The Washington times., 1913-02-28
1HIKERS" AREVEXED
AT SUFFRAGETTES
Mounted Escort for "Genera Jones' Pilgrims Gets Lost and
Leader Is Angered By CooIness-Tred March.
o.. ers Safely Settled in City.

| Greeted by thousands of enthusiastic
citizens. but sighted by the suffragette
headquarters for half hour, the
"hikers' :" army of Gen. Rosalie Jones
dragged itself into Washington at moor
| today.
| There was bitter resentment at the
treatment of the local committee.
General Jones just before reaching
the city on the trip from BladensburS'
Nd, politely, but firmly insisted that
| the national headquarters could do as
| they liked about the message to Pres
ident Wilson. She washed her hands
| of it.
II was a bitter little band of brave
women, who walked with heads erect
from Fifteenth and II streets northeast
10 the Capitol and tnen through Penn
sylvania avenue.
Reception Goes Astray.
The local committee, lost either pur-
poseIy or by accident. was late in greet
ing the pilgrims. This exasperated the
general and her mixers" Then the
apparent cordiality of the reception
committee embittered the mixers
more. after the shabby treatment or
the national committee. OF course, the
national committee came across with an
apology today, and agreed to support
General Jones and her army TO the emo;
The damage had been done. General
composed of a loyal group OF war cor
respondents were in open repeinon
when the .'hikers" left Bladensburg At
3 o'clock this morning
They smiled of course at the nearly,
thrice hearty welcome of Washington.
The 100000 people who lined the streets
and battled with the police to get
close glimpse at the tired. footsore, De-
draggled army Of votes-for-women ao-
herents, cheered the suffragettes. pitter
to the core over their official treatment.
The little band of women, worn out, put
plucky to the finish, was early astir IN
Hyattsville and Bladensburg, MO. JUST
beyond the ramparts OF Washington 10
day. There had been untold diincuity
in obtaining suitable accommodations In
the two towns. Hyattsville, more cor
dial than Bladensburg. welcomed the
pilgrims over night and took them INTO
private houses. Bladensburg was hiied
with correspondents Of the army
Correspondents Lose Sleep.
Late at night, after Corporal Free
man had poured out the troubles OF
General Jones to the scribes. little
group of women, unable to find place
to rest. struggled into the two hotels of
which the town boasted. Tired and
worn out, they swooped down on the
place and swept it by. storm. Conse-
auently the correspondents had to stay
up all night.
WED DO anything to aid this cause.
declared the men and women VINO hao
trudged daily with this marvellous little
band Of suffragettes. And especially
would We do anything for General
Jones"
General Jones mustered her valiant
.hikers'' at the call of Bugler wendt.
Through the Bladensbure mud. the
pilgrims set off bravely. with teeth set.
The mud was ankle deep. Every step
was torture. The summer weather add
Hyattsville and Bladensburg joined in
sending group of twenty suffragettes
to the gates of Bladensburg.
Given Warm Reception.
At the District line groups of men
and women, afoot and in automobiles.
Joined the "hikers'' and cheered them
tional Reform School were out en- masse
and cheered the general" and her SOL
diers to the echo.
Mrs. Viola Ingersoll Butler of New
York, came into Hyattsville at sun-up
today to join the squad. She is promi-
wanted to be with the troop all the
way but could not because Of i'll health,
but she declared that she would at
least be in at the finish.
Sufragettes from this city. attired In
ragged clothes and mud -spattered shoes,
came into Hyattsville by a back road,
and then Joined the army with the idea
of deceivfng people into the BELIEF that
they had hiked the entire go miles
from New York.
This incident ro,,sed he Scorp md ire
of the "hikers'' to even a greater pitch
than It had already reached through
the treatment of the national and local
committee
Rebellion Advocated.
Open rebellion was rampant. Stories
were rife that General Jones would
organize with her millions a new suf-
frage organization to eclipse the present
body. War correspondents advised IL.
Tired walkers reused themselves long