Evening star., 1909-05-02
Will Tell of Maine Disaster to
Promote H0nors to Dead.
PROJECT FOR monument
Entertainment to Provide Funds in
Interest of Scheme.
PROPOSED SITE IN ARLINGTON
Association Formed Which Has In
dorsement Of Many Patriotic
Organizations.

Several weeks ago the Maine Memorial
Association was formed at gathering
Of patriotic men and women in the home
Of Admiral Sigsbee.
Attention was directed to the facts that
for ten years and a month the wreck Of
the United States battleship Maine has
lain at the bottom of Havana harbor, and
that shut In her wreckage are the bones
of score Of the brave men who went
down with her, and that the people Of
the country have spasmodically talked Of
a monument to them. and no movement
has been made to erect one until now.
Admiral Sigsbee was asked to be presi-
dent of the association, the purpose of
which Is to erect In Arlington a monu-
ment to the memory Of those who went
down with the Maine. 265 Of whom sleep
in Arlington. After some demur the ad-
miral accepted the office.
Sigsbee to Lecture.
A Maine monument committee was
formed and has held several meetings. and
the plans are pretty well matured for q
start. Admiral Sigsbee, who has on two
or three occasions given brief talks about
the Maine. was invited by the committee
to give an address on the explosion of the
Maine and to have 1t Illustrated IL possi-
BILE. This Admiral Sigsbee has consented
to do.
The lecture is arranged for Sunday
evening. May 16, at the National Theater.
Admiral Sigsbee will give over 100 stere-
opticon views Of the beautiful battleship
as she was before her destruction, and
views of her just after the explosion. as
we'll as views of Havana and OF many
noted people connected with the tragedy.
The boxes in the theater will be re-
served for President and Mrs. Taft, the
Secretary of the Navy and other cabinet
officers and for representatives Of foreign
governments.
Those who have Joined in the efforts
to erect this monument and who are
back of the plans are Gen. ]. Warren
keifer. Gen. Andrew S. Burt Maj Frank
]. Butts, retired; LIE Gage Pratt. member
of the House of Representatives from
New Jersey: Representative Joseph A.
Fornes. New York: Col. John McElroy.
Gen. John c. Black, Capt. Frank Camp
bell, c. NJ. Shinn and many others.
Organizations interested.
The organizations which are already
pledged to assist the cause are the Ma
tional Society, d. A. r.: the Woman's
Relief Corps. an association OF 10000
women: the Ladies of the G. A. R, COM
prising about 10000 women; the Legion
of Loyal Women, the Daughters of Vet
Grams. the Sons of Veterans, the United
Spanish War Veterans, the Army and
Navy Union, the 1. w. B. Flag Associa-
tion and many others The veteran or
ganizations of the District are deeply in
terested In the project.
The officers of the Maine Monument
Association are Admiral Sigsbee, presi-
dent Mrs Christine Walton Dunlap, Sec
retary; Miss Florence Hoogland stenog-
rapher. and Maj. Frank Butts, treasurer.
Mrs. Annie w. Johnson and Mrs. Mary
v. Goundie are chairman and vice chair
ire
Isabel Worrell Ball Is chairman OF the
committee on badges for the national
organization. Col John McElroy Is chair
man Of the press committee.