The Washington times., 1915-02-15
MAINE MEMORIAL
DEDICATED TO-DAY
Ceremonies at Arlington Gene.
terry Begin at 2 O'Clock.
President and Others Speak.

with the heavy booming OF a twenty
one gun salute mingling with the thin
fine bugle notes of taps" the Maine
memorial in Arlington Cemetery was
formally dedicated this afternoon.
The rnainmast and fighting top Of the
cruiser which sank seventeen years ago
in Havana harbor have been mounted
upon white granite representation
OF the turret of the battleship. which
forms a receiving vault fourteen fete
high and twenty-six feet In diameter.
About the walls of the vault are In
scribed the names OF the two OFFICERS
the Maine went to the bottom.
The Maine Memorial has been erected
on knoll In the southern part OF the
cemetery, in what Is known as the
Maine section Of the Spanish war diVi-
sion, and towers above the trees TO q
height which makes It visible for miles.
From the foot of the eminence on which
It stands- the sward slopes away dotted
with the graves Of the men whose
deaths 1t commentaries.
Just before the dedication exercises At
the memorial, a flower laden launch.
manned by members of the District ma
val militia and members OF the harDor
police, put off from the Aqueduct Bridge
and moved slowly down the Potomac
scattering wreaths and BLOSSOMS ,hns on n,oas 1ns
"dteT III W s'SSS
bodies were never recovered.
The ceremonies at Arlington began
at > o'clock In the, riding hall at
Fort Myer. where the President. the
Secretary OF the Nayyi r.ir.S Hear who AoTa. eom.
manded the Inflated ship; Commander
II. Oden Lake of the Army and Navy
Union; Myron Nj. Parker and Congress.
man julius Kahn Of California were
the principal speakers.
I'm Cuba's name l send you this mes
sage OF cordial sympathy. echoing the
true feelings Of General Menocai. the
President of the Cuban republic. the
keynote of the speech OF Carlos Man
the United States. which In Senor Ces-
pedes absence was read by Capt. j.
Walter Mitchell.
The event. which is being commem-
to be associated with warlike thoughts.
The nations who participated In the
struggle of '9s. are now happily at
peace. But for all Of that. the sinking
Of the battleship Maine, marked the
hour of Cuban Independence. and now
foreheads over the Maine Memorial
Monument to pray for those who are
no more
Declaring that the reverberation Of
war thunders across the old world
brings fresh to the memories of Ameri-
cans the deeds OF the men who have
died for this flag. National Commander
II. Oden Lake. Of the Army and Navy
Union, pledged his comrades. 80 long
as our organization exists" to "remem-
Der the Maine with memorial services
on each recurring February 10.
Memorial services to the Maine dead
were held at o'clock this morning in
st. Martins catholic Church. where
solemn requiem mass was sung by the
pastor. the Rev. Eugene Hannah. Va
rious military organizations Of the Dis
trict, including the Grand Army Of the
Republic. Spanish. American war Vet,
Grams, Army and Navy Union. and
Army of the Philippines, were present.
Father Hannah. who inaugurated the
annual memorial services for the dead
of the Maine. briefly eulogized the mar
tyred American sailors.
The committee of military men who
co-operated with Father Hannah In the
services. included Capt. Richard J. DON
nelly. Capt. Harry A. Walsh. Sergt.
John A. Gallagher. Capt. Edward L..
Cogan. Capt Jcre A. Costello. William
a. Hickey. John J. Murphy. Major
Richard l.. O'Brien. Sergt. John Cas-
sady. u. 8. NJ. c.: Trumpter James
Nolan. L. S. NJ. c.: Edward O'Connor.
Richard l.. Lamb. Charles Blush. T. j.
O'Keefe. and John J. OBrien.