New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
70 CROSS DELAWARE IN
BOAT LIKE WASHINGTON
"Gen.' Jones and Suffragette
Army Scorn Bridges in Re-
blazing Famous Trail.
CAMP IN HEADQUARTERS"
offered Bed He Slept In, "
General" Resale Gives It Up
for Cosier Brass One
Beside It.

Beside 1t.
from sian Correspondent OF The Tribune.
Trenton. y j.. Feb. l4-''General" Resale
ZONES struck the trail Of her predecessor.
General Washington. to-day What man
has done woman can do again" was all
she said when they reminded her that
Trenton was famous for victories
There was. however. a peculiarly tri-
umphant light In the little generals"
eyes and a smile which bespoke thoughts
too deep for utterance as the suffragette
general led her army down Warren
street. the same road BY which Washing
ton swept down upon the feas,ing Hes
SLAMS. As she passed the very corner
where stood the old Central House. which
sheltered those well known jewellers.
General" Jones laughed happily
Wen surprise more ants than he did
Hessians." she said land our victory is
In as noble a cause. What Washington
made possible for men the suffragettes
Of to-day are doing for women. All men
are created free and equal. the Revolu-
tOuSrY IdtnfTS SulO. we revolutionary
women say the same Of women"
Then down the main street. sweeping
the Hessians-pardon-the small boys, be-
fore them. the army entered the state
capital at o'clock this afternoon They
had travelled twelve miles, which was
pretty good for the morning after
twenty seven-mile forced march. There
were no assertions. II is now established
that any one who could do these first
three days of the ION to Washington"
campaign IS TO be depended upon to stick
10 the finish.
Miss Augusta RICHTER. who joined the
army al Newark. received an honorable
discharge by her general" and was per-
mIt,ed 10 listen to the call Of duty at
home. She left with tears in her eyes.
Will Cross in Rowboat.
Tomorrow the army crosses the Della
ware
Pm going in rowboat il the ice isn't
frozen solid" said General" Jones.
In addition to their military trumphs.
General Jones's army had some pleas
ures to-day which the mere Father OF
his country was nttll'u. he NY
was flooded with valentines. the gen
cral" had biz box of flowers and candy
from Princeton enthusiasts, who were
almost persuaded to form a mems league.
The army had a box of yellow suffrage
dafodls with cute little red hearts
dangling from them. Stuck to each heart.
instead Of Cupid's dart. was the slogan
Votes for Women" These were from
the Yonkers suffragists. who entertained
the army on the way to Albany.
There were also countless private VAL
entines, including some letters, and the
haby's latest snapshot. Comics" ad-
dressed in a mysterious hand, came 20
every private in the army. Hugging all
these in her arms. the general LED her
army upstairs to rest all the afternoon.
Even in her slumbers. however, she did
rot let up on the chase Of General Wash
ngton. The proprietor Of the hotel
proudly led her to THE Room He Occu-
pied" and exhibited an ancient wooden
bed. the one he slept upon. There was
2 fine brass one. too. General" Jones
turned her back upon history and went
in for comfort.
In the evening tha sufYragettes put on
their dress unifornls and had feast as
the guests OF the Trenton Civic and
Suffrage Club.
Those at the "geDsrals" table were:
Mrs Florence Tittenaon. president; Miss
Mary Emma Jones. Mrs Olive A. Rogers.
Dr. i.lewella Merrill. Mrs. Horace Mann
take il from the local suffrage reporter,
She is no relative of the original Horace
Mann or OF the SCHOOL, and Miss Cor
rino Mann.
Trenton a Backward City.
The pilgrims were Mortified to hear
from Mrs. Tittenson that the suffrage
club had only seventy-one membs rs,
while the population Of Trenton is 10000.
colonel Ida Craft denied herself the
evenings pleasures and went right out
10 do "A little converting then and there.
While she addressed a Jeering anti
mob from beside the table where her
Predecessor. Colonel Call" stood in 177G
take it from bronze tablet-the rest
Of the army went to the theatre and
looked at actors between speeches by
Miss Elizabeth Freeman. the Orator
general"
The day was a pleasant one from the
start. In the first place, the suffragists
escaped Woodrow Wilson. General
Jones confessed as she crossed the Prince
ton CITY limits that she had been In mo-
mentary terror lest she meet Mr.. Wilson
IN that case. OF course. she would have
no excuse for marching to Washington
To make prevention doubly sure she dis
patched Mrs. John Boldt 10 the Wilson
home early in the morning with this note
requesting an audience in Washington:
My Dear Mr.. Wilson: A small band OF
states Of New York, New Jersey. Della
ware Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia
and Ohio request of you an audience Tor
not more than two minutes as soon as
possible after they arrive In Washing
ton They desire to present q message
to you
Thanking you in advance for your cour-
tesy. ] am,
Very sincerely yours.
ROSALIE JONES.
Aid Boldt returned happily with the
news that Wilson had gone to Philadel-
phia, and so they were safe. They took
10 the Trenton road amid the cheers OF
about one hundred Princeton boys Hard
~ had the army parted from them than
they met the next educational institution
on the move. This was Lawrenceviile'
The principal. the boys said. Is an ardent
anti-suffragist. and had refused their Pc
ution for a half holiday TO welcome the
suffragists, but we're here because were
here" they concluded in song.