The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-17
MANY SOLDIERS MED
SAN ANTONIO
GIRLS
UNCLE SANS FIGHTING MEN FIND
LIFEMATEs AMONG oAueH-
TIERS OF SOUTH.

San Antonio. Tex. Nov lS.-Ever
since the Gays when Colonel James
Bowie, hero ard martyr q. the Alamo
married Miss Ursula Neran.endi, the
daughter Of the Mexican governor of
what became shortly afterwards the
republic OF Teras-cver since then San
Antonio has been the mother in la W
of the United States army. No doubt
a similar distinction was hers 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 it possible 20 ex-
anime the missions archives now scat
principally a; Saltillo. Mexico. Mexico
City and many hibliothecas in Spain.
il would be discovered that the soldiers
of the Mexican preside of San Fer
nando We're as fond OF san Antonio's
daughters az those at Fort Gam Hous-
ton are today.
Why they should not be may have
been hard to explain at all times. In
the days Of the rapier and halbard
and the musket and gay uniforms.
damsels who Were n.arriageable We're
worse than scarce in the southwest.
and the few senoritas to be found
dwelt in the shelter of San Fernaado's
preside. Nowadays considerations are
somewhat of a different nature. As
a matter Of fact, San Antonio is today
the mother-in-law of the United States
army because its daughters are beau
tiful and usually Well provided mate
rally. From the latter statement the
Inference that material considerations
have much to do with II is not to be
drawn by any means. Still. what can
a poor shoulder strapper do when the
girl Is both good looking and rich
Because the simoleons of her father
are many is II necessary that he
shot Id spend the balance of his days
singing the swan song? OF course.
not.
That. however. states only one as
pect of the case. San Antonio has
ever been proud of Fort Sam Houston.
Its doors have ever been open to the
young men who dabbie in tactics and
strategy. Its society today would find
II hard to get along without their uni
forms, pleasing manners and ready wit.
One of the earliest prizes captured
by the army was Anita Dwyer n belle
of early San Antonio. who afterwards
became the wife Of Colonel John
Withers. II is said that she was as
pretty little girl as ever played hide
and seek with the heart of any soldier.
Then Adelia Nanderiip became the
bride of Major Charles Clement Cres-
son. taking into the army one of the
Oldest families of the city. Nellie Nor
ton. wife of Lieutenant Colonel Charles
G. Starr: Mollie Norton. wife of Cap
tain f. %. c. Ord. and Adele Grenet,
wife of DR. Powell, United States army,
formed a trio of attractive San Antonio
women. To these must be added Lyd
Heiner wife of Major Trippe. Their
husbands are now retired anG belong
to the large colony of retired army Of
ficers which makes San Antonio its
permanent home. Miss Josephine
Withers became the bride of Colonel
John l.. Bulls. retired. Captain ]. o.
Mackey. retired. choose 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 We're Alma and Mollie Ogden. The
former became the wife of Captain
John Brooks. Captain Rreker was
married to the other.
DIR. and Mrs. J. V. Spring have two
daughters in the army. Mrs. Mary
land Watson. wife of Cant. James
Thornton Watson. and Mrs. Annie
Spring Hatch. wife of Major Everett
f. Hatch, Sixteenth infantry. Mrs.
John L. Glen, wife of Colonel Glen.