Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28
HEROES OF MAINE
WILL Be HONORED
Anniversary of Battleship's
Destruction to Be Observed
February Is.
ARLINGTON CEMETERY
SCENE OF THE RITES
President Wilson, Cabinet and Other
Prominent Men to Be
Invited.

| The first meeting Of the battleshi,
| Maine national memorial committee. re-
! Gently named in general orders by Ma
| tlonal Commander Ii. Odcn Lake Of thu
Army and Navy Union. was held yester-
! day afternoon in the offices of Col John
! McElroy in the National Tribune build
/ ing, 18th and f streets northwest Pre-.
/ liminary arrangements were made for
| properly observing the sixteenth ami,
versary of the destruction of the Maine
| February IL. The services will he held
as heretofore in the Maine section OF
Arlington National cemetery
| General orders No. 3 from the Army
and Navy Union headquarters at Phila.
delphia, announcing the following ap-
pointments as members of the memoria
committee, We're read: Chairman: Coz
John McElroy, national aid-de-camp;
vice chairman, Col. John T.. CieIn, United
States Army, national aid-de-camp; sec
rotary, ]. Walter Mitchell, nationa. aid
de-camp: John C. Darcy department
commander, District OF Columbia: VIII
nam ii. Roach, national council of ad-
! mlnistration; William L. Conray, nation
al council of admins tration; Commander
Joseph Dempf. commander District of
Columbia Naval Militia, national abide,
camp; Col. M. A. Winter, national aid
de-camp; Col ID. l.. Rice, national aid
de-camp. and r. G. GaibEaith, national
aid-de-camp.
sephus Daniels. Secretary of the Navy.
stating that 1t will be impractIcable to
make detail of sailors and marines
from the League Island navy yard TO
escort National Commander Lake and
the Army and Navy Union garrisons
. from Philadelphia to tins city on the
occasion OF the observance.
Ready to Aid Otherwise.
However, Secretary Daniels wrote.
1 will be very glad to facilitate the me
mortal exercises as far as possible BY
having present details OF sailors and
marines from the Washington navy yard
and marine barracks. 1t may be that
there will be- some small naval vessels
at the WASHINGTON navy yard which can
send their quotas of men for the exer-
cises.''
The committee gave Secretary Daniels
a vote of thanks and decided to request
him 10 detail the Marine Band or a sec
ton of it, for the Maine observance. Ii
was also decided to request Secretary
Garrison to make q detail of troops from
the forts ana posts in and about Wash
| ington
Upon motion of Col John L. Glenn il
was decided to invite as guests of the
committee President Wilson and the
members of his cabinet. the Gu an min
lister, the committees on naval affairs Of
the House and Senate, the assistant Sec
retaries Of navy and war. Admiral Dewey
! Lieut.. Gems. Miles, Bates and Young
/ Maj. Gems. Wood, Humphreys Wothei
spoon and Aleshire, the officers and mem
bers Of the Loyal Legion. Department
Commander Thomas II. Mckee and
posts of the G. A. r., COMMANDMENTS
Chief John Lewis Smith, DepaI tmeni
commander Jei0 A. Costello and camps
of the United Spanish War Veterans and
other patriotic organiZa lions.
| Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. who Is at the
| head OF the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
| Maine memorial committee, will invite
! the members of women's associations
and the widows and relatives of the men