New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
Dixie" IN the South Again.

Dixie" in the South Again.
s. l.,...r ~om "rGc Commercial Ap-
peal" Of Memphis. OF Januars %. $780,.
os.la.us re man T.. Arnold 5 ass0cia ION
with Dixie" 20 which mistaken state
mont w-s mad, I'm The TrIbruc's second
article Nj. Herman T.. Arnold j. =
brother Of Richard Arnold. of this city,
and the latter. as vounc man. was also
a resident Of Memphis Tor time. The
statement contained in letter by Mr..
W. 49, Humiston to the writer that Mr..
Herman F. Arnold had told him that he
had written down the music of Dixie
for Emmett is incorrect. From the ar
ticle in the newspaper IL appears That an
that Mr.. Arnold did was TO arrange II lor
his Southern American Band ana play
IL AT the inauguration Of Jefferson ia WIS
as President Of the Confederate states ~
MONTGOMERY. Ala. In February. lsol. 81
course. Dixie" had been popular through
out the length and breadth Of the lana
for more than a year by that time. New
er-helces the story Of how II came to he
,.sed at the Inauguration of Davis. as lo'd
by Annie g. A. Brown IN The Com
merclal Apycal" newspaper Of Memphis
is interesting
The inauguration exercises were 10 DC
hold on February u. The bandhdstei
was TO furnish music for the occasion;
music for parades, balls, conventions d,u
other political rallies. There was ntrle
available that was suitable. SoHletin'nN
nov. must be had for the Presidential m
aucuration anyway The pretty Southern
gi,i had capituated by now and was
Mrs Arnold. To her came an inspTd-
"Nr Arnold. why not play Dixie for
,be naradee II was n cs,chy. pretty air
II had been heard on the stage an Mout-
eomery and had appealed 10 tne Popc'd
taste. 1t had only been p ,aS ed o Good
Professor Arnold set 20 work arrans rs
II for the uses of his various pano IN
struments. and on sheet OF paper H'd"0
4 rough draft OF the arrangement ,o-
The band rehearsed tniS W''" seemed orsi
worthy "A good place on the programme
So when the procession was formed on
tie morning Of February Is lo2l, ~ ~
Exchange Hotel 10 escort the treslG9et,.
elect Jefferson Davis, 10 the Sta'e
House. shortly 10 become the Capltol o.
10 Gonfcdoracv. Arnold's band was
nl1oed al tho head. with the lst Ala =
hama regiment next. and as the carriase
drawn By six army norSes swung INV
Mace the band piaVed pixie. IL
And this was the first time in me ms
to- NJ" ~ tbat most popular OF all Ameri-
can airs that Dixie was ever p'a!eu 10y
q band. given q place among .me - fbe
airs and placed in the repertorY OF lne
whistling. singing. cheering pupllc- ..
Tbe hand PLAYED the air many times
that day II was stationed near VIC sSvr9
of tho state House when DAVIS Std.u' >
Iafora a little table. took the oatn Oh
of,,Cs and made an address. Then SLOW
" a Gag futtered 10 the STAFF above tne
Stste House. II was flag with the trl-
colors Of liberty. stripes OF aIterhd W
red and white. vim S son,ewhere near
.Lc huitdiug cannon booneu u" IL.
crowd turned to the band: DINle,
pixie" fl cried ana over ana over ds9''
il PLAYED Dixie.
perhaps IL would have been more cor
roct had the enthusiastic Southern woman
said that IL was the first time orasS
hand had PLAYED pixie in MONTGOMERY
Ala II surely was played many times
hafore then in New York. IL is another
case of that ebullition OF Southern en-
t,ueiasm which went so far ne TO claim
the authorship Of the song for southern
man. But there is balm IN Gliead io'
them. even IN the truth Though corn III
obio in 1915 Dan Emmett was the son OF Il
| father who was born In Virginia ana =
mother born in Maryland
Final Note on the Origin OF Duke
I As The Tribune has tried to impress
upon its readers. there has never peeH
AM, more doubt that Daniel d. Emmett
urote the words and music OF Dixie
Land" than that the Rev. Samuel r.
Smith wrote the words OF My Country
,ris of Thee" So there is no need 10 o.
more here i'm ending the discussion ina"
IN ac<nowledge with thanks some OF the
| Courteous letters received. which reiterate
tho old history or offer evidence IN PROOF
~ IFS truth. Mr. Carl K. Friedman OF
.~rha Ruffalo Morning Express. sends
claiming Of an interview with Emmett
which lie had in 1896 and which was print
/ cd in THE Buffalo Courier on Aprii D. 1870
Mr. G r. Galbraith. Of Columbus, ONO
/ formerly state Librarian and secretary "i
tho late constitutional Convention. wrote
! ., saw that Mr.. Gustav kobbe story o'
the song was chiefly drawn from siha"
bool which he wrote on Emmetts INC
and works shortly after his death, he nav
inc beon one Of Emmett's latest friends
FINALLY Mr.. w J. Barron sends cup
ming from a number of THE Century
! uapaziper of 1895 in which Rooer'
Sheerin told the familiar story and print
ed the autograph copy OF the song
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