Show A way back in 1861 1561 a few gentlemen in N New NewYork NewYork en York one of whom was Maunsell l B. B Field offered a prize of for a a. national hymn or anthem which was to have haye been copyrighted and sold and the proceeds proceeds pro pro- devoted to what was then known as the patriotic patriotic patriotic patri patri- otic funds for the relief of northern soldiers No poem filled the came of it but the circumstance cir cir cir- was related in the New York Times a afeW afew afew few weeks ago Then other papers picked it up and without giving the Times credit the stor story was sent Broadcast over oyer the country and now Mr l Field is overwhelmed with national hymns Ho He writes to the Times I have received ed words and music of a national h hymn from persons in Michigan Minnesota l Iowa Connecticut Westchester county and New York City Ho lie wants it stopped Wo We 1 e would say let them go goon goon goon on and write Some of them one ono of these days ma may got a a. national ar anthem them that will bo worth worthy of the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion and those things ought not to bo be lost |