New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
GEN." JONES WASHES
HANDS OF HIKE LETTER
Mrs. bennett, of National Asso.
citation, Praises Resale and
Denies Trouble.
BANQUET FOR PILGRIMS
Their Leader and DR.. Shaw Sit
Smilingly Side by Side
Text of Message
Disclosed.
From the stan Correspondent


Washington. March 1.-The woman suf-
fragists of Washington are standing on
their heads and-no. not waving their feet
I'm the air. because I'm the places where
suffrage congrcgatcs the congestion is too
dense for movement altogether-but they
are that agitatej that they would almost
like to fall down and die.
To begin with there Is the Monday pa
rade to prepare for. Preparations for that
are proceeding-it doesn't look as II they
| were, but they are. The suffrage pilgrims
themselves aren't worrying about any
thing-they are having good time.
General JOncs-a general no more
lust a girl in the fuffiest OF waists and a
hat with rose in it-gave a tea for her
| war correspondents at the willard Ho-
tel this afternoon.
Colonel Ida Craft was there. much
pleased with the attention her pilgrim
boots attracted from the curious. She
/ says she can't help the size Of them: the
swelling in her fete just won't go down.
This evening the local committee gave
banquet at Rauschers. II is In behalf
of the National Woman Suffrage Associa-
Anna Howard Shaw. head Of the associa-
ton. just arrived from New York. and
Miss Jones sat there together No. they
were not falling on each others necks-
falling on necks Is not i'm either OF their
lines-but they were smiling and talking
together.
Members Of Congress Joined the women.
Among the speakers were Senator Shat
roth. 81 Colorado: Representative Rich
mond +. Hobson. OF Alabama. and Repre-
| sentative Edward r. Taylor. OF Colorado
Mrs Mary Ware bennett. executive
secretary Of the national association.
reached Washington this afternoon. ana
was Immediately seized by sixt EN- o.
pcrters and implorcd 20 "Yntan gle that
tangle about the suffrage message 10
Wilson"
Denies There was a Tangle.
why. there never was amy ianrle.
she declared. and | am awfully sorry
that Rosalie feels there was any inten-
ton 10 slight her. She is a dear. sweet.
brave, wise girl. All there IS about this
matter is that Or. Shaw fe'ls that our
Congressional committee ough, 10 secure
definite appointment with Mr.. Wilson. not
Just leave to chance seeing him. and she
wanted TO introduce Miss Jones TO the
President-elect herself
The trouble was AT this end our Con-
Iressiona. committee was asked "A month
ago to arrange for the interview and
never did so. II has been terribly dim
cult 10 get Miss Alice Paul. the chair
man. down to anything definite. and much
confusion has resulted"
on the other hand. Miss Paul's friends
here declare that she has worked her
SELF 10 death" and feel that she has been
"uiade the goat" In the Wilson message
matter But one thing Is certain In the
mix-up-the little general with perfect
sweetness and dignity. has washed her
hands OF the matter. She doesn't seem TO
fcel-though she doesn't say it-that hav-
ing plodded rs miles through the mud
with the message she would need any
Introduction 10 Mr. Wilson to deliver II.
The wlld-eyed suffragists who are max
ing ready for the parade were cheered to-
night by the news that Congress had
passed a resolution TO keep the streets
along the line Of march clear of streetcars
and stop all traffic while the suffragists
are passing.
Anxiety About Police.
There has been anxiety about the police
arrangements because the department
was unprepared for the crowds they had
70 handle when General Jones's army
came In.
They didn't think we amounted TO
chief, Major Richard Sylvester. has
seemed quite antagonistic to US. But the
last time we saw him he was quite polite.
guess he wasn't antagonistic after all"
Suffrage Is coming 10 ITS own In Wash
ington. Everywhere you see the inaugu-
ration and suffrage bracketed together
Seats for the inaugural and suffrage
pa rades for sale herc'-and tho prospects
are that when Mrs. Richard Cope Burle-
son. the grand marshall. rides up Penn
sylvanla avenue from the Psace Monu-
! ment at the head OF the vast procession
there will be a throng OF gazers, well. as
big a throng as Is deserved by the beau
tifuI and impressive sight they will look
upon. and that is saying good deal.
Everybody now knows pretty well what
the procession will be-the tableaux, the
floats. the great numbers OF marching
women. the white horse ridden by Miss
Inez Milholland, thrillingly described here
as the beautiful New York society
girl: the international delegations. the
state delegations. the occupational
groups" and the rest. Everybody knows
how they will parade to the Treasury
Building. then south Of the White House
and to the Continental Memorial Hall
Not Interested in Suffrage.
But there will be one disappointment
| Little Pure Food Wiley won't march.
rs announced. His mother. Mrs Harvey