The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-09-10
WOMEN IN WARTIME.
NeAalY ALL THE GOOD ONES
STAY AT HOME
rae P.nehant for Hotoristy Il No
traetaoa for the Bsss-Thsrs Are so@s
ExespsIons = MOIlis Pitehsr Srsss
Hono-sa-rhs FAKE Nurss-

As.the spectacle OF war becomes
eomnoh to q nation much OK the PIC
turesqueness and sentiment assoeiateo
with Il dies out, and hard, praeueA
common sense takes their place. tns
want that is provided for making no
claim on the sympathy Of the non-eom-
Blatant Already the question OF vol
unteer nursing has been disposed on
and the woman whose heart goes OUT
to the soldier (Whither sick or well, Dun
especially when he Il Weil) must con-
tent herself By staying At home In en-
forced inactivity. for even the max
ing Of bandages and seraping OF lint
have been established In q eonmereiAa
way by the mustard plaster warehouse
An edIct has also gone forth from army
headquarters to the effect that women
will not be sent to the seat Of war a
nurses. And II Is a wise measure, for
there should be found in the ranks OF
the unemployed male assistants TO en-
force the orders Of the trained doctor,
who can do everything for the sick ana
wounded that n woman can do
To tell the truth the front Is no place
for women, and few good ones ever 90
there.
Frantic pictures Of Annie Ether
idge. riding a dashing cavalry horse
and waving a nag. are found among
pictorial histories Of the war, but a. ,
fact Annie neither carried nag nor
musket, although she had q pair OF ar
my reyolVers in her holsters. ana
would have used them, too. had she
needed their help. She did ride ca
valry horse. and dressed In the uni
form Of a daughter OF the regiment.
military cap and jacket, with short
blue shirt Her presence was 80 rem
ing that she was named the Angel OF
the Regiment" and Gentle Annie" By
the soldiers
As q fitting sequence to her army
service. Annie was given a permanent
position in the government depart
ments At Washington, where her career
closed amid the monotonous aToea-
lions Of peace
Another. and very different ehArae-
ter, was that Daughter OF the Regi-
ment" Molly Pitcher. who was fam
Gus for her bravery In the days Of The
colonial wars. and whose grave on
the grounds Of the private estate Of .
wealthy Americans summer home On
the Hudson Is known to q few interest
ed individuals There Was no sham
and hypocrisy about her. She went
to the front for business. and not for
sentimental adventure and q chance %
get Q soldier husband near to the
grave. And though more than q hun
dred years have passed her name shines
brightly in history's pages Molly
Pitcher was the wife Of q soldier. and
she attached herself to the command
In which he served as gunner Shs
earned the name Of Pitcher from her
oocupation-that Of carrying water %
the soldiers, over whom she exersised
he influence Of q martinez She wore
= semi-regimental dress. consisting OF
q blue skirt. q red coat and q cooked
hat She rated the men for coward
ice. and II their aecou1rements were
not In order they feared Capt Molly
more than they did tleir own oGce-S
She manned q gun AZ the capture Of
Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton.
when word was received that the Hes
slams were advancing rapidly. and'a
panic would have e1s1ed. but Molly
mounted the rznparts and shouted:
Come On. Hesstz1s or redcoats. and
ven give ye q supper Of bullets that
viii N ye for LIE"
When urged 70 run and save her own
LIE she retorted-
-Dtxn q shstsp VIII i run tin thos
guns fred
And she touched on the last eannoa
tnat was discharged In Fort Clinton
while the enemy E1s pouring over The
rAmpartk
Gen Washington vas attracted tn
ward Molly n Monmouth. where hex
husband vas killed, and she asked Tor
his place as gunner. where shs held
TIE position for q whole DAY, loadinx
and airing. her husbands dad bob
dashed to the cannon besIae her.
When Molly retired frun tie army
n The eloss o. Tie var she vas Put On
The PAY rou for lise. being made =
captain By hrereG She spent rhs rest
Of her days ~ Test Point anoax
whose archives her histnry d record
ed Her money v1s sat % her rs<a-
lArly from WasAlngtoa. for sAs vas
considered IN sxact1y TIE sans nEAf
a. q soldier drawing . pea<ioa Be-
fare she Vas made = captain al had
ben distinguished hy Gea- Groens for
hsr bravery ~ ssrssAnts co1nls-
sion, Which vas pressntea % ksr IN
person hy Washlzgtua klnss1 uhns
shs ssksa lin % szezse ~ appsa--
ance. "a hing covered wlth olrS ana
h1ood-
ThHs \ ehs -Daaghter q IA Re<s-
nat Who H. Elseplng anonx tAs
ean esdars oa the hAlks e Il Hus-
sun. ana whose lst1srs q Gedlk Grs oa
els - wszt Roint