The Washington times., 1913-02-28

I enough to denounce the WashinEton
women as undemocratic, and attempt
ing to discriminate socially.
| The sharpest cut of all was when the
pilgrim band reached Fifteenth and H
streets northeast, and found no official
delegation from headquarters there to
Greet them. Hundreds Of Washington.
ians were on hand though to make up
the cordiality which the local women
| apparently lacked. Cheers sounded all
the way, up Maryland avenue. from
mouse porches and street curbings. yell
| low flags with the inscription Votes
Tor Women" fiuttered in the very face
| Of the mixers"
AT twelfth street northeast Mrs. Mar
Saret Hopkins Moreell, Of Ohio. and
MRS. Lucy Neil, of this city. attired as
| heralds in white. dashed up on snow
white steeds. They said nothing to
General Jones or Colonel Craft, but
Immediately took the head of the line.
Escort Lost It's Way.
1t was noised about that the cavalry
riders Of the local committee had lost
their way" by taking the Brentwood
road. The mixers boiled over at this
announcement.
AhSS hhS" Tie TOdu OUT ana Dack
all right yesterday afternoon when they
sought to get the precious message to
Wilson. for which this hike was or
ganized," declared the chorus of thor
oughly angry mixers"
little later, Miss Alice Paul, chair
man OF the local COMMITTEES, and sew
eral members Of the pageant group
whirled up in a swell tonneau
Here's the suffrage cavalry" sneered
some Of the hikers.
But Miss Paul came forward with a
greeting in which she showed no trace
Of the recent uRpleasantness between
General Jones and herself.
msso very glad to have You make us
this visit. beamed Miss Paul Wash
ington welcomes you and the national
come"
Only a few minutes before General
Jones in conference with the war cor
respondents had declared that Miss
Paul and the national association could
do as they saw At about the messaFe
to Wilson, but the mixers" would have
naught to do with It.
"Hikers" Are vexed.
Miss Jones took the position that in
surrendering the message at the de-
mand of the national committee, she
acted as good soldier under orders.
Today's letter of apology mattered not.
"Hikers" are mad, and that's all there
is to It.
The army went through Maryland
avenue. Fourth street, street, Cap
itol street. and Pennsylvania avenue to
outrage headquarters for luncheon at
suffragette headquarters. Only those
who walked through from New York
were invited guests. Other 'hikers"
The hifers who went all the way were
General Rosalie Jones, "ColoneI' Ida
Craft. Miss Martha Klatschken. Mrs.
John E. Boldt, Miss Elizabeth Aldrich.
Crowell, Miss Emile Duetsch, Miss
Constance Leupp. Miss Virginia Hud-
son. Miss Phoebe Hawn, Milton wend..
norman Sper, and Ernest ]. Stephens
Those who came through from Phila-
laine Bergmark.
"A group OF Indians were interested
spectators In the throng on the Avenue
we believe votes for squaw," de-
clared Hollow Horn Bear, Jack Red
Cloud, and Red Hawk, famous chief
tains.
Mounted Policeman J. w. Jones. who
admits he is no kin of General" Jones.
was given the honor of being the ad-
vance guard for clearing the Avenue.
He did II to the generals taste.
Leader Was Not Afraid.
Fear Of anti-suffragette demonstra-
tion frightened some of the mixers" but
General Jones had fire in her eye as she
declared that the welcome of the suf-
fragettes was discouraging enough, and
that the ants could scarcely have been
worse.
Hundreds blocked the Avenue near
the Capitol. but at Seventh street the
throng was so dense that the "hikers"
could sarcely get through. Fully $4,000
were massed in the block between
Seventh and Ninth streets. Other thous-
ands were massed up to Fourteenth
street.
By the time the mixers reached head
quarters some Of their ire had cooled.
1T was a welcome on the part Of
that would cheer the
heart Of the most bitter" said the wo-
men.
And II was. 1t was the greatest and
most enthusiastic demonstration here in
years.