The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-30

SuSStSlj0LS are.
July Veterans Day: Appropri-
ate exercises under the Joint direc-
ton OF the Pennsylvania commission,
and the commanders-in-chief of the
Grand Army or the Republic and the
United Confederate Veterans.
July 2-Nilitary Day: Under the
direction Of the chief OF staff Of the
United States army. Special detach-
ments Of each arm Of the regular
service to participate as directed.
July 3-Ciyic Day: Under the d.
fection Of the governor ar the com
monwealth Of Pennsylvania, pres!d-
Ing, and participated in by the COVER
nors Of the several states. Oratinns.
sermon and music.
July National Day: The chief
Justice of the United States presid
Ing. Forenoon. Grafton by the presi
dent Of the United States. High
noon, he to lay the cornerstone OF a
great peace memorial. Evening, fire
works.
10000 Veterans Expected.
It is expected that 10000 veterans
Of the war, lot all Of them, however,
survivors Of the Gettysburg battle. will
be found encamped upon the field
when reveille sounds on the morning
Of July l. 1t VIII be a different re-
veille than hat which the fife and
drum corps Of the two great armies
sounded fifty years ago. The call to
awakening will be a call to u peaceful
celebration while the call TO the awak.
ening In July. 1868, was a call Of
armies e conflict and, to thousands OF
mon, a call TO death.
For years the veterans have been
looking forward to this reunion. 1t is
probable that there will be present
many thousands of survivors OF the
battle.
Many Of the states OF the Union,
north as Well as south, have made ap-
preparations to send their veterans 10
the Gettysburg reunion and to pay all
other expenses The battle of Gettys-
burg Is recognized as the turning point
OF the war between the states. 1t has
91NiI 'alENl lIILi9# aiiil again dIIf Oh lII1
decisive battles Of the world. Gener-
ally II Is recognized that Gettysburg
decided the great conflict, helped IN
the decision probably by the fall OF
Nicksburg on the Mississippi. which
took place virtually at the moment
that the conflict on the PENNSYLVANIA
field vas decided in favor of the north
ern armies
Large Sum fer Entertainment.
The Battle Of Gettysburg commits
sion OF the state Of Pennsylvania has
a large sun Of money at its disposal
for tie entertainment Of the visiting
veterans. and the thousands Of persons
who will accompany them. Hospital
ity Is TO mark the days. Fifty years
ago Pennsylvania aided In the work Of
repe2lfng the visitors from the south
In early July next the same state will
have its arms wide open iii welcome
to the men wearing the gray. Enter
tainments Of various kinds will be Of
fered the visiting veterans, but II IS
pretty Well understood that their deep
interest in revisiting the scenes where
they fought, Little Round Top. Oak
Cemetery Hill, Cups Hill,
Rock Creek, the stone Wall and other
places will hold them largely to the
pleasures and to the s~adnesses of per-
sonal "reminiscences. Arm In arm with
the Union soldiers the Confederate sol
diers will retramp the battle-ground.
They viii look oyer the field OF Pick
ett's desperate charge. They viii re-
the marching steps Of Long.
streets corps. They will go to the
place where Meade had his h%eadquar-
tiers and to the place from which Lee
his southern forces in battle.
It Is said that this contemplated re-
union has induced more interest
among the old soldiers Of the north
and the south than any event which
has happened since the day that the
war closed There is today at Gettvs-
burg a great national park, in which
Is included a cemetery where thou
sands Of soldier dead are buried. The
nited states government and the leg
Of Pennsylvania worked to-
TO make a park Of the battle
and to mark accurately every
point In IL which has historic interest.
1t is expected that much good Will
ZONE from the reunion Of the Blue and
he Gray on the battlefield Of Gettys-
1urg. Time has healed many wounds.
The old soldiers have forgotten their
more readily than have
ha niViH9n0 r. 10 thnrtuht fhof thiu
treat coming together IN peace of two
once conflicting hosts will mark the
Of the last trace of the bitter.
less OF the wal between the states Of
his great Union.