The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

nj EW 1ORk.-There was an army
wedding right here in little old
New York the other night. with
beat Of drums and martial music uni.
forms. and waving OF flags
Right down on Fourteenth street
A real army wedding. Makes you
think OF all sorts things, doesn't
IL! Gold lace and dashing uniforms,
clink OF swords and a military band
all the gayety and color OF garrison
Iife-perhaps little tightening OF the
lips when the old sweet words are
read:
Until death do us part"
FOR that means whole lot OF things
when you're an army bride-when any
day may bring marching orders. a call
perhaps to a distant land, n day when
the little wife stands alone waving
goodby to speeding train or vanish
ing ship
Army brides must be brave-hearted.
but this little brown-eyed one, Marga.
ret Hicks, was soldier. too. a cap
tain In the same army as her husband.
here there is no separation. Shoulder
10 shoulder they are to march through
life together. as sweetheart com
rades In the Salvation Army, writes
lzoia Forester In the New York World
Sunday Magazine.
Il was double vow they took to-
gether promising loyalty to each 9th.
er and fealty TO the Army. Promising
never to allow their love to interfere
with their work. Promising always TO
regard their home In every way as a
Salvation Army Soldiers or omcers'
Quarters.
Wasn't II a strange army weddine9
Capt Margaret Hicks and her soldier
sweetheart. Capt. George A. Jackson.
Just supposing. you boy or girl who ex.
pect to stand one OF these days beside
the one you love best. just supposing
you had TO repeat these VOWS to be
faithful soldiers. continual comrades.
obedient to your commanding officer
first OF all?
Supposing. like these two children
of the army. your parents had taken
you when you were wee klddies, trot. |
ted you up to headquarters and dedi-
Gated you to the service of the Lord? |
Supposing. before you could ever
sec each other alone in the courting |
days. permission must be given from
your commanding officer, leave OF alb
sence to go a-wooing?
Then. when you had finally won her |
consent, you must both ask for an |
official engagement Even your we'd
ding day was set for you You knew |
that while love was to link your lives, |
your duty as faithful soldiers must
always come first through life. You |
knew that you must dedicate what |
ever little ones came to bless the |
union to the service OF the army, Just |
as your father and mother dedicated
you?
You'd think that was pretty hard |
restraint to place on Cupid-to hand |
him a blue uniform. and drum sluhg
handily on one hip. with a War Cry
rolled under his arm. Maybe you
think he doesn't enjoy It? Then you
haven't been TO an Army wedding.
You've never seen the little smiling
blue bonnet bride
This one is brown-eyed and dark.
haired. with chin that points upward
and lips that cant help but smile.
She's barely up to Captain Jackson's
shoulder. but then. as she tells you,
he is really exceptionally tall. Only
for minute did see her to clasp her
hand and wish her Joy. before she
was swept away to the wedding sup
per. but the big. blue-eyed soldier hus-
band talked for her at headquarters
after the wedding.
Yes. Mrs. Jackson is on duty. and
I'm awfully sorry you can't see her.
but have to go without seeing her.
myself We've started a little home
over at East Orange. though. and hope
TO settle down there for little while
until marching orders come.
You see, we don't mind Army life {
because we've been in II ever since
we were born" He handled the little
red morocco-bound Covenant Book OF
the Army tenderly in his hands. MY
father Is Coz. j. w. Jackson. superin.
tendent OF the Plainfeld Industrial
home, and my wife's father was Col
John Hicks, the first officer commits. |
stoned In the United States. We grew {
up in Army life tSgether ever since |
we we're babies.
When did we irst find out we loved
each other?" II
There was no evadlng the issue or /
smiling over IL. Il was a very wonder.
full and sacred subject to this earnest.
eyed. blue-clad soldier. even II some
Of the questions did send the color to
his cheeks.
You see. when you've only been