<P> Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking . </P> <P> Scott's romance was quickly made into unauthorized romantic melodramas . In November 1810, Scott wrote to a friend that The Lady of the Lake was being made into a play by Martin and Reynolds in London and by a Mr. Siddons in Edinburgh . About the same time, Scott received a letter from a friend and army officer who ended his note with a copy of the music of the Boat Song, "Hail to the Chief ." </P> <P> A version of Lady of the Lake debuted in New York May 8, 1812, and "Hail to the Chief" was published in Philadelphia about the same time as' March and Chorus in the Dramatic Romance of the Lady of the Lake' . Many parodies appeared, an indication of great popularity . </P> <P> Association with the President first occurred in 1815, when it was played to honor both George Washington and the end of the War of 1812 (under the name "Wreaths for the Chieftain"). On July 4, 1828, the U.S. Marine Band performed the song at a ceremony for the formal opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which was attended by President John Quincy Adams . Andrew Jackson was the first living President to have the song used to honor his position in 1829, and it was played at Martin Van Buren's inauguration in 1837 . Julia Tyler, second wife of John Tyler, requested its use to announce the arrival of the President . Her successor as First Lady, Sarah Childress Polk, encouraged its regular use in this manner after it was used at James Polk's inauguration; William Seale says, "Polk was not an impressive figure, so some announcement was necessary to avoid the embarrassment of his entering a crowded room unnoticed . At large affairs the band...rolled the drums as they played the march...and a way was cleared for the President ." Under the term of Harry Truman the Department of Defense made it the official tribute to the President . </P>

When was hail to the chief first played