The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-25
1special to the Farmlersa )

IS now 04QSCb6Q SUI NA~OAS D OA both the Northern and Southern ar mics who will revisit Gettysburg bat tleground next week will exceed 5o,- 900, ample provision will be made for all. On the field where the armies of Meade and Lee fought fifty years ago, the big camp is nearly in readi- ness The camp lies partly on the scene of the first days fighting and not far from the High Water Mark where Pickett's famous charge shat tered against the Union lines.
 The camp covers nearly 800 acres of continuous ground and 1000 tents are now in place. It has been laid for the exclusive use of the veterans. The tents are designed to accomno- date twelve men but only eight men will be assigned to each. Only vet erans of the Civil war can be cared for and every veteran is warned not his family. Only hand baggage will be allowed the veterans. A system for Keeping track of the veterans from every state has been devised. AL most every day brings news of larger allotments of veterans from the va rious states. The latest request for more space. comes from Virginia which reports that instead of 1,Soo it will send at least 2s50os,
 Each veteran will have a separate cot, blankets and a mess kit, which will -containa a plate, cup. knife. fork and spoon and will become hds person al property when he breaks camp. Each tent also will have two hand ba- sins, water bucket, candles and two lanterns. With the preparations of meals the veterans will have nothing to do. These will be wholesome and substantial and will be served at the ends Of thecompany etreets.
 Veterans have planned to visit his toric places in and about the great area where the battle was fought and where skirnaishes occurred that led up to it. and to hold reunions The great celebration will be in full swing on the morning of July l. exactly 50 years to the day from the time the battle opened to the west of the town.
 The program for the four big days Is briefly as follows:
 July 1-Veterans Day. Appropriate exercises rFt44Te@5e1 direction of the Pennsylvania Commission and the commanders in chief of the Grand Ar my of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans.
 July 2-Military Day. Under the direction of the chief of staff of the United States Army.
 July 3-Civic Day. Under the di- rection of the Governor of Pennsy1va- mia, presiding and participated in by the GOV6TnOrS or the SCdCSSs 1T they so desire. Addresses and music.
 July National Day. Patriotic ex- ercises, orations, with fireworks in the evening.
 The exercises will be held in a great tent, one of the largest in the United States, capable of accorhmodating about 15,9O0 persons. This tent :s at the Emmittsburg Road, down which Lees army went after the close of the three days battle.
 Except for the time the main ex- ercfses are being held, the big tent will be given over to the veterans to hold, such reunions as they may ar range The tent Is so constru cted that it can be sub divided into many sections for these reunions. For the identification of old soldiers who may not be easily recognized by former comrades because of changes wrought by the hand of time, each veteran is expected to wear his army, corps, di- vision, brigade, regimental and so- ciety badges.
 After the principal exercises on July 4, there is no schedule of events ex- cept such as may be arranged by the veterans themselves in the way of re- unions and short excursions about the field and to neighboring places United States troops, whose camp will adjoin that of the veterans, will ! do constant police duty. Boy Scouts l will act guides. Pennsylvania s state police will also be on duty. The United States government has erected a mammoth field hospital 1 close to the camp, fully equipped The state also will have it's hospital tents and the State Commissioner of Health will keep deputies in camp for con l stant inspection work. The state Fire | Marshal, in addition, has assigned men to the camp and steps have been
 taken to prevent fires and to extin- 1 guiish them promptly should any oc- cur.
 The commissary department will be
 under the direct charge of regular ar
 my officers and will be one of the
 most complete ever organized for, a 1 camp. There will be nearly 800 i cooks; 125 bakers will furnish fresh 1 bread every day for the big army. The greatest care has been taken in arranging for the 20 meals that will | be served during the week. The menu was written with due regard for the
 age of the men. It will be quite diff i ferent from the hard tack and cof- 1 fee and the occasional portion of bean 1 soup or 'sow beIly'' given the soldiers
 in the historic days. of 50 years ago.
 This part of the camp arrangements is in the care of Major William R.
 Grove The menu arranged for the week is follows:
 i June 20.
 Supper Beefsteak, fried onions,
 sliced tomatoes, bread, butter and cof-
 fee.
 June 30.
 Breakfast-OatmeaI and milk, fried
 ham, boiled potatoes, bread, butter
 and coffee.
 Dinner-Roast beef with gravy.
 mashed potatoes, peas, tapioca pud- | ding, bread, coffee, ice tea. Supper--Baked pork and beans cu- cunber pickles, fried potatoes, bread coffee.