Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

which would long before this have been
given over to some business project
Il am a business man, but / also love
| sentiment. especially patriotic sentiment.
There is no commentator too great for
people who are engaged in such conserva-
| ton of historic edifices as this.
We have in Baltimore the spot which
was the birthplace of The Star Spangled
Banner Fort McHenry.'' the speaker
continued. And with decorative spirit
there have been those who have suggested
the dismantling of the old fortress: the
| transformation of the ancient stronghold
of American liberty into an immigrant
station, a cattle pen a quarantine
depot.
I'VE of Baltimore are organizing to
bring this threatened ruin of the old fort
to the attention of the President. 1t is
a spot which for all time should be main
tanned and preserved.
And If the government should ever let
it go from its hands the people of Balti-
more, in grateful remembrance of the
days of stress and danger when the guns
on the battlements belched forth defense
and defiance in the face of a British in
vasion. will take Fort McHenry unto
themselves for eternal preservation.
Il am glad to see that the people of
Washington have taken the initiative in
| the conservation of the home of Francis
Scott Key. a matter which means much
to patriotic Baltimoreans.'
Patriotism of Key Extolled.
A. s. Goldsborough of the Baltimore
bar addressed the meeting on the subject
of patriotic spirit. He said in part:
| I'm the course of the various addresses
which have been made today 1 have
| listened with particular care to see if one
| of our entertainers here would not at
| least mention the fact that Maryland
| participated largely in the event which
made possible the dedication of the Stars
| and Stripes in song.
| Il want to call your attention to one
! thing which I shall illustrate by asking
a question. Why is it you and love and
revere the name of Francis Scott key?
1T is not because he was a genius. 1t
| is not because he was a successful poet.
| 1t is not simply because he was an honest
and respected citizen. 1t was because
| there was living and pulsating through
his soul the fine spirit of patriotism which,
| if planted in your breast and in mine,
with the strength and practical zeal with
which it fourished in his heart, would
make our republic the greatest in the
| world, Interchangeable now and for all
time.
cit is not the strains of the music of
the Star Spangled Banner nor the sub
Unity of the words which cause our
souls to respond to it with an indescrib-
able throb. To tell you why, I will turn
from the discussion of things histroic to
those geographic
THE Mississippi river, the father of
waters has its rise in the faraWay north,
and until it meets and mingles with the
Missouri river it is of little consequence
as a mode of navigation. But from the
point where the streams join to it's mouth
in the far southland it becomes mighty
highway of commerce as well as the
shrine on which hang the legends of part
of a nation.
I'm a Baltimore theater not long ago a
trained orchestra struck into medley,
and when the strains of Yankee Doodle
were played it received it's well merited
applause. When the instruments poured
forth the we'll loved strains of Dixie the
audience went wild, as a Baltimore
audience would naturally. but when as a
climax came the first notes of the Star
Spangled Banner the audience rose as
one, for a moment stood in silence and
the air was rent with the continued cheer
ing of thousands of threats.
And so it is that the Missouri and
Mississippi make the greatest river, and
it takes the blending of Yankee Doodle
and Dixie to produce that masterpiece
of feeling. The Star Spangled Banner "
Sentiments of Descendant.
The exercises were concluded with the
speech of F. S. Key Smith of the District
of Columbia bar. He said:
at is most BETTING l should here pub
licly acknowledge the gratitude and APP
probation of the Francis Scott Key Me-
mortal Association for the interest. and
efforts of our manager Mr.. Weisgerber,
in raising the fund for the purchase of
this old home. This genteman's efforts
to save the birthplace of the flag in Phila-
delphia have been crowned with success. |
He now comes to this city devoting his
time to a similar enterprise in the pur
chase of this old house.
Il wish him godspeed, and predict that
there will be but one result to his efforts
"a great and grand success. / am not
too optimistic. for the temper of the
Arvno riooy, aOy,1a hoC vat
will, permit the American flag. once
raised, to be ANONYMOUSLY lowered. Then
let it wave the joyous emblem of liberty,
the pride of our great republic and the
awe of deSpOtism and tyranny.
May it ever be the banner of peace.
but when occasion requires, may it f1aunt
defiance in the cause of right. and. bathed
in the eternal glory of Gods goodness,
shine Respondent in the golden light of
truth and day, an inspiration to the re-
hottest generation.
Among those present at the exercises
were Rev. Alfred d. Harding. Justice
Wright, Rev. II. n. Couden, chaplain of
the House of Representatives, and As
sistant District Attorney Mcnamara.
The District of Columbia chapter. So
ciety of the War of 1912, Mrs. Kate Kear-
ney Henry, president, was represented by
Mrs. Esther X, Noble, Mrs. Joseph Pitch
er, Miss Alice ID. Goddard. Mrs. TRULY,
Mrs. Dove. Mrs. Martha Pay Keys, Mrs.
Marie Hodgkins, Mrs. Augustus Jackson
and Mrs. Reeves.
There were also present, Mrs Charlotte
Emerson Main, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. Mrs. Truman H. Newberry, Mrs.
Esther rockingham Noble, Miss Eliza
beth F. Pierce. Mrs. John Paul Earnest,
Mrs Mabel G. Swormstedt, Mrs. Amos G.
Draper. Mrs. j. Eakin Gadsby, Mrs H. "
BOynton. Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins rep
reSenting the Daughters of the American
Revolution; representatives of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution. Colonial
Danes, Patriots and Founders, the Wom-
ans Relief Corps. Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Daughters of Vet
Grams, Legion of Loyal Woraen, Patriotic
Order of America. Daughters of America,
Daughters of Liberty. Isabel Worrell Ball
Flag Association. Elizabeth Robin Ber-
ry, drill master: John A. Logan Girls
Flag Brigade. Annie Butler, captain, and
of The Association of Oldest Inha bitants.
FLAG DAY AT FAIRGROUNDS.