Show FAMOUS novi OWNED a BY IP W L ta t M A J 01 onieal minal stai spangled B bannai ann conics comes into possession ion 0 of f government our indian N veterans haie hae taken the initiative in preparing a fitting for memorial da lam om moll called decoration day because of the of decorating dec he grave the soldier so kliers ot of tho thoe c who haje hae gone eone before it is vera ver noticeably in the east where we hac national nati ond cerne terie where the graves grae of the deal deail heroes ire fairly emoo with flowers it seems but fitting to a sav av i A few words wonis about the original ori einal star spangled banner which uncle sam but recently cenal cam into possession of the fact that our government hut recently acquired the owner hip or oe thi thia war relic ma mai aund newsy to some same of our et veterans ete erans raiT who may be interested to know that the banner that ficia fondled ted over fort NIcH eniy in baltimore Bolt imore whilo francis sent key wrote the song whose who e first stanza runs oh i can ree iee by the dawns early light etc is still i lag flag waved over fort mchenr on tile the night ot at sept alth 1814 nearly one hundred bundred bears eari ago when the british fleet under admiral cockburn at attai taLked ked baltimore during our last with johnny hull bull alet morning the flag baill flouted but ws w s pretty well shattered by the british marksmen markh men w who he had fired shot and akell at it col reo geo Armistead the a ant nt of the fort decided to take the flag down ani keep it is ia a relic ahe lut flag remained in the famiie ami finally going to his grandson aben apple ton of new york lork some 3 eara ago mr appalon Ap picton loaned the flat flag to the nution nation of il museum Washington at ranil in few months ago aeo give uncle sim a clear title to the old battle scarred emblem who have melted the hal no doubt seen the flag in a glisa case in the large relic hill ilone along with about i A ni en illion other relics of american bistor hi stor including lin coans dress suit robe the gold medals won by peary for foe finding the north pole anti and others ahe flag is 27 feet wide by 32 feet 10 inches long nal ant has 15 stripes and 15 eters now dont give me the tin ha I 1 ha I 1 I 1 nn lit aware of the fact that hiir lr school kid knows tharl ali ri are but 13 stripes on our hag flag but listen v hen tile the american flag was wag first di nur nor patriotic great er intend col to idd a new stripe anti anil i I 1 nev nil star fur file every new state but their kids kida and that cre re long thern would could be 0 ci many stripes ind 0 snail thit they would be imi ab a ot at diata ice 0 a the gripes were ere redu e aed ed to the pre present ent number smi imi b A thu ci i ingi 13 tate md ind a vl tor str fi kj arili d I 1 tte tete sc tm pr ticul ir r ilas flag the original star spangled baever his 15 I 1 Obain ss field bool book of the W ir of 0 1612 written in lbs contie conti in the following follow niR the star spangled Spancle tl banner iteld the old g flag that waked over fort Alef mchenry lenry during that him 1 ird mant ant is till in existence ei stence I 1 si it it the home of nf christopher auces armistead Arnn Armi 1 son got of the ballint defender of the fort lit in baltimore d iring the late civil war it hat eleven holes bolea in it made there by the shot of the british during the bombardment |