Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-30
TIE DAY

Never has tie present generation Of
this community felt anything more
deeply than the return Of our own
boys, Who have proved themselves men
indeed. aa participants HI the greatest
War which human beings have ever
waged against each other. Now that
they are ID their own homeland, and
within few days Will DO back IL their
old circle I'M the social and business
life III the community, We look over
the nearly two years which have pass
ed when We bade them Godspeed, and
realize that He has been very good 70
u IN bringing them back and III re-
storing thom % US, the clean. manly
upright youths they were when they
vent away
After all, though their lives are big
scr and stronger Tor the great expert
ences that they have had. one finds
himself wondering that they are
chaDgca 30 little Naturally, they are
iull otstheir experiences and willing
10 talk about Them now that the horror
has been dullcd u some extent. but
there Il no Boosting Or the slightest
indication that they feel that they have
done anything out 81 the ordinary
just their plain duty q the days
brought ii They are willing to drop
right back into their places Ii the
community and ask nothing for what
they have done, even though that has
been to bear conspicuous part In q
war which saved civilization and kept.
the horrors b war away from our
own beloved shores
our boys have been part Of unit
which has done notable service. ac-
cording to tho general opinion 81 those
who know the facts, and the 10th In
fantry. to which most Of them belong.
vas me finest regiment Of that diyis-
ion. Though later than most National
Guard divisions ID reaching the battle
front. such officers and mon as Mary
land sent. soon proved that they were
the equal Of the best and the Twenty
ninth vas one 81 the divisions OFFICIALLY
chosen on account Of its services ID
have its name perpetuated as one Of
the divisions. Of the Regular Army. In
this splendta division. the ii5th IN
fantry Won the largest number u ci-
tations of any regiment
the men o. this section are justly
proud Of the fact that there IS no IN
stance Ut failure recorded against any
local boy individually. they did their
whole duty, and they helped each other
as ] matter u course. Annapolis and
Anne Arundel county made their marx
III the rcgimcnt, and set d standard
Tor The Others.
II Is also matter u congratulation
thai the local youths were commanders
by brave, competent and considerate
officers during the crisis q their serv-
icc. the Argonne drive Major Wood
cock. graduate Of ST Johns, com
manded me battalion, and made ! rec
ord for cool courage which Is not ex-
celied ID the division Capt Harry
Buller. also St Johns man, COM
manded N Company with conspicuous
success. while The trio 81 ST, Johns
alumni u completed BY Capt. Carey
Jarman who commanded the Machine
Gun company during the whole Of its
service. and VINO vas evar lion III
the fray and the friend and eOuasel-
Tor Of bis men.
These men ask nothing, but the
community has much 70 give them.
they have livsa up to the best tradi-.
lions Of Annapolis and Maryland, and
ses new standard y ssEsacs 40 sac
rsGce They come back II their homesI
bringlns with them characters