The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-28
Suffragettes Are Sub
jected to RoWdyism by
College Students.
CAPITAL WILL BE
REACHED TODAY
Marchers Repudiated by National
Organization, They Will Enter
Washington as Independents.
General" Jones Told She
Must Come In by
Side Streets.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch. J

Biadensburg. Md, February 27.-Re-
pudiated by the national woman's or
sanization. general" Rosalie Jones
will lead her army into washington
tomorrow az an independent organ
ization.
The actual pilgrims who have made
the entire trip from New York afoot
md who will march with Rosalie Jones
into Washington are Rosalie Jones. Ida
Craft. Martha KIatschken. Mrs. John
Boidt, Mrs. Alexander Baird. Mrs. Geo.
II. Wend. Minerva Crowell, Phoebe
Hawne and Elizabeth Aldrich.
General Jones to-day turned over
tho message she has carried 240
miles to Miss Alice Paul. secretary of
the congressional committee. and with
that action is relieved of all obligation
to the Suffrage Association.
Insult was added TO injury when
Miss Paul told General Jones that
the army would be escorted into Wash
ington by the way OF side streets. Gen
eraf' Jones was also told that the
women pilgrims who walked all the
way could attend luncheon to-mor-
row. but the others will be excluded.
When told all the women pilgrims
would be invited to luncheon. and
the men pilgrims could attend also IL
they bought tickets. General" Jones
Haid nothing, but the pilgrims declared
they would not attend any functions
and would march in the tail-end OF
the parade
Face Insult and Rowdyism.
General Jones and her little band
are camped tonight just FIVE miles
from Washington. To-day. through a
cold. penetrating rain and over acres
OF blue mud, the pilgrims hravcd moro
insult and rowdyism than AT any time
during the long hike or 80 miles from
New York
They left Laurel tired and hungry
TO face real prirations and hardships.
The worst came at College Park, whore
they encountered 200 uniformed stu
dents OF the Maryland Agricultural
College, headed by their instructors In
suit after insult and innucndo which
caused tho war correspondents to halt
and prepare for battle were hurled at
the women. Epithets that the most
lowly born would never apply to a
woman were shouted al random by the
students.
Three reporters left the little band
Of rain soaked women and offered To
defend the insulted women. Their
def was received in silence, and the
students resortcd TO hiding behind
trees and throwing rocks and clubs
The students hustled Phoebe Hawne
across the campus. One OF them
tripped her, and, when she cried ran
away hooting. TO devote their insult
and ruffianism TO Mrs. John Boldt, who
is gamely struggling ahead despite
an attack OF bronchitis, and to Mrs.
a G. Baird, who could barely stagger
along, These two women were jos
tied around the road and Mrs Baird
was Knocked down
Al Home of Manhattan Cocktail
The pilgrims are Quartered tonight
In the Palo Alto Inn. where. AT SIS
a NJ. on April u. 1916, the Manhattan
cock ktail had it's birth The story GOES
the French legation. was mortally
wounded in pistol duel with John
a. Hopkins. OF Washington. near here.
The sight Of blood made Mr. fIopkins
faint. Jack Welby Henderson, bar
keeper OF the Ialo Alto. saw that he
role action was necessary, and in han
hazard fashion created the Manhattan
cocktail. so-called because II was
taken to the Astor House in New York
and there dispensed into world fame
MISS Genevieve Clark, daughter of
Champ Clark. and Miss Elizabeth Poe.
cousin 10 Edgar Allan Poe. Joined the
pilgrims here to-day and heard
"Aunty" Lucy Rebecca Ross. sixty
nine years old, and former slave
who, as a baby. saw John Brown
hanged at Harper's Ferry. deliver a
speech on womans rights
In lieu OF raincoats the piIprims
Today purchased two yards OF white
oilcloth each, and slit therein holes in
which they thrust their heads, thus
making impromptu ponchos.
DnrK Shadow.
a =. dark shadow is hanging over the
suffrage parade. The fear that some
negro women feel the call of votes for
women and wish to march in the pa-
rade is subject that every official
declined to discuss; nevertheless II Is
there. 10
General Rosalie Jones declared
that there was no foundation in tbe
report that the army ran away from
some negro would-be marchers vns-
terday. 'es-
Escort Awaits Them.
Washington. February 81
Hosalie Jones and her armv ~ .,;i,
ersT from New York are eypected r.
ne "lthin striking distance of fine can.
ltai ABOUT noon tomorrow and tbav
VIII be met by a large delegation from
tho suirrage headquarters here, headed
ny MISS Aiice Paul, executive head of
tne suffrage movement, and other lead
ers. who will ride out toward H,,at.a
Vile and escort them into Wasbjneton
Troop composed of twenty cavaIrv-
women, who are to take mart in tba
pageant March 3. will form the Official
escort There also will be n battaIinn
or young women marchers who are
members Of a local trampinK club,
arriving In Washington, the hikers
VIII march through various streets to
fhe suffrage Washington headouarters
A short tlmo after reaching the head.
quarters the large open-air meeting
VIII be hold, and General" Jones' viii.
make the chief address. -
a final effort will be made to-n,or
row to obtain the consent of Senator's
< and Representatives from suffraRe;
States to take part In the parade Nor, :
day. An appeal has been addressed I'd:
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