Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-24


but in order 10 avoid congestion OF
! traffic on the railroads and confusion
I ct Gettysburg, the camp vii be open
, cd On Sunday ercn-lg, Juoe %, the
firsS meal to be sorTed =. sUDper time.
! Twenty meals viii be served to each
veteran during the week if he is in
camp that eng and the camp will
como to n end after breakfast o.
! Sunday, July 6.
Veterans have planned to visit his
tC-ic places in and about the great
area where he battle was fought and
where skirmishes occurred that led up
to il, and to hold reunions. The great
celebration will be in full swing on the
morning Of July I. exactly so years to
the day from the time the battle open
ed to the west of the town.
PROGRAM OF FOUR DAYS.
The program for the four big days
is briefly as follows:
July VETERANS Day. Appropriate
exercises under the joint direction of
the Pennsylvania commission and tins
commanders n-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, if they so de-
sire. ADDRESSES and music.
July National Day Patriotic ex-
ercises, orations, with fireworks in the
evening.
The exercises will be held in a
great tent, one of the largest in the
United States, capable of accommo-
dating about IL, 600 persons. This tent
is at the southern end of he camp.
beside the Emmittsburg road, down
which Lees army went after the close
Of the three days battle.
Except for the time the main exer-
cises are being held, The big tent will
be given over to the veterans to hold
such reunions as they may arrange
! The tent is SO CONSTRUCTED that il cen
be sub-divided into many sections for
these reunions. For the identified ion
: Of old soldiers who may not be easily
J. recognized by former comrades be-
2 cause Of the changes wrought by the
. hand of time, each veteran is expected
to wear his army, corps, division, bri
: Gade, Tegimentel and society badges.
After the principal exercises en- July
a 4, there IS no schedule OF events ex
n cept such as may be arranged by the
veterans themselves in the way Of re
+ uniCns and short excursions about the
+ field and to ncighbOrLng places.
Ulitcd States troops, whose camp
/ viii adjOil that Of he veterans. will
do ccnst@nt pclice duty. Boy scouts
will act IS guides. Pennsylvania
j, state Police also vii be en- duty.
FIELD HOSPITAL ERECTED.
The United States government has
erected a mammoth field hospit2
: close % the camp, fully equipped The
{ state also viii have its hospital tents
r and the state Commissioner of health
: will keep deputies in camp for con
p slant inspection work. The state fire
7 marshal, in addition, has assignee
e men 20 the camp and steps have beer
taken to prevent fires and to ex
o tinguish them promptly should any
\ occur.
S The commissary department vii b.
I under the direct charge Of regular
4 army officers and will be one of tn.
i most complete ever c-ganized for {
;, camp. There will be nearly 500 cooks
: 125 bakers will furnish fresh breac
2 every day for the big army.
j The greatest care has been taker
q, in arranging for the twenty meals that
e will be served during the week The
] menu was written with due regart
e fer the age Of the lien. 1t viii Dc quite
e different from the hard tack and coffee
J and the occasional portion of bear
soup or SOW belly" given the sol
y diers in the historic days Of fifty
: years ago. This part Of the camp ar
p rangemelts is in The care CT Major
/ William R. Grove. The menu ar
ranged for the week is as follows:
r June 29-Supper: Beefsteak, fret
/ onions, sliced tomatoes, bread, butte.
0 and coffee.
3 June 30-j3reakfast: Oatmeal anu
= milk. fried ham, boiled potatoes
4 bread, butter and coffee. Dinner
p Roast beef with gravy, mashed Pc
e ;atoes, peas, tapioca pudding, bread
r coffee, ice tea. Supper: Baked porl
and beans, cucumber pickles, fried po
o tatoes, bread, coffee.
G July breakfast: Stewed prunes
4 boiled rice and milk, fried liver and
bacon, fresh bread, hard bread, butter
and coffee. Dinner: Roast beef, roast
potatoes, mashed turnips, rice pud
ding, fresh bread, hard bread, butter
coffee, ice tea. Supper: Boiled corr
beef, baked sweet potatoes, sliced to
matoes, fresh bread, hard bread, but
ter, coffee.
July 2-Breakfast: Apple sauce
oat meal and milk, fried eggs. fried
bacon, hashed brown potatoes, fresh
bread, hard bread, butter, coffee
Dinner-Roast mutton, boiled pooa
toes, stringless beans, bread pudding
fresh bread. hard bread, butter, cot
fee, ice tea. Supper: Ribs OF beef
fried DotatOas meas fresh hraad bord