Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-27

teranS and commissions.
The big camp is pitched on that
part of the battlefield which lies
southwest Of Gettysburg. On nearly
300 acres of contiguous ground 1000
tents and more are going up under the
supervision of the war department.
The camp lies partly on the scene of
the first days fighting and is not far
from High Water Mark where Pick
ett's famous charge shattered against
the Union lines.
Five thousand tents have been er-
rected for the exclusive use of the
veterans. The, camp has been laid
out like city. Each street and each
tent has number, so it will be easy
for any veteran to look up a former
comrade or foe. In the center of the
camp will be The headquarters OF the
chief quartermaster The veterans
will be encamped according to states.
Although each tent is designed to
accomm modate twelve men it has been
planned to assign only eight veterans
to each, so as to make them as COM
Portable as possible. Each veteran
will have separate cot blankets and
mess kit, which will contain plate,
cup, knife, fork and spoon and will be
his personal property when he breaks
camp Each tent also will have two
hand basins, a water bucket candles
and two lanterns. With the prepara-
tion of meals the veterans will have
nothing to do. These will be whole
some and substantial and will be
served at the ends of the company
streets.
Only veterans of the Civil War
may be provided food, shelter and
entertainment within the great
camp around the battlefield, reads the
announcement of the commiSsi on.
Therefore no women or child or any
man not veteran will be given food
shelter or entertainment. No We
teran should bring to Gettysburg any
member OF his family or other per-
son for whom he will have to OBJ
tain food and quarters outside the
camp, unless all arrangement there
for have first been made for them
before he or they came to oGettysburg.
No veteran will be permitted to
bring trunk into camp his baggage
being restricted to that which he can
easily carry himself. The care of it
will rest with him.
The principal event: of the cele-
bration will be held on July l, 2, 3,
and 4, but in order to avoid conges-
tfon of traffic on the railroads and
confusion at Gettysburg, the cam p
will be opened on Sunday evening,
June 30, the first meal to be served at
supper time. Twenty meals will be
served tc each veteran during the
week If he is in camp that long and
the camp will come to an end after
breakfast on Sunday, July 6.
Veterans have planned to visit his.
toric places in and about the great
area where the battle was fought and
| where skirmishes occurred that led ul
to it, and to hold reunions. The great
celebration will be in full swing on
the morning Of July l, exactly fifty
years to the day from the time the
J battle opened to the west of town.
! The program for the four big days
/! is briefly as follows.
/! July Veterans Day, Appropriate
exercises under the joint direction oi
/ the Pennsylvania Commission and the
Commanders in chief of the Grand
Army 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 Pennsyl
vania, presiding and participated in
by the governors OF the states, ii they
SO desire. Addresses and music.