The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04

held ranges and In dismantling, clean
ing. packing and storing material after
the encampment is over.
The old soldiers are to be supplied
with fresh meat directly from refrig.
orator cars drawn upon the field. They
will be given fresh vegetables and spe-
cial bread with the best coffee and tea
which the market affords. For them II
will rot be case Of bareback, bootleg
and poor bacon.
The Battle OF Gettysburg commits.
sion Of the state Of Pennsylvania has
a large sum Of money at It's disposal
for the entertainment Of the visiting
veterans. and the thousands OF persons
who will accompany them. Hospital.
ity Ia to mark the DAVIS. Fifty years
ago Pennsylvania aided In the work OF
repelling the visitors from the south.
In early July next the same state will
have it's arms wide open In welcome
to the men wearing the gray. Enter
tainments OF various kinds will be OF.
fered the visiting veterans. but II Ia
pretty well understood that their deep
interest In rcvisiting the scenes where
they fought, Little Round Top. Oak
Ridge, Cemetery Hill. Culps HILL
Rock Creek, the Stone Wall and ,ther
places will hold them largely ~ the
pleasures and TO the sadncsses OF per.
sonal "reminiscences. Arm In arm with
the Union soldiers the Confederate sol.
diere will retramp the battle-ground
They will look over the field OF Pick.
4 ~ -Aa ~. all
trace the marching steps OF Long.
streets corps. They will 20 TO the
place where Meade had his headouar.
tiers and 10 the place from which Lee
directed his southern forces In battle.
Pennsylvania Ia going to make a
great celebration OF peace of this hf
tieth anniversary OF what probably
was the decisive battle OF the war. al.
though II was fought nearly two years
before the war ended. Other states
will help Pennsylvania IN It's work. and
from every section OF the country.
north. east. south and west, the vet.
Grams will assemble. most OF them
probably 10 see for the last tine In
life the field upon which they were
willing TO die for the sake OF their re-
spcctive causes.
The veterans will not be directly en-.
camped In the Gettysburg park. which
10 dotted with monuments to the vari.
Gus commands which took part In the
fight and which IL laid out In approved
park fashion. with fine drives and
beautifully kept lawns. There will be
two camps. known M No. I and No. 2.
No. I will cover i49 acres and No. 2
will cover ~ acres. The layouts OF
these camps are based on the use Of
conical tents. each OF which will. with.
out crowding. accommodate eight per.
sons. 1nasmuch as accommodations
are TO be furnished for 10000 visitor~
5000 tents will be required TO give
quarters to the visiting hosts.
Visitors TO BE Cared For.
Every possible care Ia to be taken
OF tho visitors. The sanitary arrange
ments which have been made are said
to be the best that arc possible and
they are the result OF careful study by
medical officers OF the service. All the
experience OF the past has been drawn
upon TO make Il certain that the health
Of the veterans will be conserved while
they are In camp.
with no many thousands OF old sol.
diers In attendance. and taking into
consideration the probability that tho
weather vii, be warm. Il ia expected
that there will be sickness. but the
United States government and the
state OF Pennsylvania are preparing
for a hospItal service which shnIl be-
ADEQUATE 10 any contingency. There
will be hospital corps dctachments
present ready TO render f,rst aid Ia
the injured, and there will be many
field hospitals with surgeons In at
tendance, where the sick can receive
instant attendance.
II IL said that this CONTEMPLATED no
union has induced more Intorcs,
among tho old soldiers Of the north
and the south than any event which
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