Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-05
Regular Amy Pays Touching
Tribute to Memory Of Men
Who Fought and Died on
Bloody Field,
GREATNESS OF NATION
THEME OF ADDRESS
More Than Forty Thousand
People Present ON Closing
Day Of Celebrations Another
Planned for Richmond,
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Gettysl urg, Pa. July 4.--The regu-
lar army paid tribute today 20 the
thousands who sleep under the hills
OF Gettysburg Somewhere down in
the heart Of the tented city bugle
fang out In silver sweet call that wan
dered over the fields where Lee an1
Meade made history. The big flag
cfore the headquarters of General
Liggett, flashing IN sudden curves OF
red and white and blue. glorious In
the sunshine of a perfect July day,
came slowly half way down the shaft
In front of the tent, shoulders
squared. figure trim In summer unit
form of white. face toward the flag
the general clicked heels together and
stood at attention.
Somewhere the guns OF the thiri
battery burst into staccato salute.
Every officer over the length al
breadth of that wide field, every IN
listed man turned away from the du
ties of the moment, and faced G
flag. heels together, head up and ry
aiight with the sentiment OF the uuu,
As the last gun Of forty-eight sem
the echoes ciamoring about Seminary
ridge and Round Top. there was sol
emn silence. the hush of peace. OIL
veterans who did not realize, perhap
exactly what was goinf en-. stood al-
lent under the spell OF ihe uniNHa
feeling that seemed to sweep the field
Even the clatter 81 pots and pans u
the mess tents was hushed tn3 he
Wells Of cocks about 20 disf ta N
midday meal lowered TO whispers. Ior
five minutes the camp was quiet The
he bugle spoke again In notes more
iCyous. The silken flag leaped up ihe
staff 20 its very pinnacle and One
noises that 10000 men con nuke ro
sumel iheir sway. Ihe reular arms
u3tt te tnr dend aud to th, t'a ol
a reunited ration
That fiye minutes enre a pran
ably the last formal mar of tne seni
centennial celebration. Onlt a fet
minutes before, President Wilson
spoke In the big tent to the veteran
Ia blue and gray and only short tim
atterward thousands Of these vHo
were left began their preparations fof
departure,
The president came lfu trfS SaoaiF
shortly before II o'clccl fup Ba1i
more. Through the narrow, cl0ahoQ
streets Of this war-famed count
town, he motored out 10 camp, with
Governor Toner. Of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Palmer, of Pennsylva-
MIA, by his side. His appearance at
the station of Gettysburg was the sig
nal for a cheer and from somewhere
down FROM the Gettysburg college
grounds rang the twenty-one salute.
From the station to the camp over
the village streets and gray and dusty
Emmitsburg road, the president was
driven while the Pennsylvania consta-
buary, looking business-like and effl-
clent in their slate gray uniforms,
guarded his automobile and kept the
traffic clear.
At the entrance TO the big tent, Il
president paused for a moment to lc
the camera battery pop away as h.
stood with head uncovered between
veteran from either army His en-
trance into the tent to the strains Of
HAL to the chief" brought the
crowd which those who estimate, say
ten thousand quick from
their chairs with a cheer The speak
er's platform was filled with the staff
officers Of governors. with men IN
gray and few in blue
with women in gray dresses and the
president IN his black frock coat was
q quiet figure
Governor fener introduced him In
a dozen words, AS he rose to speak
there was another cheer.
/ TINE president spoke slowly and
but the breeze that played
under the sides of the tent, with the
restless feet Of those who FASTENED in,
made it difficult for the old men in
the rear seats to hear and understand.
We was Interrupted only once or
twice with cheering.
President Wilson spoke in part as
follows. II need not tell you what
the battle of Gettysburg meant These
gallant men in blue and gray sit al
about us here. Many Of them mot
here on this ground In grim and dead
Iy struggle, Upon these famous fields
ana hllsides their comrades died
about them. In their presence II
were an impertinenee TO discourse
upon how the battle went, how Il
ended what 1t signifled But fifty
Years have gone by since then ard
rave the privilege Of speaking to y0u
'or a few minutes Of what those fifl
years have meant what have ~
meant? They have meant peace and
inion and vigor. and the maturity and
night of great nation. How whole
iome and healing the peace has been
How handsome the vigor, the ma