The Washington herald., 1913-02-17
GENERAL JONES
GETSL0VE Note
Veteran Of Civil War Wakes
"Mushy" and Proposes to
Suffrage Leader.
CROSS THE DELAWARE
Valiant Army Of Marchers Greeted by
Howling Throng in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Feb. iS.-Gen. l,osalia
Jones and her footsOre band of ram
pant suffragists were received in this
| city tonight in much the same manner
that the conquerer of Jack Johnson
might be- As riot the reception was
of the same variety that occurred when
Col. Roosevelt stepped into New York
after his spectacular conquest of tho
| African junSles.
| Twenty-Five hundred bowling. jostling.
| hooting men and boys were crowded into
! Delaware Avenue. at the foot of Mar
| ket Street. and the weary pilgrims were
| swallowed like driftwood on the beach.
1t was a terrific finale to a wearisome
! tramp OF twenty-one miles over the Bur-
| lington turnpike. 1t left the little band
| in state of utter exhaustion, and. de-
| spite the heroic efforts of eight mounted
| policemen. the mob swept the little
| bright-eyed general off her feet, and
sent the yellow banner carried by Col
Ida Kraft flying through the air like
bit of paper
A cold dismal rain began to fall, pre-
saying further hardship Tomorrow, when
the band takes up its tramp to Chester.
legged that committee of suffragists met
the pilgrims on their arrival here, but
there was no material evidence. How
ever the pilgrims were dined at the
Hotel Walton by the Eastern Division
of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage
Association. The suffrage association
planned everything with nice precise
ness. and then forgot to invite Mrs.
Lucretta Blankenburg. the mayoress of
Philadelphia. Taking into consideration
that Mrs Blankenburg for twelve years
was the president of the Pennsylvania
association and is one of the vice presi-
dents of the American Federation OF
WOmen's Clubs. the absence of her
name was suggestive of a little rift in
the local suffrage Lutte.
Mrs. BlankenbTrG. with manner of
decision and Complacent conviction,
when asked about her absence. said:
Il am not there because / was not in
vited."
1t was recalled that to-day was the sew
tnticth anniversary of the birth of the
venerable Mayor of this city. Mrs.
Blankenburg was asked whether the
celebration was responsible for her ab-
srnCe.
'Mr. Blsnkcnhurg's birthday would
not hinder me attending if I was invited
and wished to go she replied.
General Gets Love Letter.
And that was all the explanation the
ANXIOUS war correspondent could collect.
The trip from burlington to this city
Was mad" in record time.
The road led through the little Della
ware Riv"r villages Of Delan"o. Palmyra.
RiVcrton. Cambridge. Riverside. and
Beverly. At Riverside Gen. Jones re-
ceiVed a letter. reading:
Il have seen your picture in the pa
pers and | read what YOU are doing to
further a great cause. lost leg at
charlottesville for a great cause. SO [
sympathiZe with YOU. | just know how
tired your little feet must be. When this
march is over | should like TO have the
chance Of smoothing the road before
them for the rest Of our lives. You
may say / am old and YOU are Young,
but what of that? ] may have hut one
leg. hut my heart is bigger than tho
heart nf any two men. Why don't You
rest your tired little head upon II? Just
say the word and I am yours. Other
men might be afraid Of You because
YOU have SO much nerve. but | can
understand YOU. We are both soldiers.
Say little one. if YOU will Join forces
with me / will give You anything your
little heart desires.
At Palmyra the pilgrims were enter
taned at the original Manless farm"
This exclusive section of land is owned
and controlled by the Misses Helen and
the place, they boast no man has set
foot upon il.
In Philadelphia the pilgrims We're
joined by Mrs. Il. W. PouIon, Of Vir-
ginia, and Miss Helen Bcrgmarck, OF
Colorado. a student of vocal music IN
Philadelphia.