The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
TAKE VETERANS
TO GETTYSBURG
Plans Making to Have Every
Soldier Attend Great Peace
Celebration.
UNvEIL VIRGINIA MON UMENT
Counties Asked to Help-Con-
ference to Be Held This
Week in Richmond.

Definite action will be taken in Rich
mond this week in a movement 10 have
every Confederate veteran in the State
who can stand being carried 10 a train
TO the celebration of the nftieth ami
versary of the battle of Gettysburg. on
July I. and OF this year. IL is intended
TO make this semi-centenniai the great
est of all the half-century abservances
which began with the Bethel celebra-
ton in 1911.
not only will the unwilling OF the
great peace monument on the battle
field be a significant event at Gettys-
burg. but the AFFAIR will possess a pecu-
/ liar interest for Nirginians because of
the fact that part Of the monument
this state will erect 10 the memory of
her soldiers who took part in the great
est battle of the War Between the
States. will also be dedicated.
No Money From State.
The task OF getting the II 600 10 Is 900
surviving veterans of the war to the
Pennsylvanis field will be one of mag
nitude The Legislature, at its last
4 session. made no appropriation for tins
purpose, and Virginia Will be one OF the
few States falling to make such provi-
sion. Some have already acted. while
the Assemblies of States both North
and South. now in session. will appro-
pirate large sums in paying for the
I TRANSPORTATION of their war veterans 10
the scene Of the celebration
Congress has given $4,000. The
state of Pennsylvania has put her
I in DnHEDfs and contributed
the immense sum of $3.50 0tO. with which
every Federal veteran Will be given d
chance TO journey to Gettysburg with
out cost Even the railroads reaching
the little town and those connected
with them have agreed 10 spend 500 90
in providing terminal facilities for hand
ling the visitors.
Meeting This Week.
To supply the money the Legisla-
turc would not give. some leading
Virginia veterans propose to inaugu-
rate movement to make II possible
for every veteran who cannot pay ms
own way. TO have presented to him
railway ticket 20 and from the battle
field Among the conferces, who VIII
gather in Richmond within a few days
will be General Theodore s Garnett,
of Norfolk. and General Stith Boiling,
of Petersburg. General J. Thorn pson
Brown of this city. is the Virginia
celebration in charge
One thing the Legislature did. II
kindly permitted the counties to spend
their own money TO defray the expenses
of their INDECENT veterans TO Gettys-
burg It is proposed to take advantage
of this act and endeavor to interest
the board of supervisors throughout
the State and have money appropriated
for the purpose Quite likely some IN
dividual subscriptions will be sought
E,,- -.Vl- Of
the 100 counties in Virginia will be dis
cussed in the coming meeting.
Big Preparations Made.
General Robert Shaw Oliver. Assist
ant Secretary of War. has charge OF the
celebration for the government, and
il must be said that the War Depart
ment is doing its full share to make
the event a great success MAYOR
J. f Normoyle and Captain II r
Dalton of the quartermaster corps.
have the actual work in charge. Inc
department will ship 81 90 tents TO the
scene. to house as many as 5000 to
10000 veterans. There VIII be POO
kitchens. manned by 1900 cooks \
complete divisional field hospital VIII
care for the sick
No less than 276 acres have been set
apart for a scamp ground for the army
of men most of whom viii be paying
their first visit in fifty years. The
government Is putting in set of
water works to supply 100000 people
Contracts for the wells and reservoirs
will be let this week
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for
the building of a complete system of
electric railway TO wind in and out
among the myriads of tents. so that no
veteran will have far to walk. The
present street railway runs through
the battlefield and up Little Round
TOP. and the facilities viii be IN
,reaseJ 10 handle the crowd.
Virginia Has Leading Part.
It is intended to have the base of
the Virginia monument, the frst TO
be erected on the field by Southern
state. together with the group now
under construction in New York, I'M
yelled during this celebration, and
large part of the honor of the occa-
sion will come TO Virginia Next to
the peace monument unveiiing. this
will lead other events of the occasion
and will come first with the veterans
of this state. The equestrian statue
of General Robert r Lee, which rs
to surmount the monuj ment. will not
be ready by that time.
r. r.. Lee Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams has already taken an active in
terest in the effort to get all Virginia
veterans to Gettysburg Notice has
been given 20 all mem bers OF the camp
and to all other veterans whether be
longing 10 any camp or not, 10 iedEe
their narses with Captain ID. a Brown.
Jr al coz Fast Main Street together
with the company or battery IN which
service was seen. the battalion or regi-
rueut. the arm Of the service. the bri-
eadc. the division. the corps and the
army II i necessary 10 get all names.
in view Of the efforts TO secure trans
narration and to make the requisite
arrangements
A large proportion OF the veterans
can pay their own way, but there are
thousands who muet be helped The
task j. big one. and q vast amount OF
- iii no necessary for its consum-