Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-03
Gettysburg Army Hears
Governors of North
and South.
10000 LEAVE FOR HOME
ConfederateS Pass Resolutions
Reiterating Allegiance to
the Union.

Gettysburg, July 3.-Although thou
sands of veterans left the uncertain
joys of camp life behind and started
for home, their going made little diff
ference in the appearance of the bat
tlefield camp today, for thousands of
others on hand participated in the ex-
ercises of Governors Day. 1t is esti-
mated that ten thousand have left
camp. The veterans acted today like
schoolboys whose vacation was only
a few days away. Long before sun-up
they began parading the camp to the
music of Streets of Cairo" played by
the flies and drums.
One event today was a charge of
the survivors of "Picketts division"
on tie Bloody Angle" held by rem
nants of the Philadelphia brigade. I'm
der a hot sun the men in gray
marched across the field that has not
seen anything more warlike than a
blacksnake in so years. Up to the
walls that form the angle the enemy"
in blue was waiting with weapons
ready and when they met across the
walls they shook hands. Afterwards
they looked over the ground for a
site for a s25O,OOO monument they
hope to have congress erect there.
Governors Day called for speeches
from state executives, Tener of Penn
sylvania, McCreary of Kentucky and
Sulzer of New York. Provision was
made on the platform with the gen.
erals and governors for Vice President
Marshall and big congressional dele
cation from Washington.
cox SPEAKS FOR OHIO.
Governor Cox of Ohio was added to
the program. In his address he said:
1.-TWO northern states supplied a larg-
er number of soldiers in the Gettys-
burg conflict than Ohio, but the state
that gave birth to Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan yields to no state north or
south in the measure of goodwill
which she contributes to this, the
most stupendous human event in all
history of the world Two armies
now near the great divide. waiting for
the sun to go down. Silhouetted on
the evening skies we see couriers arm
in arm with the blue and gray enter
ing the shadows. Let us give them a
message to Grant. Lee. Sheridan and
Jackson, to the comrades beyond the
skies, a message that both armies
have now wons their greatest victory
and that one flag shelters a reunited
republic"
SOUTHERNERs GRATEFUL.
At a meeting of confederates a reso-
luton was unanimously adopted ten
dering thanks TO the state of Penn
sylvania for initiating the movement
which made it possible for survivors
of the two great armies which fought
on this illustrious field 80 years ago
10 meet in friendship here and plant
a monument Of peace, and thanking
the government of the United
States for the magnificent man
ner II has seconded the efforts of
Pennsylvania In carrying forward
this great work of peace and fratern-
ity between the blue and gray.
Resolved. That we take pride in
the fact that to the armies of the Con
federacy is due the credit OF demon
strating the utter impossibility OF dis
memberment of the union. When we con
slider that 6OO.O men, as good material
as every organized in a fighting force
and directed by our beloved com
mander Robert z. Lee, and his lieu
tenants, inspired by sectional devotion
such as has not elsewhere been known
In history, failed to separate the
states. we see that the demonstration
was complete. that the thing was mol
TO be done. and our failure must give
pause to those who in future woulc
contemplate such an undertaking
WILSON TO SPEAK.
Veterans continued to wend theil
way homeward in large numbers. hall
road people estimated up to midnigh
last night that 25 per cent OF thos'
who came to the great camp had De
parted for their homes. Hundreds
other veterans are stin arriving, how
ever. for the independence day exeI
cises tomorrow, when President WI
son will speak.
George Walls. CO. of Pennsylvania
died today, making a total OF eigh
deaths since the reunion.
After the exercises In the big ten
ending at p. m. New YORK day
was on the program. Rev. Newe
Dwight Hills OF Brooklyn was s.
leoted orator of the day.
VICTIMS RECOVERING.
All the victims of W. B. Henry {
Philadelphia, who ran amuck in n
dining room at Gettysburg lasi nigh
are reported doing we'll. -,
The wounded men are
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