The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-26

WELCOMES CAR.
First Veterans Reach the His
tOfiC Town.
READY FOR CELEBRATION

xhe United States Soldiers Have Pre-
/ pared Tented City to Receive Its
| Visiting Hosts.
Gettysburg, Pa, June 26.-This IA
nous old battlefield town went into
patriotic ecstacies when the first real
deputation OF PENNSYLVANIA Civil War
| veterans arrived to participate in the
great reunion celebration that will
mark the fiftieth anniversary of the
worlds most decisive conflict from
July 1 to 4, inclusive.
About 900 of the north's vanishing
heroes made up, the delegation, COM
/ ing from Philadelphia and other Penn
| sylvania cities.
4 Nearly half of the towns population
was at the station to geet the two
trains that brought the jubilant van
guard back to the scene of the biggest
epoch in their lives. Gettysburg folk
made the old hearts within those blue
uniforms leap with joy and pride by
gstheir whole hearted greeting. 1t was
he.Ge-coming to be proud of. A village
that has thrived amidst the glowing
Isaaditions of half century ago did all
ssssasat it could do to show it's apprecia-
ktiop Of X.alor well spent.
AS the veterans left the trains they
kWere bundled into automobiles and
carried to their hotels and boarding
/ houses, where they will stay until the
3encampment opens on Sunday night.
Men, women and chlidren lined tie
sidewalks and cheered Justify. Flags
were waved on all sides. Scores of the
khaki-clad soldiers of the regular army
who came to Gettysburg several weeks
ago to erect the tents and make ready
for the fifty-odd thousand survivors
who will assemble in Gettysburg were
on hand to reverently salute the men
who struggled in the cause of the
Union
Night found he town throbbing with
life and gayety. The streets were
crowded until late hour with sight
seeing visitors. The house in which
Jennie Wade was shot by stray bull |
let as she was kneading a batch of |
dough was the most visited place of |
interest
A parade of the Sons of Veterans, |
who are encamped 700 strong oppo-
site the Union Confederate encamp-
ments, was the big event of the day.
The marchers elected tumultuous ap-
plause as they swung along the princ-
pal streets behind an energetic band
CARRIED in their well-fitting blue uni
forms, white gloves and neat caps and
their rifles with fixed bayo
nets, the sons of the men who will
lie wdays hence rejoice in the largest
event of its kind in history, presented
4 smart appearance.
gettysburg is about ready to well
come the hundreds of thousands who
will come to witness the marvellous
celebration, The war department,
through Major Narmoyle and about
sight companies of United States
roops, has exceeded it's expectations
n the gigantic task of providing shell
er and comfort for the vast army of
he Blue and Gray hosts who will meet
o vow their eternal brotherhood.
: For the most part all the tents have [
,een thrown up and fitted out with
heir quota OF cots and fixtures, max 5
ng what Major Normoyle said to be
he largest and finest encampment
Yer put up on one field The brown .
tents are laid out in the
manner of city. There are fifty some
treets and avenues running througA
he camp, each little over a mile in )
ength. Every tent is numbered to
onform with a chart, so that will
e possible to locate in a comparative.
7 short time every veteran housed on
be field.