Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-28
Cheering Thousands Greet
Resale Jones and Her
Pluoky Army Of Women
"Hikers" in Capital.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
PACKED FROM END TO END
Police Unable to Hold Back
Crowds Anxious to Pay Tri-
butte to Advocates of Votes
for Women.
tBy I.eased WIre ID EvenIne mernLl.l }

/ (by lensed Wire O Evening Herald.
Washington. Feb. ~ .--"GencraT
Rosalie Jones and her sunrag,
army marched triumphantly int
the capital shortly before noon today
through the capitol grounds and
down Pennsylvania avenue. with an
escort of local enthusiastic and clti.
zens which falrly chokcd the streets
ana delayed traffic. n was ,nc oi
} the most remarkable street demon
strations ever soen here.
a presidential Inauguration ,ouid
hardly have presented mote en-
thusinstic spectacle than Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue from the capitol TO the
treasury building. after the plucky.
diahcveisd hand ot suffrage pilgrims
swung wenrily around the "pea e.
monument for the final stage OF thei-
two hundred and nfty-mile march for
the cause of equal franchise
Incoming presidents have not re-
ccived more clamoTous applause than
did the company Of hrowu-ciad wOm-
cn, huddicd in little group, forced
10 light their way through Veritab'e
walls of shouting humanity for more
than e mile Ut their historic nike.
Police were powerless 60 restrain
the crowds which overnowed from
the sidewalks and choked the lohg
thoroughfarc from the capitol 60 the
suffrage headquarters So dense wss
the mob of cheering men and women
that the march up PENNSYLVANIA ave.
nue. resolved itself into struggle 20
make progress
10 prevent disrupuon OF their col
umn In the demonstration General"
Romlie Jones and her tired comradca
locked arms snd In two lines chung
together. moving onlF when the po
lice could clear the way for short
advance. In every block they we're
halted repeatedly. the crowds greet.
ing them everywhere along the line
with tempestuous demonstrations
Men ana women alike braved the
horses hoofs ana ohuEglng nutomO-
blles Of the sunragette army escort
20 grasp the hands OF the suffrage
pilgrims. Although no brass hand
heralded the survivors who seventeen
days ago left New York for the ad-
vance on Washington. q bedlam OF
sound rent the air from the moment
the mixers" were Ia sight of tho cap
itol untii they were jammed into
struggling mass OF men, women. auto
mobiles and carriages before suffrage
headquarters. Automobile horns and
whistles kept up O. din accompanying
the shouts Of the spectators Even
the street grandstands. erected for in
day were lammcd with
people. despite the cfforis Of guards
To- keep back the crowd
when the treasury was reached
90 dense was the mob that the people
with great difficulty cleared narrow
pathway through which Ihe march
"rs could pass to the CroWning glory
of their achievement at suffrage
Here. as soon as she
could get her breath, General
Jones. lifted by stiwart attendants
10 an automobile addressed the
crowd. Shouting through mega
phon" the message % equal snrage
and giving thanks Tor the end of the
long and hazardous tramp OF her
army, she begged Indulgence Of the
thrpng promising 90 talk you go
death before she left Washington
Elizabeth Foley. "wurhorse" of the
HNAlIhHf army hll| MISS tNlutflNt
liurns also spoke briefly. but their
words were lost Boo tho deafcnmg
cheers that echoed
For twenty miuu"s the mixers"
waited In the street until the police
could dispersc tho .rowd, then they
were rushed into the office of the
suffrage WORKER where they re-
manned hut MON, nj ana were taken
t0 hotels for u bri,f rest before the
luncheon The mHs"her7 were great
IS relieved when informed of the
receipt of q telosum from the ma
lional suffrage heIHvuarters announc-
ING regret that There had been u mis-
understanding owe. Who should de-
liver the mesus .u President elect
Wilson
General Jon, was assured that
her pilgrims would be permitted tn
take tho menuEu rpvidcd an inter-
view with ,he nrv president can hc
arranged after th. inauguration