The herald., 1895-05-24
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Local Assistance for q Monument to
the Author
Governor Frank Brown Of Maryland Asks
That Los Angeles Contribute Toward
Honoring Francis Scott Key

June 14th will commemorate the one
hundred and eighteenth anniversary of
the adoption of the star spangled banner
by congress. as the flag of the United
States. The day is to be appropriately
celebrated by the peopie of,Frederick,
Maryland, the home of Francis Scott Key
the author of the national air and they
are laboring hard to secure the funds for
a monument to Key. With this end in
view, letter written at Frederick, Mary
land, and signed by Frank Brown, COVER
nor OF the state of Maryland. was re-
ceived yesterday by Mayor Rader,a copy
OF which is here gwen
To His Honor, the Mayor of Los An
geles:
The following official com munication
has been sent by his excellency. the gov
ernor of our state, to the governors OF all
the other states in the Union:
Permit me through you to call the at
tention of the schools, patriotic societies,
and citizens of your state, to Flag day.
June 14th, the one hundred and
eighteenth anniversary of our flags
adoption by congress.
The national hymn, The Star Spangled
Banner, is always sung at Flag day ex-
ercises, which are now being generally
held by, the schools. but few yield to the
author the reverence his memory de-
serves.
No one has ever written anything that
has done more to awaken true patriotism
yet the ashes OF Francis Scott Key, have
lair for many years unhonored by his
courtrymen, beneath the soil OF his native
county, in the cemetery at Frederick
City, Maryland.
take this methoud of commencing G
to you and the people of your state the
work and object OF the Key Monument
association of Frederick City, Maryland.
last year for the purpose OF collecting
| funds to erect a substantial monument
to his memory, and thus to redeem the
nation from the disgrace of half CEN
tury of ungrateful neglect.
The association has already raised about
$4,000 from its own town; but every
American who is proud of our beautiful
flag and its position among the nations
should have share in erecting this mon
ument.
Please urge the children to give their
pennies, and the citizens their larger
coins, on Flag day, or before. The names
of all donors will be placed in the crypt
of the monument and will also be pub
lished in a pamphlet when the work is
completed.
Funds should be forwarded to the Key
Monument association at Frederick City,
Md.
This appeal of Marylands governor IS
endorsed by John N. Fleming. mayor Of
Frederick City. in the following words:
heartily endorse this appeal and de.
sire to call your attention to it as mat
ter worthy of approval. Will you not
kindly call the attention OF your people
to 1t through your local newspapers. ask
them to give it commentator, present
the matter to your schools and give it
the force Of your yaluable be, endorsement? ts !?
Francis Scott Key while native OF
Frederick county, Maryland. is also son
OF the nation. and his countrymen every
where should share in the work OF erect
ing monument to his memory in this
city. where his ashes now sleep. 1t IS
especially desirable that at services in all
churches on Sunday, June 9th, attention
should be called to national Flag day and
the movement for a monument to Key.
Frederick hopes that through me she
will not ask in vain for the aid of her
sister cities in this work of honoring one
who gave our nation its stirring and
beautiful anthem.