Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-23
Preparations Being Made for
Housing of Forty thousand
Veterans of Blue and Gray
at Reunion
EVERY STATE TO HAVE
ITS QUOTA OF SOLDIERS
Eight Hundred thousand
Meals TO Be Served Under
Supervision Of War Depart
ment During Celebration


Gettysburg. Pc June 22-rh'
hills Of Gettysburg. whore the armies
of Meade and Lee pitched their tents
fifty years ago. are rlecked today with
canvas. harbngers OF the tented cit,
which Will soon arisc on the battle
field. Tho army Of civil war vet.
Grams from the north and the south
10000 of thcm-arc coming. SOM,
few in thread worn uniforms mud al
without their muskcts to hold a iubi.
lee reunion on the fiftieth annivcr-
sary OF the battle. Some of the scouts
are already here the advance guard
Will bivouac on the field within a
week the rank and file will follow
them not more than forty-eight hours
later
Every star of the forty eight in the
American flag is expected TO have
here us own quota Of veterons They
will come as the sltats Of the ma
tional government. and of their re-
spective states and territories which
jointly will spend mo-e than million
dollars for their entertainment and
comfort To receive them the go,
ernment and the state of Pennsyl-
vania have made elaborate plans one
detail alone provides for furnishing
the veterans more than 100000 meals.
Pennsylvania has been planning for
the celebration Ct the battle for more
than four years she has appropriate
ed $4,000 as her share Of the ex-
pense. Congress has appropriated
$3.50. 600 TO defray the expense of the
governments participation, ans
named commission to help carry
out the plans. Every state and terri
tory also accepted the general invi-
t0tion TO participate ana nearly all of
them appropriated money to trans
port veterans ana commissions
The big camp is pitched on that
part Of the battlefield which lies
southwest Of Gettysburg ON nearly
300 acres of contiguous ground 1000
tents ana more are going up under
the supervision Of the war depart
ment The camp lies partly on the
scene Of the first days fighting and
IS not far from High Water Mark,
where pickctts famous charge shat
tered against the Union lines.
rive thousand tents have been
erected for the exclusive use Of the
veterans. The camp has been laid
out Ike a city Each street ana each
tent has a number, so ii win be easy
for any veteran to look mp former
comrade or foe In the center Of the
camp win be the headquarters of the
chief quarterm tster The veterans
viii be oncamped according 90 states.
Although each tent is designed t.
accommodate twelve men, it has been
planned to assign only eight veterans
to each, SO as to make them as com
Portable as possible. Each veteran
will have a separate cot. blankets and
a mess kit, which VIII contain "A plate,
cup, knife fork ana spoon and VIII
become his persona property when
he breaks camp. Each tent also Will
have two hand basins d water bucket,
candles and two lanterns. With the
preparation of meals the veterans VIII
have nothing TO do These viii be
wholesome ana substantial and viii
be served at the ends Of the company
streets
"Only veterans Of the Civil war
may. be provided food, shelter and en-
tertainment within the great camp
around the battlefield reads the
announcement Of the commission.
Therefore, no woman or child or any
man not a veteran win be given food.
shelter or entertainment 80 veteran
should lring to Gettysburg any mem
Der of his family on other person for
whom he will have TO obtain food and
quarters outside the camp, unless all
arrangements therefor have first been
made for them before he or they
come to Gettysburg
No veteran will be permitted 10
bring a trunk into camp, his baggage
being restricted to that which he can
easily carry himself. The care Of it
Will rest with him.
The principal events of the cele-
bration will be held on July / ., 3
ana 4. but IN order to avoid conges-
ton Of traffic on the railroads and
confusion at Gettysburg, the camp
Will be opened on sunday evening,
June 49, the first meal to be served
at supper time. Twenty meals viii
be served to each veteran during the
week II he Is In camp that long and