New-York tribune., 1912-06-01
WOMAN BLUFFS POLICE
Likewise Defies HammerSteln in
Advertising Suffrage.
POSTS BILLS FOR BALL
Even Mrs. Belmont's Headquar
ters Bear Witness to Energy
That Appalls Man Convert.

Mary Donnelly, once the suffrage pride
and stay of the 3ith street Assembly DIS
trict. now organizer of the Interborough
Suffrage Club. at No. l2o West slst street.
had the time Of her life last night.
Starting out on the seemingly pacific
mission OF pasting up bills TO advertise the
ball the club is going to give at Terrace
Garden June Is, she contrived to have
row with William Hammerstein on his own
premises, the Victoria Theatre. She raised
crowds that blocked Broadway she bluned
no end of policemen who asked TO see her
permit. and defied them to arrest her, ana
she ended by mailing three announcements
of her ball upon the front of the suffrage
headquarters of her dearest foe, Mrs o. H.
p Belmont, at No. 10 East 4lst street.-The
very place she left in a huff last fall.
1t was truly beautiful sight to see Mary
leaving the clubhouse in Slst street. She
wore a ginsham apron. and parade hat
decorated with red, white and blue, ana
she rode on the tail end OF cart loaned
her by an obliging bill posting hrm, VINO
also gave her the freedom of their boards
all along Broadway. With her rode. MISS
Grace Raymond. of Brooklyn; Miss Marie
Duloc Miss Marie MCGOWAN, Mrs. Char
lotte Smith and whole bevy OF maidens
all In gngham aprons, to protect theh
gowns from the paste. On. B.-The paste
not arriving in time. however. they usen
naiIs) The cart was covered with suffrage
banners. and hauled by melancholy anti
suffrage mare named Bess, who said with
every swish of her sawed-off tail that as
long as those ragettes made her work
al night she'd never join the cause.
With the party also went j. J. Ring or
BROOKLYN Mr.. Ring is convert ana a
supporter Of Mrs. Robert Elder, president
of the Tnterboro club. and till last night ne
supposed that he was pretty active SUI
fragist.
He accompanied Mary 10 carry the nam
mers and nails and act in general as guide
philosopher and friend, but they hadn |
zone ten blocks before Mary had left him
gaspng far behind. For it wasn't long
ore she and her maidens tumbled OUT OF
the cart and let II trail along after whlie
they marched down Broadway, Mailing up
bills and pausinG at intervals to address
the trailing crowds.
Mary openly declared 10 the protesting
Mr. Ring that she wanted TO he arrested.
"It'll be fine for the cause" she said And
M the Victoria Theatre-the procession left
broadway AT 42d street specifically to visit
that place Of entertainm ant-she nearly got
her wish.
Surrounded by her maidens and shad-
owed by tho ngitated Mr. Ring, she
marched into the lobby and fourished a
ball advertisement before the man in the
box office.
May put this up on the wall here?"
she requested.
.I-er-see that gentleman over there.
NJ Hammerstelns representative. slut
tered the alarmed h3v Office man. Mr..
REYNOLDS. being appea ID TO. was inexor-
able.
Sorry" he said. ITS against the
rules"
"fr Oscar was here" cried Miss DON
nelly. he'd let us plaster the whole theatre
with the announcements Of our suffrage
ball"
oscar wasn't there. but HIS son was.
Wearing a new straw hat and dark
brown frown. young William Hammerstein
that instant threw himself into the gather
Ing throng.
What's all this" he demanded. Put a
suffrage card up in this lobby? Certainly
not And I'll ask you TO leave right now.
Yes. come on" urged Mr. Ring; Mr..
Hammerstein's in the right
Mary walked out to the sidewalk. but
not before she had said few things-oh,
quite few thlngs-to young Mr.. Hammer
stein.
10 ,l,a ,rfa 70 vail n
ers on the Victorla's billboard. Mr.. Ham
merstein swooped down upon her.
stop thatr he ordered
We're drawing a crowd for YOU" argued
Miss Raymond.
Il don't want a crowd" cried Hammer
stein furously.
Hear that" Miss Donnelly demanded
Of the throng. which by this time was
blocking the car rails. "Hammerstein's is
the only theatre In town that doesn't want
a crowd
Then she proceeded To deliver a suffrage
speech while Hammerstein chewed his cigar
IN wrath
Officer, run her in," ne shouted. There
were two patrolmen there, but somehow
they didn't seem eager 10 attack Mary.
Run me in?" she said. scornfully. to
Mr. Hammersteln. There isn't a police
man in New York that dare do It. I've got
Tammany Hall back OF me. I've permit
u he out to-night'- SHOW II me- sug-
gested one OF the officers. But Mary, look
ing at him more In sorrow than in anger,
moved slowly along 42d street. dropping sur
frage maxims to the ever-growing crowd
which attended her.