The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-31

Won neoo1e of our sister state. and the
other Is to invite you to become the
guests of Baltimore the week OF sep
TENDER 8. We are to observe In mag
nifieent fashion the birth OF the great
American anthem. The star Spangied
Banner, the anthem which inspires
every true American citizen to deeds OF
heroism.
1--WE have travelled over most of the
Southland, and we have found patriot
ism rampant. This Is not remarkable,
for history shows that from the dark
DAYS of the revolution. the Southern
peop,e have been patriots and have
done things Of which tho whole country
Is proud"
The mayors speech was received
with great applause. and Mayor Ainslie
introduced Mr.. A. S. GoldsborouEh. sec
rotary OF the factory site committee OF
Baltimore, and editor Of the Municipal
Journal. who delivered one OF the most
Instructive and entertaining speeches
on the patriotic Instincts OF the Amer
lean people, with the causes theretofr
ever heard in Richmond.
He was frequently interrupted by
outhursts of applause. and waxed en-
thusiastfc himself. when he referred TO
the great, heroic deeds of the early
Americans, many of whom were Vir-
ginfans.
The speaker gradually worked him
self up to the time Of Francis Scott
Key, the author of the national anthem.
and carried his hearers along with him
in admiration. until he reached the
final point. when Key, a prisoner on
board a British ship of Fort McHenry.
walked the decks In the darkness Of
night. with the bombardment going on.
and with nervous tension bursting his
veins, while the cannon roar gave him
no sign of hope for his country and his
people.
That awful night brought to Key
the inspiration for his song. That song
has brought inspiration TO patriots the
world over. and 1t viii always tn
spire to nobier efforts and greater
Deeds" said Mr.. Goldsborough.
Mr.. Goldsborough's description OF the
events which led up to the war OF 1912
were most graphic. He related how
the South furnished the money and
the men to push the war to a successful
conclusion, while the men of other sec
lions held back, awaiting attack and
assault upon local situations.
He described the fearful days be-
fore the assault upon Baltimore and
Fort McHenry. How a few hundred
unframed and untried soldiers sue
tCosAuiiy SsoSo SAA VAC eAcal oiltlSn
attack.
And amid It all sat Key. helpless, a
prisoner, but with the uivIne inspira-
ton. which, upon the morn. resolved
itself into The Star Spangled Ban
Eer," which transforms grief into Joy,
despair into hope. failure into sue
cess. defeat into victory, wherever It
10 heard.
McNulty Makes Hit.
Sheriff Tom McNulty. described by
Mayor Ainslie as either a Baltimore
Richmonder, or a Richmond Balti-
rnorean, he couldn't exactly tell
which, then sang The Star Spangled
Banner" and such dignihed morals
as Judge Waddell, judge Lewis. Judge
Richardson, Judge Crump, Ashton
Starke. Joseph b. Welsh, A. b. Gut
gon, Fritz Eitterding. Walter Chris
tan. Edgar B. English. "Bilr' Dab
ney. Horace Smith and Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson Joined in the chorus.
In the meantime Wydnham r.
Meredith welcomed the Baltimoreans
to Richmond. and he didn't even men,
ton the regional bank incident be.
cause he had the spirit OF the occa-
sion. and did not refer to anything
unpleasant. His speech was heartily
|applauded, lcudest BY the MARYLAND
contingent
a After ths FORMAL prosram had heen
atepone1 AZ and w1ilA al1E