The Washington herald., 1913-03-01
THOUSANDS greet
SUFFRAGE ARMY
Army Of the Hudson Marches
Through Lanes Of Human
ity to Headquarters.
100000 LINE THE STREETS
Entry Into Capital an Ovation Unpre-
cedented Along the Whole
Line of March.
100, 900 LINE THE STREETS
BY IRWIN BARBOUR.


still sprightly feet, yesterday led her in
trepid little band of pilgrims-"the Army
of the Hudson straight past the mighty
dome of the Nations Capitol into the
Promised Land.
Up Pennsylvania Avenue the pilgrims
slowly wcnded their way between buISins
lines of curious humanity. \ colorful
scene with yellow and green the pre-
dominating tints met the gaze In the
Capitals principal thoroughfare. Gay
crowds. haunting yellow votes for
women" banners and street vendors with
huge punches OF bright, golden balloons,
lent to the picture all the Coors OF a
fiesta. More than 100000 persons llncd
the streets through which the mixers
passed Around the triangle at Penn
sylvania Avenue and market space fully
5000 persons had gathered. Ten thou
sand were massed in Street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. when
the pilgrims arrived at suffrage head
quarters
"Hft the Hay Early.
Last night the army WAS too weary to
take part in any Of the meetings ar
ranged for their benefit. They retired
to the cottages in the northeast section
secured by Gen Jones, and hit the hay
for the big sleep.
Gen. Jones is GUart"rcd with tn" ma
jority Of the army AT ~ Fourth Street
Northeast
Tonight the mixers will be tn" guests
Of honor at a banquet AT Rauschers.
given in their honor hy the suffragists
here. They will address meetings at suf-
frage headquarters. and in tn" Narious
hotels during the day. The mana cement
of the Columbia Thcater invited the pill
grms to attend the performance last
night and the matinee to-day. They
were too tired last night, but probably
will attend tn" matin"t.
After luncheon at the Cafe Republique
Yesterday. following the triumphal ar
rival at suffrage headquarters the mixers
marched all the way to their quarters
in the northeast. They went by twos
and threes, but all made the walk. They
kept to the letter of their pledge, tu''walk
every step of the way.
The pilgrims marched into Washington
under "A temporary truce with the Con-
gressional committee and the national
association. \ telegram. in all respects
an humble apology for its attitude, was
received by Gen. Jones from the national
organization before the start from Bla-
densburg yesterday morning.
This took the wind completely out OF
the sails of Miss Alice Paul and other
members OF the Congressional commit
tee, and of the loyal suffragsts who bad
planned 10 sic lack the pilgrims. The
message is 10 be returned to Gen.
Jones to-day. and She will present il to
President-elect Wilson. while Miss Paul
and the other officers look on. If an audi
ence with him can be obtained.
The message over which there has
been so much controversy is letter
from DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president
OF the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
ciation to Prcsident-elect Wilson. 1t was |
mailed to Gen" Jones at Northeast. |
Md.
Miss Paul yesterday denied the stories |
that she had "verstepped her authority in |
demanding the message of Gen" Jones
Her action in taking the message was
repudiated by the national committee.
however. by the telegram sent TO the
pilgrims leader
Miss Paul denied yesterday that she
even knew there was message until
Gen Jones gave il to her Miss Paul
herself had written to Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw six weeks before. suggesting that
the message he carried by the pilgrims.
The national committee backed COM
pletely from its position a the last min
ute. however, because of the undesirable
publicity its tactics had gained for it.
The telegram to Gen. Jones read:
Regret misunderstanding. Board with
you from the beginning. Delegation TO
present message to consist of national
officers. Congressional committee and
pilgrims. if interview with Wilson can
be secured
NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE
ASSOCIATION.
Armed with this. and with the spirits
of the intrepid little band high as a re-
suit of the victory. Gen. Jones gave the
word and bugler Wend sounded the ad-
vance from Bladeusburg at O'Clock
yesterday morning Tie pilgrims had
spent the night in the George WASHING
ton House. landmark dating back to
1852, and a favoritc resort of the first
President
Six miles through ankle deep mud.
the pilgrims marched down the Bladens-
burg pike into the Capital. At the Dis
trict line Gen. Jones called a halt and
rested a minute on the threshold of the
goal As the army pa ssed the National
Reform School for Boys. the institution's
band greeted the pilgrims with LAS We
Go Marching On"
The invasion of the city by way of
the Bladensburg pike had been deter
mined upon at a council of war called
as a result of the proposed plan of the
committee to sidetrack
the pilgrims by leading them through
the by-ways of the city to suffrage
headquarters
Meanwhile the representatives of the
Congressional committee. led by Miss
Alice faul, bent on their plan. had autoed
out the Brentwood Road, expecting to
meet the hikers and steer them through
the city in their own way.
Greeted by Crowds Only.
The pilgrims, arriving over the Bladens-
burg pike, marched out Maryland Ave-
nue. toward the Capitol No one arrived
to welcome them. aside from the curious
crowds that lined the sidewalks and a |
police guard which had Joined the marty
at the District line
At Maryland Avenue and Ninth Street
Northeast a halt was called when word
was received by Gen" Jones that a &
delegation was coming to welcome the
mixers.
Meanwhile. two "heralds" attired in ,
white costumes and wide white hats one
on a white horse and another
IN a coal-blac ok animal, arrived the greet
the pilgrims. They were Mrs Lucy Ma |
bel Neil and Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, who had come out of their own
accord. L
After awhile an automobile containing ,
Miss Alice Paul and her ellow-members I
# the local committee in charge came up {
Miss Paul eifusively welcomed the piI- z
trims. Gen" Jones smiled sweetIy. In q
few minutes the suffrage cavalry" a
ed by Mrs. Richard Burleson. Miss s
jenevieve Wimsatt Mrs O. H. Steven
ION, and Miss Clark rode up. The four I
cen original Pilgrims. who had been
marching single file with the war cor I
espondents." then formed into line I