The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-04
BLUE AND GRAY
REUNION PROGRAM
PLAN SUBMITTED ny NATIONAL
COMMISSION ON ARRANGE
MENTs FOR EVENT.
MANY FROM VIRGINIA
GENERAL ,. THOMPSON BROWN
HAS EXPECTATION OF GOOD
ATTENDANCE FROM THIS
STATE.
Brigadier-Generai ]. IT

Brigadier-General ]. Thompson
Brown, chairman of the Gettysburg
monument commission, and In charge
of the arrangements for State par
ticipation in the Gettysburg fiftieth
anniversary reunion of the Blue and
Gray. is satisfied that Virginia will
be we'll represented, He hopes that
his circular letter to county super
visors urging them to appropriate
money for the payment of the ex-
penses of INDECENT veterans will meet
ters of the Confederacy throughout
the State are expected to give gen
erous aid In the sarne direction.
Many OF those who are able to pay
their own expenses have indicated an
intention to attend the reunion. and
the Virginia representation promises
to be one OF the largest from the
South on the famous field. Among
them will be many survivors of Pick
ett's division an effort being made to
secure ali possible of these from
whatever State they may now be
living in
Exercises Suggested.
The commission appointed to make
arrangements for the great reunion
has suggested the following exercise,
to be taken part In by the 10000 vet
Grams of both armies who are ex-
pected to be present.
The first day will be known as
Veterans day. All surviving soldiers
Of the War Between the States. North
and South. are requested to take
part as invited guests. under the d.
rection OF the commanders-fa-ch chief
of the Grand Army of the Repunlie
and Of the United Confederate vet
Grams, but the United States flag
alone will appear In line.
Chief of STAFF TO Command.
The second day will be known as
Military day. and be under the COM
mand of the chief of-staff of the
United States army. Special detach-
ments of each branch of the army
to be detailed by the secretary OF
war, and representatives of the ma
tional guard OF the States will take
part. Each command is to have q
military band, and the evolutions Of
the day will be determined by the
commission in consultation with the
army officers in command.
The third day will be known al
Civic day, and win be under the per-
sonal supervision of the governor OF
Pennsylvania. The participants will
be the governors of the various
States, their stats and the genera
public. A great chorus of voices
from the leading choral societies OF
the country, supported by the mill
tary bands, will furnish the music
Exercises viii be held morning. at.
ternoon and evening in the rostrum
Appropriate orations will be deliv-
cred at the earlier services and 6
sermon in the evening.
known as National Day.
! The fourth day win be known a
| National day. The chief justice o
| the Supreme court will preside, ant
| the president, vice-president, the cab
| met, the justices of the Supreme
court, the speaker OF the house o
! representatives and the congressional
committee will be the guests o
t honor. - -
| At 10 o'clock A. M. great mas
meeting will be held at the rostrum
at which prayer will be offered, sing
| ing by the chorus and the people
and an GRAFTON by the president O.
the United States. At noon the cor
nerstone of the Peace memorial Will
| be laid by the president with ap
/ propriate exercises.
| AS the average age Of the ZOO
veterans who will camp on the his
toric field for three days ID ahou
seventy-two years. extra provision
| will be made for their care and ply
steal comfort. About 240 acres o
| land around the battlefield have beef
| leased for the erection of thousand
of tents to be provided by the gov
| eminent.