vicksburg MILITARY PARK veterans Te from both sides put the project in shape baisa nov 23 A meeting of 0 soldiers on both sides bides of the famous siege ot of vicksburg was held hero yesterday and officially coluci llly started it a plan W which bach jt it Is bell believed eted will make of tho the famous battlefield one of the finest military parks in the possession 0 of tho the gen stephen D lee le of mississippi pre president 1 dent of the board of directors of the vicksburg national military park association called tho a meeting to order there were present maj C li davidson Dav ldson of 0 lows iowa capt IV T bigley of 0 lowa iowa col C C flower of 0 mississippi officers ot of the association gen A J Vaux vauclin vauxtin Vau Klin tin governor IV D aheard DH hoard eard capt W W V stone capt E S butts of 0 the executive committee and col J P 1 ac X thompson of 0 lown iowa capt J 3 S everest ot of illinois gen luclus lucius fairchild of wisconsin C col 0 1 J P nea ot of minnesota governor john M stone of 0 mississippi gen lee began the meeting with it ft speech in fulch lie he welcomed the delegates and prophesied tho the success ot of the movement after a general discussion of the P proposed rol ose 1 park it was waa finally decided it s should hould include theland beti between seen the lines of 0 earth of 0 the opposing armies with nith enough space apace on the outside 0 of both lines to build a alne driveway in addition to this bound ground will be purchased should con areas authorize the park to include the headquarters berg of 0 gen grant on oil one side and gen kemberton on the other several more points of 0 great creat historic interest will bo be included in tho thee tract oi 0 laud land the entire park to consist ot of not more than acres acrea the executive committee was authorized to take such steps to present the matter before congress as might be deemed necessary cenary ne the meeting ot of the board ot of directors adjourned atler after the adoption of 0 suitable E bylaws