Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07

PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR AN.
NIvERsARY OBSERVANCE.
Prominent Speakers to Address
Meeting Monday. February 10,
at First Presbyterian Church.

The committee Of The Maine Memorial
Association having charge OF the Memo
rial services 10 be held on the eleventh
anniversary of the destruction of the
American batt1eship Maine in Havana
harbor which will occur at the FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Monday. February
10 held a meeting at $3.50 O'Clock yestef-
day afternoon at the Portner Apartment
house.
DR. Charles V Petteys presided, ana
stated that the purpose of the meeting
was to receive reports from the com
mittees. The matter of completing the
program was left in the hands of the ex-
ecutive committee, which is composed OF
j. Waiter Mitchell, chairman; Gen. An
drew s. Burt John j. Strain, William \.
Hickey, Mrs. Christine Walton Dunlap
and Mrs Mary V. Goundie. The COM
nittee will meet tomorrow afternoon. 1t
reported that the speakers for the meet
liz. n the evening will include Rear Ad-
Iliral Charles d. Sigsbee. who commanded
the Maine when she was destroyed. capt.
Richmond Pearson Ilobson. Gen. Andrew
= Eurt, Col. John Nc Elroy. Rev. Father
Eugene \. Hannah. Rev. Donald Mac
I.cod. pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church, and others. DR. Thomas Calver
viii read AN original poem THE Men
uf tho Maine. The Isabel Worrell Ball
Flag Association will give its drill and
escos, tie guests of honor to their places
End Mrs. Bah will give the Salute TO the
Flag. Masler Henry Moulton Goundie.
seven !ears OF age. will sound upon his
drum 1.-The adniraTs CALI when Admiral
Siesbee and party enters the church, and
with the Flag Association will escort him
To- the platform. Charles NJ. Shinn will
preside and introduce the speakers
Commissioner Henry b. F. Mcfarland,
Representative Nathan w. Hale Of Ten
nessee and other prominent speakers
have been invited 70 address the audiences
and are expected TO accept. The commit
tee extended an invitation TO the public
10 attend the ceremonies.
Maine day will be opened by memorial
mass at ST. Patrick's Church at O::s
o'clock am. at which Rev. Fathers Rus
sell and Michigan viii, officate. At 30
o'clock in the afternoon the members Of
the Maine Association. with naval and
military officers, will make a plgrima &c
TO the Maine section i'm Arlington cene-
terry. where the exercises will be led by
Rev. Father Eugene A. Hannah OF St
personal friend. Rev. Father Chadwick
who was chaplain OF the Maine at the
tine of the disaster. Admiral Sgsbee Is
also expected to be present. and Gen.
Burt will speak for the army.
The ceremony OF placing floral tributes
or the giant anchor of the Name will be
performed by Mrs. Christine Wa,tcn Dun
lap and other ladies OF the Maine Asso-
citation. The pieces viii include tive
wreaths from President Roosevelt. one
from the National Womans Relief Corps
another from the Phil Sheridan Woman.
Relief Corps and others. There will be
a firing party OF troopers OF the 18th L. S
Cavalry and lone bugler will trumpet
taps" lights out.
A meeting of the general committee ha.
been called for . o'clock this afternoon
at the Portner. when further action viii
be taken