that a meeting or the
commission will be held tomorrow (Sat-
Urday), but at present no arrangement
have been made for it In view OF the
rassage of the Fowler resolution, 1 feel
certain that we shall be able to provide
for as many veterans as care TO make
the trip. About 500 have so far Sig
nified their intention OF attending.
Il would advise no veteran to under
take the trip who Is not IN fairly good
health, ana VINO mas not rather gooo
SUNNY OF strength Inc journey Will
be a long ana tIresome one. ana IN all
proba piIity the weather will be warm.
The veterans will be sheltered in tents
nine To eacn one. Inree meals a DAY
Will De served the old soldiers
watch Was Behind.
Inc fact rnat the waIcn OF represent
alive Galloway of Texas was slow yes
terday morning accounted for the pas
sage of the Fowler resolution. Thurs
nav four attempts to have the measure
adopted were frustrated by the repeated
op1ecuons OF the gentleman from Iexas.
Yesterday morning Representative row.
Ter was on hand bright and early, and.
taking up a position not far from the
rostrum, he eagerly awaited an oppor-
tunlty to Introduce his resolution again
mt. Galloway was not present
the resolution was presented, no oo1ec-
IONS were offered. and speaker Clark
announced the passage or the measure
Just AT TINS Juncture Mr. Galloway mace
MS appearance at the door. nurriedIy
pulled his watch from his pocket. and
then glanced up at the big clock in the
House. A minute OF time nad defeated
him, but he smiled, and explained IL was
all on account OF a slow watch.
Col. Hopkins denied a published state
memnt TO the enect that the supply OF
drinking water at Gettyspurg would not
be good. he explained tnat artesIan
wells had been drilled to a depth OF ~
feet by the Quartermaster department,
and that the water issuing from them
was of the best possible quality. having
been tested by government chemists.