The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-27
AS IT WAS WRITTEN
CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO
4 RECENT OCCURRENCE.
Commander Green to Capt. McGrcw-
The Retort Courteous-ls II Threat
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this date speaking of the action oil
the Sons of Veterans, which | think
is intended to reflect ON me, would
most respectfully ask you to publish
the following communications, and by
doing so very much obligc,
Yours very respectfully.
l.. X. McGREW,
Capt. Comdg Sons of Veterans.
HONOLULU, II. l., May 25.
Louis NJ. McGrew, Esq, Capt. Com
handing Camp Willie, Sons of Vet
Grams.
NV Dear Sir and Comrade: Il
member of our Memorial Day commit
tee. as well as Commander of DE Long
Post, desire to ask why your camp
was not represented with our Post ri
the Church Service, held for our
mutual benefit, on the evening of May
"a. The circumstances compel us to
feel that your action indicates on
your part lack of respect for Vet
Grams of the G. A. r.
If the Sons of Veterans cannot trust
to follow the lead of their sires, then
it is useless to talk further of coop
Grafton.
Yours in +. c. and H.,
r. JAY GREEN, p. C.
h. Jay Green, Post Commander Geo.
w. DE Long Post, 4j, G. a. r., Homo
lulu, II. l.
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your official
communication of even date and in
reply would respectfully state that
no discourtesy was intended to he
shown the Geo. w. DE Long Post A.,
&. A. h. by the absence of repre-
sentative of Capt. G. c. Wiltze Camp
4 Sons of Veterans, but we think that
on Il day so distinctively American
and in a city where there are severa
American pastors of American Congre
cations that one of these should have
been selected to deliver an eulogy OF
the men who died in the defense o
their flag without going to an alieI
the expense of n Nationality will
whom he is not in accord. We meaI
no discourtesy to the people who were
born under the English Flag, but w
think it would have been just as con
sistent for an American Pastor, if HI
so far forgot himself, to have insisted
ON delivering an address to the Eng
lish societies here, as it was for tn
person who delivered the patriots
sermon yesterday.
\ While we have the highest respec
, and reverence for the &. a. X. and dc
sire to act on all occasions in accor'
with them, | have the honor to inform
the Post Commander we have a Con
stitution and Bylaws of our owl
by which we are supposed to COVER
ourselves and not follow the blin'
lead of any person, even if he is
member of the q. a. X. On ever.
occasion since our formation we hav
been glad to have the Comrades o
the q. \. Il. at our meetings givini
them the floor on every occasion an,
/, listening to their suggestions as W
thought it was to our benefit-bu
when it comes to ramming a Canadian
down our threats and then taking u
to task for not swallowing him vol
UNFAIRLY. we think it is time to dra>
the line.
Are we to understand that You
last paragraph, wherein you say 81
!. the Sons of Veterans can not trust t
follow the lead of their sires then
is useless to talk further of co-ol
eration"-is a threat? That you wi
keep us from participating on Me
mortal Day. is the above the decisio
of Geo. w. DE Long Post As or you
own personally?
AS the Post Commander of Geo. "
De Long Post, you haven't eve
deigned to notify us of our positio
in the line of march while outsider
| HuNt Dtell HOtlHtu VI tutiT IOslilDis
| greatly deplore the talk and news
paper controversy that has take
place lately in regard to the Memorial
sermon and | think il could have bee
obviated ii the Post Commander ha,
i. not rushed into print so prematurel
= and aired his grievance about Amer
lean prejudice, etc.
In conclusion | have the honor t.
state that ! will lay your communica
J. ton before the camp at the mex
meeting.
Very respectfully yours,
LOUIS X. McGREW,
CHAS. d. WILSON, Capt. Comde
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