New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
ROYS Of OLD NASSAU
WELCOME SUFFRAC|STS
General" Makes "Tender and
BequiIing' Speech, Leaning
Over BanlSterS.
MRS. B0LDT KIDNAPPED
Orator Freeman's "Suffra
pette" Shows Heels to I'm
dergrads' '-Hetty Graham
and 3 Others Desert.

fi,ror, a staff Correspond mt OF The Tribune.
princeton. y. j., Feb. l5.-"GeneraW
roress army covered twenty-seven miles
today. the most remarkable feat in the
history of the cause migratory. 1t WIS
o,Iv seven miles from Metuchen, where
the start was made at O'Clock. 10 New
brunswick, where the army ate raw
erousy ~ II o'clock.
obviously days march could not end
then nor i'm the marshes beyond. So "On
10 Princeton ordered the general.
though it WAS eighteen miles away
kind friend led the army TWO miles out
Of their way. so that brings up the total
10 twenty-seven
The army endured AL hardships molly.
but Princeton was sadly disappointed.
From ; O'Clock or the college boys did
rothing except race nadly up one road
and down another. yelling ferociously
whenever anything appeared in the dis
lance When that thing was mot them"
they turned shrleking TO the other road
bv which the army might come. and then
IN despair shunted back to the main road.
Them" Was Not "Them."
At 5l5 the 'undersrads' discovered two
women with plaid mackinaws and
Votes for Women knapsacks. Its
them" reverberated across the campus.
From every direction the suffrage enthu-
siasts came running. dragging on their
coats as they ran. Alas, them turned
ont 10 be two newspaper women. More
of the same species appeared at the spot
and the student crowd increased by the
hundrt d-fold.
The boys refused TO believe they
weren't them until shout which had
the ring of sincerity. came from half
mile down the main road. Then they
turned to meet a jubilant band. who lea
IN their midst one scarlet-White little
suffragette they had Kidnapped. II was
Mrs. Jonn Boldt known informally as the
rrettiest pilgrim.
Mrs. Boldt. being golfer used 10 her
little twenty miles any day. had come
~ a different route from the regular
amy and was nearly two hours ahead.
She was escorted only by young but
valiant newspaper photographer. who did
his best. hut was no match for the foot
bali heroes OF old Nassau.
Past the entrance TO the campus the
kidnappers dragged their prey. protesting
and trembling. and il was only when the
lights Of the Princeton Inn cleaned forth
that she drew a breath of relief and he
gan TO giggle.
They arc certainly behaving much bet
t,r than usual" observed one Princeton
ciiizoness to another. They amt dom
nothing but yelling.
Fifteen minutes after the prettiest pill
Sim was bathing her tired feet and
conbing her pretty hair amid the luXu-
,ic. Of the Inn The students in the mean
zine had taken more prizes These IN
rludcd the little old last years yellow
wagon. "Suffragette" - that's horse
Elizabeth Freeman and nineteen thou
-sud picture postcards.
"Sun" IS pretty good sort Tor bar
cain counter horse. she can stand an
,rnoun. Of automobiles or scarecrows, but
those boys,
IF" Rebukes Hoodlums.
She reared up on her good suffrage hind
lcgs and told them what she thought oil
Young hoodlums vino had no respect for
an earnest female They only laughed IN
her face.
Two or three tried 10 crowd into the
wagon. and the driver OF "Suff' jumped
out in haste She gave the reins to the
most polite youth present and walked INTO
town leading her steed.
Tv this time il was after six. the boys
suddenly remembered it was chicken
night ut Commons
In moment the street vas quiet
Thus IL was that the general and the
real army crep, into town almost un-
ncralded
I, was : o'clock before the lockouts in
tho centre Of the town passed the word,
Here's Resale" The few suffrage en-
ihuslasts who had consumed their chicken
rushed out again to escort the army to
can,p. Before the general" and the va
liant thirteen had finished their dinners
however. shadowy. Grinling faces APP
rcarcd al the windows. the hall OF the inn
suddcnIv rcsounded with husky mascu-
limo footsteps and Princeton. en- masse,
waited on General" Jones.
ehc tried 10 escape up "A back stairway,
On, was captured and forced 10 make a
sroecb. leaning over the banister, so ten
DERBY sweet and besuiling." that Prince
ton WAS quiet for at least a minut~.
"Gon,lemen." said the general i
fms, tho result of this demonstration Will
no the formation OF 4 mans suffrage
i,aruo n Princeton. CChccrs.) Nou want
Princeton 10 be up 10 date. Neus) YET
i'm line: there arc men surragists every
where to-day (chccrs). and good night
Thcn Colonel" Ida Craft appeared.
There's only one thing have against
Princeton" she said ''it isn't co-educa-
ijoual (YellsD You ought to have girls
lspplause) ike Cornell" (Groans ana
hissesj
Vbon "Orator General" Elizabeth Free
man yyas ready for the great speech OF
'ho evening. but after nasty consui's-
ton with Dawson Coleman, OF Philadei-
phja who led the cheering with "A Pill
grim stsn. and quick SURVEY OF inc
acrid countonancc Of the head clerk inc
81 ffraglst automatically decided TO hoio
her mass meeting out of doors. For hair
IN hour afte-ward the street rcsoundeu
with tho sound of hurryinc footsteps.
The day had begun badly. with aching
muscles and drawn faces. for the pilgrims
had not rested well in Mctuchen.
The women were thankful TO have any
beds AT all, and the men made shift 20
double up with the servants. Kind neigh
hors Of the Hillside Inn. opened their
homes TO several.
The gloom Of tho morning hours was
H. tass-