Show T STARTED FOR FORA A NEW RATIONAL NATIONAL AIR Governor Spry Is Made Honorary Member of the National Song Society Though there Is no evidence to show w that Governor William WilHam Spry has bas attained any special eminence as a sweet singer singe of Zion he has hall nevertheless been teen elected an honorary member for life of the thO th Na National National National Song society an aft organization which dating chIlies to have a membership of or patriotic citizens devoted to music and especially to the encouragement of patti patri otic airs Just at present the society is in search I of a national anthem for the country and andis andIs andis is My Own rutted States as the best beat available Harrison Ham Aldrich h sec see secretary secretary of the organization whose whOle head headquarters headquarters headquarters quarters are at 1441 West e t eath street New ew York has liaa written chief executive asking his cooperation In the adoption of this hymn The words of the song which the sod sect ety wants want adopted as the national an anthem anthem anthem II them are arc by Stanislaus Stange and the music by Julian Edwards The TIte words of the first verse and refrain follow My native land my country dear deer Where men are equal free For thee each ach morn new love Is born bern Sweet land of liberty With tears my m eyes eye are filling fast Yes Yell tears that Joy jo awaits With love I cry For you Id die My own United States REFRAIN I love evry inch of her prairie land Each Bach stone atone on her h mountains side eido I love evry drop of the water clear el r That flows In her rivers wide I love leve evry vry vry tree evry blade of grass Within gates The Queen of the Earth Is the land or of ormy ormy my birth My 11 own United States |