The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-01

lead the nations or the worlo IN those
| things that make for hope and for the
benent Of mankind" -.
Capt. McElrey Speaks.
The President took his seat amid
| loud applause, which was ended only
when the Marine Band started play
| ing Hearts and Flowers" After this
selection, Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball.
past national senior vice president of
the Woman's Relief Corps, recited the
poem, THE Unknown Dead" by Elizas
beth Robbins Berry. Then Capt. Nc
Elroy, as presiding officer. took the
; stand and said:
TT is generally believed that the
shortest road to the White House
starts in Ohio. We all feel that des-
tiny has in store one of her richest
gifts for a son of Ohio, a man who Is
! now governor Of Ohio. Frank B. Will
lis"
Gov. Willis laughed heartily and was
Joined by the whole assemblage. Even
President Wilson Joined in the laughter
and for the minute the solemnity Of the
ceremonies was broken. Then Gov. Will
| lis took the stand. He said. In part:
THE President of the United States
Is making a successful effort to keep us
out of the broils of Europe. Now is the
time to keep cool, think carefully. and
stand by the President. He and his
Cabinet know vastly more of our delicate
relations with European belligerents than
the rest of us can possibly know. Let
us hold up his hands in the patriotic
effort he is making in this crisis Amer
lea is for the preservation of the rights
of Americans. for equity and justice and
peace with honor
The band played America and the
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Charles r. Steck pastor of the Epiphany
Lutheran Church. President Wilson.
with Mr. Tumuity. Col. Harris. and secret
service men made their way with diff
Guilty to the White House auto. but Miss
! Margaret Wilson and her guest. Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones. were cut off from
the White House party by the crowd. a
young man who apparently was a stran-
ger to Miss Wilson. offered his escort
and with his elbows opened path
through the crowd, Miss Wilson CRATE
| fully following him to her waiting ma
chine.
Exercises At Harmony Cemetery.
Memorial exercises over the dead were
| held at Harmony Cemetery yesterday
under the auspices OF Frederick Douglas
Post No. IL with Charles R. Douglas.
Edward G. Brooks. and Sergt. W. II.
! Carney in charge. A detachment OF the
First Separate Battalion. i'm charge of
Lieut.. Edgar Smith. fired the salutes
! The orator was to nave been Thomas
! l.. Jones' but on account of illness he
! could not attend. He sent Charles S
Williams and JabeZ Lee in his place.
| Mr.. Williams made the principal ad-
dress.
The White House party was driven T.
| the Maine Monument. and the crowd fol
lowed on foot Tine exercises at the
Maine Monument were begun as soon as
the guests and spectators had taken
their places. The scene was impressive
Around the circular white stone base.
with the Names mast and fighting ton
standing in the center, We're lined conf
panies of cavalrymel and marines.
A stand. draped in flags. had been
built in front of the monument. with a
speakers platform in the center the
White House party. led by the President.
was ushered to this platform. followed
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Mrs. Daniels and other guests Then a
carriage drawn by two spirited black
horses whirIed around the driveway be-
tween the guests stand and the statue
and came to a stop.
Guests Of Honor Arrive.
Two aged women. both in black were
assisted to alight. They were the guests
mother of Ensign Worth Bagley. the
first American killed IN the Spanish war.
and the other was Mrs. Daniels. mother
of the Secretary OF the Navy. They
were given chairs on the greenswaTd be-
fore the monument.
After the sounding of ASSEMBLY by
buglers and the playing of The Star
Spanglcd Banner by the Marine Band.
the colors were presented by Capt. Robert
F. Finucane and a guard Of marines.
The invocation was delivered by Rev.
Father Chadwick late chaplain of the
L. S. S. Maine. Capt. John McElroy dc
livered the Introductory remarks. and
number of letters of regret were read
by W. II. Roach. including one from
Rear Admiral Sigsbee. L. S. N. retired.
the commander of the Maine when she
went to the bottom. Admiral Siesbee
was detained in New York by illness.
The dedicating of the monument fol-
lowed While a sailor high in the -iight-
ing top wigwagged signals. Masters
Jonathan and Frank Daniels raised the
American flag on one halyard and signal
flags spelling Maine 19la'' on another
Fifty sailors then manned the rigging.
and the ceremony ended with the 'shrill
cry OF the boatswain's whistle.
The raising of the flags and the drill
by the jackies in their dazzling white
duck uniforms were ideal subjects for
moving pictures and the cameramen
whirrred the cranks of their machines
until the noise grew too loud for the
solemnity of the occasion and secret
service men waved for halt.
As the jackies descended from the
fighting top and the Masters Daniels
turned and raised their hands in salute
to President Wilson. the band struck up
Columbia. the Gem of the Ocean," A
PRAYER was delivered by Rev. DR.. Ran
dolph Ii. Mckim. Rear Admiral Baird
told how the monument to the men of
the Maine had been conceived and
erected.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels took
Sacrifice as his theme. and he wound
I'D glowing tribute about the memory
of the cs7 heroes who went to graves in
Havana's waters on the night Of Febru-
airy 10. 1898.
The Fifth Cavalry Band played the Gu
ban national air and Capt. McElroy
called upon the Cuban Minister. DIR. Car
los Manuel de Cespedes. who said in part:
II don't know whether to read this
written address. here in my hand. that
prepared yesterday at the request Of
the press. or whether to speak from my
heart" The cry was Speak from the
heart" and the Minister continued: Il
want to express to you. people of the
United States. the undying gratitude and
love of the people OF Cuba. 1t was only
a few years ago, when We had been
struggling for generations against a
country that was great in power, that
the United States stepped in and shed
its blood for US The United States put