The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
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San Antonio Is Mother-in-LaW
of United States Army
MANY HAPPY, MARRIAGES
Bellies of the Texas Army pest Have
No Trouble In Annexine Husbands
From the Officers Stationed
There.
MANY HAPPY. MARRIAGES

Bowie, hero ard martyr of the Alamo,
married Miss Ursula Veramendt daughter
O. the Mexican governor of what became
shortly afterwards the republic of Texas.
ever since then San Antonio has been the
mother-in-law of the United State army.
No doubt similar distinction was here
before then. But records of the Spanish
and Mexican regimes are scarce today.
and for this reason little can be said on
the matter. Were II possible to examine
the missions archives now scattered all
over the world, but reposing principally
at saltino, Mexico, Mexico City and many
bibliothecas In Spain, it would be dis
covered that the soldiers of the Mexican
psesidio of San Fernando were as fond
of San Antonio's daughters as those at
Fort Sam Houston are today
Why they should not be may have
been hard to explain at all times. In
the days of the rapier and the halbard
and the musket and say uniforms, dame
sells who were manageable were worse
| than scarce in the southwest, and the few
/ senoritas to be found dwelt in the shelter
/ of San Fernando preside. Nowadays,
considerations are of a somewhat differ
ent nature. AS a matter of fact, San
Antonio is today the mother-ln-law of the
United States army because its daughters
are beautiful and usually well provided
materially. From the latter statement
the inference that material considerations
have much to do with It, is not to be
drawn, by any means. Still, what can
poor shoulder-strapper do when the girl
(
the simoleons of her father are many, is
| it necessary that he should spend the bal
| ance of his days singing the swan song2
OF course not Men in the army are apt
to cultivate expensive tastes which the
paymaster does not take into considera-
ton at the end of the month. little
assistance ON the part of the wife is
therefore not to be scoffed at.
That, however, states only one aspect
of the case. San Antonio has ever been
proud of Fort Sam Houston Its doors
have ever been open to the young men
who dabble in tactics and strategy. Its
society today would find it hard to get
along without their uniforms, pleasing
manners and ready wit.
One of the earliest prizes captured by
the army was Anita DWyer, a belle of
early San Antonio, who afterwards be-
came the wife of Col. John Withers. 1t
is said that she was as pretty little girl
as ever played hide and seek with the
heart of any soldier.
Then Adelia Vanderlip became the bride
| of Maj Charles Clement Crenson, taking
| into the army one of the oldest families
| of the city. Nellie Norton, wife of Lieut..
! Col. Charles G. Starr Mollie Norton, wife
of Capt E. o. C. Ord, and Adele Grenet,
I wife of DIR. Powell, United States army.
formed a trio of attractive San Antonio
women. 40 these must be added Lyd
Heiner wife of Major Trippe. Their hus-
bands are now retired and belong to the
large colony of retired army officers
which makes San Antonio its permanent
home. Miss Josephine Withers became
the bride of Col. John l.. Bulls, retired.
Capt. J. o. Mackey, retired, chose a
pretty San Antonio woman for his bride
in the person of Miss Bella Belknap. A
duo of San Antonio women who enjoyed
unusual popularity In their debutante
days were Alma and Mollie Ogden. The
former became the wife of Capt. John
| Brooks. Captain Rucker was married to
the other.
Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Spring have two
daughters in the army, Mrs. Maryland
Watson, wife of Capt James Thornton
Watson, and Mrs Annie Spring Hatch,
infantry.
Mrs. John L. Glenn. wife of Colonel
| Glen, was Bessie Sullivan, daughter of
| Dan Sullivan, prominent banker of this
city. Ethel Lowe, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Lowe, was much sought for
/ before she became the bride Of Capt John
/ Craig, Fourth cavalry.
The wife of Capt. c. E. Hampton was
| Nathalie Paschal daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs T. N Paschal.
| Mrs. Willis G. Edwards has four daugh-
| tiers married to army officers: Mrs. Mamie
Lewis, wife of Lieut.. Jack Lewis; Mrs.
! Nellie Williams, wife of Capt. Andrew
! Williams, cavalry; Mrs. Fannie Matthews,
| wife of Lieut.. Lawrence Oldham Mat
| thews; and Mrs Isabel Sommerville, wife
Of Lieut. Robert Sommerville, stationed
| at present at Fort Sam Houston.
A San Antonio girl of great popularity
! was Miss Julia Gallagher, wife of Capt.
Fred Doyle. Third field artillery. Lieut..
and Mrs. Chas. Keller were both San
! Antonians Mrs. Keller was formerly
Josephine Gallagher.
Capt Max Graham took as his wife
Zula Fraser, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
John A. Fraser. Miss Flo Eager married
| Col c. S. Roberts. Pretty Julia King,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. King,
decided to become the wife of Lieut. Sam
uel Gleaves.
! NdrclSSd anu sue CuHUlHBndIn, TWO
pretty sisters, became respectively the
wives of Capt. J. I'll. Bryson and Lieut..
Deshler Whiting, Ninth infantry.
One Of the handsome young matrons OF
the army Is Mrs. Edward Oliver Sarratu,
wife of Captain Sarratt, now stationed at
the war school in Washington. Mrs. Sar-
raft was formerly Lottie Norton. Mrs
Anton Schroeder, wife of Lieutenant
SCHROEDER, was formerly Ella Haueison.
Christine Buckner became the wife OF
Captain Woodall surgeon. Mrs. p. ID.
Glassford wife of Lieutenant Glassford
as formerly Cora Carleton.
Another case is that of Mrs. Henry II.
| Dchmann, wife of Captain Dichmann, and
formerly Clara Wynne, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Wynne Annie Sinner,
who married Capt. Cyrus Dolph, was a
favorite among San Antonians. So was
Mrs. Lula Harris wife of Lieut.. Hunter
Harris, and daughter OF Mr. and Mrs l..
b. Allen.
Among last years weddings in which
San Antonio figured mother-fn-law was
that or Capt. Brooks Payne, Third field
artillery, and Miss Frances Bell. and that
OF Lieut. Everett Hughes Third field
artillery and Miss Kate Murphy The
announcement of the approaching wed
ding of Capt. Fred II. Austin and Miss
Lenore Harrison will add one more to
the few cases cited,
Former CONGRESSMAN Dead