Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-27
HIKERS TO
VISIT PRESIDENT
National Suffrage Organization
Orders General Jones to
Stay Away.
CONTINUED from First paee.3

y
sage to the President of the United
States is of more Importance anyhow
The thousands of messages we have
delivered to the persons we met or
our long march of much greater value
to the cause of woman suffrage"
The war correspondents made u
canvass of the suffrage band before
the official time for starting at
this morning. This is what they
learned:
From General Rosalie Garner
Jones: This is my last hike. I am
satisfied that | set the fashion, and
got for our cause the publicity il
deserves. We were very successful,
both with the present march and the
one to Albany l feel that I de-
serve a rest, and | am going off to
Europe as soon as the inauguration
ceremonies are over
From Colonel Ida Craft: II shall
not return To New York after the
Inauguration, but will stay here in
MARYLAND and visit the surrounding
States to make suffrage speeches.
There is no use wasting the oppor-
tunity we have made for ourselves
here. The people are talking about
us and are interested in us, so l ex-
pect to be able to attract large audi
ences.'
From Corporal Martha klatschken:
81 am ready to hike, speak, or do
anything else in reason for votes for
women. 7 certainly do not believe /
have done by full duty merely by
walking to Washington.
From Mrs. John E. Boldt: This
walk has been only pleasant exercise
for me. Give me a day or two TO rest
and I'm ready for another. Ill do
anything that is suggested to further
our cause, and if anybody suggests
anything I'll have to take the initia-
tive myself
From Mrs. Marie f. Baird: Just
let me get excused from hiking.
That's all | ask. Then | shall hire q
room with a dozen beds in it and
stay there till every bed breaks
down.
From Mrs. George Wend: "1
haven't made my plans for the fu-
ture. Of course I'm going to con-
Ilnue my dCllNilA lOi sum eASC'
From Miss Phoebe Hawn; I shall
be very glad to get back to Brooklyn"
From Miss Minerva Crowell, who
heard the above: And I 10 Smith
College"
From Miss Constance Leupp:
THANK heavens. it's nearly over"
From Miss Elizabeth Doetsch:
amen"
Those are all the pilgrims who have
tramped the whole way from Newark,
\. j.. except of course, DR.. 70. |.
stevens. but he's a mere man. The
recruits who We're picked up along
the way have q different story to
tell. but X isn't 50 interesting, mostly
because the hardships of the journey
We're spared them in great measure.
General Jones today sent a message
to the suffrage Headquarters in
Washington. 1t was not an announce
ment of the probable time of the ar
rival of the army with suggestions
for the reception that should be ac-
corded it. but it was a short, very
crisp note. expressing the general
ideas of the rule adopted yesterday
by those in charge of the Washing
ton suffrage parade, which prohibits
men from marching.
IF" said the general, 1.-The men who
have accompanied us on our journey.
both as pilgrims and as correspond
ents. cannot march with us in the
Washington parade, I don't want to
march either
The mixers were put to Il rather
delicate test yesterday when they
were joined by a detachment of negro
WOMEN bearing a sign lettered Votes
for Women" Were the colored sis
tiers welcomed? No. not exactly
They were suffered to walk on the
same road with the army but were
ignored. They marched only about
half mile.
WASHINGTON. Feb. a7.--With the
invading army of mixers from New
York within a few hours of theil
goal, leaders of the suffragist cause
at national headquarters today Were
aflutter with preparations for theil
reception. The excitement was in
creased last night by the meteoriC
arrival and disappearance of Mrs
Olive Schultz, the Official scout for The
mixers, who dashed into the city il
her automobile. reported "All we'll,
and promptly dashed out again.
In addition to plans for the recep
ton of the mixers, suffragist leaders
are busily engaged in preparing fol-
the procession and pageant of Marcl
g. Sixteen young women are practis
ing today the quickest way to prepare
egg sandwiches, and are taking les
sons in the drawing of coffee. The.
are to man four lunch wagons tina
will keep pace with the procession fol
the refreshment of the weary. TIL,
money taken in by the wogans, i
was announced, was to be placed il
the suffragist fund.
Some excitement was caused a
anti-suffragist headquarters by TIL
appearance of a man decorated will
suffragist buttons and bearing ban
ners with the inscription Votes fo
Women" A number of male sympa
thizers were in the place, and tn,
man was seized, the banners takeI
from him and he was bodily thrus
INTO the street. not, however, befor
he had been profusely plastered will
buttons of the "antis."
mo more women for me-" he saiC
later. looking gruefully at his bat
tered hat The crowd that had beef
attracted laughed, and he limpet
away.