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Show Thursday, June 19, 1930 THE l\IIDV ALE JOURNAL UTAH BRIEFS er T By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ECENTLY there was unve1led on the wall or a modest brick house In bronze a Phlladelphla tablet which tells the passer-by that " 'Hall Columbia' was composed here by Joseph Hopkinson on Aprll 22, 1798." The unveil!ng was done by a little girl, Martha Hopkinson, who thus honored the memory of her great-great-grandfather, a man whose name Is known to comparatively few Americans. Yet Francis Hopkinson and Joseph Hop· klnson otrer an example of "famous father-worthy son" scarcely paralleled 1n all Amerlcan history. It 111 eminently fitting that their names should be recalled as Independence da:y approaches for they contrib· uted materially to the foundation of our Republic and the establishment of the national tradition. Francis Hopkinson was born In Philadelphia In 1737, the son of an Engllshman who served several years as a judge of the admiralty and a member of the provincial coundl. Hop· kinson was the first scholar entered at the University of PennsyJ-..·anin (then the college of Philadelphia) and was graduated with its first class. He !itudied law and was admitted to the bar in 1761. After serving as secretary to a conference between the provincial authorities and the chiefs of se,·eral lndlan nations. and as librarian 11.nd secretary of the Philadelphia Ji. bra.ry, he went to England In 1766 and became an intimate friend of Lot·d ·North, Benjamin West and John Penn. Upon his return to this country he resumed bis law praetice, kept store for awh!Je and became a member of two societies which united ln 17G9 to become the famous Aroorican Pbilcsoph!cal society. In 1772 he was apJJOlnted inspector of the customs at New Castle but was removed because of hls radical Ideas. He next mo>ed to Bordentown, N. J., and \Vrts a member of the pro>incial eouncil of that colony from 1774 to 1776. In the latter year he was elected to the Con· tlnental congress from New Jersey and became one of America's immortals when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Historians now seem to agree generally that the Betsy Ross legend of the origin of the flag can be accepted only with reservations. She may have made the first flag, so far ns the actual cutting and sewing of It was concerned, but she was not the "designer." The evidence as to who actually was Js at best incomplete, but such evid· ence as exists points strongly to Fran. cis Hopkinson. It is known that he was greatly interested In the heraldic art, especially as it appl!ed to seals, ftags and coins. It is kno"IYn that In June, 1777, he was chah·man of the navy board, acting under the murine committee of the Continental congress, and that the famous "'flag resolution" of June 14, 1777, establishing the design of the national flag, was presented to congress among tlle business or the marine committee. But the strongest evidence Is contoJned in the words of Hopkinson himEel! which are on record. On l\lay 25, 1780. he wrote to the board of admiralty aaying, "It is with grea.t plettS· ure that I understand my la1;t Device of a Seal for the Board of Admiralty has met with your Honours, Approba· tlon." ~l.'hls seal, which was adopted May 4, 1780, had 13 red and wl1ite stripes. In a later letter he asl:ed for compensation for his serYices, itemizing a list or designs that he presumably had prepared. Among these was .. the flag of the United States of Aroer· tea" and "a great seal for tl1e United States of America. with a reverse." But even tbou;:b it may not be possl· ble to establish his right to that dis· tinction, he showed his ver~atility in other ways which entitle him to reremembrance. As early as 1774 Hop· klnson had won a name for himself by publishing an allegory in IYhich he recounten the wr,,ngs of the col· onles and this is said to have done much to fan the spirit of reYolution ln all who read it. Throughout the Revolution be continued to use his gifts as a writer In a serle8 of sa tires directed at the British. wbi ~h WPI"e publls!Jed in the newspapers of the day and attracted widespread attention, some of them even being attributed to Ben.1amln Franl>lin. The most famous of all of Hopkinson's writings was "The Battle of the Kegs," based on an Incident which took place during the British occupation of Philadelphia. A certain David Bushnell had Invented a turtle-shaperl, one-man submarine which he proposed to use ln attaching bombs and time fuses to the bottoms of British ,·essels in the Delaware river. Tests of this submarine, however, were not very successful, so the Ingenious Bushnell next concei.,ed the Idea of load· lng a nunJber of kegs with powder and putting them in the riYer to float clown and explode against the ships when Most of them they touched them. blew up when they struck Ice cakes in the riYer but one did actually destroy a British boat. This was enough, however. to throw the British into a panic and they began bombarding eYery floating object in the ri\•er, both the guns on the ships and soldiers on the wharves keeping up an incessant fire for hours. When Hopkinson heat·d of this incident he was so amused that he wrote a poem called "The Battle of tile It immediately bPcame the K"'gs." most popular soldier song of the war and \\'ashington's soldiers sang it to a \'arlation of the tuue of "Yankee Doodle" during the remain<ler of the coutllct. It reads as fo!lows: THE BATTLE OF THE KEGS ' Gallants, attPnd. and hf>ar a friend 'l'rill forth barmonious dittyStrange thing·;; I"ll tell that late befell In Philadelphia City. ~Twas early day. as poe1:s say, Just when the sun was rising. A soldier stood on log <:>f wood And saw a sight surprising. As In amaze he stood to ga~e The truth can't be denied , sirsHe spied a score of kE'gs or more Come floating down th<' tide, sirs. A sailor, too. in jerkin blue The strange app~aranre ~iewln~. First damned his eye,; In gr.eat surprl~<'. Then said, "Some mischief's brewing. "'The kegs now hold the rebel bold Packed up like pickled herring; And they've come down to attack the town In this new way ot ferrying.'' The ~oldier flew, the sailor, too, And, scared. almo~t to death. sirs. Wore out their shoes to spread the ne·w s. And ran 'till out ot breath, sirs. up and down, throughout the town. Most frantic scenes were acted: And some ran here and some ran there ' Like men almo~t distracted. Some "'fire" cried, which some denied, But said the earth had QUAked; And girls and boys, with hideou" noise, Ran through the town half-nal<ed. 1\"ow Sir William, he, snug as a flea. Lay all this time a-snoring I\" or dreamed or harm, as he l~y warm ln bed with Mrs. l,crl ng. Now. In a !right, he startll upright, Awaked by such a clatter; He rubs both eyes and boldly erie~, "'For God's sake. what"s the matter?" At his bedside he then e~;pied Sir Erslcine at command, sirs; Upon one foot he had a loot, And t• other In his hand, sirs. ""Arise! Arise!" Sir Ersl<ine crtes· '"The rebels-more's the pity-' \Vithout a boat are all afloat, And ranged before the city. "'The motley crew In vessels new With Satan for their guide, sir, Packed up lu b~ g·s, or wooden l<egs, Come driving down the tide, sir. Th.,refore, prepare for bloody war! Those kegs must all be routed, Or surely we de,pised .shall be. And British courage doubted." The royal band now ready stand, All ranged in dead array, sirs, With stomachs stout to see it out, And make a bloody day, sirs. The can nons roar from shore to shore, The small arms make a rattle; Since wars began I'm sure no man E'er saw so strange a bar11e. The rebels vales, the rebel dales, \Vith rebel trees surroundod, The distant woods. the hill~ and floods ' Wlth rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attacked from every quarter- 'Why. sure,"" thought they, '"the devil" a to pay "Mongst folks above the water.'" Tke kegs, 'tis said, tho' strongly madr Of rebel Staves and hoops, sirs, Could not oppose the powerful foes, The conquering Brl tish troovs, sirs, From morn to night these men ot mi~thl Displayed amazing courage, And when the sun was fairly d.own Returned to sup their porrid~e. hundred men with each a pen, Or more-upon my word, sirs, It is most true~would be too few Their valor to record, sirs. Such !eats did they perform that day Upon those wicked kegs, sirs, That years to come. if they get home, They'll make theit boasts and brags, strs. A fr<>t> or O~clen-Weber Coutlty is debt excf'pt $60,000 due on a bigh school jllst built. Burch Creei•-This precinct show~> a good gain in l!l30 census. Ogden-The city has forbidden fireworks on July 4th. Salt Lake Clty-'l'urkey gro.,.ers of 9 weste•·n stutes will establish a turkey market In this dty. Provo--Citizens are urgl'd to spray shade trees to elemenate parasites. Provo-The ~ity will hold a big CE"I· el;ration on July 4th. More tban 2500 JJeople are expected to gather for the e!i"ent. · ::luringvllle-.A .July 4th celebration is being arranged. Spanish Fnrk-Palymra Stake Old Folks wPre enteralned to the number cf 181 persons. Delta-A ne"· fil'st year 4·H Club ha~ been organized. SJ)rin;;ville-Utah Pence Officers assodat!on eighth annual Convention rueets l!ere, .June 27 and 28th. Dmper-Poultry Day held here wns largely attended. Lust year, Draper shipped 1190 cases of eggs weekly. Mayfield-Four 4-H. Clubs were recently organized. .Tunctlon-Piute County dairy men are planning a cow testing: association. Payson-Work of the Boys' Agricultural Club is to be encouraged by the Payson Lions' Club. Logan-The road through Logan Canyon is to be widened. Clearfield-Pen Cunning Factory is busy on pack. Ogden-Commercial travelers held tbeir annual meeting in this clty. ·west Joruun-Pumping of \tater for Salt Lake City begins ahout 40 day$ earlier than usual this year. Tooele-Tests of 'l'oocle County Cattle shows about 3 out of 1700 to hn.,e tubereular inspection. Logan-A dri\"e is being conducted for aclditiona I members of the 145th field nrtlllery. Eright on-The summer eamp for unuer nourished children will be hel1l in Big Cottonwood Canyon, July 7 to .August H>. Murray-Twenty-two persons have been killed in Salt Lake County by automobile in 1930. Spr;ngvllle-A car load of spring fries has been shipped. Mt. Pleasant-A summer kindergarten has been opened. Uni>ersity of Utah-A passion play will be exhibited here July 17th with a cast of one thousand. Hichfield-Fourth of July is to be celebrated in a blft way. Pl'ovo-.A free deutal clinic hal" been hel<l with much interest sho"·n. Salina- \Yater supplies in Se>ier County are hecoming scarcer according to geolngests. Gunnison-A war on noxious weetls Power and hand bas been opened. Tile county spra~· s are geing used. huntlrecl Commi~soion bas >oted five dollurs for the work. Clarion-Two new 4-H Clubs ha>e been organizPd. Price--Orer 2 million pounds of "·ool hove been shipped this year froru this city. Cu:;teldale-Emery County wool shipments incr<2ased in 193tl. Duehesne-Unitall l..nlsin wool ship· lllents were about double in l!l30 0\·er those of 192!l. Richfield-A turkey ~ro\vers organization is to be establisbPl. In this county. American Fork-Poultry raisers predict large Increase during next few months. Sa !ina-The Sevier county faiL· will open on September 4th. .Mt. Pleasant-A play ground for children has been estalblis:t.Pd by local Lions' Club. Brigham City-A large incre,tst in line stock shipments in and out of Ogden is noted. Coal>ille--A large amount of road building is going forward. Echo--'l'he work on Echo has been delayed by unforarable weather. l!~armington-lfive and one half million tomato plants ha>e been shipped intc Davis Couuty In 1930. Salt Luke City-The Deseret News celebrated its 80th birthday a few days ago. Echo--The work on Echo dam has been delayed by unfa .... orable weather conditions. !<'armington-Five nnd one half mil· lion tomato plants have been shipped into Davis county thi(' year. Ogden-Li>estock loading and unIoadingg facilities at the Ogden Union stockyards will be doubled. · American Fork-The eighteenth annual convention of the Utah Library association was held hertt. Pi:ovo-.After more than 50 years of married life, during which 14 children were born to ber, Rhoda Shepherd Bur· nPy is seekin~; separation fn.m her husband, Francis M. Barney. The couple were married at Lake Shore, June 1, 1880. In 1788 Hopkinson published a gnn1p of seven songs whirh he dedicated o'g .. His Excellency, George Washingto7! .. Whether or not this had anything to do with his appointment as United States district Judge in f'ennsylvanLll is a mutter for conjecture. At an1 rate in IT!JO WaE<hlngton named hit11 for that position. He tlid not live long to enjoy the new honor, hO\Yever, for he died of a stroke of apoplexy on 1\Iny 9, 17nl. His son, Joseph Hopkinson. born In Philadelphia NOYC'mher 12. 1770. folIowpcl closely in his fntl1e1·'s footsteps. Gmduated from the UniYersity of Pennsylvania in 1786, he alilo studied Jaw and hegan pmc:tice in Easton. Pa., in 1791. Rut he soon retumc:d to Philadelphia anrl rapidly rose to a position of prominence at the bur. l-Ie was elected to congre::;s in 1.'314 and at the close of his term mo,·ed to Bon..lentown whe1·e be remained until 1822. lie then resumed the practice or law and in 1828 President John Quincy Adams appointed him judge of the United States court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, tile sa~e offiee held br his grandfather. Thoma.« Hopkinson. under tile B1·itish crown. Hopkinson died in Philadelphia .Jonuar.Y 15. 18-12. In addition to his distinction as a jurist, Hopl<inson \Yas for many years president of the Phlladelph ia academy of fine arts, which he helped found, and vice president of the American Philosophical society which his fa. ther bad helped establish. He was a writer of wide renown on legal, edu· cational and ethical subjeets hut he Is best remembered for the patriotic song which he wrote In 1798. Conflicting Storie~;; are told as to the renson for Hopkinson writing "Hall Columbia." According to one version he wrote it in honor of President J ohll Adams because of Adams' protest against the shameful attempt of the l<'rent.:h government to exact bribes from American ministers sent to !<'ranee to mal;e a treaty which would smooth out the difficulties between that country and the United States. Another >ersion Is ttlat it was written In order "to get up an Ameriean spirit which stlould be independent. of f1nd nboYe the Interests. passions and r·olicy of both belligerents" in the threatened war between France and Great Rritain. Whatever the moti\·e back of It, it seems pretty definitely established that Philadelphia theaters went to Hopl;inson and tried with his help to vut words to ·a piece of music ca!led "The President's March," which was an arrangement of an old German folk song. Promontory Po!nt-'l'he railroad Fox bud bet'n unable to find words that would ade11 uately express the na- station has been closed. Logan-Preparations are being made tiona! feeling, but Hopkinson and his wife \\Tote suet. a song and Mrs. Hop· by the extension sen·ice of the ("tan l,dnson played it ••n the clavichord. State Agricultural College to accomFox sang the SOJlg in the theater, ad- ruodate more than 3,000 fa<m men and verllslng lt as the "new federal song" wvmen expected at the teuth annual and it gtLined instant popularity. It farmers encompment at the college, wns not known as "Hail Columbia,'' July 14 to 17. ~l.'ents wlll be pitcf.ed however, until It wus fi1·st sung in & New York theater some time later \ o~ _tbe campus and the majodty of the n:,ntors w1ll remain on the college : t·l L' uut for the uext 16 :ve· . h d • D. F B ~I . . ,, • aiS, un 1 .-ran . l.'a O• • . • • ?I nson, I. cis Scott Key's ''Stllr Spa ugled Ban· I grounu~. Cor~t ner" swept the country. It was regard· the divr~on ~f all.l~al tndustn• ed as the only national song of the nell Umvers1t~ Will. be a SJ):c~al leeturer on applied ammal nutntwo, new republic. Western ~ew~pap<:r l'nion.l Says The United States Public Health Service wHEN children come down sick with typhoid or summer complaint, which kills more than 1/S of the children who die under five, what is the cause? Often the disease has been brought into tbe home by flies. Be comfortable and sate. Keep your home insect-tree-. Spray Flit, which is guaranteed (or .money back) 'l'he World~s to be quick-deat.h to flies, moequitoes, moths, roaches, bedbugs and other household insecta. Yet its clean-smelling vapor is harmlesa to humans. Flit kills quicker if you use the special inexpensive Flit Sprayer.lnsist on Flit and don't accept a substitute. Get yours this very dayl -· Largest Selling Insect Killer Diner of 1970 Recalls Good Old Days of 1930 Johnson swallowed a concentrated roast beef and potato tabl-et. "Nor like the old days," he said. "Eating is nn Incident nowadays. It used to be a ritual. How well I recalr those tel· surely teu-mlnute lunches In the building pharmucy. 1 can still taste those old-fashioned tuna sandwiclles. I cun still hear the musical gunzle of the malted milk mixer anrl tlw ~ong of the carbonated water us It fizzed into the glass. That WHS 40 years ngo In quaint J!l30, "hen cookery was l)ne of man's arts and eating one of his pleasures. "We all u.<;ed to meet on the high stools of the drug store and no mat· ter how husy we were we always took 15 minutes for a deliberate. delicious meal. 'fhere were dishes :served that you never e\·en heard of, ambrosial epicurean uelicacies lovingly prepared by a cult of callow youths in white coats. Ah, those minced ham sandwiches, those root beers with cracked ice swimming on top, those pound and raisin cakes, those cream cheese and chopped almond sandwiches I But 1 must stop. I fear I'm becoming a sentimental old gourmand again. GiYe me a pie a Ia mode plll and let's get down to work !"-Kansas City Star. Salt Lake City Directory ~ School of Music and Art McCune Faculty or Eminent Teactrel"S Music School In Intermountain Music. Dramatic Art. Dancing. 200 North Main St., SQJt Lake City, Utah. Lea<HDII" CJUSMON &:. NICHOLS ASS A.YERS AND CHEMISTS omce and LaborrHOr!' 2Z9-231 s. Weot Temple St.• Salt Lake City, Utah. P. 0. Box 1666. Mailing envolopoa and prlcu furnished on reque1t. Cullen Hotel Fred J. Leonard, Manager l'aul Purdue. Ass't lllgr. Meet Your Old Friends at the Cullen Cafe and Cafeteria SS W. 2nd So. St. Salt Lnke City. Utah. CULLEN GARAGE 3)',11 West 2nd So. 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