Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30

old enough to be able to go to war
now or that | had more sons to send
And IL my husband were living / an
sure he would feel the same way"
| This plucky woman, who for years
accompanied her husband to all the
difficult and dangerous places &c
which the government sent him. liv-
] ing for years In the Philippines, anc
! following him to the Mexican border
with only a few hours notice. sighed
| Moving, she said, ''is the hardest
duty OF an army mans wife. She ha.
| 10 be ready to shift her household
i from one place to another in perhaps
a few days time. This means that
| furniture must be sold. some stored
away, some shipped to the new home
other kinds selected. trunks packed
| the children outfitted, different kind,
of clothing bought, and what not
| When l was living in San Antonio,
Texas. / had the double Sproblem o.
| keeping one home ready in Califor-
MIA and another open on the border
And the income Of an army man l.
| not so big that this is simple mat
| ter. But l wouldn't have changed d
single day of my life for anything"
she added quickly.
Mrs. Funston denies that women
are emotional and not deeply patri-
| otic.
Don't you suppose I would grieve
deep down in my heart II my son had
| to go to war;" she demanded Don't
you suppose / would worry about him
and pray for his safety and that Just
| because he was doing his duty for his
country l wouldn't feel his absence
keenly? But. If my son didn't want to
go to war to fight for his country
| IL he didn't go / should, well. I'd Just
| hate him." she added calmly
And any other real woman would
| feel the same way. No, women are
not emotional, tho perhaps one could
call them emotionally patriotic.
| cannot conceive Of any man I loved
not being a patriot, nor Of wanting to
| hold him back, even tho l dreaded to
see him go to war,
"As a general rule, I do not think
| war marriages are good things, altho
circumstances often arise which alter
| the case. My husband was the kline
of man who was easy to know, so thai
l felt after my two weeks engagement
to him that l had known him always
on the other hand, l knew a woman
who was engaged to a man for ter
years before she married him. She
knew him too well, was actually tired
OF MIN Wnen tney married, so o.
course they did not have happy life.
So you see II isn't in the length of
time you know your husband-it's in
| the individuals.
81 think most young girls who
marry in haste during the war often
regret their hastiness. They do not
think of the responsibilities of mar
riage. 1t is hard for young girl TO
be left alone when her husband goes
| to war. 1t Is harder still for her to
go on with her life should she be
widowed, because no matter how
young she is there is a big difference
between girlhood and widowhood. In
the majority of instances the war
bride does not realize what she Is
| doing"
So, war brides Before you take
| unto yourself a second lieutenant
think twice. He may look handsome
in his uniform, but remember you
will have to live with him as a civilian
after the war. After you've thot Il
all over. in all probability you'll.
marry him anyway. because. as Mrs
Funston says. when you're in love
you feel convinced you must get mar.
ried right away" But, at any rate
don't let the uniform lure you into 1t.
Be sure you love the man inside the
uniform, as Mrs. Funston did.