HCR No. 74
State of Alabama
Regular Session, 1931
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
DESIGNATING "ALABAMA" AS THE STATE
SONG FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA
WHEREAS, the beautiful and inspiring words of the
poem "Alabama", a gift to the people of the State from that
distinguished citizen and educational leader, Julia S. Tutweiler, whose life
was dedicated to unselfish service for humanity, has never been fittingly set
to original music in keeping with its beauty; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Edna Gockel-Gussen, another distinguished
creative artist of Alabama has written an original composition fittingly
adopted to the inspiring lines of this poem, which has been approved and
adopted by the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs and was awarded its prize at
their annual Convention at Gadsden in 1917, and for ten years has been sung and
used as the State song of Alabama by musicians of the State; and,
WHEREAS, the gift by Mrs. Gussen of this beautiful
arrangement of music to the words of this poem is a service which is deeply
appreciated by the people of our State and deserves recognition, and renders
the poem much more beautiful and inspiring than the music not specifically
composed for it:
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that this
original music written by Mrs. Gussen for the poem "Alabama" and as
approved and adopted by the Federation of Music Clubs of Alabama be, and the
same hereby is, adopted;
BET IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That said poem as
set to music by Mrs. Gussen be, and the same is hereby adopted as the State
Song for the State of Alabama.