The National tribune., 1908-09-10
PECAN ORCHARD, AND COTTON.

Mass: Moss, ]. H., Co. K, 18th Wis;
1 Maynard, L. j., Co. II, 14th Conn
Mosher, J. NJ, Co. A, Gath ILL.,; Nc
Naught Robt: Oliver, C. A, Co. X, 5th
Iowa Cav; Pantridge. A. Co. 1. 9Th
Iowa; Parrish. G. D., Co. d, 122d n. Y;
Parnin, L., Co. 1, 56th Ind; Piopper,
NJ. H, Co. d. S9th n. Y; Porter, Milo,
Co E. 18th Mo-: Ritchie, C. F., Co. B
] 47th Wis: Radcliffe, j., Co. X, 18th
/, Ind: Ray, Smith, Co. M, 11th Ind. cav;
Rathburn, H., Co. A, 1st Ind. L. A;
SchroIl, Jake, Co. c, 116th ILL.,: Smith,
Jason, Co. B, 125th Ind; Smith, A. S.
Co. F, 1st Vt; Stevens, j. b., Co. b. 1st
Mimi; Stout. J. NJ, Co. II, Sd Ohio;
Simons, w. A, co. G., 4th Mich. Cav. !;
| Singer, W. E., Co. L. 5th Ind. Cav;
Stevers, Davis, 9Th Ind. Battery; Todd,
| VIM. B., Co. l., 9Th Ind. Cav: Tibbots,
| D.. Co. F, 93d Ohio; Van VIE, A. Co. b,
| I'd L. S. S. s.: Waldren, j. B.. Co. G,
42d Ind; Warner, Jo., Co. B, 129th
IND. Welker, d. E., Co. F. 4Sth Ohio;
Winslow, E. NJ, Co. d, 105th Ill.,; Web
ster. O. P, 60. H, 45th Pa. Cav: Waller,
| J. NJ, Co. c, 4th Mich. Cav; Winslow,
G. A, Chicago Board of Trade Battery.
The Blue and the Gray.
The civil war closed 43 years ago, or
| a decade more than a generation, as
time is measured in the life of man.
Naturally there is sentiment here as
elsewhere, and there is as much free
dom of thought, speech and action as
among enlightened people anywhere.
While the colony originated as Fed
eral soldier community. yet there never
were any restrictions as to membership.
Any respectable white man or woman
was gladly welcomed. and all such are
| still given hearty reception to the hearts
| and homes of people. OF course. men
who had served in the Confederate
| army knew good thing when they saw
| 1t. and accordingly made Fitzgerald
their ho,.le. Gray-haired men of both
armies how meet in fraternal good will.
and not few of the business co-part-
| nerships are made up of Union and
Confederate veterans. They realized
that whatever tends toward unity is
true The drums of war no longer beat
for them, and arm in arm they walk
down the western slope of life to await
the final roll call.
The idea of a society representing the
blue and the gray originated with
| Mother Enterprise fMrs. Nettie c.
HaID the widow of a soldier and an
enthusiastic worker in matters social
patriotic and educational. Her pen was
| long active in newspaper work in the
city. At the opening of the Corn and
Cotton Palace in September, 1896, sep
arate paradeS of the veterans of the
two armies were proposed, but thru the
efforts of Mrs. Hall they united in one
procession. and. marching side by side,
they charmingfy impersonated Frank
l.. Stanton's inspiring lines:
| I'VE both shook hands in friendship. as
hearty as could be,
| Tho he had marched with Sherman,
and / had marched with Lee.
| "And We talked the whole thing over,
where the flag was waving free;
| How he had marched with Sherman,
and / had marched with Lee.
! ''The drums had ceased their beating,
we saw no sabers shine;
The hair about his forehead fell as
snowy white as mine.
And voices seemed to call US Ger the
| far, eternal sea,
| Where the men who marched with
Sherman are in camp with those OF
| Lee"
With Old Glory flying over them they
1 marched to the strain of the Star
| Spangled Banner" The question of an
| organization eliminated April q, 1891
/ by the formation of Blue and Gray Bat
! talon, No. /, with ID. B. Null, Con-
| federate, as Commander. and NJ. S
| Hezzod. Union, as Adjutant Since then
/ Commanders alternate, and the first
executive is now serving again, with j
w. Moore as Adjutant and Win. McCor-
mick as Treasurer. The annual meet