Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13

Joke Was Carried Too Far.
I'm as enthusiastic as anybody
about our cause" she finished, but
that is carrying the joke too far"
Today it's Princeton, with New
Brunswick, where meeting Is to be
held, for a short stop. The members
ward to their visit to the college town
with emotions that are varied.
Some of the more youthful ones,
who aren't so wrapped up in suffrage
that they disregard utterly lots Of
things which girls--they're all girls,
you know--of their age are usually
most interested in, are overjoyed at
the prospect of running across some
nice young college boys. Others fear
that the. animal spirits of the Prince
tonians will be vented on the pill
grim squad in. ways that won't be
any too pleasant; but Colonel Ida
Craft declares with a determined nod
of her head:
Just let's get at those Princeton
BOYS; we'll make suffrage workers
out of them. It's always best to
catch them young"
Getting into this town was a pain
full but not particularly thrilling
task.
There was enthusiasm to burn IN
the Suffrage marchers when they left
Newark yesterday morning. There
was spirit a-plenty in them when they
got across fhe Elizabeth city line and
went togthe EiJSsF Club to be enter
tanned at lunch. Following the meal,
which revived those in whom the least
little bit of WEAKNESS had shown it,
self the march was taken up with
considerable gusto. A four or Ave
mile-an-hour clip carried the mixers
down through South Elizabeth. Then
a few fell to the rear. Soon the army
was spread over half mile. In twos
and threes they plodded along. Some
were even SO footsore they didn't
dare risk trusting themselves with
others and struggled on alone. Al
about this point 1t was noticed
that an unbelievable number of shoe
laces were becoming united, an in
credible, number of knapsacks and
small parcels were being dropped.
But there was nothing strange about
this I.>Ining over to tie shoelace
or retrieve bundle means at least
ten seconds rest, and If you don't be-
lieve that complete revivification can
happen in the space of ten seconds
wait until you're old enough to take
a more than active interest in woman
suffrage and go off on a pilgrimage.
Now the fact that physical weari-
ness crept over some of the march
ers at that early stage of the game
isn't here mentioned in any dispar-
aging way. On the contrary. 1t ought
to be noticed that the majority of the
pilgrims are past their first youth.
and, so far as is apparent. have been
leading more or less inactive lives.
To put them suddenly to task that
would easily tire q young person
and don't forget that some very young
persons were good and tired by yes
terday's experience-is something that
can have but one result. And it is
splendid tribute to the courage, per-
severance and sincerity of the march
ers that not one of them yielded to
the temptation of the frequent trolley
and railroad lines that were passed.
Strange object ON the Horizon.
Just as the marchers hit the out.
skirts of Elizabeth strange object
appeared on the horizon.
Twas Sergeant Convey. of the. Lin
den police-beg pardon. Sergeant
Covey, THE Linden police-and he
was astride bicycle. The dress uni
form of the Linden police surmount-
ing a bicycle makes up a sight that
would strike terror to a heart of steel.
AHA asked Sergeant Convey. who
will have his little joke, have you
permit to hold this parade?"
Sure" said four suffragettes in
unison, there 1t is. And each hand
ed him an armful of suffrage litera-