Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-07
GRAY AND BLUE
At WASHINGTON
CONFEDERATE REUNION HELD
IN NORTHERN CITY.
WILL HAVE A PARADE
PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW TIL
TROOPS IN BIG PARADE.
Tor the First Time in History Con-
federate Battle Flags Are Hang
ing Over City of Washington.
WILL HAVE A PARADE
10, Associated Press

%, Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON. June THE nationa
capital in wartime throws open Us
AIMS this week to welcome the ST.
>,vors of the Conferedate army which
sought to capture it more than half
i century apo. Gray-clad veterans o.
the great war between the states VIII
march UP Pennsylvania avenue next
Thursday morning through a court OF
honor and past the White House IN
front OF which they will be reviewed
" the president of the United States
For the first time since the forn.a
ton of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, their annual reunion, the TWEEN
Isv-seventh, is held outside what Were
the Confederate states The Confei-
crate Southern Memorial Association,
tie United Daughters Of the Confe-'-
eracy and the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans hold their conventions sim
'taneously.
Although the reunion actually t4-
GINS tomorrow, thousands of veterans
had arrived today in time to partle--
rate in the memorial exercises in the
Confederate section al Arlington na-
t:unal cemetery, where the unvelling
OF a Southern Cross, the gift of Camp
305. Sons OF Confederate Veterans.
was on the program.
Gen. Harrison in Command.
: An escorting column of Union an
Confederate Veterans, members OF
+ Congress and citizens will meet Gen
T lelal George P. Harrison, commando
! in-chief of the veterans, upon his "a
rival in Washington tomorrow, ard
Precedent Wilson and Mayor John :.
-d:tchel Of New York are expected To
address the opening session Of tx
Veterans on Tuesday Wednesday,
9lobably will be devoted to campfire
talks and renewing old acquaintance
Cut the reunion committee has a.
.rounced that each day will be filled
nth sixteen hours of entertainment.
The big event Of the gathering
tae parade and review by the pres
dent-w;ll take place Thursday NOR
ing. and on Friday, the final day, the
veterans will go to Gettysburg bat-
,lefield to take part in the dedicatic
e the Virginia memorial, the centra.
rart Of which IS al equestrian stata3
= General Robert E. Lee.
Confederate Flags.
Probably for the first time in hi
tory, Confederate battle flags are fl
ia9 in great numbers over the city
and, in places where for several weeks
they have floated alongside the col
O. Of France, Great Britain, Italy
and the other allies, more than onl
puzzled spectator has had to "brush
% 10 determine the identity Of thc
new ally"
The veterans will camp upon The
great Union Station plaza, and Cor
.3iess, working almost franticaliy j.
speeding up measures Of national de-
felse, need only look out its window
i see a once-hostile army biyouackea
q. Utmost il the shadows Of the national
e..ritol.
Blue and Gray Join.
Grand Army men recalled the con.
trast between the multitude Of Goa
federate gray uniforms 10 be sec.
IN the streets and the days Of t.,
Civil war when six times the capita
- thrown into panicky Apprehension
ny reports Of General Lees victories
The presence OF the SoutheIrers ta-
tine, however, wiI be more in the na
tarc Of Blue and Gray reunion, be
cause The invitation for the Washing
ton reunion va extended through th'
5cal Grand Army CANT, and Sparis:
, Var veterans and Union veterans wi
~ lake d prominent part in tho entc.
tainmeHt features.
The annual tall has been p.anno'
On an unusually lavish Gale and Re
. cause Of the great number Of me-
how wearing Khaki, it is expected .
take or an uawonted martial ATM
sphere.