The Washington times., 1914-05-16
.BELATED TRIBUTE
TO GREAT SEAMAN
Commodore John BaTry's Sta
tue Is Unveiled Today at
Notable Assemblage.
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Esnd. the parade maze its way through
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to Madison place.
AIcng the line of march vas Crowde:
thousands OF persons. Turning into
Madison place, the marChers made the.r
wav to Vermont avenue. through Ne''-
mont avenue TO ] street. east IN /
street TO Fourteenth ,tTe'-i. and nortn
ia Fourteenth street Vast nc statue a d
The reviewing stands
tili. zen. -iIu,.u l.. Mills acted rs
Grand marshal Of the parade. assisted
by Col William ". Hatts, :. 5. \,
and Lieut. Col. Harry {. Hai". !. ;.
A. a. chief Of staff.
Following the Marine Band marched
a battalion Of MidShipmCn from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The
companies of the engineer corps 1nd
the Engineer Corps Band from the
Washington barracks were next in /
line. Then followed three companies
of the Coast Artillery from Forts
Washington and Hunt, a battalion OF
the Third Fiel1 Artillery from Fort
Nyer, a squadron Of the Fifth taNal-
~ from Fort Nyer. five companies of
sailors from the L. 5. s. Maytiowcr.
the Spanish War Veterans. the Army
and Navy Union. and the fraternal or
sanzations.
Daniels to Preside
The exercises ut The statue will open
with music by the Marine Band. Sec
retsry OF the Navy Daniels will pre-
side at the exercises, indicating by
his presence the veneration in which
the modern American navy holds Com
modore Barry and mis- contemporaries.
The Right Rev. Alfred Harding, bish-
op of the Episcopal diocese of Wash
lngton. will pronounce the invocation.
An address by Congressman James
Hamill. eulogistic of the life work Of
the great naval commander, selec-
ton by the Marine Band. and IN ad-
dress by Asa Bird Gardiner. president
general OF the Society of the Cincinnati,
will fellow.
Then the dramatic moment of the pro-
gram will come when Miss Elsie Hep
burn, great great grandnice of Commo-
dore Barry. will draw a cord releasing
the flags which drape the marble statue
fall away a battery of artillery of the
District of Columbia National Guard
will thunder forth the commodores
salute of eleven guns; and the Marine
Banner" John J. Boyle. sculptor OF
the Barry statue, will then be intro
duCed.
Addresses by the President Secretary
of the Navy Daniels. and Secretary of
War Garrison, James J. ReS2n. national
president of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians; Michael ]. Ryan. president of
the United Irish League of America. and
others will follow. The Ticv. William
r Russell rector of ST. P2tric&'s Catho-
lie Church. will pronounce the benedic-
ton.
Many Organizations in Line.
The greatest car. has been taken by
the committees in charge of the III
NCiIr. to have every organization hav-
ing an interest III ;hc affair on hand.
Among those organizations taking
prominent part in todays ex-
erc'ses are the Friendly Sons Of st.
Patrick. of Philadelphia. and the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick. of New
York: the American Irish Historical
Society. the Ancient order of Hibern-
iaIs the United Irish League of Ameri-
ca, st. Patricks Society of Brooklyn;
the Eibernian Society, of .s>vannah;
tne Hibernian Society of Baltimore:
the Irish Fellowship. of Chicago; the
irish Charitable Society. of Boston.
anc the Clan Barry.
" hile the organization OF the ClanI
THrrl Of America was CnlY started
rs from all parts or tie country took
lace at the headqIar'' rs rof the con-
mitteN in charge Of the statue unvei!-
irs:. in the Southern / uildih.-. The clan
marched several hundred strong i:
tkc parade More I: i 90 members
e the Barry family "A ready have sig
niheu their j. ,enti )n Of looming MEM
brrs t the clan.
'
wt"teyor name are eligible to member
ship in the clan.
While tho Tni=hts Of ''lumDus vii
NOT participate I Who'll they wJll
Irish society represented 4 tuc 'x.'-
CiSes has among its membership lIIny
VIII" also have membership in th /
knights
To Hold Banquet Tonight.
Tonight more than ~ rnemhers of
Irish-Americau societies Who Iarti"i-
pated in the Umvoi'in- cao.n.scs Wit ,
attend a banquet Ill til. large laTroom
Of the New WIllarG. o.. "l The special
features Of the hanuuct ~,in h.. the
Barry table. at which VIII D.. cd |
those members Of IN" Ian Larry = hp
can boast Of being Gesr''nda4ts "i tn"
famous sailor.
\ varied program. IN ~ .icn viii r..,U.o
MANY prominent SPc"E". : has e"n al ]
aug.d Cor the urrasj",. Tho '"u. 1.itt'c
in charGc Of tn" han0G~t - mad" sip "t
William =. No' moyl'. rn:r 20 Ii: Il. :.
Ed"a.js. john T. Crowl'.. = +. N"ilI-
h"r. Ictcr J. No". Carf Ei"h;Id J l'on-
nell. j. l.e" holb. .. l. IrI,y. ).
O'Mcar::. u. J. Hollornu y r. Clark.
NJ y Purcell. FranE ). Rat ...!. .'"-
seph rltzgc.ald William I. N"Avo>.
and H. Gallagher.
Tomorrow morning tho militia. n",d
mass for rh' h'-Ocs Of the SPANISH
Amor All VIZ AMI iuos. wno lost their
llNcs iu tn. r"c.u; rsht At Vera ''rJ:
viii l., held in Il. Monument Gro'ndS
TITO Mss Viii b,. ~.-IcbTdt-I DE tn"
Re. Eugene Vel. Mcdonnell. ,c.jnr d..
- NlOysUs Church. Guder the auspices
oT the spanish War Veterans % the
District nf Colombia. Tn" Rev. Wiiia"7
r Russell o. =. ParIlck's will prca n
E"autifrl I-'.Iari. Will l',. I.l,. .r.!r-
j"vt % = l"ctur" ~ Miss I\+tGi,":I Nj.
the,s at PDhs Theat"r tomorrow - e.
ing
Commanded the Lexington.
ComuI"d"re JOHN Barry. IN A. nos,
memory the slaIge Is IN. cilcd. Ma one
ol the mos: notable among the Ec,"-
IUJ.oua-" E"Io"s or the I.u ted STAT,
~" came TO the l'LIi.d States ru.u
lTeIs nj when inc 49, nf,""u Years old
IN. ~ b" had d'r'C"d TO u1Er l't"
Sol h.s profession. hr went 10 Phila-
dolThIa 81 that luI' tIc leading Amc-i-
can seaTOr'
RsTrv soon took rank a I. seaman Of
IaTc ability and hr Ma .nTrustcd with
tho car" Of many big mr.rhaut hips
sal .ng from Philadelphia. At the be
ginning Of the Revolution hc MAS rec
commended as = II" Of the most COfpc-
tont men IN the r,GHtT' To- taxi. q place
OF power III the infant navy. Ii. ,Un-
ScQucntlY rerei ed a commission TO
rOmmand tn" big Lexington. Of six
teen guns.
The shin left PhiladrlDhIa IN IL; mi