The Calumet news., 1913-06-28
VETS REUNION
OPENS MONDAY
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Gettysburg Camp Of Survivors
Presents Huge Scene of
Activity
REMNANT OF ARMY ARRIVING
Many Thousand Who Wore Blue
and Gray Expected
SEVERAL FRUSTRATED BY HEAT

Gettysburg June 28-seversi pros
tratlons Yesterday from the extreme
Feat failed 90 dampen the ardor OF
the old soldiers here for the anniver-
sary Of the celebration next week.
Shortly after sunrise the streets were
crowded with veterans of the north
ana south Some of them paradeG,
cheering and singing in fratcrnizins
'Xnberance with former foes and 9th
,rs gathered in groups and rccanted
stirring times of fifty years ago.
Veterans are arriving on every train
and they are in town but a short time
before start Is made for the big
camp. In spite of the neat of yester-
day tn" maximum being ~. many
walked over the entire area. and the
officials IN charge said the small num-
her Of prostrations demonstrated thu
physical condition of the old soldiers
was of the best
900 From Michigan.
Pennsylvania with l7,S20 heads the
list of old soldiers each state expects
10 send To the reunion. New York is
second with 1888 New Jersey has
l,S99; Massachusetts has S63; Vir-
einia S23; North Carolina. l.2l5:
Michigan, s00; Virginia, $40; Indiana,
Cos; Illinois 5lS. Others range from
Connecticut with 45O To 81 from ore
Ron ana % from Idaho. Pennsylvania
and New York will occupy the entire
northern section OF the camp ON both
-ides of Long Lane,
Already there are fully 1909
visitors in this vicinity and yet the
formal exercises of the Gettysburg
sent i-centenrial celebration do not
begin until Monday Tomorrow morn
ing will see the arrival or the main
army of blue and gray veterans. To-
day a vast body of army engineers,
skilled cooks, physicians and hospital
attendants is engaged ia putting the
finishing touches to the great tented
city where the 10000 old soldiers win
be fed and sheltered during the siX
DAYS of the celebration. 1he camp,
which will be thrown open at bugle
call tomorrow morning, viii be the
largest military camp that the coun-
try has seen since the civll war. The
camp comprises $50 acres, starting
about zoe yards from the High Water
Mark monument on the battlefield,
and lying To- the southwest of the
town ana partly on the scene of the
first days night.
Protect Aged Soldiers Health.
The town of Gettysburg Is beauti-
fully ana profusely decorated Ship
pensburg. Carlisle Chambersburg and
numerous other cities and towns with
IN "A hfty mile radius, all of which will
help To- entertain the overflow of vis-
tors, have put ON holiday attire. The
stars and stripes and the stars and
bars are prominent everywhere, with
portraits OF Lee and Meade, Long
street and pleasonton and other ia
nous commanders of the opposing ar
mics. side bv side
The arrangements To guard the
health Of the veterans are of the most
perfect and elaborate character. At
"A cost of S25, 900 the state of Pennsyl-
rania has established an emergency
hospital under canvas just east of the
National cemetery grounds. \ United
states field hospital Is conveniently
located in the town. I'm addition three
good sized intirmaries have been set
up. There viii be- many ambulances
and surgeons stationed about the
field ready To give first aid treatment
and rush the i'll To the nearest hos
pital.
The largest tent in the world has
been raised in which To hold the eN-
ercises of the reunion. Fifteen thou
sand veterans may sit under the bis
canvas and listen to the orations OF
cher Justice White, Secretary of war
Garrison. Governor Tener and other
notable men who will address the
gathering.
Review Battle Scared Hills
Today was day Of preparations
and arrivals. II was go as you
please" with the early visitors, ana
they took in the sights with Il vigor
that was remarkable considering the
age of the veterans and the fact that
many of them had Just completed
long and tircsome journeys.
The battlefield caught the most OF
them. The monuments were inspect
ed and every hill and ridge was climb
ed to get clear view of the field
where thousands of the youth OF the
north and the south gave up their
lives i'm the rerce fsht that was waged
during the tirst three days of July in
s63
Ii is remarkable how long and well
the soldiers remember every spot,