New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
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march has not been In yain.'
The general was in fine conoltion'
I'm ready to go for one hundred miles
more" she said. I'm Just getting into
practice now. It's q shame to suop'
We're not go tired as we were the flrst
day or two after we started, and our
blisters are all well. That's one thing
we have discovered on this trip-a sure
cure for blisters. 1t is keep a-goin.
General Jones had narrow escape
from being hurt when she slipped rom
an lev stump near Nassau, when start
ing TO make speech. She was only
slightly scratched.
The suffrage army, which left New
York on Monday, December 10, to carry
secret message to Governor-elect
Sulzer, has travelled in all ITO miles,
counting the detours to village green's
for meetings and up peoples front gar
den paths to distribute literature; four
teen miles a day Is the average uiS-
lance. The average marching time mas
been from 10 a. m. to > p. M, Win al
hour for luncheon, making RECORD OIL
six hours a day, or seventy-two hours
Of actual marching. This is an aver
aga NJ two and a half miles an hour'
Three miles Is a regular hiking speed
hut when It Is remembered that the
suffrage pilgrims kept up this average
steadily for twelve days, ana 'ha' IL
WAS through mud, against VIVA anu
storm and in spite OF extremely un-
comfortable blisters, it Is granted that
the women's reco. ompares wen WIN
the best achievements OF the stronger
sey ANYWAY. the women are proud OF
themselves. and consider they are
crdit to their cause ,
The secret message Is sui ihtaS' anu
invioate, though splashed with mun
and watersoaked. The general hersen
guards il. The exact moment OF l's
presentation 10 Governor ELECT SuiZer
has not vet been decided. The general
was informed that the Governor-eiect
was expected 10 reach the city soon
after she did.
1t is generally expected that the
nresantation will take place Monday.
Tomorrow the army will rest. Cen
eral Jones is the guest OF Mrs. JOSEPH
Gavit. leader OF the Albany sunragists.
Surgeon General Lavinia Dock mas
been carried off by some OF her meoI-
cal friends. and only General Ida Graft
and Jessie Hardy Stubs, war corre-
spondent, held the fort tonight.
The progress into Albany was one
long drawn out ovation. From inc
moment the pilgrims halted on Cbnton
Heights. where they had their hlst
view OF the city and the great gray
Capitol looming up against the coIu
dark clouds. till they drew up IN front
of the hotel, they were accompanied oy
AN admitting crowd OF youngsters VINO
forgot the Joys of the first coasting or
the season and dragged their sleds un-
noticed along the snowy ROADS.
The order Of march was as follows:
Police. Albany delegation, headed by
Mrs Joseph Gavit and Miss Ellzaoeti
smith, president OF the Albany Equai
Franchise League; pilgrims, color yea :.
er. Gladys Coursen, or Poushkeepslei
General Rosalie Jones, Surgeon General
I.avinia l. Dock, General Ida Graft OF
Rrooklvn; Jessie Hardy Stubbs. Official
war corresponding; AID hatneIlhe II
stiles, Aid Alice l.. Clarke. Ald sloyi
Wilbur. sympathizers, camp Followers
fourteen war correspondents and photoB-
raphers. reinforced by twenty Albany
newspaper men.
Every member Of the parade carried
yellow Votes for Women flag and
a worn staff and a knapsack which
held trophies Of the campaign.
The promised brass band was neither
seen nor heard, a disappointment which
was explained by the fact that the
army stole a march on the doomed city
and reached there at least two hours
before Il was expected.
Wiseacres who prophesied last night
that the women could never make it,
missed the greatest event In Albany
suffrage history by refusing to stir
from their houses until too late. Down
all the side streets doubling Thomases
could be seen running as the end of the
parade passed by. There was large
delegation OF Albany suffrasists on
foot and moro in automobiles.
Among the marchers was Miss Emily
/ Pierson, organizer Of the Woman Suf-
frage party Of the State OF Connecticut.
! Miss Pierson came all the way from
/ Cromwell. Conn. and was nearly snow
| bound on the way, just to march one
/ day with the Albany pilgrims. The
Connecticut sisters are about to start n
ten weeks campaign TO persuade their
Legislature to pass a suffrage bill, and
Miss Pierson came over for inspira-
ton.
| II don't believe we will have a hike"
she said. I'VE plan TO stay one week
I'm each OF ten cities, holding meetings
! in the churches and theatres, at the
mill gates and on the street corners"
Miss Evelyn McCulloch. of Toronto
Joined the pilgrims before the days
march began, and will stick TO the end
| Of the adventure.
| The suffragists reached the Rensselaer,
| bridge at 4:03 o'clock, and crossed into
the promised city as the guest OF Dr.
c. NJ. Culver, a prominent member OF
the Albany Mems Equal Suffrage
| League. As the long hike dragged TO a
glorious end rumors Of dlssension In
the ranks reached the ears of the wal
correspondents, but the little mutiny
was promptly nipped in the bud by
| General Jones.