The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-07
Will PAY full
EXPENSE Of TRIP
Battle Veterans Benefited
Under Action by Board
of Trustees.
OTHERS TO GET
PRO RATA A
Actual Participants in Get
tysburg Fight are Given
Prior Rights.

Expenses Of actual participants in
the Battle of Gettysburg will be given
prior rights by the board of trustees
in charge of the disbursement of the
fund for the transportation of veterans
to the reunion. 4,>-
Under the resolution adopted by the
board, the full railroad of
the participants, except sleeping car
and dining e%nroute, will be paid. The
remainder will be distributed pro rata
among the other veterans of the war
who will attend. the total fund, $751;
900, not being sufficient to pay the ex-
pense of all delegates.
Here Is the resolution adopted by
the board covering the situation:
Whereas, the legislature Of the state
of North Dakota. by joint resolution
approved on March II, 1913, authorize
ed the board of trustees of h SOL
dier's home together with the COVER
nor of the state to superintend and
control the transportation of the vet
Grams of the civil war. who. are resi-
dents in this state. to the fiftieth an
niversary of the battle of Gettysburg,
July 1, 2, 3 and &. 1913. and said Joint
resolution of the legislature authorize
ed said board of trustees and COVER
nor to use $4,000 of the interest and
income fund now in the treasury Of
the state soldiers home at Lisbon. N.
D., said money being realized from tho
public funds donated to the said home
by the United States no part of said
money being realized from taxes or
paid in way by the people of the
state of North Dakota: that said
money was placed in the custody of
the said board of trustees and COVER
MIR fnr tho rVNrnn0n Of ~ Wins tho
necessary expenses of the preliminary
organization and transportation of the
said veterans to and from said battle-
field. Evidently the legislature be-
lieved hat said $4,000 would be
enough to pay the necessary expense,
including free transportation, and,
Whereas, the said board of trustees
and governor having charge of the
matter have ascertained that up to
June 8. 1913. five confederates ana
so union soldiers, eligible to free
transportation. have applied to go on
the trip to Gettysburg and have given
the organization to which they were
assigned;
Whereas, it would cost for transpor-
tation alone. if tickets were purchas-
ed for the full number. who have ap-
piled, several thousand dollars more
than the u n authorized to be used
for all purposes.
Therefore, the said board Of trus-
tees having been convened in regular
session. at the home in Lisbon, N. D..
a quorum being present, Major c. W.
Buttz, one of the trustees. Of said
home having prepared the. foregoing
preamble. presenting the facts from
the Information furnished him by the
secretary of the board of trustees, now
offers the following resolution and
moves its adoption:
Therefore be it resolved, that the
board Of trustees together with the
board Of trustees together with the
governor. who. have the disbursing of
said funds. r hereby authorized and
directed. because. of the necessity of
the case. to pay the expenses in full of
all ex-union and ex-confederate SOL
diers. who have applied and are elig-
ible. to participate in the fftieth an
niversary of the battle of Gettysburg,
who took part in said battle.
Second: The balance of the fund to
be used in paying, as far as possible,
the expenses of those who are physic-
ally able, in the judgment of the board
to stand the strain of the journey.
Signed:
IL. H. Hanna,
ID. F. Siegfried,
j. w. Carol, Sec.