The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04
United DauShterC
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 Mrs A. L. Dowdell. President. Editor
 Mrs J. Asa Rountree. Birmingham. Chap
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 Ar' Harvey .crioai a i0psii ESi.or. h'''0rian' HIS
 Our Fallen Heroes; '"rhe manner of their
 livss."-Jefferson Davis.
 DIRECTORY.
 Honorary President-Mrs. saliie c. Jones.
 Fir1. y,s Vice hrmiSsssI srssiSsP.Mr' Rose Garland
 Second Vice President-Mrs c. W. Tay-
 Tor. Demopoiis.
 Recording escretaxy-Mrs. B. b' Hoss'
 corrssponding secreta-y-Mrs W. Will
 Treasu1sr-Mrs. T J j. N. Thompson. rus-
 Eistorian-Mr.. Harvey E Jones. Spring
 Rssistr.r-Miss Elma Holland. Scale.
 cHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES.
 Historical Committee-Miss M E. Bullock.
 Monumental committee-drs. l. c. Daw-
 son. Montgomery.
 Chapter Extension Committse-Mrs. Y. H.
 Eluaors. Montgomery.
 With an apology for frequent reference to this subject, we again remind the Chapters of 6 rule made from The Ad- vertaser office, that all copy for this de- partment must reach The Advertiser of flee by Friday morning for the following Sundays issue. The copy Is forwarded to the office by the editor Thursday even- ing on the last train leaving her home, with the articles edited and the allotted space filled. All articles sent to The Ad- vertisar direct have been forwarded back to the editor for the next issue, with the request that Chapters must first send articles 10 be published in this depart meut to the editor.
 We regret that several weeks ago the excellent report of the Barbour County Chapter was thus one week delayed. It was sent to the editor with this note: This matter came here tonight, Decem- Der 12, from Eufaula. Your matter was put in type and stereotyped before this reached us. Please put in your next note, that to secure insertion in the U. D. c. columns, matter must be first sent to you" For same reason James Canty Chapters report was delayed, and ap- pears in this issue.
 We ask for reports of U. D. c. work from each Chapter, what they are doing and accounts of their Chapter meetings.
 We realize that this Is necessary to sustain the interest n these columns, which havs been of incalculable good to the Alabama Division.
 The President received from one of the most faithful and loyal members of this just before the Conv sntion in New Orleans, a letter with an excellent worthy to be brought to the notice of each Chapter. She says: ''At tho last meeting of our Chapter, we dis cussed the jesirability of lsing other words than those formerly used in sing ing our inspiring Sodthsrn song, Dixie. The vote was almost unanimous to adopt the enclosed lines. at least for the pres Ont, or until something better Is sug- Rested, on an occasions in our Chapter work. such as Memorial Day, and other patriotic anniversaries.
 'Srhe old words are not only open to cydticism. but are many of them objec- tionable. and as time passes and the days of slavery become moro remote, the fauits ara more glarinR. As we believe the worda to be almost unknown to the ma torttv of those who love the music, there- fore fin themselves the words are not dear to the Southern heart Why could we not have inspiring words as well as in- spirinx music7 What do you think or hrinR Rfnw this matter before the U. D. c. This version has already been in use at the State Normal College 1t Florence for some years. l am sorry cannot give you a history of the lines, but 1t may be possible in a future letter. You will notice there is scarcely and change in the chorus. These lines are not suggested as above criticism, but only as an improvement upon the old. have no doubt there are many other versions In interference to the old text, and if from he number one could be adopted by the entire South with the approval of the U. D. C., and the Veterans. surely good work will have been accomplished" This matter was not brought before the because in the over-crowded hours of work when new business" was reached, we had but a short limit of time before the necessary hour of adjourn ment, and only work of necessity could oe discussed; therefore it was thought advisable to postpone this matter.
 In view of the fact that our next Me norial Anniversary, Lees Birthday, is drawing near, we publish the new yer sion of Dixie as suggested. and heartily its use by the Chapters of the Alabama Division:
 Dixie (New Version. wish I was in the land of cotton Simmon seed and sandy bottom,
 Look away, look away, look away,
 Dixie Land.
 Her scenes shall fade from my memory
 never,