Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-20
TENT LIFE FOR
THE VETERANS
Arrangements IS Being Made
to Transport Old Soldiers
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| Trenton, March 20.-Arrange-
ments for the transportation of the
New Jersey veterans to Gettysburg
for the fiftieth anniversary celebra-
tion of the Battle of Gettysburg,
which will take place the first week
in July, had been made following a
conference OF representatives of the
railroad company. Captain Alfred
| Watkins, chairman of the Gettysburg
Detail of the Grand Army of the
+, Republic and Adjutant General
Wilbur F. Sadler, Jr. The confer
ence was held In the office of Adju-
tant General Sadler to decide upon
the form of tickets to be used and to
discuss the details os the transpor-
tation. The railroad companies have
| agreed to supply a form of ticket
, which In every respect will comply
with the act of the Legislature ap-
proved April 1, 1912, which pro-
vides for the transportation of all
honorably discharged veterans who
now reside in the state of New Jer-
| sey. The act provides that any hon
orably discharged veteran now resid-
ing within the state, whether he be-
longed to the army of the North or
of the South, is entitled to transpor-
tation. No veteran living outside of
the state, even though he may have
enlisted from the state Cf New Jer-
sey, is entitled to ticket.
Adjutant General Sadler has made
arrangements with the governor to
have all tents of New Jersey vete-
rams in one locality, so that they can
be together on the field and not sep
arated except by company streets.
The government in conjunction with
the state of Pennsylvania will fur
nish new pyramidal tents, each
equipped with from four to eight
cots, with a blanket for each cot.
Upon arrival of the veterans. they
will each be entitled to draw an
enamel basin, enamel plate, cup,
knife, fork, and two spoons, which
will remain the property Of the vet
eran when he leaves he field. The
government will prepare all food,
and has already laid out an elabo-
rate plan of Kitchens, some idea of
the extent of which can be gathered
when 1t is understood that already
sixteen hundred cooks have been en-
gagged, and the rations will be dis |
tributed by companies. Artesian |
wells are being drilled, which will |
give splendid water, and all sani |
tary arrangements are being care |
fully looked after.
The state of Pennsylvania and the |
government are anxious to have the |
camp kept for the use of the vete-
rams only, and none but veterans
will be accommodated and fed in the
camp.
The railroad tickets, which will be |
issued, will be good from June 26 to
July 6, inclusive, and while it Is the |
desire of those in charge of move
ment to have the veterans go on spe-
cial trains, it will be possible for
them to go or come on any Gettys-
burg train during that period.
The Adjutant General has re-
quested the Department Comman-
der of the G. A. R. to have all vete- |
rams who intend to attend the cele- |
bration register at their various |
posts as soon as possible, and the |
veterans who do not belong to |
Grand Army Posts are requested to |
either register with the post nearest |
their residence or communicate with |
the Adjutant General direct. 1t Is |
expected that more than 10000 men |
will assemble on the field of Gettys- |
burg during the first, second, third |
and fourth OF July, and New Jersey |
will furnish about 1900 of this |
number.