The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-08
PRESIDENT WILSON
SPEAKS AT GETTYSBURG
PRESIDENT TELLS VETERANS OF
VICTORIES OF PEACE.
Regular Army Pays Tribute to THOU
sands who Sleep Under Hills OF
Gettysburg.

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sands who sleep under the hills OF
Gettysburg. Somewhere down IN the
heart of the tented city bugle sang
out in silver, sweet call, that wandered
over the field where Lee and Meade
made history. The big flag before the
HEADQUARTERS of Gen. Liggett, flashing
in sudden curves CT red, white and
blue, glorious in the sunshine OF
perfect July day, came slowly half
way down the shaft. In front OF the
tent, shoulders squared, fgure-trlm IN
summer uniform of white, faced to-
ward the flag, the general clicked heels
together and stood at attention.
Somewhere the guns of the Sd bat
terry burst forth in salute. Every oftl-
Ger over the length and breadth of the
wide field, every enlisted man, turned
away from the duties of the moment
and faced the flag, heels together heads
I'D and eyes alight with the sentiment
of the hour.
Tribute to the Dead.
AS the last gun of the 4S sent the
echoes Gathering about Cemetery
Ridge, amidst the solemn 81
lence, the hust of peace, old
veterans who did not realize, perhaps,
exactly what was going on, stood silent
upder the spell of the universal feeling
that seemed to sweep the field. Even
the clatter of pots and pans in the
mess tents was hushed, and the yells
of cooks about to dish up the midday
meal lowered to whispers. For hve
minutes the camp was quiet. Then the
bugle spoke again in notes more JOY
Gus. The silken flag leaped up the
staff to its very pinnacle and the noise
that forty thousand men can make,
resumed their sway-the regular
army's tribute to- the dead and to the
flag OF a reunited uation was paid.
Only few minutes before President
Wilson had spoken in the big tent to
the veterans in blue and grey, and
only a short time afterwards, thou
sands of those who were left began
their preparations for departure.
The President Arrives.
The president came into Gettysburg
shortly before II o'clock from Balti-
more. Through the narrow, crooked
streets of this war-fanted country
town, he motored out to camp, with
Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania, and
REPRESENTATIVE Palmer, of Pennsyl-
vania, by his side. His appearance at
the station of Gettysburg was the sig
nal for a cheer and from down in the
Getty sburg College grounds came the
customary, 21-gun salute. From the
station to the camp over the village
streets and grey roads the president
was driven while the Pennsylvania
constabulary, looking business-l1ke
and efficient, in their slate-like frey
uniforms, guarded his automobile and
kept the traffic clear.
At the entrance to the big tent the
nresident paused for moment to let
the camera battery pop away as he
stood with head uncovered between
veteran from either army. His en-
trance into the tent to the strains OF
Hail to the Chief" brought the crowd
which estimates say numbered 10000
from their chairs with a cheer.
The Speaker Introduced.
The speakers platform was hlled
with the staff officers Of governors
with men in Confederate grey and a
few in blue, with women in gay dresses
and the president in his black frock
coat was a quiet figure. Governor
Tener introduced him in a dozen
words. AS he rose to speak there was
another cheer:
The president spoke slowly and care
fully, but the breeze that played un-
der the sides of the tent, the restless
feet of those who fastened in, made 1t
difficult for the old men in the rear
seats to hear and understand. The
preSfdent was interrupted only once
or twice with cheering.
The President Departs.
The president was in the tent only
half an hour. At the conclusion Of his
speech he shook hands with many OF
those On the platform and then walked
between lines of the constabulary to
his private car waiting on a nearby