Evening star., 1915-11-21
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
ABANDONS OBSERVANCE
Will Allow Spanish War Veterans
to Hold Maine Memorial Exer-
cises Alone.

y threatened controversy between
the Army and Navy Union and the
United Spanish War Veterans OF this
city over services to be held at Arling-
ton in honor of the dead of the late
battleship Maine has been averted h,
the action of National Commander II
Oden Lake of the Army and Navy
Union abandoning the exercises pro-
jected by that body. General orders
promulgated last night by Commando
Lake set forth:
For the past two years the national
commander has taken an active part
in appointing a national Maine ami
versary observance committee to COM
memorate the sinking of the bsttleshiI..
with great loss of life. Such commit
tee will not be appointed this year ia
Washington because of the severe wiz
ter weather which usually prevails at
that time of the year. February Is.
'All local garrisons of the Army and
Navy Union will observe this most
sacred occasion in their respective
each garrison will proceed to the Maine
section of Arlington and there hold
rituaiistic services. G2rrisonS and
naval branches throughout the coun-
try will hold Maine memorial services
each succeeding May 80"
History of Observance.
Memorial services for the dead of the
Maine were inaugurated at Arlington
in 1907 by a committee representing
several patriotic organizations known
as the Maine memorial committee. Two
years ago the observance was taken
up by the Army and Navy Union. Al
the recent national encampment or the
United Spanish war Veterans at Scran-
ton, Pa, a resolution was adopsed di-
rectinE the Department OF the District
of colum pia to mold pubilc ceremonies
in the Maine section at Arlington ma
tional cemetery each anniVersa.y OF
the destruction of the battleshlp. rep
ruary Is. .,
Now tnat the Army and Navy Union
has withdrawn, the ceremonies next
February will be in entire cra. Se Oh
the Department of the District c.
,umbia. United Spanish war veterans;
At a recent meeting of the original
Maine memorial committee. headed by
Col John McElroy, that body aisU VITA
drew from active pal ucipation la the
event in favor Of the United Spanish
War Veterans.
Representative L. c. Dyer, command
erin chief, and other members OF Con-
Rress who served as soldiers or SAIL
ors in the war with Spain are expocted
and. as usual. the Secretary of the
Navy to be present Floral tributes
will probably be received frou the
White House and the Cuban min ster.
who also will have q representative
present.
Headquarters Opened.
In his general orders National Com
mander Lake calls attention to the
fact that complete national headquar-
ters have been permanently established
in this city, at 1920 New York avenue
northwest, with offices for the national
commander and the adjutant general
and quartermaster general He says
six new garrisons have been estab-
iished in the past two months He
announces as the national committee
on legislation H. Oden Lake, Z. T.
Dunlap, C. F. Rougeou. Representa-
tive John A. Key of Ohio. William Nc
Kiniey Cobb, Col. c. Fred Cook, Will
liam H. Roach. William T. Conray, \.
G. Fortier, ]. Walter Mltchell ana II.
C. .Galbraith.
The following Washington members
are tappointed aids-de-camp on the
staff of the national commander: Otto
char1es HsusShiis N siinn Soi Thomas GreeK
John Paynter. r. c. Galbraith. J. Wal
ter Mitchell. Winfield Jones, Capt. John
c. Daley, A. G. Fortier, c. G. Koers.
John r. P. Foster, D. w. Thayer, John
]. Costinett, William H Roach.
National deputies for the District OF
Columbia are appointed as follows: T.
H. Harris. Presidents Own Garrison;
n w. Tryon. Gen. Arthur Macarthur
Garrison; r. F. Finucane. Gen. Leonard
Wood Garrison, J. Clay Smith. Gen.
Guy V. Henry Garrison; George +.
Bunting. Gen. William F. Barry Gar
rison; w. H. Coulter. Admiral D. D.
Porter Garrison: j. H. Hines. Col. Will
bur Z. Wilder Garrison. Fort Myer, Va.