The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-17
CONSIDER WAY
TO RAISE FUNDS
WI, Confer With Governor on secur.
inc Money For Gettysburg
Trip

charge the arrangements for Utah'a
participation in the national ceIebra-
ton on the Gettysburg battlefield On
July /, 2, and 4, met recently in
the office of the United States MIR
shall in the Federal building. The
meeting was presided over by Capt
Lucian H. Smyth and Col. M. M.
Kaighn served rs secretary. Those
present, in addition to Captain Smyth
and Col. Kaighn, were Seymour B..
Young, W. M. Bostaph Of ogden,
Elias Price, assistant Adjutant gener-
al Of the G.. A. R. and W. II. l..
Dotson of Beaver county, q confeder-
ate veteran. The committee was en-
lsrged SO as to include Mr.. Dotson
and Fred ]. Kiesel of Ogden, also a
confederate veteran. In that way the
confederate ranks in Titan are we'll
represented on the committee.
A subcommittee was appointed to
confer with the governor respecting
the best means of raising $500 for
the use of the fifty veterans who ex-
pect to attend the great celebration
This amount was included in the up
preparation bill passed by the recent
legislature, but bill providing ior
lost in the shuttle. Consequently the
appropriation was not available. The
plan now Is to procure an advance
of the $500 to be repaid by approp-
ration by the legislature OF 1916.
There appears to be not the slightest
doubt that the next legislature would
make the necessary provision. Cover
nor Spry approves the plan and adds
his assurance that the next legisla-
ture would unquestionably pass bill
reimbursing those who made the ad-
vance.
Expect Success
The committee has every reason to
believe that it will be successful in
it's efforts to raise the money under
the circumstances outlined.
The celebration is to be by no
means exclusively for old soldiers.
On the contrary, the veterans of the
war between the states will play only
a minor part in the great event. Cap
tain Smyth, discussing the matter
said
An entirely wrong impression
seems to prevail among the people
as to the purpose and scope of the
celebration. The idea has become
prevalent that it Is to be reunion
of old soldiers. Such is far from
being the case. AS matter of fact
the old soldiers will have compar-
atively little to do with the cele-
bration. They are to have only
one day, the other three days are
to be devoted to exercises, national
and even international in scope, in
which the old soldiers will take no
official part.
In fact, the celebration is to be
peace celebration. The principal
ceremony will center around the
laying Of the cornerstone for
great peace memorial. The spirit
behind the celebration Is the aim
to show to the world and to the
people Of the United States in par
ticular that there is no longer Sec
tional feeling as the result of the
war. It will be made manifest that
hatred and bitterness have been to-
tally obliterated and that the coun-
try is united country, with no
north, no south in the sense that
those terms are used ia touching
the question Of the conflict.
Soldiers Day First
The old soldiers will have the first
day. The next day will be given ov-
er to the army and the navy of the
United States aid will be known as
Military day. The second days pro-
gram Is to be under the direction OF
the chief Of STAFF Of the army. The
third day will be known Ms Civic day.
1t will be states day. On that &C.
casion the governor Of Pennsylvania
will preside and governors of various
states will participate In the program.
1t is also intended to bring militia
companies from the states not too
far distant.
The biggest day Of all will be the
last, which will be July 4. The chief
justice Of the United States will
preside. The president of the United
States will deliver an grafton in the
forenoon and at high noon he IL to
lay the cornerstone of the great
peace monument. In these exercises
there will participate, In addition to-
the president, the justices Of the su-
preme court, senators and represen-
tatives, cabinet officers, ambassadors
and ministers Of foreign countries
and othera