The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-28
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trW wears ago With "Anrrlra as
orr national anthem. Colonel ROosr-
Welt. 50 The newspapers assert, Sug-
:rSicd Dixie as 4 substitute II
vas moi mentioned what version 81
| :jlxlr" hr would have chosen, nor, :
/ indeed, may liz have been aware ol
HE rival versions winch the Kansas
/ f,ly star has lIrarEleI rrlatlNr toI
na PLAYING Of Dixie on the battle
/ ,,jt.i,l Of GETTYSBURG during he re
fY;aH on the liftlelh anniversary.
/ @ioiNin" makes the people applaud
ana Etu-i. and Some Of them yell
! N4tn"<r~ il is played o. sung. lire.
! .ar ~ probably rIgll ~ SaNIn- |h"t
fvN n-rnIr Know the HISTORY Dl|
t3t,lr" MI lie words IEir song AS
i within and sung By Dan Emmett in
! he North was only 4 negro mol
tdv. It's first real Use III the South
WAS on February IT, 1861, al he IN
a1I.,Ilntpn Of Jefferson DAVIS rs
president uf the ConlrdrrarN ~
MONTGOMERY. Herman Arnold band
master, was called on to arrange tie
musical programme. He consulted a
prrtiS girl, whose name has not
come down to us, and she suggested
that he. include sDlNle, winch had
: been recently sung on The stage III
Montgomery, because il was pref
lis, catchy air Arnold cot the piece,
and when Mr. Davis started from
{ fi,r old Exchange Hotel TO the CAPT
l0i to take The oath OF Office, NJ
nnl1s band led eff the procession
with "Dixir' From That moment
thc negro melody "DlXi"'' became
D,ir Of he great assets Of ne Sol''h
!; Tor il Wa~ I'LL that il inspiration
tillin- Tue war.
t,rn. Al!rtt pike tried In work
t;Nrr thr WurHn4 and make Y ~"
. >nuth'S national song, but ms N"f-
) sion is little known and seldom
sung. The tirst. st3nza oil General
pixies wording indicates the general
character of his change:
!; ,Southrrners, hear your country
call YOU,
I'D, lest worst than death br1all you.
70 arms! to arms! to arms in Dixie,
Lo! all the beacon fires are lighted
Let all hearts be now united!
To arms! to arms! to arms in Dixie
Advance to the flag of Dixie!
Chorus:
y, For Dix les land We'll take our
TO live and die for Dixie!
10 arms! to arrns
And conquer peace for DINO.
| TO arms! to arms!
And conquer peace for Dixie
Pixies words We're pitched IN lllgh
inspirational key aimed 70 h1Nest the
Old negro melody Of its plrhlan OIL
r Gin. but it fell nat-thc Dixie OF oid
Dan Emmett is the song we love
and will always sing. despite )lt
crudeness of The wording.
Mrs. S. A. Cunningham, editor OF
lhc Confederate Veteran, obtained !;
copy Of the original from Dan En-
nett himself in 1895. The words arc
not high-nOWn but are pa'TotIc u
d that they express devotion 70 nome
. Cheers ring out when we hear En-
:. mett's Dixie
y ~ wish | was in de land Of cotton
2 Simmon seed and sandy bottom,
Look away, look away, look away
!, Dixie land.
Til Dixie land where ! was porn j
q EARLY On one summer morning,
!, Look away, look away, look away
!, Dixie land
Chorus:
Den | wish | was in Dixie,
Hooray. hooray!
IN Dixies land We'll take our stant
10 live and die in Dixie.
s. Away. away. away down south
III Dixie,
e, AWAY. away. away down south !
n Dixie,
- Four verses follow, rollicklnS an
-. -, mere dogeercl but they fire Il
:, heart for Dixie.
II. ID. c.
. The Shreveport Chapter Y. =.
g met i'll regular session on Monde
afternoon in the directors room
:. the Commercial Bank. Mrs. Pet
hat Nourec presided. and in her usu
a ne happy way greeted the dauglte
ner with good wishes on Ibis first q
nrt sembling after the summer a
ret lournment. The meeting was tn
formally opened Mrs. Iour"e to
az nf lhc extensive arrangements bel'
ph- made for the Z. H. 6. state ConNe1