The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

San Antonio Tex, Oct. 23.-Ever since
the days when Col James Bowie. hero
and martyr of the Alamo. married Miss
Ursula Veramendi. daughter OF the MeXi-
can governor of what became shortly
afterward the republic Of Texas-eyer
since then San Antonio has been the
mother-in-law OF the United States army.
No doubt a similar distinction was hers
before then. But records OF the Spanish
and Mexican regimes are scarce to-day.
and for this reason little can be said on
the matter Were II possible TO examine
the mission archives now scattered all
over the world, but reposing principally
az SaltiuO Mexico. Mexico City, and
many bibliothecas in Spain. It would be
discovered that the soldiers Of the Next
can preside OF San Fernando were as
fond Of San Antonio's daughters as those
at Fort Sam Houston to-day.
Why they should not be may have been
hard to explain at all times. In the days
OF the rapler and halbard and the mus
ket and gay uniform damsels who were
manageable were worse than scarce
in the Southwest. and the few senoritas
! 20 be found dwelt In the shelter Of San
Fernando preside. Nowadays. consider
atoms are somewhat OF a different ma
/ ture AS a matter of fact. San Antonio
/ is to-day the mother-in-law OF the United
States army, because it's daughters are
beautiful and usually well provided ma
Iterially. From the latter statement the
{ inference thet material considerations
have much 20 do with IL is not 20 be
drawn by any means. Stii what can
a poor shoulder-strapper do when the
girl Is both good looking and rich? Be
cause the simoleOus OF her father are
many, IS II necessary that he should
spend the balance of his days singing
The swan sOng2 or course not Men
\ IN the army are apt 20 cultivate eXpen-
sive tastes which the paymaster does
not take into consideration at the end OF
the month A little assistance on the
part Of the wife is therefore not 10 be
| scoIed at
Proud OF Officers.
! That. however. states only one aspect
Of the case San Antonio has ever been
proud Of Fort sam Houston. Its doors
have always been open to the young men
who dabbIe in tactics and strategy. It's
society to-day would find 1t hard 10 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 afterward 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 soldler.
Then Adelia kanderlip became the
| hid ~ son
taking into the army one OF the oldest
families of the city. Nellie Norton, wife
Of Lieut. Col Charles G. Starr; Mollic
Norton. wife Of Capt E. o. 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 Lydia Heiner,
wife OF Mai. Trippe. Their husbands
are now retired and belong 70 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 en-
joyed unusual popularity in their debu-
tante days were Alma and MOlie Og-
den. The former became the wife OF
Capt John Brooks Capt Rucker was
married TO the other.
4 Dr. and Mrs. ]. Y. Spring have two
daughters I'm the army. Mrs. Maryland
| Watson, wife Of Capt James Thornton
Watson, and Mrs. Annie Spring Hatch
wife Of Maj. Everett Z. Hatch. Sixteenth
Infantry Mrs. John L. elem, wife Of
Col Glen. was Bessie Sullivan. daughter
OF prominent banker OF this city. Ethe
Lowe. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs W. A
Lowe. was much sought before she
became the bride OF Capt John Craig
Fourth Cavalry. The wife of Capt. c.
+. Hampton was Nathalie PaschaI
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Paschal
Four Daughters Marry.
Mrs Willie c. Edwards has -four
daughters married to army officers. Mrs
Mamie Lewis. wife Of Lieut. Jack Lewis
Nellie Williams. wife of Capt Andrew
thews, wife OF Lieut.. Lawrence Oldham
Matthews. and Mrs. Isabel Sommervnle
wife Of Lieut.. Robert Sommervine, sta
toned at present at Fort Sam Houston.
A San Antonio girl OF great popularity
was Julia Gallagher, wife Of Capt. Fred
Doyle. Third Field Artillery. Lieut.. anc
Mrs. Charles Keller were both San An
tonians Mrs Keller was formerly JO-
phine Gallagher.
Capt Max Graham took az his wife
Zula Fraser, daughter Of Mr.. 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.
Samuel Gleaves.
Narcisse and Sue Cunningham, two
pretty sisters, became. respectively. the
wives of Capt J. II. Bryson and Lieut.
Deshler Whiting. Ninth Infantry.
One of the handsome young matron'
Of the army is Mrs Edward Oliver Sar
raft. wife Of Capt sarratt. now sta
toned at the War College in Washing
ton. Mrs. Sarratt was formerly Lotti,
Norton. Mrs. Anton Schreeter, wife Of
Lieut. Schreeter, was formerly Els
Hauerson.
Christine Buckner became the wife o.
Capt Woodall, surgeon. Mrs p. ID
Glassford. wife of Lieut.. GlassfOrd. wa
formerly Cora Carleton.
Another case is that OF Mrs Henry
H. Dichmann, wife OF Capt. Dichmann
and formerly Clara Wynne daughter o.
Mr. and Mrs c. E. Wynne Annie Sinner
who married Capt. Cyrus Dolph. was
favorite among San AntOnians; so wa
Mrs Lula Harris, wife Of Lieut. Hunter
Harris, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. 2
Allen.
Among last years army weddings II
which San Antonio figured as mother-in
law was that of Capt. Brooke Payne
Third Field Artillery. and Miss Frances
Bell. and that OF Lieut. Everett Hughes
= Third Field Artillery. and Miss Kat