1512 JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

jority of American citizens at large, has gone on record as
being in favor of making the "Star Spangled Banner" the
National Anthem by an official Act of Congress; therefore,
be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Congress of the United States be requested to take appropriate
action to make the "Star Spangled Banner" officially and leg-
ally the National Anthem of the United States; and be it fur-
ther

Resolved, That the Secretary of State of Maryland be and
he is hereby requested to transmit, under the Great Seal of
this State, a copy of the aforegoing resolution to the President
of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and to each of the Representatives from Mary-
land in both Houses of Congress.

Approved April 9, 1924.

NO. 5.

Requesting Congress to pass Bill recently introduced in the
House of Representatives (H. R. 5261) by the Honorable
J. Charles Linthicum, member of Congress from this State,
by the terms of which Fort McHenry will be placed in the
care of the Secretary of War for preservation as a National
Park.

WHEREAS, Fort McHenry is the most notable national herit-
age of the State of Maryland, in that it was the scene of the
defense of the liberties of the United States at a time when
defeat would have meant the destruction of the Republic; and

WHEREAS, In addition Fort McHenry is the hallowed spot
which during the battle of September 14, 1814, inspired the
writing of "The Star Spangled Banner, " which, inseparably
associated with the flag of our Country, has thrilled our citi-
zens and soldiers with its patriotic fervor as no other American
hymn has ever done, and inspired in them the will to conquer
for the sake of right; and

WHEREAS, A bill has been recently introduced in the House
of Representatives (H. R. 5261) by the Honorable J. Charles
Linthicum, member of Congress from this State, by the terms
of which Fort McHenry would be placed in the care of the
Secretary of War for preservation as a National Park; and