The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-17
NO CHANGE In
DIXIE LORDS
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Veterans e.,lOse Proposed
ss5stitution.
|CABEEL RIDICULES IDEA
Committee Named Through
Difference, However.
THROUGH street. of Nashville the Gris-
sled Confederates March to South
ern Airs--AIabama "yeiiow
Hammers" are Cheerea.
cABEEL RlDIcULEs IDEA

Nashville. Tenn. June 16.--As a 1T
ting climax to the reunion of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans. Nashville and
her thousands of guests today gave
the old veterans as they proudly
marched through the densely crowded
streets an ovation which viii live long
In the memory of its recipients as well
as those who paid the honor.
That the host is rapidly dwindling
was easily apparent to many who saw
the procession, but those in the line
who are left but drew the closer and
warmer to the spirit of the sixties.
The day was warm but the old men
marched unfiinchingly although the
step at times faltered.
There was much confusion caused by
| poor policing along the route, but the
start was made at the hour set and
the last veterans passed the reviewing
stand two hours later.
-Four Times Played.
The-seventh cavalry band, u. s. A..
led the parade, and this organization,
| as we'll as the many other bands In the
| long line played only four pieces. and
Ny Maryland" MY Old Kentucky
! Home" The Girl / Left Behind Me-"
| and Dixie" the last named never fall
| ing to bring forth a vociferous chorus
| of rebel yells. United States mail car
riers at several places along the line
supplied ice water to the thirsty vet
Grams.
The parade was representative not
only of every Southern State PUT many
| In hn far 0gk. In,
/ Montana and another in Ohio had dele
| gates In line. The fourth division.
| composed principally of camps from
| Tennessee. Alabama, Georgia and Mis-
| sissippi. carried away The honors for
bths. greatest urmher ~ naen In, line,
| Troop A, Forrest Cavalry. OF Nashville.
! making an especially fine appearance.
| vfrginians are Cheered.
The Virginians were an imposing
| body of men and were given many a
| cheer The fourth brigade, Nor,h
| Carolina, headed by camp from Ashe-
VILE, learing hornet nests in the
branches of trees and headed by a
| drum corps of veterans which now
musters but four members, was one of
| the features of the parade.
The r. E. Lee camp. of Fort Worth.
Texas, had at its head their celebrated
| color bearer, Thurston of Mount YER
| nom who stands seven feet Ave inches.
| This camp was followed by large
| crowd the entire route OF the parade.
| Alabama's yellow Hammers" were
heartily applauded.
Many of the camp representations
were notably small, but the pride with
| which they held aloft their tattercd
| battle flags made up for the deficiency
in numbers. One Louisiana camp car
ried flag so frayed by bullets and
time that 1t was held together by a
net
TIE Reviewing Company
In the reviewing stand on Spruce
Street was a distinguished company in
GLIDING Mrs. John B. Gordon, the wild
ow of the former Commander in Chief,
and her daughters; Col. Philip Fall, OF
| Houston, Texas, a member of General
Lees staff; Mrs. John c. Brown and
Bishop and Mrs. Fitzgerald. of Ten
| nessee.
Mrs. Gordon stood at the front of the
reviewing stand and drawn up oppo-
site her, across the street. was Gen
eral Lee and his stan. The old veter-
ans cheered their leader to the echo
as they passed and many rushed out
of line to grasp his hand. Then they
turned and saluted the widow of John
B. Gordon. Mrs. Gordon was deeply
moved at the manifestations of affec-
ton and her eyes were dimmed with
tears Her emotion was quite per-
ceptible as the Georgia division bore
past the reviewing stand the flag of
the Confederacy that had been made
from the ribbons that bedecked the
grave of her husband.
stOnewnll jackson Brigade.
| Another affecting incident was the
welcome and salute of the old Stone
wall Jackson brigade as II passed. The
Rrizzled warriors bearing the tattered
and battIescared flag they had carried
through victory and defeat alike step
ped out of line and with one accord
saIuted Mrs. Gordon and General Lee
The sponsors came in for full share
of the almost continuous applause and
cheering to which they responded with
the waving of flags. parasois and
bouquets
The veterans held a brief session al
the Tabernacle this afternoon to com
plete their business OF the reunion
General George P. Harrison of Opelika
Ala, introduced a resolution at the re-
quest Of the Alabama Daughters of the
Confederacy asking that the veterans
appoint a committee to confer with the
Daughters on the matter of revising
and undermining the words of this
sOuth's most famous song. Dixie" A
prolonged discussion followed. Genera
lCabell of Texas opposed the appoint
ment of the committee, or any actor
which would put the veterans in tho
attitude Of suggesting a change Of
words.
No Change in Dixie.
That song furnished US Inspiration
through four long years OF fighting,
> said the general. TT has furnished in
SEPARATION ever since and do not think
that we. standing with one foot in tbs
grave, should permit any change ir
Z those words The next think we know.
concluded the general. some Yankee
will come down here and want tC
change Cabells name"
The convention finally voted to ap-
point the committee as a matter Of
courtesy to the Daughters of the Con
federacy, but the veterans are firmly
= opposed to any change
1 The reading of greetings from the
, Wisconsin Grand Army veterans. now
in annual encamprnent at Madison oc'