Evening star., 1922-06-25
FREDERICK HAS BIG
FETEF(|R Marines
Absence Of Gov: Richie Only
DraWback--continue
Gettysburg March.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP FELAND, MARINE CORPS
ExPEDITIONARY FORCE, FAIR
GROUNDS. FREDERICK. Nd. June
24.-Because Gov. Ritchie was unable
to visit this city today for q man.
moth celebration of Maryland day,
the 5000 marines on march from
Quantico. Va. to Gettysburg, Pa,
will break camp at daylight tomor-
row and set out. for Camp Haines
named. for Brig. Gen Henry c. Haines
Of the Marine Corps. and which Is 10
Gated near Thurmont, Md, distance
miles ibf from aecasion hsfs Of the
the special COMMITTEES In charge Of
the celebration. of Maryland day to
have Gov. .Ritchie come to Frederick
in person to- extend the greetings and
soldiers. Had the. governor been pres
ept, the festivities of today. would
have been extended until tomorrow
and the. marines would have then
broke camp Monday morning. On
ing Secretary Theodore Roosevelt
called the Maryland governor on the
telephone at Annapolis last night and
extended an invitation to visit the
marine camp. The governor stated
that he was extremely sorry that ur-
gent business prevented. him from ac-
cepting the invitation and sent Col.
d. J. Markey. commanding officer of
| the tst Regiment, Maryland National
Guard. as his personal representative.
Among the thousands who gave
the marines rousing reception
when they came to a halt at the
fair grounds shortly before noon to-
day where Col. Markey and L. A. Null
link, president of the board OF alder
men. who conveyed the greetings and
welcome of the town of Frederick.
At. 2 o'clock a deputation of promin-
ent citizens. headed by Mayor D. c.
Cutler. called Of Gen. Smedley D. But
Ter and extended to him the hospitality
of the town. Mayor Cutler was accom-
panied by James H. Gambrel, presi-
erick; G. H. staleX. president of the
Kiwanis Club; X, $. Brown, president
of the Sons of the Revolution; w. NJ.
Storm. viceAcommander of the Mary
land American Legion, and H. b.
Baker, D. s. Winebrenner and Charles
lC Carty,. member of the board of
aldermen.
Brig. Gen Logan Feland, u. S. NJ.
c., who commanded the famous 9TH
Marine regiment during the war. ar
rived early this morning at the camp
named in his honor. About 2 o'clock
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune. comman-
Washington accompanied by his
aide. Capt. R. L. Montague, son Of
fsr%ss vrxna MGatasqs and
Lieut. Com. ]. S. Lightle of the Navy.
| who is acting as one Of the liaison
officers from the Navy during the
Gettysburg campaign. -,
Marines View Historic City.
During the afternoon the marines.
each equipped with a historical
pamphlet issued by Gen. Buffers
| rounds of this historic city. They
, visited the house in which Barbara
Frietchie lived at the time Gen. Stone
wall Jackson and his army passed
through Frederick in the civil war;
the home of Francis Scott Key. au-
thor of THE Star Spangled Banner"
and his tomb in Mount Olivet ceme-
terry, and the tomb Of Admiral Schley
| Of Spanish war fame. OF interest also
was the first Methodist Church in
17e4 by Robert Strawbridge, and the
spot on which George Washington,
| then a major In the american Contf-
! mental Army, met Gen. Braddock In
| the course Of the latter's disastrous
| march. to Fort DuQuesne in 1855.
i Monday the marines will hike the
| last lap of their journey to Gettys-
burg-a distance of fifteen miles from
! Camp Haines-and will go into camp
! at Camp Harding. where they will
| remain until July s.
| Monday, July B. the sensational rep
! resentation of Pickett's charge will
! be given as it actually occurred, with
marines taking the place Of Pickett's
| brigades. The following day the
| charge will be depicted as 1t would
be carried on at the present day by
| force OF the strength Of Pfckett's
command, eoufDped with modern
weapons. Other days will be devoted
! to training in oneratiana and tactics