Evening journal., 1913-02-19
NEWPORT
TO RECEIVE
The HIKERS
TOMORROW
Marching SuffraCiSt Band to
Leave City After Spending
This Evening at the
GarrlCk Theatre
POTATOES AS BALM
FOR ACHING FEET

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Once more-Forward marchl On to
Newportl
Half a league, half a league, half
league, onwardl
On to the Newport pike, the mixers"
Numbered.
Forward ~ General Jones Brigadel
BE still undismayedl
And (of mice) be not afraid.
Keep Up the cannonade!l! (Votes
for VOL NJ.
Fen though weary feet blunder.
Yes-IIalf a league and a good
many more half leagues, and whole
leagues too, through slush and mire,
over rocks and hills. must be trodden
by the undaunted "army" of the val
liant little General Rosalie Gardiner
Jones, who today are resting weary
limbs and aching feet In comfortable
rooms at the Hotel DUPONT After
thS morning rest, the General again
assumed command, and street meet
ings we're the order of the day. At
noon q meeting was held in the vi
cinity of the Pullman Car Companys
Works. and at o'clock this evening,
the employees of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation will be treat
ed to dissertations on Votes For
Women by official speechmaker
Elizabeth Freeman. General" Jones
and possibly another impassioned ap-
peal from Pilgrim Aldrich. AT the
Garrick Theatre this evening the en-
tire army will be the guests OF
nr,I~.enAAs4 -
usual program will be made more in
teresting by brief addresses which
will be made between the acts by sew
eral Of the pilgrims band The
army viii not attend the theatre
tomorrow night
And after having slept the "sleep
Of the Just" tonight at the Hotel Du-
Pont. tomorrow morning the pilgrims,
like the Arabs, will shoulder their
knapsacks and steal aWay-but, un-
like the Arabs their going will not
be a silent one, for az the command
Forward March, from General
Jones and the notes OF the bugle
4 sounded by BugIcr Wend. and escort.
cd by the Little Corporal" Martha
/ Klatschken. and Colonel" Ida Craft
0nd possibly by members of the po-
lice force OF the city. the army
leaves the Hotel Dupont at O'Clock
tomorrow morning Judging from
the reception already accorded them
the indications are that the out going
OF the mixers" will be far from be-
ing a silent one.
The first stop. tomorrow viii be az
Newport. where the pilgrims viii be
the luncheon guests of Mrs John A.
Cranston. Who will later Join the
hike" and az the head OF army" will
escort the pilgrims from Newport TO
Newark where they Will stop for the
night Mrs. Cranston belongs in the
ranks of the older suffragists. she be-
ing sixty-six years old and therefore
is not able to make the entire journey
on foot but her enthusiasm exceeds
her years by far and she is eagerly
looking forward to the day when
Delaware women may have the right
to vote
The youngest suffragist Of the Will
mington +. s. A. is Miss Charlotte
Quigley-daughter of Mrs. Winfield
Quigley
College Boys VIII WecOme Party.
Today in Newark all is excitement
The cry of every Delaware College
student is: "The Suffragettes' are
comingl Elaborate plans are being
made for the entertainment of the
fair mixers" by the students. who
with true Southern chivalry, will sec
that they are treated the very best
ever.
As many of the boys favor the Wo-
man Suffrage movement. their well
come at Newark will be all the more
hearty. A meeting was held today
by the entire student body to complete
arrangements for the entertainment
OF the army" which will arrive in
full force tomorrow. The students ar,
hoping for speeches which will Civ,
them a clearer insight into the cause
of Equal Suffrage. II Is d sure thint
that they will not be disappointed, es
peciaily If Pilgrim Aldrich gives a.
stirring an address as was given b,
her in City Hall here yesterday Their,
lis a likelihood that the student bod,
will proceed to Newport and receive
the Army escorting them back e
! Newark with the music Of the Della
ware College Band. The specia
number given by the band on the oc
casion will (doubtless) be Hail tn,
Conquering Hero Ones) Come"
Potatoes for Sore Feet.
A new zest has been added to the
hearts of the weary pilgrims by the
announcement that DR.. Il. J. Stevens
poet laureate and historian OF the
Army" had received a bag OF Irisf
potatoes, which had been forwarded
to him by Mrs. Farmer, formerly Miss
Pywell. OF Chester, Pa, a member
of his force of stenographers. TC
the general public, the announcement
means nothing but it brought rejoic-
ing to the hearts OF the mixers" be-
cause dozens OF drug stores had beer
visited in the effort to find a remedy
which would prove availing anC
soothing to the tired, blistered feet
and nothing had been found until tn,
discovery was made that a slice of tn,
common Irish potato applied to tn,
blistered feet and heels was absolute
] ly effcacious. and did the trick
every time-bringing forth volume.
of heartfelt thanks from those VIII,
needed treatment. And Judging from
the "limps" on the hike" from Ches
ter to Wilmington. yesterday. man,
there were that needed il.