The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-03
WARM WELCOME
AWAITS WILSON
AT GETTYSBURG
Confederate Veterans To Lead
In Unique Demonstration for
Executive
SIXTEEN GOVERNORS
GREET OLD SOLDIERS
Michigan Man, In Address,
Shows Value of Advertising,
Even in Wartime

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 3.-With
at least one-third of the veterans who
have participated In the 50th ami
versary OF the battle of Gettysburg
en- route TO their homes and one-half
Of the remainder little interested in
anything but the coming OF President
Wilson tomorrow. today's ceremonies
those of governors day-were rob-
bed of their promised interest.
The camp was very comfortable
today The heavy thunder shower
of yesterday had cooled the aprched
ground and cleaned the Justified air
and a strong breeze, blowing from
the blue ridge, made conditions ideal
and effectively safeguarded the lives
of the thousands who remain III the
brown tents on the battlefield.
President Wilson will have a most
enthusiastic welcome tomorrow. Be-
cause OF the fact that he will be the
first southern born president TO visit
the great battlefield. the confederate
veterans have made the most ella
borate preparations for his reception.
One big detachment Will meet the
executive at the station and he will
be given the rebel yell, with all OF
the fiourishes possible. AT the big
tent where ne is TO be the guest OF
honor the union and confederate vet
Grams will be gathered TO meet him.
AS this was governors day, the
executives OF many states were on
the platform when the afternoon as
sembly was called to order by Gov
ernor Tener, of Pennsylvania. Seated
on the platform, with their brilliant
" uniformed stats in the back.
ground, were Governors William Sui
ger. New York; l.. B. Hanna, North
Dakota. James 3. Cox, Ohio: Allen
NJ Fletcher, Vermont. William n.
Mann. Virginia: Francis F. Meow
ern. Wisconsin; Simon +. Baldwin.
Connecticut; Charles r. Miller, Della
ware; Samuel Il. Ralston, Indiana;
James 3. McCreary. Kentucky; Will
liam T. Haines. Maine; Adolph O.
Eberhart, Minnesota; Samuel D. Eel
ker. New Hampshire; James F. Field
er. New Jersey; Lieutenant-Govern
Buchard, Rhode Island
Governors Clark. OF Iowa, and
Goldsborough. of Maryland. who had
been here earlier in the week, were
Obliged TO leave for home. The chief
speakers today were Governor Cox,
who is one of the most popular OF
the visiting executives, and Governor
Mann, of Virginia. Governor VIII
liam Sulzer of New York, was an
other state executive scheduled to
speak.
The visitors here were augmented
today by a big Congressional delega-
tion from Washington, headed by
Vice President Marshall They made
tour of the field and camp in au-
tomobiles and then returned to the
big tent in time for the afternoon
speech-making.
One OF the chief topics OF discus
sion today has been the speech of Ma
jor mcconnell. of Michigan, at the re-
union last night OF the Iron brigade.
and North Carolina regiment. The
battle of Santiago was the topic of
speech and Mcconnell commented on
the value of newspaper advertising
Roosevelt and his Rough Riders
got more advertising out of the In
significant charge up San Juan HILL
said the major, than any one got
out of any engagement OF the Civil
war. And yet their killed was only
two per cent. while in the battle OF
Gettysburg some regiments lost over
rs per cent"