The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-23
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED
Nation Is to Spend More Than
Million Dollars for the
Entertainment
CAMP FORMALLY OPENS SUNDAY

Gettysburg, Pa, June 23-The hills
Meade and Lee pitched their tents
fifty years ago. are iecked today with
canvas, harbingers of the tented city
which VIII soon arise on the battle
ieid. The army Of ciVil war yetrr-
ans from the north and the south
10000 of them-are coming, some few
IN thread worn uniforms and all with
cut their muskets. to hold a jubilee re-
union on the dftieth anniversary of
The battle. Some of the scouts are
already here; the advance guard will
bivouac on the field within a week :.
the rank and file will follow them not
more than forty eight hours later.
Every star of the forty eight i'm the
American f'ag is expected 10 have here
it's own quota of veterans. They will
come as the guests of the national
government. and of their respective
states and territories, which jointly
VIII spend more than "A million dollars
Tor their entertainment and comfort.
To receive them the government and
the state of Pennsylvania have made
elaborate plans. one detail alone
provides for furnishing the veterans
more than 100000 meals.
Lay Out City Plat
Pennsylvania has been planning for
the celebration of the battle for more
man four years. She has appropriat
ed $4,000 as her share OF the cX-
p-usr. Congress has appropriated
SldO,00O To defray the expense of the
governments participation, and named
commission to help carry out the
plans. Every state and territory also
accepted the general invitation To par
,icipate and nearly all of them appro-
priated money to transport veterans
ana commissions.
The bis camp il pitched on that
part Of the battlefield which lies
southwest OF Gettysburg. ON nearly
500 acres OF continuous ground 1000
tents ana more are going up under
the supervision of the war depart
ment. The camp lies partly on the
scene of the first days nrhting and H.
not far from High Water Mark,
where Pickett's famous charge shat
tered against the union lines.
fVe thousand tents have been
erected tor the exclusive use of the
veterans. The camp has been laid
out like "A city. Each street and each
tent has number, 80 IT viii he easy
Tor any veteran 10 look up a former
cOmrade or foe. In the center Of the
camp will be the headquarteia Of the
chief quartermaster The veterans
viii be encamped according To states
Plan for Veterans Comfort
Although each tent Is designed Il"
accOmmodate twelve men, IL has been
planned To assign only eight Neter-
ans To each, so as To make them as
comfortable as possible. Each Veter-
an will have separate cot, blankets
and mess kit. which will contain
plate, cup, knife. fork and spoon, ana
VIII become his personal property
when he breaks camp Each tent al
50" will have two hand basins, a water
bucket, candles and two lanterns
with the preparation of meals the
veterans will have nothing To DO
These will be wholesome and substah-
tial and will be served at the ends "t
the company streets
only veterans of the civil war may
be provided with food. shelter ana
entertainment within the great camp
around the battlefield" reads the an
hounccment of the commission.
Therefore no woman or child "r
any man not n veteran Will be given
food, shelter or entertainment No
veteran should bring to Gettyshurs
and member of his family or other
person for whom he will have Ia on
tain food and quarters outside the
camp unless all arrangements there
Tor have first been made for them ne
Tore he ar they come To Gettysburs'
No veteran will he permitted 10
bring trunk into camp, his baggage
being restricted to that which he can
easily carry himself. The care of u
VIII rest with him.
Celebration Begins July ].
The principal events of the celebra-
Ton will he held on July I, 2. ana
g. hut In order To avoid congestion "I
uaiilc on the railroads and confusion