New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-25
.coIoneI" Craft LimpS Into the
City at the Head Of Her
Tardy Detachment.
c0LD POTATO HER REMEDY
General Jones Says Her Work
Will Be Done When the March
ers Disband in Washington
-Chums Weary, but Glad.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !

baltimore. Feb. >i-Led by GYPSY"
freeman. driving the horse Suffragette
M division Of the suffrage army which
.,opped yesterday at Overea reached
baltimore late this afternoon. Mrs. c.
" Lehman. sixty-eight years old. who
mined the army at Philadelphia, led the
advance. Behind her came Jerry. the
donkey. driven by Miss Margaret Geist.
reception committee met the Overlea
branch Of the army. which was twenty
minutes behind Mrs. Lehman and the
cormissariat. The Overlea detachment
had gone more slowly in order 10 keep
mace with Colonel" Ida Craft. VINO
snyained ner ankle several days ago. Miss
craft is The heroine of the army. AS
she limped along she said she had tried
everything that had been suggested fo-
tho sprain. but had come TO the conClu-
sion that q cold potato poultice was the
best remedy. SO. with a cold potato on
her ankle. she finished strong. but limp
inC
I'm going TO stick It out if I have 10
limp into Washington on one foot" she
said smilinely.
general" Resale Jones took LONG
resi- this forenoon, out made speeches and
attended social entertainments in the
afternoon and evening. Mrs. Donald
Hooker gave a luncheon for the sufira-
lists AZ her country place. Many Balti-
more sufiragists were present
General Jones says that her work
will have been done when the army dis
hands in Washington; that she will have
developed interest in the suffrage cause
and that il will rest upon the local or
carnations TO take advantage OF 1t.
We have awakened interest and curl
csi,y Of personal sort from New York
10 Washington: of an impeTsonal sort
from border TO border OF this country and
in Europe" said the little general.
That was our work. We can do no
more The local branches In all the
states must turn the interest we have
worked up into positive suffrage sent-
ment and then must mobilize il for &C
complishment."
The two beauties Of the army, Mrs
hreslfasted in bed. They are chums
They share everything, even their shoes.
Mrs. Baird was walking about in great
pair Of heavy boots this morning that
she declared 10 be Mrs. Bolts.
Ny own got entirely too small long
before we reached Philadelphia she
said They refused TO stretch in pro
portion TO the way my feet swelled
When | get back TO New York ] expect
TO stay in bed a week waiting for my
feet to get small again. I've become ter
ably freckled and my lips are so chapped
they hurt. The upper parts of my limbs
are painful to the touch. | guess have
los, about six pounds altogether, but I
feel perfectly splendid
How about YOU, Mrs. Bolt?''
II never did feel better. OF course my
feet hurt but | expected that. And !
have a bad cold. But ! am perfectly
raysnous all the time want TO eat
everything. even cough drops. Yes, IN
deed. I'm feeling fine
Il hope General Jones will march TO
Boston" put in Mrs. Baird. We both
would Join her in minute. No we
don't get much time 10 write 10 our nus
bands. I've had time for Just two short
notes. This is how they read: Please
send check 10 Baltimore.
Il don't even have time 10 write for
my checks" laughed her chum. Il tele-
graph"
Miss Aidrich has adopted yellow
dog" a. q mascot. She picked 1t up on
the road and has named il Lord Balti-
more
Mrs. Edward Biddie. Of Philadelphia
arrived at the Stafford about II o'clock
This morning. and started for Philadelphia
shortly after noon. She had walked by