The New York herald., 1921-10-03
HARDING OBSERVES
NEW BATTLE OF 81
Sleeps in Tent in Wilderness
and Is Awakened for Mess
by Revcille BugIe.
VETERANS JOIN REVIEW
See Marines Man@uvres, Hear
Presidents High Praise for
Devil Dogs"

WILDERNESS RUN, Va, Oct. 2.-On the
Virginia hills where once the Union and
Confederate armies clashed in the battle
OF the Wilderness President Harding to-
day reviewed a field force of marines
and voiced his pride in them as an ef-
fective factor In the defence of a re-
united nation.
Infantry. artillery and many special
units were represented among the 5000
men who marched in formal parade be-
fore the President at the close OF his
week end visit here to witness the ma
n9uvres OF the Marine East Coast Ex-
pedition Force. AS the rigid ranks of
brown went by he turned many times to
the staff officers about him to express
his respect and admiration.
a half hour earlier, at the end of
church services in natural amphitheatre
on the manoeuvre grounds. Mr.. Harding
had voiced even stronger praise for the
devil dogs
Profound Regard for Marines.
At the invitation of Brig. Gen. Smed-
ley Butler, commanding the expedition
airy force, he mounted a military truck
which had served as the chaplain's pull
pit and said:
Gen. Butler has asked me TO stand
before you for moment mainly that
we shall be better acquainted, because
1t Is our lot to serve together, and have
only taken the platform to say how much
have been inspired this morning by
meeting In worship. and to say how very
great our JOY is in being in camp with
you.
II shall not exaggerate a single word
when / tell you that from my boyhood
to the present hour have always had a
very profound regard for the United
States Marines and j am leaving camp
to-day with my regard strengthened and
genuine affection added. No Com
mander-in-Chie in the world could have
for an arm of national defence than I
have come to have for you in this more
intimate contact
My pleasure is genuine that l could
be one of you in this splendid camp on
historic American ground"
With Mrs. Harding, who also had
spent the night under canvas at the
marine camp. the President left at noon
for Washington by automobile. They
were accompanied by Secretaries Dcnby
and Wallace. Brighten SAWYER and
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt made the
return trip to the capital by airplane.
Awakened for Mess by Buglc.
Despite the inconveniences OF camp
life Mr.. and Mrs. Harding slept we'll in
the specially constructed tent which
served as an overnight White House.
and like good soldiers appeared promptly
when the bugles blew mess call at s
o'clock this morning. They breakfasted
on ham and eggs at the officers mess.
took q stroll down the headquarters
church services. more than d half mile
away.
Just before going TO Washington Mr..
Harding spent half hour watching the
marine infantry form living silhouette
of himself Near the point where the
demonstration took place was a grave
stone marking the burial place Of an
arm Of "Stonewall' Jackson. amputated
because of wounds before his death In
1853. The President inquired for more
Information, and was told that the oper-
alton had been performed by Confeder-
ate surgeons in a farmhouse q few
hundred yards away
WASHINGTON, Oct president and
Mrs. Harding reached Washington soon
after o'clock this afternoon from
wilderness Run. Va. where they had
spent last night at the field headquar-
tiers OF the Marine East Coast Expedi-
ionary Force. Major-Gen. John Le-
jeune. commandant Of the Marine Corps,
accompanies them on the eighty milo
automobile ride TO the capital.