Show r - V r' s 'S' THE QFPTTON ' ' EDEJRjD-RERXJBLICA- 0 1 ’ ''V ' “C r--' Nr ' SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY MAY 27 1917 r ' MAGAZINE SECT! ' The Cavalry Corps of the American Woman’s League for Self-Defen- ce Held Its First Drill in New y York - s mm How the Daughter of President Harrison Is Drilling College and How tfie Woman’s Cavalry Corps Began Its Practical Training for Real Military Service f V j ‘i tff ri--: J y & & rc the Women of America to the front to fight? Not exactly but they are letting It be known today that they do not Intend to confine their activities ARE to purely “womanly pursuits” during the time of the nation’s stress They will cook they will nurse they will sew and will take the lead as always in all forms of charity That was understood expected But what was not expected was the actual rush of women to the khaki suits and to the colors For “All Around” Service They can not go to the front as willing as they might be but they can stay at home and make their time worth while by organizing for Home Defence and And that is what they are doing Another striking feature connected with the Girl in Khaki is the uni-Self-Defen- ce Howthe Women’s Cavalry Corps Looked During Its First Drill in New- York Harrison in - showing ent Miss Harrison (on the left) in Camp i Tippe- canoe’s great grand- any new theme for the brush and pen In the American phase of the present conflict What would furnish finer material than a cavalry corps of sturdy women charging to the front in defence of home and country? It should be understood that women encounter great obstacles in manifesting by physical deeds their willingness to serve the country in the various military branches of government1 For instance a woman is not allowed on board a battleship during times of war The women therefore who desire to enlist their services to help the sailor boys really had to study out methods by which they could render aid Many decided to enlist as yeoman— to do secretarial work for the navy There is none of the glory nor pomp of war about it none of the martial air of triumph to stir them on but the call of the khaki the opportunity of service was there and a great number have responded Thus the infantry the cavalry the navy the marines —and perhaps there are 20th century Molly Pitchers for the artillery too — can all point to their girls in khaki As the women have enlisted for all kinds of service so it may be said all kinds of women have enlisted — that is women of all ranks of life — some from society some from the mills others from the offices the shops the stage the restaurants the colleges etc Plucky Miss Harrison Many years ago the country rang with the name of Tippecanoe and one of the men who bore arms on the western frontier was William Henry Harrison The years went by and Benjamin Harrison fcame to the White House as President Now the daughter is helping to the women of the country fit for the burden of war There isn’t anything on earth that shows so strongly In the blood as the soldier element and Elizabeth Harrison whbse great ancestor faced the perils of the Is a leader frontier warfare by force of her inherited ability as a leader She is the drill sergeant for the 'college girls of the New York University When the war clouds came she was following inherited bent All of the Harrison men had been among the country’s greatest lawyers and Miss Eliabeth was and is studying for the bar 'But just as the warwhoop of the West called Tippecanoe from his books and briefs to bullets and battles so the daughter of the former President dropped Blackstone and Kent to take up the Drill Regulations and the elementary text books of the army She thinks that the way to make women fit for their part of war service is to make them strong and healthy and to give them an idea of the things that have to do So Miss Harrison is one of the chief wprkers in the new movement to teach women the elements-o- f war Many women of importance in the social and financial world are taking up the task with a will and there is a girl for every signal flag a maid for every wireless station and an angel for every hospital ward in the making as the men pursue the task of providing guns and the men behind the guns f Miss Harrison and the girls she is drilling at the University wear regulation field service uniform khaki breeches coat heavy shoes and puttees and a large hat of military cut The American Woman’s League e for and Preparedness is the only woman’s military organization in America according to its president Mrs Ida Powell Priest who is descended from an old Long Island family Thomas Powell being one of her ancestors The first cavalry troop of which Ethel M Scheiss is senior captain drill regularly Their first appearance mounted a few days ago caused a mild sensation on Broadway They' make men-at-ar- Self-Defenc- - J j&i pres- preparedness work and Old I versaltiy of her Interests in a military way Many wearing khaki suits are devoting their time and labors to aid in recruiting One girl has started out on a tramp from New York to San Francisco making recruiting speeches on the way The Infantry is not the sole magnet that draws the girl to the khaki A large cavalry corps has been or' ganized The expert horsewoman is adding to her other militant accomplishments the use of the sword and the revolver Every war has produced its great paintings One wonders if there is blood is the Kvnpapcr Fcaton Service 1917 rrm ggaEissreBgavLte m w —j Miss Elizabeth Harrison Daughter of President Harrison Drill t Sergeant for the Girls of New York University were most Impressively stem soldier-ette- s car drivers telegraphers wireless as they trotted and galloped operators agriculturists and skilled their horses Frank Sears of the United States Military Reserve has assured the women they will be welcome as military aides of the medical corps Wide Organization Everywhere the girl in America is busy with helpful earnestness to do “her bit” Every strata of society has called out Its members In a wonderful plan of feminine preparedness Besides the thousands of women members of the Red Cross some of the most prominent organizations officered and planned by women include The National League for Worn- en’s Service which has branches in every large city in the United States They have enrolled women as motor Dr mechanics Miss Anne Morgan is head of this organization and has devoted an enormous amount of 'energy to the success of the work Other societies include National Special Aid Society Service of Any Kind Militia of Mercy which sends and provides bandages and other necessities and comforts for the soldiers Girl Scouts of 'America first aid signalling and drills Daughters the Sufand the frage Party Society the International Child Welfare League Girls’ National Honor Guard The Federation of Women's Clubs all over the United States are and ready for any patriotic service that women can perform of the American Revolution Anti-Suffra- ge also-organize-d Where W omen Wear Mustaches Ainus the “Celtic” race of girl is quite a child It Is done gradlive in the island of ually a little each year until it extends partly across the cheek the Yeddo' although the race has material used being the soot from become so reduced that it is esti- burning birch bark The face is cut mated there are now not more than and the black rubbed in Afterward 16000 or 17000 of them left in the it is washed in a solution of ash bark liquor to fix the color country The Ainu women are said to be ' The most noticeable peculiarity finely formed straight and usually about Ainu women is that they have well developed with small hands tattooed upon their upper and lower and feet Their eyes are a beautiful soft brown their hair black and lips what resembles a mustache The most luxuriant and their complexion women are not considered attractive olive with often a deep rich color THE - and their matrimonial prospects are in their cheeks The native cloth— of which thalr quite injured' without this decoration garments are made—Is woven from when the Is mustache The begun the fibre of the bark of the elm tree ‘ |