Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-30
Brave Boys Of Conpan NJ And
Machine Gun Company Who
Had Part IN Beating HIM, Vel
coined To Arms Of Loved
Ones, And Annapolis N Theirs
PARADE STARTS ATT
FOUR IN AFTE NOON

Today looms big IN the aillsals ~ OLD
Annapolis, community which has
borne it's part on every occasion Of the
nation s need and has had e3ose touch
With every great event III is history
Today. the splendid yours nlcn q
Annapolis and Anne Aru NJ who
proved themselves on the astlefleifs
iii rance lie EQUALS or alsN s3lshcss
ailo lad ever foa9sht ansls aesisitta
s.sIce tile wafla Began aIls n, sls,
SCH cur owsi ,.est manly ast
back With t.s. and thc hcarssk al osls
re0rle are t.vs, w,selnisd e'sts!.
tuae, 10 HIM who has waftiea over
them and protected them am br9agat
tilsm back To their loved ess
The 18th Infantry 81 Wieil they
formed part, pulled i5sO Camp
Meade Yesterday afternoon alaa many
Annapolitans were on hand % greet
them, though the uncertainty Of the
fist.e III. arrival made the nur Der nluch
IN Her than would otherise have
'aecu iii the case However, goodly
company had assembled in9anfing In
many cases. the parents ofshe arrir
ing soldiers Later. q large proper
ton of the men were given ferillissiosl
s0 return TO their homes fgg t'SeI,is
four hours. aud awaited theaQselyes of
!, /, and today they have been In their
nome town. many Of sslvm Walking It's
streets for the first time I'm nearly
tNo years
When tlle iI5fh pulled Rlto Camp
Meade yesterday Mayor Stsailge and
Major Riley were on hand prepared To-
assure the desire at every lssart here,
tllat the boys should parade she streets
~ Annapolis today. and WAS not
long before that assurance gas given
As expected, Col Reckord ,.fe noble
al considerable leader 81 Che Il5th,
was ready TO give the lsQaired per
mission. and to urge the members Of
tie companies to make the strip. The
ofiieers of the companies. Cast Butler
of CO, III and Lieut.. Weir, Sc the Ma
chine Gun company, were ready 20
further the effort. and In q little while
all was settled and the news sent 70
Annapolis.
The committee here deci5hed that II
would be best to hold the parade IN
the afternoon, so as To nakezthe prep
arations complete Naturally, the |
members Of the companies who live IN /
baltimore and other nearby points.
wanted III % To their homes ast night,
hut they promised they would be on
hand this morning and Big recep
tion committee, formal and informal
was on hand at the Arnfory and ct
other points, 10 welcome Them and /
make them feel at home Arrange
ments were made for luncheon and |
dinner for all the visitors Ell many /
cases the Annapolis soldiers took I
charge of the out.of-t town members of /
their companies, and tookg reat pleas
ure In introducing them 80 their rel
atives and friends and showing /
them around the city The Naval
Academy authorities threW open the
grounds and buildings to s. he inspect
ion Of the visitors.
Some wonderful reunions took place I
yesterday at Camp Meade and in An
napoiis. Fathers and motaers were on
hand to greet their hero sons; sweet
hearts. Of course, were there To greet
their cavaliers id ways that made
them feel that The two yesrs of priya-
tinn and danger were well worth what /
they received. and there we're even one /
or two war brides WHOSE happiness
IN welcoming their returned grooms /
was contagious and n1adS everybody {
else happy
Others had to wait unit they reach
el Annapolis before seeisg their rel
afives and friends. Col 1eckord, 81
way looking out for h men. was
able TO issue an order thai ninety per.
cent OF his men should Save permits
sion to leave camp. On the guard |
and necessary details wsre retained
The local soldiers availed themselves
of the permission fully. ana last night, |
nearly I'll Of those still with their
original commands. were back in An.
napeIi some were reaching tna city
III all trains from eight 2sk On,
scrgt Harry Tongue. Isellfrc Gnsi
Company, with well deserved ciaa.
ton for courage and etcicDcy Vas
one of those who steppe9 or tie car
which arrived at the Wet street sta
ti0n about eleven The M IeOnse which
hr received rom his her. ore II
tic few remaining oneslerate ves
Grams Of this section. val indeed, fuIi