New-York tribune., 1912-12-24
SJFFRAG|ST ARMY
STRANDED AND FOOTSORE
General JoneS'S BIiStered Heel
Prevents Retreat to Nearest
Town for BiV0uaC.
MRS. HAMM TAKES THEM IN
Fortunes of War Change Later
and Wearied Marchers Cele-
brate the 18th Birthday
Of General Craft.

From a star Correspondent OF The Tribune
uppcr Red Hook. n. Y, Dec. 23-
Stranded at nightfall in a microscopic
country village with the only hotel send
ing out word it could not receive them
because IT'S wife was crazy. with Gener-
Al Jones's sore foot absolutely refusing
10 take another step and the nearest
town three miles back, it looked pretty
dark FOR the gallant suffrage army as II
gathered on the village green at FIVE
o'clock last night.
"Oh. why didn't We stay in REQ Hook?'
moaned-Well, let the name rest. 1t was
her first little moan in the whole trip.
Never mind. comrades. We will find a
friend somewhere" cried the general.
bravely shifting her weight from the
foot with the sore toe 10 the foot with
the blistered heel
Sure enough small boy came running
10 say that Mrs. Hamm will take yer'
What though the privates had TO bunk
four In one bed and half2 What though
two generals had to share Mrs. Hamm's
second best spare room and the other
general had 10 curl UP on an extempore
cot In the front hall?
Heaven will protect the suffragettes"
observed General Jones
Celebrate Generaps Birthday
II was joyous evening, after all. in
addition 10 the fun. the unexpected ad-
venture, General Ida c. Craft eveloped
4 birthday which everyone said was
simply adorable" Then General Jones
lad made the discovery in the morning,
and promptly sent word 10 the best cook
in Rhinebeck 10 make the best yellow
suffrage cake ever baked. It must con-
tain eleven eggs, whatever they COST
and be covered all over with yellow frost
ing Sixteen candles in little yellow rose
cups must sit on the top OF the cake
When General Craft all innocent of her
sixteenth birthday. walked in TO supper
she was greeted with cheers and led TO
the head of the table.
Mrs. Alvin Hamm and her two daugh-
tors Clara and Ada. hustled about dis
pensing the birthday feast and imbibing
suffrage lore The table was decorated
with the yellow flags torn from the sides
~ the luggage automobile, and with a big
cluster Of white Gala lilies. the gift Of
Mrs. Richard Aldrich.
After supper the party sat on the floor
n front II an open fire and told stories
shop" was forbidden.
Promptly at 70 o'clock this noon Cen
erai Jones mounted General Washineton's
hitching block in front OF the old hotel in
Rhnebeck and gave the order:
Forward march! On to Albany
Washington's Ghost Converted.
Tho rumor spread in the ranks that
General Jones had made a convert Of
General Washinstons ghost. This could
not Dc verified. though some averred that
there was circumstantial evidence in the
strange, sweet noises which murmured
through the house. Cynics said the noise
was merely the trees signing, but Gladys
Coursen. the aid, insisted it was the
father OF his country signing happily as
he cast the die and signed the petition to
Sulzer.
Thus cheered. the army" trotted out of
Rhinebeck with the admiring population
al its heels and proceeded at high speed
toward Red Hook. No Astors or Van
derbilts or Bull Moose appeared for more
literature, though the village storekeeper
said all the New York papers had been
bought up by young Mr.. Astor al an early
hour.
Half way to Red Hook a taxicab hove
in sight. II brought Mrs. Margaret
Chanler Aldrich. treasurer Of the
Woman's Suffrage party of New York
City, who has country place at
Rokeby. near Red Hook. She announced
that tho mayor and the population were
waiting for the suffragettes at the village
watering trough. She refused the pill
grlms invitation to march TO town with
them. saying she had TO speed ahead and
give the alarm.
There followed two young girls in pony
cart and three Young girls on foot one Of
whom was Miss Clotilde Massonneau.
dsught,r Of the village president. William
s. Massoreau.
Mrs. Aldrich was waiting with Mr.. Mas
sonneau on one side and big bunch OF
Gala lilies on the other. Mrs. Aldrich did
The honors.
General Jones made q little speech
and General craft seconded it,
Mrs. Aldrich explained To the reporters
that almost everybody In Red Hook was
suftragist anyway. She had even had
street meeting there last spring, at
which two-thirds Of the men had signed
the suffrage pledge.
Women Too Busy for Cause.
The great advantage of the district or
sGnization work for suffrage is shown in
a town like this" she said. 1t has
been impossible 10 form a suffrage club
here because everybody was so busy
with church societies. the Grange and so
cial clubs that they could not endure the
idea of another club. but it's different
when they are to be part of a great
statewide organization. Red Hook would
not stand it to he the only town in the
county which had no district organiza-
ton. This will be the situation I'm the
small towns all over the state. That is
why the new scheme of district work is
so good"
Miss Craft followed Mrs. chanlcrs re-
marks with stories Of the progress OF the
army" We must make = house-to- house
canvass of the whole state before 1915"
she said. and We must do il in "A hurry.
Nobody sees US II we dash through the
country in automobiles. Even old DobJln
is too gpeedv for suffragists. It's tramp,