. Book of the Royal blue . pangled Banner wasset to music to the tune of Anacreonin Heaven by Ferdinand Durang, anactor, and it was first sung by his brother,Charles, in a tavern adjoining the Holli-day Street Theatre in Baltimore. Henext sang it from the stage of the thea-tre, where it immediately took the pop-ular fancy, and attained a National repu-tation. The old flag which floated from FortMcHenry during the bombardment, isin possession of Mrs. Georgianna Armi-stead Appleton of Boston, the daughter had often expressed the wish -let merest neath the shadow of the everlastinghills his frien
. Book of the Royal blue . pangled Banner wasset to music to the tune of Anacreonin Heaven by Ferdinand Durang, anactor, and it was first sung by his brother,Charles, in a tavern adjoining the Holli-day Street Theatre in Baltimore. Henext sang it from the stage of the thea-tre, where it immediately took the pop-ular fancy, and attained a National repu-tation. The old flag which floated from FortMcHenry during the bombardment, isin possession of Mrs. Georgianna Armi-stead Appleton of Boston, the daughter had often expressed the wish -let merest neath the shadow of the everlastinghills his friends removed his remainsto his native soil in September, 1866. The corner stone of the new monu-ment will be laid on June 14, 1898, whichis the 121st birthday of the -Stars andStripes. The unveiling of the monu-ment will take place on August 9, 1898,at Mount Olivet Cemetery, at Fred-erick. Md. It will be an occasion ofgreat moment in the history of theUnited States, as well as of Maryland. In connection with this most inter-. KIV S GRAVE AT FREDERICK. MD. of Colonel Armistead, who commandedthe fort at the time of the is interesting to recall the fact thatthis flag had fifteen stars and fifteenbars, eight red and seven white, repre-senting the fifteen states in the Unionat that time. To the memory of Francis ScottKey, the Key Monument Association ofFrederick City, Md., was incorporatedin 1895 to receive contributions towardsthe erection of a suitable shaft to markthe tomb of the immortal patriot andpoet, who died in Baltimore. Janu-ary 11, 1843. He was buried in Green-mount Cemetery of that city, but as he esting history of our National song willbe a sketch of Fort McHenry: The original fortifications were begunin 1776 and remained until 1793 underthe exclusive control of the State ofMaryland, but in consequence of theapprehension entertained at the time ofanother conflict with Great Britain theywere put at the disposal of the FederalGovernment by the Maryland Legis
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