The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
Col. ID. John Markey We'll
comes Marines in Name
of Gov. Ritchie.
LEJEUNE AND AID
VISIT CAMP FELAND
Leathernecks Evince Great
Interest in Historic Spots
OF Town.

!. CAMP FELAND. FREDERICK.
Nd. June 24.-Maryland Day was
celebrated here this afternoon by
the Marine Corps Expeditonary
Forces commanded by Brig. Gen.
Smedley D. Butler on its march
from Quantico to Gettysburg.
Thousands of Marylanders from
Montgomery County and the sur
rounding districts came by automo-
lille and other conveyances to Fred
erick to see the Marine camp which
is located on the county fair grounds
here. Bivouacked in pup-tents with
their twenty-four guns and more
than 100 trucks. tractors. tanks and
eaterpillars. the Marine Expedition
airy Force completely filled the fair
grounds with the infantry lodged
in the paddock inside the race track
and the artillery and motor train
parked on the adjoining field.
Markey welcomes Troops.
The head of the Marine column
arrived here shortly before noon.
following a march from Camp Nc
Cawley. near Ridgeville. about thir-
= teen miles. Gen. Butler. at the head
of the Marine column, was met by
Col. D. John Markey. commanding
0ffiver OF the First Regiment. Mary
land National Guard, who well
coined him in the name of Gov.
Richie. Of Maryland. and l. Z. Null
link. president Of the board of al
dermen. who conveyed the greetings
eTiCk- At o'clock in the after
noon deputation of prominent cit
iZsns. headed by ID. c. Cutler, mayor
Of Frederick. called on Gen. Butler
and extended TO him the hospitality
Of the town Mayor Cutler was ac-
companied on his visit by James II
Gambrell. pres dent Of the Rotary
Cdb of Frederick; c. II. Staley
president of the Kiwanis Club; X. s
Brown. president of the Sons of the
Revolution; W. NJ. Storm, vice COM
mander Of the Maryland American
Legion. and II. B. Baker. d. S. Wine
brenner and Charles c. Carty. men,
bsTS - the board of -ldermen.
Break Camp at Daybreak.
The Marine column broke camp at
RidEeville at daybreak this morn
ing. the infantry marching of at
$50. and the artillery and truck
train leaving at $50. BY IL O'Clock
the leading elements of the column
marched into Frederick and shortly
after l o'clock the camp was COM
pleted. Owing to the short march
the men arrived in extremely good
condition and in high spirits. The
greatest hospitality was extended
to them along the line of march
Many of the Marylanders offering
fruit and sandwiches to the men
when they halted.
Brig. Gen. Logan Feland. of the
Marine Corps. who commanded the
famous Fifth Marine Regiment dur
ing the war. arrived early this
morning to be present at the camp
named in his honor. At 2 o'clock
Mai Cen John A. Lejeune. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps. came
: from Washington. accompanied by
his aide. Capt. r. L. Montague. son
T of Representative A. J. Montague,
former governor OF Virginia. and
Lieut.. COmdr. ]. S. LiChtie. of Naval
Operations. who is acting as one of
the Iiaison officers from the navy
during the Gettysburg exercises.
Visit Historic Spots.
During the afternoon the Marines
were greatly Interested in the his
tor.c sights Of Frederick, and thou
sands visited points of interest.
Nearly every Marine of the march
ing force wanted to see the house
in which Barbara Frietchie lived on
the occasion when Gen. Stonewall
Jackson and his army rode through
Frederick in the civil war. OF al
most equal interest were the home
of Francis Scott Key. author of the
star Spangled Banner. and his tomb
in Mount Olivet Cemetery and the
tomb OF Admiral Schley. of Spanish
War fame. OF interest also was the
first Methodist Church in A merica.
which was founded here in 1854 by
Robert Strawbridge, and the spot on
which George Washington. then a
major in the American Continental
Army. met Gen. Braddock in the
course of the lattsr's disastrous
march to Fort Duquesne in 1855.
The force will remain in camp
here tonight and will march at day
light to Camp Haines. which is To-
Gated one mile north Of Thurmont,