Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-31
Former Local Guardsmen Who
Served Nobly IN France Head
Most Impressive Parade Which
Has Ever Been Seen In His
totrie City
WILL LEAVE SERVICE
WITHIN A FEW DAYS

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On ali sides this morning satisfacs
ftion is expressed over tile complete
success ~ tie parade which vas held
yesterday III honor of the youths of
this community who fought the battles
1of America and humanity across the
seas That II was complete success
ia every particular is generally felt
and said around Annapolis
Lead by the boys of Tie 18th, the
Machine Gun Company and t'oinpans
N. around whom. ot course tic CHIC
Interest centared. Il parade which
universally declared to be the fines
which Annapolis has ever hail
marched through the principal streets
lof Annapolis. the tight Of eur splendid
young fghting men causing the heart.
of everyone here rs swell with emo
tion and To recall the das nearty two
| years ago when these boys iuarche I
through tlla streets preparatory to
leaving Tor the training camp
Nearly every Annapolis hoy who
stayed with the l15th infantry. now
at Camp Meade preparatory 10 muster
lout, WAS In the parade. and there we're
! also quite nurner III those who liyei
1 liz other places and who came d sAn
narolis at the invitation of tle city
/ % take part ill the parade. to march
beside the comrades with Whom hey
had fought and canped and 10 make
The acquaintance the loved on AMI
/ friends Of those cenr1dcs tlila Of
the visitors expressed their feeling
when he said We have beard ep
much talk abott Annapolis that We
think II must ~ he greatess plssse iii
the world and we couldn't lose ii
4 chance 70 sec II J.
Not all the members of the two com
panies were here. nor was il found
possible 10 parade the men as fully
equipped units, as was wished but
these minor disappoinfments we're
oYo- wheimed with the general
cess of the AFFAIR and the Joy III the
souls of everyone over seeing our own
boys marching tho streets or their na
tive town again. Nearly half of the
members Of the company residents
of nearly every state in Tie union.ana
particularly, Of the Southwest, did not
come 10 Camp Meade. but we're sent
towards their homes tom Camp
stuart Newport News. Those who did
come were mostly from Baltimore ana
other portions az Maryland
Ii vas also found inlpracficahle to
carry OUT the plan for d parade under.
arms. Many of the men came to An
napolis the evening before the parade
nearly al Of them in fact, and did no.
care to Be bothered with equipment
Others went Ii Baltimore and came ID
Annapolis yesterday morning. ami.
felt the same way about ta.eir equip
ment ii few had it, butsit was thought.
better to allow them 10 keep II at the
armory, and parade all the soldiers
without arms, Sc as to be uniform.
Cap. John n Kaiser. of the ll2th
Machine Gun Battalion. was the sen
lior OfIleer present, and assumed gen
i 5eral command Lieut. Weir, hi Balti-
more. commanded the Machine Gun.
Company. and Lieut. An.lreas Holley
Company N. while Capt John S. Siras
horn commanded provisional com
pany made up Of men Of various
branches Of the service Who were no.;
members of eitises of the other units
The presence of Lieut.. Holley as
commanding ofScer of Company M ar
Fnrt9ed SPECIAL delight q those who
know the incidents of his service.
Lieut.. Holley marched with the CONS
1 pany in September Of 1917 when they
i left Annapolis. and was promoted I'd
first lieutenant at Camp Mcclellan.
i He was discharged on account Of a
temporary physical disability but on
recovery. obtained special permission
II to enlist I'D the 18th II was expected
that he would be promptly re-commis-
stoned. Iut this was DELAYED and he
served as sergeant In the Machine
Gun Company and then regimental
color sergeant until after the arms,
& tlce His commission Was iardy
recognition of his ioyal and Efficient
services
The visitors were entertained AZ lin
ner BY people Of Annapolis most ci
them going TO the homes Of the Annap
oils boys with whom they served. After
the parade they we're taken care q
by The women of AnLa polls. and giEeE
feed of Ice cream and cake and Other
good things until they begged fol
faercy. Zee cream was one of ths
|, things that they almost never goi
across the way. and a message had
been sent In advance II you want e
make the boys happy. give them Al
the ice cream and cake they can eat
They got ii Some remained over fol
supper, but most of the visitors re