Evening star., 1924-08-31
GEN. BUTLER JOINS
ANAR|NES ON march
surprises Old Comrades at
/ FreGerick-Ritchie Re-
views Troops.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. August 3o.-Air
battles. a military review at which
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie of Maryland,
and Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler,
one time commanding general of the
Marine Expeditionary Force, but
now in charge of police at Phila-
delphia, were the guests of honor,
open house at the marine camp and
"a number of entertainments. includ-
sing a dance at the National Guard
Armory, featured today's program of
the visit of the Marine Corps Ex-
Evolutionary Force to Frederick. A
huge crowd. estimated at more than
10000 visitors and guests, was present.
srhe streets were elaborately dec
Srated. and hardly a house omitted
to display one or more flags in honor
of the occasion.
Butler Surprises Comrades.
g., The arrival of Gen. Butler was
surprise. Although he had been in
-vited to be a guest of honor. no word
had been received from him until
" about 10 o'clock this morning when
n huge red automobile drew up in
front of the City Hall, and Gen.
cButler leaped out, clad in the new
uniform he has designed for the
Philadelphia police force. After
greeting the mayor. he announced
that he had come from Philadelphia
during the night, starting at 3 o'clock
in the morning after finishing days
work at the Philadelphia City Hall.
: and that Mrs. Butler and himself had
made the journey expressly to be
GTith the marines.
. He left almost at once for the
camp and said that he expected to
take A vacation from politics for
day and be marine again. He was
the guest of the city in the official
reviewing stand and took an active
part in the DAYS activities. He will
return to Philadelphia tomorrow
evening.
City Is "Bombed."
The banner event of the day was
the bombing and combat exhibition
of the marine aviators. In the dis
play Frederick was bombed by a
squadron consisting of two huge
bombing airplanes, accompanied by
three light, fast fighting planes,
while a second squadron of three
similar fighting machines endeavored
sto drive off the attackers. AS the
combat progressed the defending
town after a remarkable exhibition
of fighting tactics, including loops,
spins, rolls and Immelman turns. and
when directly over the center of the
city the huge bomberS released
cargoes of paper bombs. These
bombs were loaded with confetti
and long streamerS of colored paper.
After a drop of a few hundred feet
they were burst by the pressure of
air and descended unfurling in huge
clouds of light, tilmv colored tissue
paper which deluged the buildings
and streets. After dropping their
bombs the huge machines swung
! around and retreated at more than
400 miles an hour while their fight
,dng planes brought up the rear,
sfuarding them with rattle of ma
:fhine gun fire from the defending
;3quadron, which endeavored to over
flake and destroy them.
Ii Pilots in Action.
il The exhibition was planned by
.Capt Walter Z. McCaughtry, COM
ifanding officer of the Quantico force,
YEho commanded the entire operation.
sThe pilots participating were Capt.
1R. A. Presley. Lieut.. Stanley Ridder-
shof, Capt. r. J. Archibald, Lieut..
IL. G. Merritt, Lieut.. H. e. Major.
:Eapt. H. H. Shepherd. Lieut.. H ID.
sPalmer and First Sergt. J. A. Belcher.
- The parade and review began at 10
O'clock, when the marines broke camp
i4nd marched into Frederick, passing
Through the principal streets and
:Hassing in review before Gov. Richie
s{nd his staff, together with the mayor
s4f Frederick and his council. AS the
! eolumn passed the reviwing stand,
Brig Gen. Dion Williams, command
! ing the marine force, left the line of
flarch and joined the guests Of honor.
Following the parade and review,
deception and luncheon was given by
sthe city to Gen. Williams and his
.Staff.
ss In the afternoon, open house was
sheld at the marine camp and thou
ssands of visitors took advantage of
.the occasion to see at first hand how
sfhe Leathernecks live under field con-
Editions. This evening a dance was
sheld in the National Guard Armory
s,4nd at the Catoctin Country Club.
~ Sundays program for the marine
s4orce will include divine services in
the morning and open house to Wis
!. TORS in the afternoon with evening
si$ervice, massed singing and moving
4 :pictures in the evening. On Monday
morning the marine force starts on
ssfhe last lap of its outbound journey
and will camp at the Antietam battle
field. near Sharpsburg. Monday eve
ming.