. Famous American songs. nactment through-out the country. The trouble reallydates back farther than the Spanish 117 jTamoujS American ^ongg War, for the original emasculator ofThe Star-Spangled Banner was,curiously enough, that good Ameri-can, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who, in1866, interpolated stanzas referring tothe Civil War and its outcome. Thisversion found its way into many schoolreaders, with the odd result that, in1903, some Confederate veterans at-tending a school celebration in NewOrleans were astounded, when the ex-ercises opened with the singing ofThe Star-Spangled Banner, to hearthe
. Famous American songs. nactment through-out the country. The trouble reallydates back farther than the Spanish 117 jTamoujS American ^ongg War, for the original emasculator ofThe Star-Spangled Banner was,curiously enough, that good Ameri-can, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who, in1866, interpolated stanzas referring tothe Civil War and its outcome. Thisversion found its way into many schoolreaders, with the odd result that, in1903, some Confederate veterans at-tending a school celebration in NewOrleans were astounded, when the ex-ercises opened with the singing ofThe Star-Spangled Banner, to hearthemselves execrated by their owngrandchildren for the part they hadplayed in the great struggle. As theresult of a protest from the UnitedConfederate Veterans, at least onepublishing house went to an expenseof about six thousand dollars to issuea new edition of its school readerswithout the Holmes stanzas. Thetrouble was, however, that the originalthird stanza, for which Holmes lineshadbeensubstituted, was not In all respects Francis Scott Keywas worthy of the honor which TheStar-Spangled Banner has broughtto his name. He not only was a manof great personal charm, he bore an un-blemished reputation. That frequentlymisapplied term an ideal Christiangentleman appears to have fitted himto perfection. He was a gentleman bybirth and breeding, and a Christianboth in his faith and his conduct. Itwas through his influence that JohnRandolph, who had become inocu-lated with the doctrines of Voltaireand his followers, turned back to hisold belief. Were I Premier, wroteRandolph to Key, I certainly shouldtranslate you to the See of Canter-bury. Key was born in Frederick County,Maryland, in August, 1780. He died atBaltimore on January 11,1843. A rem-nant of the flag which thrilled his vi-sion on that memorable morning inSeptember, 1814, still exists. It is thirty- 119 two feet in length by twenty-nine feetin the hoist. It is believed originally tohave been at least forty feet lon
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