The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-03-24

assem- Is uSually sung or prayed III
certain public occasions as God save
The King" in England, The Star
Spangled Banner in the United States,
The Marselles in France, The En-
peror of Austria, etc. Now in regard
to Signal for bare heads" l will
refer you to the Souvenir number of
the Chattanooga News of the National
G. A. R. Encampment, September Is
to 20, 1913, on page of that issue
where it says that it was in 1914 that
the Stars and Stripes were destined
to be immortalized in song in Sep
TENDER of that year. Francis Scott
Keys, wrote the Star Spangled Ban
ner. The Song which is the Signal
for barred heads whenever played be-
fore Loyal Americans"
In 1908, Mrs. Lodusky Taylor, who
was then National President Of the
w. R. c. accompanied General Stuart,
National Commander of the G. A. R.,
who was also Adj. General of the
State of Pennsylvania as his guest,
with his staff and their wives in
trip across the United States to San
Francisco to arrange for the National
Encampment of the G. A. R. and w.
R. c.. Convention, they were two
weeks on their trip, and stopped at
all points of interests and whenever
the Star Spangled Banner was played
or sung at Camp fires OR elsewhere
they all Immediately rose to their
feet and remained standing until it
was finished. Now in regard to Mr..
Barensfeld establishment at the In
! ternational Naval event when the host
of Sailors standing up as one man
when the Star Spangled Banner was
played, the fact that they did so was
only verify the statement that the
Star Spangled Banner was recog-
nized by all the nations of the world,
as the national air of the United
| States.
And | would have been astonished
if they had not done so. In regard to
the affairs at Cleveland, that Mr. Bar
ensfeld speaks of. It. was no doubt
due to the fact that many Of the
citizens of that place were ignorant
of which was the National Air.
Now in regard to the custom of
| oefo bl,cboJ n Nofianal Air
would seem from all the light on the
subject. | have been able to get that
that Watch on the Rhine" God
save the King" and the Marsalles of
France were all first sung by the
soldiers of this country, which is also
true of The Star Spangled Banner
and the Marsalles was approved by
the Minister of War as National
Air in 1887 and | find no record of
any act of Parliament or Reichstag
making GOD Save the King" or
Watch on the Rhine" National Airs
of their country. 1t is one of the
most important parts of the work of
the w. R. c., to educate the youth
of our land to have proper respect
for the G. A. R., restrain Our Flag.
Our National Air Patriotic Songs
and love of Country, and we trust
that Mr.. Barensfeld and all those
whom he represents will no longer
be in doubt as to our National Air.
and we hope to see on all public oc-
casions that Mr.. Barensfeld will be
the first to stand on his feet when
the strains of our beautiful Anthem
floats on the breeze.
To him | will say that the Army
and Navy serves as the strong right
arm, of "Uncle Sam" upholding the
flag for the honor and glory of the
nation standing between the peace
loving citizen and a foreign foe, or
murdeous mob thus forming the back
bone of the great forces called out to
meet emergencies and the President
of the United States directs the regu-
lations for the Army and Navy, and
he represents the people of the United
States, and / have a copy of the
Presidents Order in regard to the
Star Spangled Banner to the Army
and Navy.
Yours for Patriotism,
PHEBE M. FULLER.