such, which aided the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform and other repeal organizations. This resulted in the drys being voted out office and the eventual repeal of prohibition. In June 1917, John Charles Linthicum Jr., born John Charles Dillon, orphaned nephew of his wife who became their foster son, died while a student boarding at Tome School. In 1918, Linthicum was motivated by his wife Helen a noted "club woman" and by Mrs. Reuben Ross Holloway, to become the first to introduce a bill which would make the Star Spangled Banner the official national anthem of the United States, though it was not made so until 1931. During the Seventy-second Congress, he served as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and had been renominated to the Seventy-third Congress at the time of his death. While serving as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Linthicum co-sponsored the Moses-Linthicum Act, achieved the "scheduling" of the foreign service and instituted the policy of U.S. government ownership of its embassies. Linthicum had also served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1924. Legacy His home, Twin Oaks, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Several memorials have been dedicated to John Charles Linthicum. Grave Marker in Druid Ridge Park- By his wife Helen recognizing service to the U.S. State Department. Stained Glass Window- Church of the Ephiphany Washington D.C. Linthicum Memorial and Park, Linthicum, Maryland, commemorating his work on behalf of the National Anthem. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) Notes References External links Charles and Helen Linthicum Web Page Primary Reference Guide to Linthicum Related Houses and Properties The Only Primary Reference/Biography for Helen and J. Charles Linthicum 1867 births 1932 deaths Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Democratic Party Maryland state senators People from Linthicum, Maryland Towson University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland Burials at Druid Ridge Cemetery