The Washington herald., 1922-06-07
|PAEENHAM GUEST
OF MARINES AT ID
DIVISIONS REUNION
Parade and Banquet Fea-
| ture Opening Day Of
Veterans Gathering.
SERVED IN STADIUM
Music Provided by Two Or
chestras and Famous
Post Band.
SERVED IN STADIUM

QUANTICO, Va. June s.-A visit
from Admiral Pakenham and the
officers Of H. NJ. 8. Raleigh, the
annual Second Division dinner, and
an entertainment by the Marine
Corps Theatrical Troupe OF this
post featured the first days pro-
gram OF the third annual reunion
of the Second Division which is be,
ing held today. tomorrow and
Thursday at the Marine Camp
here
More than five hundred Officers
and men who were members OF the
Second Division during the world
war, have assembled here from
every State In the Union to renew
acquaintanees with wartime bud
dies and take part in the exercises
and ceremonies being held. Many
row, when the business sessions of
the division veterans Organization
are to begin.
Pakenham Visits Reunion.
A most interesting feature OF
today's program was the visit Of.
Admiral Pakenham and his staff.
A call had been scheduled by the
Admiral On General 8. ID. Butler.
Commanding General of Marines at
this post, but it was not expected
that the admiral would be dis
posed to make a longer stay than
required for this occasion. When
informed that the reunion was In
progress, however he expressed a
desire to see the men who had
made history with the A. E. F. in
France. and accordingly, he re-
mained to be a guest at a review
In his honor In which all the
Marines stationed at this post par
ticipated and to be presented by
General Butler to the assembled
veterans. -
The admiral was greatly>pleased
with the appearance and discipline
of the Marine regiments which par
ticipated in the review, and COM
plimented them highly on their
training
Sees Baseball Game.
Following the reception to Ad-
mira1 Pakenham there was a base
ball game, and at half past six there
was a dress parade by the Fifth
Regiment in honor of the guests,
after which dinner was served. Ar
rangements for the dinner were
made by the Sixth Marine Regiment.
which was in charge of decorations
as well as culinary Arrangement.
Dinner was served outdoors. in tn,
huge athletic stadium at Quantico,
which was specially decorated with
flowers and greens, and lighted
with Japanese lanterns. Music was
provided by two orchestras from
the post bands. as we'll a. the post
band.
Following the dinner. an enter
tainment program was given which
included singing by a double quar-
tet, which proved populars tour
boxing bouts between the champions
of the Marine camp, and q minstrel
show
Second Division veterans visiting
Quantico are especially pleased at
the arrangements which have been
made for their comfort. All trains
are met by committees OF Second
Division veterans who are serving
in the Marine Corps at Quantico.
These committees take the arriving
veterans in charge and remain with
them until their accommodation
have been arranged for and all de-
tails completed.
The veterans are also much
pleased at having an opportunity
of seeing the Fifth and Sixtr Ma
rine Regiments. These regiments
formed the celebrated Marine Bril-
gade of the Second Division which
stopped the Germans at Belleau
Wood. and although most of the men
who served in them during the war
have been discharged, the regi-
ments' still retain their Wartime
efficiency.