Evening star., 1914-02-15
HONOR TO Be PAID
TO NAMES DEAD
Memorial Rites will Be Held
at Arlington Cemetery
Tomorrow.
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
IN CHARGE OF EVENT
Flowers Will Be Strewn on Po-
tomac's Waters-Special Services
Over Graves Today.

Arrangements have been completed for
tionai Maine memorial exercises, to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
at Arlington national cemetery in honor
of the men who lost their lives when the
battleship Maine was blown up in Ha-
vana haroor.
The ceremonies are to BIZ held uuder
the auspices of the Army and Navy
Union. Among those participating are
to be II. Oden Lake. national commander
of the Army and Navy Union: Wash
ington Gardner, commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army OF the Republic; John
| Lewis Smith, commander-in-chief of the
United Spanish War Veterans; john c.
Daley. department commander in the
District Of the Army and Navy Union;
]. K. 2. Gleeson. commander of the De-
partment OF the Potomac. C. A r., and
Jere a. Costello. commander of the
| District Department Of the United Span
ish War Veterans.
Will Scatter Flowers,
a feature of the services is to be the
mission of the launch Sylvia, command
ed by Ensign Frank w. Sigourney. Dis
trict OF Columbia naval militia Tie
launch, beautifully decorated, is to pro-
coed slowly down the Potomac, leaving
the Aqueduct bridge at 1870 o'clock.
while several young women are to scat
ter flowers on the water.
Participating in the services at the
cemetery are to be Boy Scouts from the
District. a company of marines and blue-
jackets from the Mayaower and a part
OF the 9Th United States Cavalry from
Fort Myer.
From O'Clock to 2:30 o'clock there is
to be program OF patriotic music played
by the Marine and Fifth Cavalry Bands,
and promptly at 2:30 o'clock, heralded
by fanfare of trumpets. the three COM
manders-in-chief of the organizations
taxing part will appear on the stage
sumo the savel and order the flag at
the special nagpole to full STAFF.
An artillery salute of thirteen guns
VIII then be fred IN honor of Secretary
Spansled Banner win be played. The
formal program Will be opened with an
invocation by Bishop Alfred Harding. and
then National Commander Lake will make
an Introductory address, later introducing
Col John McElory as permanent chair
man.
Special messages from President Memo
cal of Cuba and former President Taft
OF the United States will then be read
by j. Walter Mitchell, secretary OF the
committee In charge OF the service. Floral
tributes from President Wilson ana pat
riotic organizations will then be placed
on the anchor of the Maine by the ladies'
| auxiliary committee. Following this
Lest We Forget will be rccited by
Mrs. Isabel Worreu Ball
Will Make Addresses.
Addresses will then be delivered by
Comnander-in-chief John Walter Lewis
and CoInmander-in-chief Washington
Gardner. followed by an Grafton by Repre-
sentative J. w. Logue of Pennsylvania.
The exercises Will be closed with the
singing of America, the firing of three
volleys by the 9Th United States Cavalry
and the sounding OF taps"
National Commander Oden Lake of the
Army and Navy Union arrived in this
city from Philadelphia about 8 O'Clock
last evening. in company with his staff,
and established headquarters at the New
Ebbitt- Tonight he and his stan will be
the guests of honor at reception to
be held at Pyt"isn Temple by the Presi-
dents Own Garrison. Felix Agnus Car
rison of Baltimore will arrive in this city
tomorrow morning in a body
Late yesterday afternoon Manuel de la
Vega, Cuban charge d'affaires. received
a cablegran from the President Of Cuba
instrucun2 him to procure huge floral
piece to be placed the anchor of the
Maine when the ceremonies are held to-
morrow. 1t VIII bear the following in
To the heroes OF the Maine, from the
President. government and people Of
Cuba
Consul to Place Wreath.
the anchor by A. Hevia, consul from
Cuba.
Rev. Eugene A. Hannah. pastor of St
Mo-
the ceremonies as the personal represan-
tative of Father Chidwick chaplain
aboard the Maine at the time of her
destruction In Havana harbor.
Announcement has been made that Ed
ceremonies. instead of Percy w. Foster.
who will be unable to be present.
The first memorial services We're held
| In the Maine section of Arlington Febru-
ary Is. 1905, by a group of patriotic men
| and women who at the conclusion of
| the service formed the Maine Memorial
| Association. J. Walter Mitchell was
elected president and Mrs Isabel Wor-
r.li Ball was elected secretary.
! At the services. which were held dur
| ing heavy rain. Rev. Father Eugene
| Hannah, pastor of ST. Martins Catholic
| Church. pronounced the Invocation
! Father Hannah. who is I, personal friend
1 OF Rev Father Chadwick, who was chap
/
| structton. was requested by him to act
| as his representative. An original poem
entitled Unknown Dead" was delivered
/ by Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins Berry Rev
| Father Hannah. Mrs. Isabel Worre,l Ball
| Capt. J. Walter Mitchell and William \.
| Hickey delivered addresses.
| The two large wreaths shown in the
| photograph of the services were sent by
| the President of the United States
! Special Services Today.
| Special services over the graves of the
Maine dead In Arlington national ceme-
terry are to be held today at l O'Clock.
under the auspices of the National Aux
| i,iary, United Spanish War Veterans.
Mrs. Ida n. Galloway. past president gem
eral, will preside. assisted by the follow
ing officers of the Maine Memorial Aux-
iiiary: Cora VI. Campbell, Elizabeth NJ
| Tucker. Maude 5. Ponton, Ada s. Pet
| terson. Celia Peach. Emma Bowling. Mel
| lie Beckley and Jennie RudioT. and by
the department officers and members Of
the auxtliaries OF the District Of Colum-
bia United Spanish War Veterans. who
| viii place Il flag and flowers on each
grave OF the Maine dead. Mrs. Gallo
way will place wreath In the name of
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