The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-11
ONLY SMALL NUMBER TO GO
However, II Is Expected Many
VIII Join Along the Way
TO ARRIVE MARCH

New York, Feb ll.-Feverish act
ivity prevailed today at the headquar-
ters of the New York Woman's Suf-
frage association. Hundreds OF visi-
tors had TO be received and the tele-
phone wires were kept hot answering
questions of those who desired infor-
nation concerning the details of to-
morrow's great event. the start of the
petticoat brigade under the command
OF General Rosalie Gardiner Jones,
for the front. meaning Washington, ID,
c., where the national struggle for
suffrage will be inaugurated with a
monster demonstration on the day be-
fore the inauguration day.
For many weeks the hike" of the
. ew York and New England contin
gent of the suffrage army from this
city to Washington, ID. c., formed the
all-absorbng subject of conversation
IN suffrage circles. 1t was believed
that in view Of the success of the pill
grimage to Albany a short time ago.
large number of suffrage enthusiasts
would feel encouraged To take part in
the march TO the national capital, but
the enthusiasm of the suffragettes had
evidently been overestimated AL
though the start of the New York con-
tingent tomorrow is expected to draw
"A large crowd of sympathetic or mere
ly curious spectators to the Hudson
Terminal station. on Fulton street,
| from whence the mixers will start
upon their march at . o'clock tomor-
row morning. IL is not probable tina
the actual marching party will num-
ber more than score of members.
Receptions Along Way.
The marchers will probably be es-
corted To Jersey city by n large
! crowd of sympathiZers. hut the latter
are not likely to venture beyond that
point and are expected To return To
New York. allowing the mixers to
continue their way southward after
that. Reports received at headquar-
ters indicate. however, that the
marchers will be met and received by
friends Of their cause at different
points along their route and that at
| several intermediate points small par
ties of other marchers will join them.
so that the petticoat army may be of
quite imposing proportions by the time
il reaches Washington.
General Rosalie Gardiner Jones, who
also commanded the army which in
vaded Albany n short time ago, had
gathered valuable experience during
that march, which enabled her to ar
range all details of the present trip
| with the judgment of an experienced
campaigner. Her general orders IN
reference to the "hike" were brief,
businesslike and to the point. She
made IL clear to those wishing to take
part in the trip that ball dresses, eve
ming clothes etc. would be decidedly
de trop and that no marcher would be
permitted to take along more bag
gage than could be easily slowed away
in an ordinary suitcase. For the sake
of uniformity IL was ordered that ev-
cry one of the soldiers would have to
wear pilgrim cloak and hood and
| carry a knapsack and STAFF. The
knapsack will be large enough to hold
, one or two pairs of extra wollen
stockings. adhesive plaster vaseline,
absorbent cotton and a few other
things which may be desirable AMI
useful in cases of emergency. Each
marcher will he permitted one medium
size bag or suitcase, which will be
carried on a baggage wagon forming
the packtrain of the army"
The Route.
The "hikers" expect to reach Eliz-
abeth. n. j.. by tomorrow evening;
New Brunswick n. j., on the evening
of Feb. l3: Trenton on the 14th; Bris-
tol. n. j.. on the 18th; Burlington, Pa.
on the 10th Philadelphia on the eve
ming of Feb Il; Chester. Pa. on the
18th and Wilmington. Del, on the
evening of Feb 19. The marchers will
rest the following day at Wilmington
and will start again on the morning of
the 21st, making their next stop at
Newark, Del. the same evening. They
are to reach North East, Md, on the
22nd; Havre de Grace. Mr., on the
23rd; Abingdon, Md, on the cath;
Case, Md, on the 25th and Baltimore
or the 26th. There they will rest un-
I'll the morning of Feb. IS. when they
expect TO continue their journey,
reaching Laurel. Md, that same eve-
ming and Washington on the evening
of March 1.
IL is expected that there will be
great doings I'm Washington on March
3, the day before the Inauguration.
According to reports there will be sew
eral thousand suffrage enthusiasts
from all parts Of the country gathered
IN the national canital on that ncca-