El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
REMNANTS Of
THO ARMIES
GATHERING
Gettysburg Battlefield to
Be Scene of Great Love
Feast Tuesday.
PROVISIONS ARE
MADE FOR $4,000

y ETTYSBURG, Pa, July 28.-With
tented city spread over the.
historic battlefield Of Gettys-
burg. everything is in readiness for the
semi-centennial celebration of the bat
tie which viii begin on next Tuesday
and conclude on the Fourth Of July.
The most prominent feature Of the cele-
bratiOn viii be the reunion Of some
$4,000 veterans of both the north and
SOUTH who so years ago faced each
other IN the most historic battle OF
the civil war. The United States army
has erected over 5000 tents for the
accommodation Of surviving veterans
who viii cOngregate in a huge peace
festival for four days Of the coming
week and draw closer those bonds
Of friendship and peace which unite
TINS country into one vast unit
Forms Strong Contrast.
The modern camp equipment, with
Its sanitary arrangements designed for
the greatest possible amount Of COM
tort and health for those enCamDed.
forms a strong contrast to the two
camps Of 1868, when both armies were
Just beginning TO learn the art OF
war and were undergoing hardships Of
me worst sort IN their crude camps.
The modern tents with the background
OF soft green afforded by the national
reservation, dotted with monuments,
statutes and other memorials of the
battle, looks vastly different from the
same ground so years ago.
In this camp viii be housed both the
veterans OF the union forces and those
Of the cOnfederacy who took part in
the conflict; the enemies Of so years
ago sleeping side by side and eating
from the same tables.
To Hold Great Campfire.
The program for the entertainment
Of the veterans and the thousands of
spectators who viii be on hand to wit
ness the ceremonies has been divided
into four sections, one for each day.
Tuesday, July ], viii be known as Vet
Grams Day and all surviving veterans
are to be participants in a great camp
fire, presided over by the commanders
lnchief of the Grand Army of the Re
public and the United Confederate Vet
Grams.
Wednesday viii be known as Mil
lrary Day and the exercises will be
under the chiefOfstaff Of the. United
States army Special detachments OF
each branch Of the army have ben
detailed by the secretary Of war, and
representatives of the various state ma
tiOnaI guard troops viii participate.
The exercises on Thursday, which /
VIII be known as Civic Day will be
under the personal supervision of the
governor Of Pennsylvania the partici-
pants 10 be the governors of the Tari-
Gus states, their staffs and the general
public
President VIII be Absent.
Friday July T. has appropriately
chief justice Of the supreme court will
preside and members Of the cabinet I
the vice president. speaker Of the house /
OF Representatives, justices OF the su-
preme court and the congressional com
mittee viii be the guests of honor. [
President Wilson was to have been /
guest Of honor also, but the pressure |
Of business would not permit of his I
being present Some Official will be 1
designated to take his place and de- I
liver an address in the morning and 1
lay the cornerstone of the peace mOnu- !
ment at noon The ceremonies on this I
day VIII be ushered in by mass meet
ing at 10 o'clock at which a prayer |
VIII be offered, great chorus and /
the people viii sing the national songs /
and various addresses viii be made. in
Guiding the reading of the famous /
Lincoln Gettysburg address The exer-
clses viii conclude with the laying OF
the cornerstone OF The peace memorial
at noon.
Scarcely had the legislature Of the
state OF Pennsylvania passed an act I
on May ID, 1903 creating a commission
TO provide for the proper and fitting 4
recognition Of the 50th anniversary OF /
the battle of Gettysburg, than the pro-
lecI assumed national importance. The
federal government took a hand in the I
preparations and Mai. James E. Nor
mOyle o. $. A was designated with
q staff Of army officers to prepare |
plans for the encampment. To plan ]
and superintend the erection of a
tented city that viii comfortably house I
about 1900 veterans. to arrange the I
1eIalls for the feeding Of this vast /