Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
SINKING Of MAINE
TO Be RECALLED
Special Services Will Be Held
at Fort Myer, Va, Tues
day Afternoon.

TIL twenty-ninth anniversary OF
the sinking of the United States bat.
tleship Maine in Havana Harbor will
be observed at $50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at special services in tn
riding hall at Fort Myer, Va. under
the auspices of the Department of the
District of Columbia, United Spanish
War Veterans.
Senior DIR. Don Orestes Ferrera. the
Ambassador from Cuba. and Repre-
sentative Scott Leavitt, past com
mander Of the Department of Mon
tana, United Spanish War Veterans
will be the principal speakers. Capt.
John Lewis Smith, past commander
in-chief of the veterans, will be mas
ter of ceremonies.
Immediately preceding the exercises
in the riding hall the ladies auxiliaries
of the United Spanish War Veterans
and the Lineal Society of the Spanish
War will place wreaths at the base
of the Maine mast. near the Amphi-
theater. in Arlington National Gene
terry. The wreaths are to be presented
for the purpose by President Coolidge
Program for Services.
The program for the services in the
riding hall follows:
Overture, "Sursum Corda" (Elgar),
United States Marine Band; call to
order, Lee Fl. Harris, chairman Maine
Memorial committee; presentation of
colors, color guard. United States
Navy Yard; invocation. Chaplain John
T. Axton, jr.. United States Army;
solo, Where My Caravan Has Rest
ed" Hohr), Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer,
meZzo- contralto, accompanied by
Marine Band; remarks, Edward j.
Nolan. department commander United
Spanish War Veterans; selection,
Grand Military Tattoo" Rogan).
United States Marine Band; address,
Senior DR.. Don Orestes Ferrera,
Cuban Ambassador: Cuban Nation,
al Anthem, march "Battleship Maine"
address, Representative Leavkt;
march, STARS and Stripes Forever
(Sousa). United States Marine Band;
solo, THE Star Spangled Banner.
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer. accom-
panied by United States Marine Band;
Taps" trumpeter; benediction. l..
Paul Reynolds, department chaplain
United Spanish War Veterans.
Committees in Charge.
The arrangements are under the di-
rection of the following committees;
Executive committee-Lee II. Har-
ris. chairman; John Lewis Smith,
Daniel V. Chisholm, Jere A. Costello.
William l.. Mattocks, Harry F. Pat
terson, Charles J. p. Weber, Charles
w. Mccartney, Harry b. Coulter. VIII
liam Fl. Santelmann, Frederic s.
Hodgson, Samuel G. Mawson, J. Q. A.
Braden, James E. Maynard, Gustave
E. Rausch. James j. Murphy Arthur
Fl. League, Clarence A. Belknap and
Edward J. Nolan. Master Of cere.
monies, Capt. John Lewis Smith.
Reception committee - Edward j.
Nolan, chairman; Albert Michaud,
Lorin c. Nelson, James e. Smith, Ben
jamin F. Motley, Robert +. Washburn.
James G. Yaden, Willjam E. O'Neill,
James l.. Dawson, Casper Orange and
Richard l.. Lamb Committee on
man; John Lewis Smith and Col.
Frank White. Committee on music
Capt. William H. Santeln1ann, chair
man; Frederic s. Hodgson, Francis c.
HUM, L. Paul Reynolds, John Muir.
ply, Richard l.. Lamb and DIR. Joseph
NJ. Heller.
Other Committees.
Committee on decorations - Robert
r. Dye, chairman: John Farmer, John
Gerkin, Andrew j. kimmell and VIII
liam o. Ohm. Committee on arrange
ments-James r. Wilson, chairma n:
James G. Yaden, Charles J. p. Weber,
Joseph j. Harvey, Albert Michaud,
John A. Gallagher and William l.
Jenkins. Press committee--James f.
Maynard, chairman; George F. Cook
and William L. Mattocks. Ladies'
auxiliaries, United Spanish War Vet
erans-Mrs. Edna r. Summerfield.
chairman; Mrs. Addie Kimmell. Mrs.
Catherine Bailey, Mrs. Frances e.
Antos. Mrs. Bertha Cook, Mrs. Mary
Fitzhugh and Mrs. Katherine league.
Lineal Society of the Spanish War
Mrs. Hanna c. Weber, chairman; Mrs.
Gertrude Geary, Mrs. Harry B. Coul.
ter. Mrs. Katherine Baum. Mrs. Mary
Werden, Mrs. Annie Carney and Mrs.
Ethel Johns.