The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-24
HILLS OF GETTYSBURG
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easily carry himself. The care OF it
Will rest with him
The principal events of the celebra
non Will be held on July /, =. ard {.
but In order to avoid congestion OF
traffic on the railroads and confusion
at Gettysburg, the camp will be opened
on sunday evening, June % the first
meal to be served nj s,ippertime
Twenty meals Will be served TO each
veteran during tho week II he is in
camp that long, and the camp will
come 10 an end after breakfast on
SUNDAY. July s.
Visit to Historic Places.
Veterans have planned to visit his
toric places in and about tho great
area where the battle was fought and
where skirlnishes occurred that led up
10 IL. and 10 hold reunions. The great
celebration Will he in full swing on
the morning of July /. exactly ATTY
Years to the day from the time the
battle opened 10 the ives, OF the town
The program for the four big days
is. briefly, follows
July Veterans Day. Appropriate
exercises under the joint direction OF
the Pennsylvania commission and the
comnanders-i in chief OF the Grand
Army of the Republic and the United
Confederate Veterans
July MILITARY Day. Under the
direction OF the chief OF STAFF of the
United States Army
July 3-Civic Day Under the direc-
ton OF the Governor of Pennsylvania.
presiding. and participated in BY the
Governors OF the States. II they so
desire. Addresses and music
July National Day Patriotic ex-
ercises. orations, with fireworks in the
evening.
The exercises Will be held in great
tent one OF the largest in the United
States, capable Of accommodating about
5000 persons This tent is at the
southern end OF the camp. beside the
Emmittsburs Road down which Lees
army went after the close of the three
days battle.
Except for the time the main exer-
ciscs are being held. the big tent Will
be given over TO the veterans to hold
such reunions they may arrange.
The tent is so constructed that il can
be subdivided into many sections for
these reunions. For the identification
OF old soldiers who may not be easily
recognized by former comrades because
of the changes wrought by the hand
OF Time, each veteran is expected TO
wear his army, corps. division. brigade.
rcgimental and society badges
After the principal exercises on July
there is no schedule of events ex-
cept such as may be arranged by the
veterans themselves in the way OF
reunions and short excursions about
United states troops, whose camp
viii adjoin that of the veterans, will
do constant police duty. Boy Scouts
VIII act as guides. Pennsylvania
State police also will be on duty.
The United States government has
erected "A mammoth field hospital close
to the camp, fully equipped The State
also Will have its hospital tents and
the State Commissioner of Health will
Keep deputies in camp for constant
inspection work The State fire mar
shall, in addition. has assigned men to
the camp. and steps have been taken
to prevent fires and TO eXtinguish them
promptly should any occur
The commissary department will be
under the direct charge of regular
army officers, and will be one of the
most complete ever organized for
camp. There will be nearly 500 cooks
1875 bakers will furnish fresh bread
every day for the big army.
The greatest care has been taken in
arranging for the twenty meals that
will be served during the week. The
menu was written with due regard for
the age of the men. 1t Will be quite
different from the bareback and coffee
and the occasional portion OF bean
soup or SOW belly" given the soldiers
in the historic days OF fifty years ago
This part of the camp arrangements
is in the care OF Major William r.
Grove. The menu arranged for the
week is as follows:
June 20.
Supper-Bcefsteak, friend onions,
sliced tomatoes. bread. butter and cof-
fee.
June 30.
Breakfast-Oatmeal and milk, fried
ham. boiled potatoes. bread, butter ana
coffee.
Dinner-Roast beef with gravy,
mashed potatoes. peas. tapioca pud-
ding, bread, coffee. iced tea.
supper-Baked pork and beans. GU