The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-05

GETTYSBURG, Penn, July s.
Youchingly impressive was the regular
army's tribute yesterday to the thous-
ands who sleep under the hills of Get
tysburg. Somewhere down in the heart
of the tented city a bugle rang out in
silver sweet call, that wandered over
the field where Lee and Meade made
history.
The big flag before the headquar-
ters of General Liggett, flashing in
sudden curves of red and white and
blue, glorious in the sunshine of a per-
feet July day, came slowly half way
down the shaft. In front of the tent,
gh0ulders squared, figure trim, in sum-
Uox uniform Of white, face toward the
zr9s the General clicked heels togeth-
ri md stood at attention. Somewhere
- guns o fthe Third Battery burst
1mtQ Staccato salute. Every officer over
the length and breadth of that wide
field, eevry enlisted man turned away
from the duties of the moment and
faced the flag, heels together, heads
up and eyes alight with the sentiment
Of the hour.
AS the last gun of 48 sent the echoes
Gathering about Seminary Ridge and
Little Round Top there was solemn
silence, the hush of peace.
Veterans Stand Silent.
Veterans who did not realize, per-
haps, exactly what was going on stood
silent under the spell of the universal
feeling that seemed to sweep the field
he ola of
in the mess tents was hushed and the
yells of cooks about the dished up mid
day meal lowered to whispers. For five
minutes the camp was quiet.
Then the bugle spoke again in notes
more joyous. The silken flag leaped up
the staff to it's very pinnacle and the
noise that 10000 men can make, re-
sumed their sway, following the regu-
lar army's tribute to the dead and to
the flag of reunited nation.
sSTk1x five minutes silence probably
was the last formal mark of the semi
centennial celebration. Only few min
utes before President Wilson spoke in
the big tent to the veterans in blue
and gray, and only a short time after
ward thousands of those who were left
began their preparations for depar-
ture.
The President came into Gettysburg
shortly before IL o'clock from Balti-
more. Through the narrow, crooked
streets of this war-famed country
town, he motored out to camp, with
Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Palmer of Pennsylva-
mia, by his side.
Usual Salute Fired.
His appearance at the station of
Gettysburg was the signal for cheer
and from somewhere down in the Get
tysburg College grounds came the GUS
ts.nary 2l-gun salute. From this sta
ton, to the camp, over the village
streets and gray and dusty Emmits-
burg road the President was driven,
while the Pennsylvania constabulary,
looking business like and efficient in
their slate-gray uniforms, guarded his
automobile and kept the traffic clear
At the entrance to the big tent the
President paused for a moment to
face the camera battery, standing un-
covered between a veteran from either
army. His entrance to the strains of
Hail to the Chief" into the tent filled
by crowd, which those who estimate
say numbered 10000, called the veter-
their chairs with a cheer.
81 To- epeaker's platform was filled with
IT, ataff officers of Governors, with
& 1n1u In Confederate gray and few in
blue, with women in gay dresses, and
the President in his black frock coat
was quiet figure.
Governor Tener introduced him in a
ydozen words and when he rose to