Letter from Herbert Fairfax Wallace, President of the Society of the War of 1812, Urging Adoption of The Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

THE WAR OF 182, IN INCORPORATED THE COMMONWEALTH ro. MISSING 1894 OF SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 NOV CENTER WHITE 18 1930 HOUSE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HERBERT FAIRFAX WALLACE 428 BOSTON PRESIDENT November 7, 1930 140 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS His Excellency, The President of the United States, White House, Washington, D.C. 11/13 Dear Sir: I have the honor to enclose herein a Resolution adopted by this Society urging the official adoption by the Congress of the United States of the "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" as our National Anthem, this Society having been informed that a Bill introduced into the House of Representatives, by the Hon.J. Charles Linthicum, was favorably reported out of the House Judiciary Committee on April 21, 1930: said Bill was passed by the House of Representatives unanimously. It is earnestly urged by this Society that action be had on this Bill that it may be enacted into law at the remaining session of the 71st Congress. Respectfully PRESIDENT. yours Nattali HFWallace:N Encl. THE NI 1812 OF OF RAR MASSACHUSETTS 7681 TO SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HERBERT FAIRFAX WALLACE BOSTON PRESIDENT 140 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WHEREAS, it is a well known fact that the Star Spangled Banner has been known as our National Anthem for upwards of one hundred years, and that it never has been officially adopted as such, and WHEREAS, the Star Spangled Banner was inspired at the time of a crisis in this country which endangered the future, and WHEREAS, in the past two years a strenuous campaign to have laws enacted by Congress officially adopting the Star Spangled Banner as our National Anthem and that greater progress has been made with the 71st Congress than ever before. An early hearing having been given in January of this year resulting in the Bill being reported favorably out of the House Judiciary Committee and on April 21st the Bill passed the House unanimously. The Bill so passed was introduced by Representative J. Charles Linthicum of Baltimore, and WHEREAS, that by concerted action, particularly veterans, patriotic and civic organizations and by pre- senting to Congress the largest petition signed by citizens of the U. S. A. ever known, be it RESOLVED, that the Society of the War of 1812 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, memoralize the President of the United States and the United States Senate to bring about that which is within their power to have this law enacted at the remaining session of the 71st Congress which assembles for such work on December 1st. President. Nattal ATTEST: William Secretary. Brancism X 428 November 13, 1930. My dear Mr. Wallace: Your letter of November 7 with enclosure has been received, and I wish to assure you that if a bill of this kind is presented to the President for official ac- tion, it will have his very careful considera- tion. Sincerely yours, m LAWRENCE RICHEY Secretary to the President Mr. Herbert Fairfax Wallace, 140 Federal Street, Boston, Messachusetts. bsp