Show THE KEY the key ker monument association of frederick lid has issued a an n appeal to all the school children of 0 the nation to raise upon flag day june a generous sum toward the total of aebli ed for foi the monument over the grave of francis scott key there hould be a generous response to this mccause while not one american in ia a dozen can tell the name of the british commander that captured and burned washington or ot of tile the american commander who ho could not prevent the tha burning there la ja not a child ten years ye axa old in the public schools that does docs not at tile the mention ot of the name of francis scott key instinctively com commence menco to hum the star spangled banner and while heroes by the tens of thousands who offered their lives tor for their country shall go into forgetfulness tile the name of 0 key will last as long as the las flag itself shall wave above this republic that Is men are mortal and it Is their destiny in a 0 w while lille to fall all away away and be forgotten but the human soul Is 13 Immo immortal rull and when some ot of its invisible esben essence ce materializes into a deathless poem that remains while are swept by war and the ery cry names ot of nations pass into forgetfulness the one Is ot of the earth earthly the other Is the catching and holding ot of the little divinity which comes down to men from the source of all life and light and intelligence this nation and its lias flag are both more dignified beca because use francis scott key icey lived and the place where his mortal part has melted melt c d back into the dust should be marked by a stately monument to give the world notice and to give the rising generations notice that the american people are a graec tul people and an appreciative people that when any c hild child ot of this republic can mingle bot both h patriotism and genius into an immortal production this people will never forget him never cease to honor him |