Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04

fiddle, wriggles his wrists with the
sleigh BELLS gives a buck dance motion
with his feet and rattles whatever those
things he wears on 'em are, and with
him on all sides entertains all corners.
day and night, with every sort OF old
war song you can think Of
Then there is John Schmidt of Lee
town. Ohio, who dikes himself out In a
blue uniform Of great weight and age,
and beats a snare drum as big as an
automobile wheel. The hotter the sun
the better he drums, and the bigger the
crowd the faster he rattles his sticks.
Drums and ffes. played by men
camp. In 1.-The Heart Of the Confederacy,
the camp occupied by the southern. dele
cations. the sound of this martial music
is heard at all hours Of the day. and
on several occasions they have drummed
and fifed until the sun came up.
Pennsylvania health inspectors have
closed up several Of the orangeade and
worse than wood alcohol, and that the
percentage of lemon and orange was
less than nothing. The stands line the
streets of the town of Gettysburg. There
makers, hot dog makers and purveyors
of Pennsylvania's purest pie. There Is
hardly a door step In Gettysburg not oc-
cupied by some one selling lemonade or
Of the town are completely draped in ma
tional and Confederate colors. and be-
hind all this bunting patriotism stand
the takers. the button men, the Ice
cream cone boys and the native fried
a veteran until the ambulance comes. il
he has but the price Pickett's charge
is not to be compared with the charge
for refreshments In Gettysburg today.
Washington city veterans have proba-
bly, the coolest section Of the big camp.
and the one blessed to the greatest de-
pie orchard. and the trees are thickiy
ieaved. At the foot of the company
street Lieut.. Eckert's first aid station
Is equipped with a great canvas Fly"
bucket Of lemonade. made Of real
lemons, and no acids. is on hand all the
time.
Washington delegation. is wearing a
watch chain made Of beef bones he COL
lected when he was boy in the army,
fifty years ago. The chain consists Of
by the 9Th Corps emblems Of the Army
Of the Potomac. Mr.. Hunterson was a
vania Infantry. He has a tinkering
bits for this chain from the beef bones
he had as rations. He had never worn
1t until he came to this camp. 1t took
him six months to make the chain, dur
and fighting. and always carried his un-
finished work with him. He claims to
be a member Of the only family named
Hunterson in the United States. At the
Huntersons Of military age. Two went
into the navy and Ave into the army,
no two OF whom entered the same regi-
ment. All Of the five army men fought
at the battle of Gettysburg.
Some one has taken Comrade Fletcher's
coat. 1t would appear. On the outside OF
Comrade Fletcher's tent is huge sign
1t says:
IF the coat. hat and vest Of Comrade
Fletcher is not returned in due time, the
guilty party's name will be published IN
Washington newspaper"
Col. Thomas s. Hopkins. in charge Of
the District veterans. received tele-
gram from Representative r. p. Hobson
OF Alabama. asking for the names OF
all his delegation who fought at Gettys-
burg on either side.
Col. John L. Glenn, U. s. A.. senior
colonel In the quartemaster department
at washington. claims to be the youngest
civil war veteran and Mai. Weiss is the
oldest. Col. Glenn is sixty-two and Weiss
is 49, and he is at Gettysburg today at
this reunion. Weiss and the colonel were
photographed standing together at the
top of Newspaper row today, and the
photographs duplicated as souvenirs by
300 newspaper men who are here.
Col. Clems record is marvel. He
enlisted when he was ten years old, and
at eleven years was talked OF and writ
ten about all over this country as 1.-THE
drummer boy OF Chickamauga and
Shiloh" Not content with drumming he
was transferred to the infantry, and be-
fore he was thirteen years OF age was
Gar2QQnf ND mir RnRyrOnS.
and all were seen at headquarters today.
He looks like a sweet-faced baby, and
yet he has a grip on that gun In that
old-time war picture, that would make
is today the only man in the active list
of the army who saW civil war fighting.