| Show I I I II I I 1 IO Baltimore ha has lai caught the exposition fever fe ever It Is its the only one of ot the tile big cities clUes that has never no had ban an ional e exposition po and It proposes to celebrate the lie climax of the War ar of or 1812 and the birth of The Tile Star span Banner b by an art exposition on Its waterfront In The Tho suggestion Is made by 11 the Baltimore American in which Tho The Star spangled Banner Danner was published from from Keys Key's manuscript Gene General t 1 Felix gnus Agnus gnus tho the editor and publisher has enlisted the Interest of or ortho tho the city und thUd state In the proposition The Thc city cit council of oC Baltimore has taken talen steps toward organization and Governor hia has hn promised iti his co operation General Agnus Agus US calls it The Banner Exposition of oC the Banner Century Century- Tho year o of 1311 was moI momentous mo mo- no- no In American history The rhe war that began hegan in 1812 reached Its climax I If the British had succeeded In capturing cap cap- turing Baltimore there Is no t telling lIIng- lIIng how far the struggle le would have gone Iono or what the result might have been L In iii America But nul our people with a L gallantry that thal history y has not sufficiently suf suf- ur- ur recognized repulsed the tilt enem enemy and und out of or that splendid vic nc- tory tol came camo The Star spangled Ban Ban- ncr ner the tile lyric that will be suit sung a as long bug as America endures I Benjamin Franklin lIn said uld that the Var War of I the Revolution nee needed ed to h b be supplemented by a war for Independence ence The War of or 1812 brought th the now states stales together and In the tile words of oC Dr Woodrow Wilson Ilon made the counti country quick with the tho spirit of at na In that war tho the United 1 States Slates pained gained its self respect I It t organized for national action From Front It I I. I we ve date dat the long list of splendid dee deeds deed S which have ha the United States State S the tho wonder of or history tary and the thc richest riches t tand tand and mO most t powerful people on Oil earth |
