Putnam patriot., 1921-09-16
LIEUT.. M0RIARTY
 IN PUTNAM AGAIN
Returns From Camp Devens In Army Ambulance Tuesday
 Noon
Nss Waited By Governor Lake, Gen.
 eral Pershing and Many Others


 Lieutenant Ambrose |. Moriarty. helpless for tweuty-one ycars. re- turned Tuesday noon to Putnam after q summers vacation at the station hospital. Camp Devens Lieut.. Neris afty spent three months at Che Camp. during which time he was the guest of bis old class mate at West Point, Gen. Mark E. Hrrsey, c commander ot eamp Deveas.
 Mr Noriarty WIS interviewed this week in his former room at the Put s8m Inn by a Patriot reporter. He ap- peared in good health and his custom ary optimism and cheerfulness seem ed te be still with him, His attend ant. Miss Elma B. Martin, has return C with him
 The lieutenant told of g most pleas mt summer General ueTsey had been most dilieeai in providing fer the re creation and amusement of his old friend Nith the heip of an army truck NJ Moriarty had inspectyi the grounds al the camp bad attended the movies, and had baen able t8 cot out Of doors quite q bit But what had pleased the lieutenant the most was Che interest his old military friends had taken in him. and pleas. ant talks he had had with his many visitors
 Ameng those who came to see him VaHs Governor Everett I. Lake. Gen. John j Pershing. Lieut. Goe Alvin T.. Fuller of Massachusetts, Mrs. Ciar- once R. Edwards, wife of the "Yp" commander, and Mu.-6en. (. $. F.lnaWorth. former class mate at Wesi Point. and chief officer of the infantry 3. Camp Deyens this sum mer.
 Other old friends who made visits were Colonel Nj IT. Cfonin. M J.. Councilman. Hermon Hall and Charles Gerhard, all of whom were stationed at the camp. The instructor of gym nastics. Col. Herman koehler, who was stationed at West Point when the lieutenant wns student there, also called on Mir Moriarty
 The room at the hospital which Gen. Hersey had assigned to his old friend was large and airy. with several win doas. II was on the second floor nnd porch was erected outside so that tine lieutenant could spend most of his time out doors.
 One day the general had mator truck stop at the hospital door. and Mf Moriarty was carried in his wheel chair onto it. He was taken to the moving picture where he saw Charlie Chaplin m "The Kid" as told in The Patriot at the dime The lieutenant said he found the movies amusing, but did not think he would evef be come q movie fan. He especially en- ioyed that night the "news' films shown upon the screen.
 The motor truck also served az a ccnveyance when General Persh.as visited the camp. The general talked with the lieutenant for several min utes that day At another time MT. Moriarty and his wheel chair were taken about Camp Devens in the truck on a tour of inspection.
 Amusement was sometimes found in watching the army airplanes as they eircled above the camp The sight of the men in uniform on the grounds also held interest. MT. Morlarty was under the care of Lieut.. Col. Edwin A. Rich. chief surgeon, while at the camp.
 Just before leaving Devens, Gen. Hersey's il-year-old granddaughter visited Mir. Moriarty and Miss Martin. She had told her grandfather she wanted to go down and see Mortar ty." and see "Moriarty" she did. Ar ter this farewell visit the lieutenant came to Putngn.
 The return trip was made in an army ambulance. The baggage was brought to Putnam in n qnartermas- ter,s truck Miss Martin came in an army touring ear, accompanied by Lieut. Coleman of the medical corps. The start from camp was made at $50 Tuesday morning and the lieutenant arrived at i2.f5 Rain prevented the return Monday as planned.