Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-24
THOU SANDS GATHER FROM
NORTH AND SOuTH ON
FAMOUS FIELD.
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED
Every Star OF the Forty Eight Ia
Have Its Quota al GriIlied
Veterans NJ Celebrated
Occasion.


GETTYSBURG, Pa, June "a
The hills of Gettysburg, where the
armies of Meade and Lee pitched
their tents fifty years ago. are ilecS-
ed today with canvas, harbingers OF
the tented city which will soon arise
on the battlefield. The army OF
civil War veters from the north and
the south 10000 OF them-are
coming. some few In thread worn un-
iforms and all without their mnskets,
10 hold a jubilee reunion on the iif-
tieth anniversary of the battle. some
of the scouts are already here; the
advance guard will biyouac on the
field within week. the rank ANA
file will follow them not more than
4s hours later.
Every star of the IS In the Ameri-
can flag Is expected To have here its
own quota OF veterans. They viii
come as the guests OF the National
government. and of their respective
states and territories. which jointly
will spend more than million dol
lars for their entertainment and
comfort. To receive them the gov
otument and the State of Pennsylya-
MIA have made elaborate plans. one
detail alone provides for furnishing
the veterans more than 100000
meals
Pennsylvania has been planning
for the celebration of the battle for
more than four years. She has ap-
propriated Silj,O00 as her share %
the expense Congress has appropri-
ated St50.OO0 to defray the expense
If the governments particiation,
and named a commission to help ear
~ out the plans Every state and
territory also accepted the general
invitation L. pgr'!cipate aud near'y
all 80 them a?Bfo"r'"t"a mor"y %
Transport veterans and commissions.
The biz camp is pitched on that
mart of the mattlefield which lies
southwest Of Gettysburg. On nearly
400 acres of contiguous ground 100"
tents and more are going up under
the supervision OF the war Depart
ment The camp lies partly ON the
scene of the first uays fighting ana
is NOT far from High Water Mark.
where picketts famous charge shat
tered against the Union lines
Five thousand tents have been err
ected for the exclusive use OF the
veterans. The camp has been lald
ont like city. Each street ana
each tent has a uumber, so It VIII be
easy for any veteran to look mp 4
formar comrade or foe. In the center
of the camp viii be the headquarters
of the chief quartermaster The vet
erans will bee encampcd according To-
states
Although each tent is designed to
accommodate twelve men, II has been
manned TO assign only eight veter
ans to each. so as to make them a.
comfortable as possible. Each yeter'
an will have q separate cot. blankets
and a mess kit which will contain a
plat. cup. knife. fork and spoon and
will become his personal property
vher he breaks camp. Each tent al
So vii have two hand basins water
bucket candles and two lanterns
with the preparation OF meals th'
veterans will have nothing 10 DO
These will be wholesome aud sdbstan
tial and will We served at the ends oI
the company streets.
"ouly veterans OF the Ciyil Wa
may b. provided food shelter an'
entertainment within the great camI
orouu5 the battlefield, reads the an
nouu,am,ut of the commission
"Therafore. no woman or child o
any man NOT O. veteran Will be givei
food shelter or entertainment. ~
vs,er,u should bring 10 Gettysburl
any member OF his family or othe
person for whom he will have to oD
tain food aud quarters outside tn
eamp unless all arrangements there
for have drst been made for then
before he or they come to Get,ys
burg
No veteran will be- permitted 4
hiring trunk into camp. MS haKHas
being restricted 10 that. which he caI
easiiy carry himself The care q
il will rest with him.
The principal events Of tho oel'
bration viii be held on July /. 2.
and a. Dot 80 order TO avoid eonge'
tIon of traffic on the railroads an
confusion AZ Gettyfburg the cam
will b. opened on sunday evenin
June 20. the first meal to be serve
Al supper time. Twenty meals Nj
no ser,ed 10 each veteran during th
week n he D. in camp that long an
the camp will come to an end ait'
breakfast on sunday July 6.
Veterans have planned TO 'is