Show old aft AM arma 41 ni vir AW 10 0 7 7 1 40 4 JA n A tk k 47 Z tj T I 1 7 F ag 1 W it r N V this th stars and stripes in the united states from an fn the earliest days daya of the republic it has been a favorite theme of the poets one of the most nn M famous which it has inspired is ia that national W classic written by joseph rodman hodman drake early in 1 21 law a FIR the nineteenth century nearly every american schoolboy at some time or another has haa recited t these he se stirring lines V THE AMERICAN FLAG when freedom from her mountain height N unfurled her standard in the air wm she sha tore the th azure robe of 0 night 11 and rt not the stars of glory there tle artl Z 1 ka she mingled with its ita gorgeous dyes dye the mil mally y baldric of the tha skies ly jl and p ed its pure colon ce lettla white whit a 1 with akings of the morning lichtl 1 A 1 1 ill I 1 L I 1 I 1 then from hla his mansion in the sun mun she called her eagle bearer down z nl and grave gave into in t 0 his mighty hand the th symbol of her chosen chogen land r N majestic Majest lo monarch of the cloud bwy who dearst aloft thy regal form orm to hear tho the tempest trum pings loud and nee the lightning lances driven when strive the warriors of abe storm by ELMO SCOTT WATSON HE scene Is independence hall in PI philadelphia ladelphia 11 the date Is june 14 1777 the second continental congress la Is in session and at the command of john 11 hancock ancock secretary charles thomson rends reads the following resolution resolved that the lag flag of the united states be thirteen stripes alternate red and white that the union be thirteen stars white in a blue held representing a new constellation the resolution la Is unanimously adopted by the congress thus the stars and stripes became our national flag thus the tha red bed white and blue became our national colors the scene to la fort mchenry Blell enry in maryland aryland Al the time Is during the third year of the war of 1812 between the united states and great britain and I 1 more mor 0 particularly the date Is the night of september 12 1814 A british fleet sailing chesapeake bay to capture baltimore as a part of the british plan to cut the nation in two finds fort Mel lenry a stubborn obstacle to that plan on one of the british ships a young maryland lawyer who has gone on hoard board seeking the release of a friend who had been taken prisoner by the invaders Is detained by them francis scott key la Is his name all night long the guns of the men of war roar and all night long the fort answers with such suc it artillery as can reach the enemy As the dawn of september 13 breaks key peers anxiously through the mist and smoke to see if the fort foit Is still holding out against the bombardment A welcome sight meets his eyes high up on the flagpole of the fort the stars and stripes floats in the morning air keys joy can be expressed in only one any lie ile sits down and upon the back of a letter which he ha happens to have in tits his pocket he writes some notes for a poem which flashes into his mind in the ecstasy of that moment A little later he writes out the poem in full and this Is it I 1 STAR SPANGLED BANNER 0 any ay can you see by the d dawns early light what so proudly proud ly we wa halad at the twilights last gleaming lhome broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we were so BO gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare blare the bomb bursting in air 11 gave ave proof through the night that our nag flag was waa 1111 there 0 say does that hat star atar spangled banner yet wave dav 0 oer or the land of the tree free and the home of 0 the brave on the hore bhore 8 imly dimly through the mists of the deep where the toes foes haughty host in dread alence reposes repose wat 1 Is that which the br breeze oer er the towering st bleed bleep ee P A it fitfully blown halt half conceals half now w it catches t the e gleam of the mornings morning first drat be beam am in tull full elory glory reflected now shines in the stream IT ala Is the star spangled bannera banner 0 long may it wave wae berthe Oer the land of the free and the home of the bravel 0 thus be it ever when freemen shall stand between their lovd home and the wars desolation blest with and peace may the hearn rescued land praise the power that hath bath made and preserved u ua Is a nations then conquer we must when our cause it la Is just i andthil And this be our motto in god Is our trust and the star spangled banner in triumph shall wave oer the land of the tree free and the th home orthe of the brave on september 21 his poem la le published republished in the baltimore american andla a few days ays later it Is 1 the house flag which Is flown from the arm of the statue of liberty in now new york harbor on flag day each year on the balcony below stands mrs laura B priska the mother of flag day 2 the original flag resolution of june 14 1777 in the handwriting of charles thomson secretary of the second continental congress congre aa 3 capt william driver the salem mass sea captain who gave the name of old glory to the american flag 4 bas relief on the base of the francis scott key memorial monument at fort mchenry md which perpetuates the fame of the man who wrote the star spangled banner the national anthem 5 the stars and stripes Fo reverl A thrilling incident of the revolution the british evacuating after the yorktown surrender nailed the british rao flag to the flagstaff at the battery and then greased the pole A barefoot sailor boy volunteered to climb up take down the enemy flag and nail the american flag holthe to the pole from the reproduction of the famous paini painting ing by henry mosier in the winning of freedom volume of the pageant of america yale university press struck off in handbill form and distributed on the streets of baltimore where there la Is great rejoicing at the deliverance from the threat of invasion the poem immediately catches the fancy of the public and ferdinand durang sets it to music using an adaptation of an old tune anacreon in heaven A popular actress sings it in the holliday street theater ond and it Is greeted with thunderous applause thus our national flag became widely known as the star spangled B kanner anner thus america acquired a national anthem anthero by popular choice and popular custom although no definite action toward official adoption of keys song as our national anthem ans was taken until this year the seene scene Is salem iasa the date Is august 10 1831 down at the salem wharves a crowd of 0 citizens gathers to see the sailing of the brig charles daggett which la Is about to start on a round the world voyage capt william driver master of the charles daggett wone Is one of the best known skippers shippers who have carried the name of salem to every part of the globe lie ile Is noted for his sturdy americanism and his deep love for his count rys flag so his neighbors have bave brought him film a gift which they know will please him as nothing else can it Is a fine american lag flog captain driver Is on deck when a sailor carrying the red white and blue bundle folded in triangular form advances and starts out upon his carefully memorized speech in ancient times when an ocean voyage was looked upon with superstitious dread he says it was the custom on the eve of departure to roll the banner in the form of a tr triangle langle when ready the priest stepped forward and taking the banner in liand hand sprinkled it with consecrated water and dedicated it to god clod the father god the son and god the holy ghost turning the point of the triangle upward at the name of each thus calling on that unity of creator Cro ator redeemer and sanctifier to bless the national emblem and prosper the voyagers and their friends the hag flag thus consecrated wits was then holsted hoisted to the masthead As he finishes he hands his gift to captain driver who adjusts it to the halyards hal yards and hoists it in position positional at the masthead quiet falls upon the he crowd ns as the new lag flag unfurls in all its beauty to captain driver who has haa just heard the rite of the ancients comes the inspiration to perform a rite of his own looking aloft he fie cries out ill call her old glory boys bos of old Gl glory oryll 1 thus wits was the name old glory first applied to pur national banner in few other countries has the national lag flag beer been such an to writers as has been and rolls roll the thunder drum ot of child of the sun to thee itis given to guard the banner ot of the freo free to hover in the th sulphur smoke to ward away the battle stroke and bedits bid its blending blend in KB shine afar like rat rainbows ibous on the clouds cloud ot of war the harbingers ot of vict victory oryl one of the prose classics inspired by the national emblem Is the makers of the flag by franklin IL lane secretary of the interior in ih president wilsons Wll Wil sons cabinet speaking before the employ employees ets of ills his department in was washington oh on flag day in 1014 1914 mr bir lane delivered this eulogy THE MAKERS OF THE FLAG this morning a na I 1 passed into the tha land boffl offlie the flag drooped roe me a most moat cordial salutation and from its rippling folds fold I 1 heard it say ay good morning mr flag maker 1 I beir beg your pardon old glory I 1 said arent arant you mistaken I 1 am not the president of the 04 united states nora nor a member of congress con greis nor ev oven e A a general in the army armi I 1 am only a government rit clerk 1 I greet you again mr flag fits maker replied the ray gay vole voice 1 I know you well you are the man who worked in the welter swelter of yeater yesterday daly straightening out the tangle of that farmers rat mars homestead in idaho or perhaps you found the 0 in that indian contract in oklahoma or helped to clear the patent for or that hopeful inventor in new york or pushed the opening of that now new ditch in colorado or made that mine in illinois more safe or brought rel relief lefto to the old soldier in wyoming no matter whichever one of these beneficent individuals divi duals you may happen to be I 1 give you breeding mr flag maker I 1 was about to pass on when the flag stopped me with these yesterday the pre president aident spoke a word that in made ade happier happl erthe the future of peo nalin mexico ic but that act looms no larger on the flag chah the struggle which the boy in georgia Is in makini making to win the C corn club prize this summer yesterday the congress spoke a word which will open the door of al agaaha but a mother in michigan worked from sunrise until tar far into the night to irive give herboy her boy an education she too I 1 m making t the he fl flag g yesterday we made a now new law to prevent financial ial panics and yesterday maybe a school teacher tea in ohio taught his him first letters to a boy who wll will some mom day write a song that will give cheer to mil lions lion of our race we are all making the nag flag le I 1 but I 1 said maid these people weri were only then came a great shout from the flig flag th the work that we do Is the making of the th flag 1 I am not the clairl nag not at all I 1 am but lt its shadow 1 I am whatever you make maice me nothing more 1 I am your belief in yourself your dream of what a people may become 1 I live a changing life a life of moods and passions of heartbreaks heart breaks and tired muscles sometimes 01 ti es I 1 am strong with pride when do S an n honest work fitting the rails together truly sometimes I 1 droop for then purpose has gony from me and cynically I 1 play the coward i sometimes I 1 am loud garish and full of that ego that blasts judgment but always I 1 am all that you hope to be and havethe have the courage to try tor for 1 1 I am song a fear struggle and panto panic and oni en hope 1 I am the days work of the weakest man an and the largest argent adreani of the most daring i 1 I am the cons constitution t and the tha courts sta statute and the statute makers maker soldier and dread nau g it aal drayman and street sweep cook counselor and clerk 1 1 I am the battle of yesterday and the mistake of t tomorrow t 1 I am the mystery of the men who do without without knowing why 1 I am the clutch of an idea and the reasoned purpose of resolution 1 I am no more than what you believe me to be and I 1 am in all that you believe 1 I can be 1 I am what you make me nothing more 1 I a wins awing before your eyes even as an a bright gleam of rotor color a symbol of yourself the pictured suggestion of that big thing which makes this nation alil hr stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors they are bright with cheer brilliant with courage firm with falth faith because you hav bave made them hem so out of your hearty hearts for you are thu tho lal nl ua 1 arx ers of the flair flag and it Is in well that you glory in ID th tb makI making nir |