Parlor Shows Started Fund For Monument
Betty Sullivan recalls Freder ick youth amassing talent to launch the Key monument fund after profits from a 1876 East Lynn staging. The amateur troupe, aided by families like Shriver and Ritchie, staged tableaux in drawing rooms and at the City Opera House, raising about $300 for a Francis Scott Key memorial.
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Betty Sullivan
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Thomas B. Harris
Frederic Young Peor
Fibel
Mary Margaret Shriver
Coapman J. Johnson
Edward Shriver
Court Street
Noah E. Cramer
Phopsheet
Frank Brengleather
Kathleen Mavour
Beneft
East Lynn
City Opera House
Lewteiner
Frank Rhodes
Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
Rirs
Emily Maulsby Ritchie
Donald McLean
Aliss Mary Ritchie
Aliss Estelle Castle
Thurmont
Giol
Jennie Castle
Tait
Robin Campbell
Hal Byerly
Nellie Turmer
Tunstall
Edith F
Georgie Ritchie
Johson Richardson
Richard Gambrill
Hare Stokes
Willard Keller
Hoskins Morgan
Dud Gallagher
Edw
Harry Quiyan
Robert H. Cam
Poem tribute to brave sailors and Liberty words
A fragmented verse recalls wartime courage and a ship at sea amid bursting shells. It credits a writer Herman Leavey of Baltimore for praising brave men with Liberty in a strange line of text. The piece blends war imagery with a note on earthquakes and crustal slip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scote
Herman Leavey
Shirley Avenue
Baltimore
Veto Of Key Home Bill Is Attacked
F Regis Noel of near Kensington denounced President Truman pocket veto of the Georgetown Francis Scott Key Home restoration bill in a radio address from Station WFD. The talk coincided with memorial exercises at Mt. Olivet cemetery marking Key’s fiftieth grave-site dedication and the first day of a commemorative stamp issue. Noel, Columbia Historical Society president, highlighted the long campaign to restore the Georgetown home with broad support from DAR SAR and other groups. He was introduced by Judge Edward S. Delaplaine and described as a Washington attorney and former Oxford student.
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Francis Scott Key
Georgetown
WFD
F. Regis
Noel
Near Kensington
Columbia Historial Society
D. C
Mt. Olivet
Washington
Edward S. Delaplaine
Maryland Court of Appeals
Bill
Key
District of Columbia
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Truman
Fine Arts Commission
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the American
Letters reveal Francis Scott Key hymn link in Frederick
In Frederick letters to the editor claim Francis Scott Key wrote the hymn Lord With Glowing Heart Fd Praise Thee. A reader notes tying the hymn to local events and suggests it could fit next few days Ker commemorations.
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Key
the News
Eowonder
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Review of Francis Scott Key Monument Assn
Review of the Francis Scott Key Monument Association recounts Key’s bombardment night at Fort McHenry, the drafting of the poem and its quick printing and musical setup. It describes the 9 ft 5 in Key statue, base figures, and model origins, plus association meeting notes and minutes gaps. It ends noting the sale of a residence once owned by Miss Nannie Groff at 3 West Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Key
Maryland
Nellie Thomas
Frederick
Kev
Mies
Nannie Groff
West Seventh Street
Francis Scott Key and his lesser works shown at Mt Olivet
Preparations for the August 9 rededication of the Francis Scott Key monument at Mt. Olivet cemetery highlight a broader tribute to Key beyond The Star Spangled Banner. The event coincides with the unveiling of a philatelic Francis Scott Key stamp and recalls Key s earlier poems including a lesser known song to Commodore Decatur and the Tripoli war.
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Ige Eisenhaler
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Key
America
Freder
Tse
Frederick
Roger Brooke Taner
United States Supreme Court
Edwards
Delaplaine
Maryland Court of Appeals
Keys
Joseph Gunn
Columbia
Knights of Columbus
Judge Delaplaine
Gunn
Taney
Stephen Decatur
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Commodore Decatur
John Barry
George Washington
Commodore Barry
Decatur
Navy
United States
Sale Reported Involving Air and Emmert Couple
A news note states a property transfer nearing 87,700 dollars was negotiated for Susan Thomas to Air and Mrs J Jack P Emmert, with terms tied to the late owner. The report notes the sale was negotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Thomas
Air
J. Jack P. Emmert
Real Estate Firm Noah E. Cramer and Son Noted
Local realtors Noah E. Cramer and Son are cited in a brief notice about property dealings and agency representation in the regional business column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah E. Cramer and Son
Bullfighting Seen As Survival Of Ancient Roman Shows
A brief note argues bullfighting persists as a remnant of ancient Roman wild beast displays, reflecting on enduring spectacle and cultural continuity.
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Hayward
Iit
Oung Keller
Hayward Mbers
Francis Scott Ker
Johnson
Nettie Williams
Augustus Bader
Helen Schrey
C. Birely
Willie Ritchie
David J. Beale
Abrs
Abram Landauer
George
Thomas S. Eader
Julia 1icHenry Howard
Col
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
RicLean
John Ritchie
WW. Smith
Mt Olivet
Frederick County
Frederick Band
Mtt. Olivet
Bray
Dr. Beanes
3St
Ker
Tenéer Willsirmons
Francs Scott Key
William C Bively
Key Monument Association
William M. Chaomins
Mary C. Ott
John B. Thomas
John A. Steiner
Jim
Republic
M. D. Harp Agency
Pythian Castle
Gordon W. Spurrier
Howard S. Fink
Rep
Post Office Department
Frederick County National Bank OF
North Market Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jancis Scott Key
Frederick Court
W. S
Washington Market
M. D. Harp Real Estate Agency
Phytician Castle
Frederick, Maryland
Gordon Spurrier
Howard
Fink
Rep. Res
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
W. Patrick St
M. H. Bart, Mer
Markell & Ford
James W. Carmack
Austin D. Trout
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