The chronicle=news., 1914-10-13
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In boat in the act of writing the
poem. The top of the four columnsd'
pedestal against which Key rests one
foot In stepping from the boat 10
capped by a figure OF Liberty holdanG'
the flag aloft. It was designed by ~,
Mcrcie, a distinguished French sculp-
tor. ~
Flag Preserved.
The nag which inspired the poem -
preserved In the National Museum 40
Washington. d. c.. having been places
there by Mr. Eben Appleton. a grand
son of General Armistead. who was in
command OF Fort McHenry at the
time OF the bombardment. After Its.
exposure to shot and shell and sells
sors the remnant still in existence 10
about thirty feet square. each of Its,
.,fteen stripes being two feet broad.
and each of Its fifteen stars two feet
from point to point. Its original
length was forty feet. 1t has been used
on several occasions since the bonn
, bardment. on September 18th. 1874.
u was used on the occasion of a re-
ccption to General Lafayette. II was
also exhibited ut the Centennial AM
niversary at Philadelphia. and at the
Old South Church in Boston on June
..
of the adoption of the flag by Con-
Gress. In 1880. 1t was one Of the feA-
lures of the celebration of the Fort
McHenry bombardment. This year
when Baltimore commentaries the
one hundredth anniversary Of the
birth of the national anthem the old
nag will once more be taken 10 Fort
McHenry-this time by q guard OF
honor composed Of men from the
fifteen States represented by the n.
teen white stars on Its blue bach.
ground. President Wilson IL expected
to ride in the procession carrying the
sacred emblem. -
The flag was made by Mrs. Mary |
Pickersgill. the wife OF Colonel Henry
Pickersgill. who fought IN the War of
1912, and the house in which It vas
made. or rather commenced. etn
stands At the corner OF Front en0
Albermarle streets In Baltimore. Mfs-
Pickersgill found that the rooms of
her home were too small to spread
the nag properly, SO she asked the
owner of q brewery located near ~
for the privilege OF finishing the nag
in one of their large rooms. The re-
quest was granted and tho nag com.
pleted. -
Fort McHenry has been abandoned
and not used as = fort for sevSrll
years, recently 1t was turned over to
tho City of Baltimore and will be used
for n public park. /.
How baltimore Will Celehsasa.N
Baltimore. the natal city of the !.
star-spangled Banner. is preparing 20 ,
celebrate the centennial birthday! Of |
the anthem with civic festivities ana |
patriotic rejoicing. The festivities
are to begin on September stxth
and continue until September thfr- |
tecnth. Tho President. several
members of his Cabinet and the |
Governors of eighteen States have al
ready accepted the invitation to be
present at some part OF the celeon.
ton which will consist of military.
fraternal and civic parades. Thsfs
will also BIO an industrial proessaen
Of handsome noats and horal auto.
parade The Public Athletic League
meet and the Middle States regatta
will be the sporting events Of the
week. A grand ball will be held
one night during tho week and the
festivities will close with maSnif-
cent reproduction of the lombard
inent of Fort McHcnry. The Histof-
ical Committee has been engaged In
preparing for this for several months
and It promises to be a glorious spec
tacle. q
Pilgrimages TO Keys grave at Fr1d.
crick have also been arranged for dHs
terent days. and It Is expected thAs
OF people will do homage
to tho author Of the anthem. me
members of the Society OF tho WAT
OF 1912. the descendants Of tho men
who fought 30 valiantly during that
conflict. have taken tho greatest intef-
est in tho centennial anniversary. AAd
rs they are scattered all over the
country Il 10 expected that not only
but various other cities cd
towns will do honor to the centenary