Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-10
A.us BETWEEN OLD SOLDIERS
Pleasant Correspondence Befweea
GeaersI Grsfyla Pest, G. A. T.. and
n p Ice Canp. a. y.

Pleasant Correspondence Besweea
General Grsf1is Pest, G. A. r.. and
q. q. Ire Camp. q. '.
A committee of General Griffin Post.
No. a7. @. A. Il, of Homestead, Penn
syivania. sent = letter 10 Z. z Lee
Camp, No. /. G. V, Of Richmond. Va.
gbish, with the answeg-both letters
being published below shows a barulo-
Mons feeling between the old veterans
who stood twenty years ago opposing
forces while the companions OF zach
we're falling dead and wounded around
them. The letter 81 Homestead Post
il ~ follows:
To X. b. For and 4Hemb<rs of TIE
Couautffee On Fair DIAN CoxRApEs-
AT a regular encampment OF General
Griffin Post. No. 30, q. A. T., held on
Saturday evening. February 9tb, your
circular vas read, and il WAS unanI-
uousiy resolved that there be a com
mittse appointed, Nth instructions 20
secure smoke pipe the same 10 be
designated the Pipe of Peace. and
otherwise suitably engraved. and to
present the same to X. Z. Lee Gasp. e.
V. Of Richmond. Va. ia behalf Of the
post.
Ip accordance with the instructions
We have this day forwarded TO you by
express. vIih the hope that, although Ia
itself there is no great value, yo0 will
receive aud appreciate IL a. a token Of
regard and true friendship from Us AS
members Of the q. A. K, and with II
we extend TO you the rIght hand OF
fraternal fellowship, with the fond
hope that the Boys 10 Blue and the
BOYS in Gray may live long to smoke
the pipe Of peace" beneath the old
starry flag and may they ever stand
united, ready and willing to defend III
honor and maintain its stars and stripes
Hnsuilied, and may our children b'
taught that they may take cur places II
the Nations tasks and stand by oul
principles after we have all received oul
final muster out
This pipe has been tIled and smoked
around. Let the recipients reliRht it
that its mission be complete.
j. NJ. Hoover,
Jos. CoLE, Committee.
| j. ]. MCDONALD
HOMESTEAD. Pa, February IL.
The reply of the Southern Camp is a'
| follows:
| J. N. Hoorer, j. j. Mcdonald. Jos
| Cole. COMMITTEE GeBerdi GrJffn Post, No
| 2O7. u. A. r., Homestead, Pa COMRADES
Your favor of the 18th inst. Is at hand
also your very appropriate aud unique
contribution of " smoke pipe, IN the
shape of "1he Pipe of Peace" TO THE
fair fund of Robert 4. Lee Camp, No.
Confederate Veterans. to assist them IN
taking care of their disabled and indi'
gent comrades. TO establish Soldiers
Home, etc.. and the Boys in Gray of Lee
Camp, @. ". desire to return their CRATE
full Thanks 70 the Boys In Blue of Gen
eral Griffin Post, No. 207, q. A. r., OF
Homestead, Pa, for their kind and con.
siderate donation, and rest assured We
will make the pipe give Roodly account
OF itself, and IL We know ourselves, and
we think we do. IL shall never leave the
post and camp room, for the ksarney
Post and Lee Camp shall test by fail
chances "a 20 who shall be its perma
nent custodian (by fair count, boys
this tine, no tissue ballots to be used Al
our alternate camp fires. We shall hav,
book of proceedings of the fair pub
lished for distribution, giving the nam,
of all donors and donations, how many
letters received, newspaper extracts
etc, which will cause better under
standing of the feelings and senti
ments sf the people of our commor
country. This work of reconciliation
and brotherly love between the mel
who did the fighting on both sides o
the great question of the age, if prop
erly fostered and encouraged, will d,
more TO extinguish the last spark o
sectional enmity than the efforts of al
N x,<.ltf ~ AZ at and Aapna
gogHes in the land for generation {.
come, and who are ADLER. who NOR,
willing to do this than the q. A. X. anC
the G. v, marching in solid phalanx
joined hand in hand. shoulder TO shoul
der, hearts beating in unison for on
country, one flag, one destiny? Ava,
with all bigotry, prejudice, cant and os
traoism, and show the world that trn
Americans can be peacemakers as wei
as wa riors. In consequence Of tn
huge dimensions our fair has assumed
tsometsing entirely unlocked for), ant
at the urgent request of our friends l.
and out of the q. A. X. throughout Cd.
States, We have taken measures tina
each and every one may have an oppor
tunity to contribute their mite, and Il
perfect our arrangements so as to max,
the fair grand success financially an,
fraternally, which we are assured 1t vii
be. Present our greetings, and on ee
half of the Lee Camp, @. ", extend tn
right hand of fellowship to our com
rades of Peat 207, q. A. r., which we d.
in the true spirit of fraternity, chart,
and loyalty. FraterHaliy yours,
JSo. T.. LANE.
q. NJ. and Sec'y Com on Fair.