Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
Police Have Difficulty in Clearing
Path Along Avenue.
PLUCKY LEADER IS CHEERED
Her First Speech Here Drowned by
Huzzahs-Trouble Over Wilson
Petition Is Adjusted Salts
factorily to All.


hundred -and-fifty eight-mile walk shortly
after noon today. The march down Penn
sylvania avenue from the Capitol TO 18th
street was made between solid ranks of
spectators. thousands OF them being wom-
en-, who applauded. cheered and in some
isolated instances jeered the travel
stained mixers.
Gen. Jones carried, I'm the hand that
grasped the pilgrims staff that she has
borne throughout the entire journey. d
punch of American beauty roses. When
suffrage headquarters on + street was
reached the little general was presented
With cluster OF pink roses. Col. Craft,
Gen. Jones' aid. was given a bouquet Of
lilies OF the valley.
Forced to Make Speech.
But the tired women were not think
ing OF flowers; all they wanted TO do
was to get away from the sursing.
crowding. pushing mass of people
away to a room. somewhere. anywhere.
where they could stretch out and rest.
The speech that the crowds insistence
forced Gen. Jones to make from an auto
in front Of suffrage headquarters was
short, which was just as well, because
hardly a word of 1T could be heard
above the cheers from the crowd that
packed F street solidly from curb To
curb.
The general tried to tell the throng
the object of the mixers in marching
from New York to Washington, but
she had to give up the attempt-even
with the aid Of a megaphone the task
was too difficult.
And after the attempted speaking the
pilgrims had a battle royal to get into
suffrage headquarters. A dozen police
men were unable to do more than clear
narrow passageway Tor the pilgrims.
and as soon as the way was opened IL
closed up again. Finally. however. the
last hiker fought her way through the
thrOng, and then an informal recep-
ton was held in the little area or
court at the rear Of headquarters. hun
dreds of women crowding In to shake
hands with Gen. Jones and the mem-
bers Of her command.
Luncheon for Pilgrims.
Luncheon for the original mixers was
served in the Cafe Republiaue, the pill
grims being the guests Of the manage
ment. The original marchers who We're
I'm at the start and at the finish were:
Gen. Rosalie Jones, Col. Craft, Mrs.
John E. Bolt, Mrs. Marie Baird, Miss
Emma Lee Doertsch, Miss Constance
Leupp. Miss Elizabeth Aldrich. Mrs.
Phoebe Hawn. Miss Martha klatschben.
Milton Wend, bugler; DR.. Ernest Stevens
and Miss Elizabeth Freeman, the Official
speaker of the hike.
Gen. Jones Washington headquarters
will be at 422 4th street northeast. where
the woman members of the band also will
be quartered.
Because OF the extreme fatigue of the
members Of the hiking party plans for the
meeting at the Cafe Republique, which
had been made by those attached to local
suffrage headquarters. were Cancelled, the
mixers retiring at once to their quarters
to rest up for the strenuous program that
has been mapped out for them between
now and March ..
Hindered by Crowds.
When the pilgrims" reached Washing
ton and started through Maryland ave
nue. toward the Capitol grounds, to march
up Pennsylvania avenue. il was barely
possible for them to continue because
thousands Of Washingtonisns suffragists
and anti-suffra sists and the merely Curl
Gus, crowded the way.
The march to 18th and II streets from
Bladensburg was very dfficult, becaus"
of the muddy roads. and OF the number OF
people who by ear and automobile had
come out to walk into Washington with
the little suffrage band. Headed by
detachment of police the suffra S1sts
marched up Maryland avenue to the
Cap,tol grounds. When they turned into
Pennsylyania avenue ii WAS easily seen
that the march TO their destination would
be fraught with difhculties.
Pilgrims March Abreast.
Gen" Jones ordered her pilgrims
who had marched the entire distance
from New York with her TO march
abreast and the war correspondents.
as the newsrapermen were termed. 10
march single file on either side and in
front of the suffragists. y detail or po-
lice and a few mounted suffragists led tie
wav. These were preceded by the camera
men and moving picture takers.
Hardly a square had been passed When
IT was necessary to use forceful means
IN keen back the crowds that blocked
the way. 1t was evident that the police
had expected no such turnout of Wash
ingtonians as greeted the army. Nu-
merous gibes were shouted at the pill
grims." but If they were heard they were
unnoticed. In many places, especially
at the foot of the Capitol grounds. large
parties Of women waving suffragist BAN
ners cheered. Several men cheered. too.
In many instances woman enthusiasts
tried to break through the guard or war
to speak to Gen. Jones,
hut they were quickly turned away.
To ali who cried out at her Gen"
Jones smiled. while her mixers waved
responses
Hikers Are Indignant.
Indignation was expressed by the origt-
ma, "hikers" because some women went
ont to Bladensburg this morning dressed
as pilgrims and marched into WASH
,npton These women, it VISA said. had
marched only part Of the way on the
trim and had later come the remainder
of the way by train.
Yesterdays trouble over tSe order Of
tbe national suffrage organ kation that
the marchers should not pres(It the mes
age from the organization To- President
elect Wilson, but that the officers them
selves would do it was partly patched mp
this morning when Gen.. Jones re-