Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-02-21
Bic PART
INAUGURATION
Win Represent History of
Woman's Progress--Hike
Under Way.
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Jones aud her fellow mixers from New
York to Washington. 1t was the in
trepid General" Jones who led Colo
nel'' Ida Craft. Surgeon General" Dock
and one or two others In the march
from New York to Albany to present a
suffrage petition 10 Governor Sulzer
After this stunt was pulled off with
due publicity the grander design dawn
ed on the mind of the dashing leader
that still wider publicity could be gain
ed by II hike 90 Washington 10 present
similar petition to President Elect
Wilson.
1t was on Lincoln's birthday. Feb
10. that the marchers got under way.
At the start off there were General
Jones, Colonel" Craft. two captains
and eleven priyates. one of the fair
recruits had given up her job to join
the glad procession 1t being rather
damp marching across the North river
and the Jersey meadows the hikers
compromised by riding in a tube train
to Newark Colonel Craft did not think
this was entirely right and tried to
ease her conscience by marching bqck
and forth through the train, much to
the disgust of Others passengers. who
shiyered rs she opened the doors. Colo
mel Craft concluded that MS she coult
not march rs fast ms the train ran
even this method smacked of fraud
so she reluctantly subsidized. The ac-
tual march started ut Newark. An
attempt Is being made TO convert ev-
everybody en- route also 10 take on re
cruits. Trenton, Philadelphia. Ralti
more and various Intervening towns lie
along the line Of march, ana II any
"antiS'' are left therein It will be be
cause they would not hear At Phila-
dolphin II lone man -has promised Ia
Join the procession, and nj Baltimore
whole company ct suffragists are to
fall in line and hike across the state
Of Maryland.
The "Petticoat Cavalry"
About eight days after the departure
of General Resale Jones from New
York Mrs. Gus Rubin is TO lead a body
of suffragists from the same town, but
these are 10 20 on horseback, In the
militant Technology that the suffra-
gists are adopting this is TO be the cav
airy. the mixers constituting the infan-
try. 1t is not stated whether Mrs.
Rubin is to be a general or only a
colonel. but anyway she will be the
feminine edition of the man on horse
back" She viii not follow the same
route as General Jones. seeking to con-
vert a different strip of territory.
This cavalry idea IS to be quite the
thing in the parade Mrs. Richard
Burleson or Texas, wife OF a United
States army officer, who Is also cou-
sin of Representative \. S. BuFleson,
is to lie the grand marshal of the pa
cavalry squad OF about fifty At one
time 1t was reported that Mrs. Nieho-
has I.ongworth daughter OF Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt was TO be one Of
this fair company There will also be
eayalrymen beg pardon. cayaiFywom
en-from Virginia. The official an
nouncements of the affair call them
"petticoat cavalry"
One OF the humors Of the situation Is
furnished by the march stolen on the
regular inaugural committees by the
suffragists 1t Is the custom TO re-
serve all the rooms at hotels and
boarding houses in advance for those
attending the Inauguration. This year
the women went about early reservins
all the choice rooms il Washington for
their followers SO that when the rega
lar Inauguration committees began