The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-05-30
VETERANS meet,
ON BATTLEFIELD
Reunion Of Blue and Gray Armies
to Be Held at Gettysburg, 4
July ], z, 3. 81
10000 EXPECTED TO ATTEND
state Of Pennsylvania Extends invita-.
ton to All seIdiers Who Fought In
Conflict Fifty Years Ago R
Good Time Assured All. sf.

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Good Time Assured All. vesI
Harrisburg, Pa.-Veterans Of the
Civil War, both Blue and Cray will
again meet after fifty years, on the
battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa, on July
/. This time II will be . reunion and
past diffeFfsHpfcsesswil be b ~ = mem.
ory. %t2
The state Of Pennsylvania on May
10, 1909, created d commission to con-
slider and arrange for. a proper and
fitting recognition and observance, at
Gettysburg. of the fiftieth ~anniversary
of the battlesof Gettysburg; to invite
the cooperation Of the congress of
the United States, and Of ether states
and commemorative" defined the com
missions duties and prerogativss and
made an appropriation fdr preltmin.
airy expenses, % 82 Z
Text u Invitation to vsssssss.
The invitation is as follows: rPenn.
s~ylvania, by its commission formally.
invites the congress of TIE United
States and her Sister States and Com.
monwealths to accept this Invitation
from the commonwealth upon whose
soil the battle of Gettysburg was
fought, to share in this important an
%niversary and to help make it an
event Ewort1F Of It's historical signif.
canoe, and an occasion creditable and
impressive to. our great and. reunited
nation" and likewise invites the Co
operation and participation OF the
Grand. Army of the Republic and of
the United Confederate Veterans. Z :
state viii Act az Host.
Penn<yivania-sKd proifdlns all en-
tertainment at Gettysburg during July
-2-Aan 41913. fnr-fortx- thousand
100000 "honorably~ discharged vete'
rams Of tAe.CwHvwArs%and~she. and
the, >HsthonSi" government rugerfef. al
provided by the act of congress Of
August 20. 1877 by EACH payingI$1s0,
10000 for the war department with
the ,sso9QQQ.0o total, to- create ant
maintain a great camp around the bat
'ieheia g5.Fs,i i1u2!Ss
Camp Accommodations.
AHe ft ln*btAeoe soAir r~yFnWt
bred ahdf 'eighty contiguous acres
starting about two hundred yard
from thes high water mark monumen
on the battlefield, ana lying to thu
southwest Of the town and partly UP
on the scene of the first days fight
consists of 5000 tents, regularly hold
ing twelve men each. but now to hol'
l.4 s-t fl,r-k Na.6 fx-Dtnron hf
ing supplied with a separate cot. TIL
Pennsylvania commission havin
charge of the order of exercises dul
ing the celebration; the physical COZ
troll of the camp and grounds and tn
movements Of troops and marchin
bodies therein to be in charge of tn
secretary of war, under such officer
as he may detail for that purpose.
Free Transportation To and Fro'
Gettysburg.
With each commonwealth, stat
aud. territory rests absolutely the d
termination. as each deems best, {
what veterans Of the Civil war 1t wi
issue free transportation. Pennsy
vania's invitation being that to sue
"honorably discharged veterans
the Civil war; as come to Gettysbul
for the above celebration. either upc
free. transportation. or at their ov
expense. and present proper crede
tials proving them to be such We
Grams. she will provide, food, shell
and entertainment during that perio
but she furnishes free t~ransportatit
to 40 one. save only to her own W
eranA o. yStSfEHSsnows resident With
her borders, and to them only und
legislative direction, which. L. nc
pending IN her general assembly, Il
national government furnishing
free TRANSPORTATION at all. ) In q
The Trunk Line Passenger assdt
ton IN whose territory Gettysburss
has granted Va one and three-ift
round-trip, excursion rate, COED got
June Is apds retnrnipsy 4. yurigih
starting pointAby,. July~-16,~ "a TWEEN
day ticket. sddQsy snlyron same rqr
going and coming and costing t.
cents per MILE but each state mi
make it's own arrangements with
similar associations covering the t
ritory from that state to Penns
vania. The railroads at Gettysbu
refuse. because, Of lack of room,
park or scccmnod4te there anysc'
on side tracks.
ProgramL.if pes Four Days
The program Apr the fur dAyy'
ercises and entsrtalnment - pot !
perfected IN detail. but the tentat'
suggestions are:
July Veteran Day: Approx
ate exercises under the joint dir
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Governor Brown Of Georgia told .
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