Evening star., 1920-02-15
ARLINGTON TO HEAR
PRAISE TODAY FOR
| u.S.S. MAINE DEAD
Veterans and Others in Cere-
monies on Anniversary
of Sinking.

The twenty-second anniversary OF
the sinking Of the battleship Maine
in the harbor Of Havana. February Is,
1898, will be observed this afternoon
in tho riding hall at Fort Myer, Va.
under the auspices of the Department
Of the District of Columbia, United
: Spanish War Veterans.
Preceding the ceremonies in the
riding hall, scheduled to begin at 2:3o
o'clock, the Maine shaft in Arlington
cemetery will be decorated with
wreath sent by President Wilson.
These ceremonies will be under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Auxiliary and
Lineal Society. 1t is expected that
the Cuban minister will send a SINH
lar wreath for the shaft. This cere-
mony will take place at 1880 o'clock.
Tho United States Marine Band will
furnish the music for both ceremonies.
Events to Follow Ceremony.
Tho celebration in the riding hall
will be presided over by Robert y.
Wood, department commander Tor
the District of Columbia United Span
ish War Veterans Following the
ceremony Of presentation OF the colors
by the color guard of the U. S. S. May
flower, the Marine Band will play
Tho Star Spangled Banner" Father
Ignatius Fealy, chaplain of the post,
will ask the invocation. The b. r. y.
Elks quartet, composed of Thomas A.
Cantwell, Milton j. Fillius, Edward ].
Hutchinson and Ambrose A. Durkin.
will sing "The Vacant Chair" by
Root The Marine Band and the quar-
tet will furnish other numbers dur
ing the program.
Those scheduled to make addresses
are Lieut. Jose Van der Gucht of the
Cuban navy, attache OF the Cuban
legation; Commissioner Louis Brown
low, Nyron NJ. Parker, past department
commander Of the Grand Army of the
Republic; Senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington state. and Gen. James A
Drain, American Legion.
The executive committee in charge
Of the ceremonies follows:
Capt John Lewis Smith. chairman;
Capt. Daniel v. Chisholm, Lee II. Har-
ris, ]. @. A. Braden, Harry F. Patter-
son, C. J. p. Weber, William L. Mat
Wilson, Alfred E. Simond, Frank
Weilock. Maj. F. s. Hodgson and Clair
borne s. Close.
Master Of ceremonies-Capt Daniel
v. Chisholm.
The other committees are:
Citisens' committee-Louis Brown
low. chairman: Robert N. Harper.
James F. Oyster, p. T. Moran, Fred j.
Haskin. Myron NJ. Parker. w. B. West
lake, Milton E. Allies, Henry B. F. Mac
farland. NJ o. Chance, Philip King,
Roland Robbins. Ross p. Andrews and
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman.
Decoration and arrangements COM
mittee-James E. Wilson, chairman;
Harry B. Coulter, James A. Gallagher,
Frank HUM. Charles F. Runge and
John Gerken.
Reception committee Department
Commander Robert H. Wood, chair
man; C. s. Close, Ben P. Donnelly.
william p. Irwin, James p. Blaisdell.
John H. Ford. Richard l. Lamb. c. c.
Currier.
Ladies' Auxiliaries. U. S. w. Vida
Mclaughlin. chairman; Tillie Mae
Roth. Laura Maycock, Jennie Rudlon,
Loretta c. Power.
5Lineal Society of the Spanish War
Mrs. Harry B. Coulter, chairman; Mrs.
W. Johns. Mrs c. F. Runge, Mrs. P.
FIELDER. Mrs. Herminie Kanngiesser.
Through cars will be run from 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue to Ar
lIngfon cemetery for the occasion. The
railroad company promises ample IA
cilities to handle all who wish to
make the trip.