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WILKES-BARRE. PA.. SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1913.
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Gettysburg Tift
Jutr
Years After
1915 -
BY JOHN KENDRICK BANCS
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Tis fifty years, my Brofher, 'since cm fhat fatal day, Confronting one another in grim war's dread array,
The Gray and Blue with courage true
Met on this field for deeds of rue, To slaughter and to slay.
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Hate filled our eyes then, Brother, and rage enthralledCeach heart- A rage that naught could smother, and drove us mad\apart-^
Each fought for right as right he knew,
And as we fought our madness grew And poisoned every dart.
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Blood-lust was on us, Brother.   We writhed beneath its spell;
And sons of the same mother beneath its madness fell. We maimed, and lamed, and blindly slew- Each  did  the  deed  he  had  to  do, Nor knew that it was HelU
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The skies grew lurid overhead as shot and shell with carnage dread heir sanguinary horrors spreaii.
And scarlet grew the meadows green, And great streams babbled o'er the scene, And every stream was redl
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To-day we meet again, Brother, upon that self-same field Forgot is every pain. Brother, in new-born Love revealed.
The Blue and Gray in glad array
Stand face to face as on that day, And every wound is healed!
The madness of the fray, Brother, the blindness of the fight, Like tc that dreadful day. Brother, have faded in the night,
And hand in hand the Spirit band,
As well as we together stand. Together face the light!
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E'en as the hjpod we shed, Brother, the blood of warriors true, In one stream mingled red, Brother, and sped thence to tbe blue^
All blent in blessed unity,
So in Union blest run we To-Xace what we've to do!
Gone is the rage that filled our hearts.
Gone is the hate that dulled our eyes, And here where flew envenomed darts
The Palm of Peace Fraternal lies. Where Brother once his Brother slew.
And grim war dimmed the skies above^ Once more they come, the Gray, the Blue^
To hold a festival of Lovel    -
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TENTED CITY SPREAD OVER HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD WILL SHELTER S
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/^Uysburg, Junf .'8.—With a tented; ^'ty ipr^dd  o\pr  the  hiteiorio  battle-
^'d't)f iietty.sbnrg.   e\erMhin2:   is   in ^adinyE.3    for     ihe     seml-centenniiil 1 ^«'ebration   of  the  battle     which   will I
egin on next Tuesday  and  conclude !
^n the Fourth  of July.     The     mo.«t [
^^''minent feature  of the celebration,
" b". the  reunion     of t-ome  48,000]
'•erar.s of both the .Vorth and Pouth. ! *h'. fifty ,,,p_j..s ago  fared  oHch  .jth^-r ¦
"Uie meet hlstorl" battle of the rivil
•¦• Fifty jears ago Getty.qhursr was ' ^!T;p of war, now it is a camp of' » *" '^^*' '^'nitf'l i^lates .¦irniy hn* i pected over 6.oof. tents for the oi-j Ij^mtnodation of surviving veterans! f«nl '^'" '''^^^'¦''Sate  in  a  huge  peace-
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j^l^ and  draw  clo.^er those  bonds ofi
^^ndship snd peace which un:;e thisl
^^r;   into  onp  vaat  unit. I
•'e mod eum camp   equipment with
1 w .^.anitarj- a^^^ns;empnts d<.-siffne>d for the grieatest  po.ssible amount of com¬ fort -and   health   for  those   encamped.' forms   a   stronpr   contrast   to   the   two <anii)S   <if   ISHll.     when   both     armies were  juet  he^inninisr  to   leam   the  art of   war   and   were   underRoinR   hard- I ship.'- of the worst sort in their crude' camps.     The  modern   tents   with   the backsround of ?ofe srreen afforded  by the   national   i-e.^t^rvation.   dutted   with monuments, statues    and  other mem¬ orials of  the   li.xftle.   looks vaat'.y   dif¬ ferent   from   the  Bame     ground   fifty- yea rs ago.
In thi."? camp will be housed bnth the \ftfran.-; of the Union forces, and tho.se of the Confederacy who took part In the conflict; the enemies of tifty ye.ars airo sleepinir .siilf by side and  eatine  from  th» .-¦H.iie  tables. ,
A NotaI)'r Ostheiing. This  greit isem!-<en<<'nnidl  r<=unli-n will be the most notable s5iJ:hei-lae of
its kir.d e\cr held and "t will akso be the, la,ot. Most cf the vi-ter.in.s who fought in the grre-it war of fifty yenrs ago are now old and feeble. Daily th»y are droppin;; froni the rankd, they cannot remain niucn Ii>nBer and for thi.s! reason, tlio.se wno"have h.id <"h-irge <if the arrangements for the gisr.-intic reunion and celebration have spared neither trouble nor cxpcnLie to make the occasion a memorable one.
The progrrani for the cnlei t linnient of the veterans and the thousands of spectators whn will be on hand to witness the ceremonies has been div¬ ided into four .section^ one for e-)ch day Tuesday, July 1. will be known as "\'eteran Day" and a'.l surviving veteran.'^ are to be participajits In a Sreat c^mpfire. presided i>ver by the coninianders-in-ch:ef of the fir^nd .Viiny nf the H.>pi!blic and the United •'uilfeder.il"  A'et^rans.
'•MdiUi-)   Day.     ^^ .._
Wodni.-day will  be  known a.s  Mil¬ itary  Day"  and   the  c.xerci.ses  will  be under the chief-of-slaff of the l'nited States .\riiiy.    .'^p'-cial detachments  of 1 each   br-tnch   of  the  army  have   been j dt;taii"d by the Secretary cf War. and representatives   of   the   various   Stale ; natioiuil   ;<uard   troops   will   particip- ; ate.
; The e-xcrcises on Thurs.iay, which I will he known as "Civic Day" wil'. le under the persimal sup."r\ision of i the aoxernor of Pennsylvania th° : participants to he the governors of ' the varioi! i .states, their staffs and the : Sf iiPfa' public.
Friday. Jn':- 4. has appropriately been dcsienated as ".National Driy. ' The chi-^f justice of the Sitpreme Court, will preside and members of [ the cabinet, the xnce-presid'^^ir, sp'=ak- '' or uf the House of Reprtsentitives, .iustices <<f the Supreme Court and the Congrfisslanai  CJDmmittee will  be the
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; this i!
of  honor.     The  cer<:;iionit^s  on
I  will be ushered in  'ay a iii.iss
i nieet^,!-;)?  at  ten   o'clock   at     which   a
pra.\.:- will be offered by a i,'reat chor-
¦ us  aid   people   will  sing  th'^  national
sonii.s  and  v,i.rious addrew-.^     will   be
. madi.
' Tlie Tonle(> City.
, Til-' tented city has Deen construct¬ ed. II.il on the Governmnt reservation, but OP contiguous tracts i:f private land ivhlth the STovernmen- h = =; rent¬ ed t'l'i I.he puriiose. The camp com- l>rii?es\n are i of 195 acres on which jt.tnd >\er 6.0nn tents. Th-^re are S" licUl !"i,cpi',al ,ind infirmary tents, 30 bakeii l^nts and six huge i-;tora.ge tents. -epresf.Tting a monetary valuQ •st  S-.'fin.noo.
e &'.cep;ng tents are 4?,"00 ,noo blankets. n.OOH tin wash basin.,, 15,000 candle burning '.anterns, ()0,000   candles  and   7,000   ^alvanizea ^
of  alt;-. In  ¦:
cot-i"   i ¦
iron buckets  for drinking water. Thia' equipment weich.s about a million and a half  pounds and  its   total  value  is about  $:;30,000.
The commi.sary department, fnr the, feeding of the veterans, cnnsists of :iO ; "ualierip.s. 400 army ranjces and outfits: for cooking, with nearly l.ooo.fioo- 1-ounds of foodstuffs, including meats' \ egetablee. bre-id. butter, coffae, tea, | etc. Eight hundred cooks, as many I aEsisiant cooks and loO bakers will! prepare the food under the super^'i- j sion of a commisary and four as.«;ist- ants. detailed fr'. in the war Depart¬ ment.
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.Mess kits to the number of 5n,000 have been provided for the veterans each kit including an enameled plate.
a tin cup, knife fork and spoon. TheM kits aUine cost the government $23,« OOO and the veterans will h*. allowed tn retain them as souvenirs of the oC' c.'ision.
In addition to the field hosp-itale i^ the camp, a general hospital has beeif ere<'te«l outside. Inside the cim| there will be ISO army surgeons and a fornplete ambulance corps. To safeguard the health of the veterans the water supply and sanitary ar» .'•angemcnts have been most oarefullj detaU^d. Three artesian wells hav« been dnven, capable of gning % sup¬ ply of 1.000,000 sallons "f pure watei a day.
E-\ ery state in the union is sending its quntn of .survivors lo  the reunion.., (C'*mtinucd  on   pagr  2.)
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