The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-05
VETERANS QUIT
REUNION; half
;. GONE BY NIGHT
Men Of Lee and Meade Ar.
mics March From Scene
Of Great Gathering
FOURTH OF JULY
IS A GREAT DAY
President wilson Declared That Amer
leans Stan Have Much to do. ana
WIN Have to Suffer P,Avssions to
Continue Construction Of the Union.

Gettysburg, July 5.-over tho EN-.
metsburg road. in the heat Of the Jul,
sun. veterans Of the armies Of Meade
and Lee marched toward home today
tired by the four days Of the re.
union. Thousands began the home.
ward march after the last exchange o1
here.
probably will be gone and tomorrow
the remainder will be given break.
fast, the last meal in camp. The
army tents probably will stand until
next week. The regulars will stay
until the last veteran has left. It viii
be some time before the city will come
down and the army return to other
tasks and leave the field Of Gettys.
burg to memory.
Regulars Pay Tribute.
The regular army yesterday paid
tribute to the thousands who
sleep Under the hills of Gettys-
burg. Somewhere down in the hear,
or the tented city bugle rang out q
call that wandered over the field
where Lee and Meade made history
and the big flag before the headquar-
ters Of General Liggett came slowly
to half mast. In front of the tent,
shoulders squared. figure trim in
summer uniform Of white, faced to-
ward the flag. the general clicked his
heels together and stood at attention:
yomewhere the guns of the Third in
fantry burst into salute. Every Of
hcer over the length and breadth of
the wide field, every enlisted man
turned away from his duties of the
moment and faced the flag, saluting.
perhaps. Just what was going on,
stood silent under the spell Of uni
versal feeling that seemed to sweep
the field. Even the clatter Of pots
and pans in the mess tents was
hushed. 7. AZ
For Ave minutes the camp was
quiet. Then the bugle spoke again,
The nag leaped up tho stafI Il to th(
very pinnacle and the noises that 40.
600 man; can make resumed sway. II
was the regular arrny's tribute to the
dead andsto the dag Of q reunited M.
don. e. = -ss-. -. ~ 1.;-.T 5-.t
The five minutes Of silence wal
probably the last formal mark Of the
semi-centennial celebration.
Greeted President.
Men who were flying at each others
throat half century ago yesterday
Joined in welcoming the chief magis-
trate Of q reunited nation. Southern
and Yankee welded their voices tn
cheers for the president. who made
brief but intensely patriotic address.
As Mr.. Wilson stepped from the
train he was greeted with the presi-
Dental salute from the regular army
battery parked on the battlefield.
Then, as soon as he was sighted by
the thousands at the depot, a mighty
cheer ascended It was mingled
rebel yell and federal hurrah. The
president was pleased with his recep-
ton. He beamed with smiles as he
left the depot, escorted by a detach-
ment Of cavalry, for the tented en-
campment.,
The president began his address
soon after II O'clock. He said:
Friends and Fellow Citizens:
need not tell you what the battle OF
Gettysburg meant. These gallant
here. Many of them met here upon
this ground in grim and deadly strug-
gle. Upon these famous fields and
hiilsides their comrades died about
them. In their presence 1t were an
impertinence to discourse upon how
the battle went, how 1t ended. what
It signified! But so years have gone
by since then. and crave the privi-
lege Of speaking. to you for a few min-
meant.
What have they meant?? They
have meant peace and union and
vigor, and the maturity and might OF
Q great nation. How wholesome and
healing the peace has been! We have
found one another again as brothers
and comrades in arms. enemies no
battles long past, the quarrel forgot
ten-except that we shall not forget
the splendid valour. the manly devo-
ton Of the men then arrayed against
one another, now grasping hands and
smiling into each others eyes. How
complete the union has become and
how: dear to, all Of US. how unques-
toned. how benign and majestic. al
state after state has been added to
this our great family Of free men!
How handsome the vigour. the ma
turity. the might OF the great nation
we love with undivided hearts; how
full Of large and confident promise
that life will be wrought out that
will crown it's strength with gracious
justice and with q happy welfare that
VIII touch all alike with deep con-
80 crowded years; they have made us
heirs 70 mighty heritage. Z,
But DO we deem the nation COM
plete and hnished?? These venerable
mon crowding here to this famous
field have set us a great example of
devotion and utter sacrifice. They
were willing to die that the people
Their day = turned into evening. They
look to IN t(1 nArfeot yvhat fhAv asko ~