Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06

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me and I knocked HIM down. Some Of
the prsttier women do not know how to
take care OF themselves 4 - =.
IN any or the hoodlums 10 this crswd
them try. We are tired of having re-
marks made at us by hoodlums. We like
men, real men, because we know that
they do not make obscene remarks about
women. but we have no use for hoodlums.
= Ready to Defend Herself.
.l"Lswifl come down on the sidewalk and
show any hoodlum in this crowd that
am just as good as he is. One woman
here slapped a hoodlum in the face q few
minutes ago because he made a ,remark.
and I am willing to follow suit II the
police will not protect us we will protect
ourselves
At the beginning, of the meeting there
were indications that some or the scenes
of Monday were to be repeated. but after
Mrs. Street and Mrs. Beard had criucised
the police and the ssthoodlums the noise
leased. and afterward the crowd paid
them respectful attention.
The trouble with the so-called men
who make remarks about women who
stand for. equal suffrage is that they do
not know what the ballot means, SAID
Mrs Street They have not been edu
Gated properly. After seeing how some
sons.ef women behaved Monday We feel
IVY
trs sotchange some conditions
- 49,. Captain Directly Accused.
Direct charges in connection with the
disorder during the suffrage procession
will be made against at least one police
captain, accprding>.-to Mrs. Randolph
Keith Forrest and Mrs. Olive Hasbrouck,
two IF the suffrage leaders. They said
this morning that when they appealed to
ane police captain he was chewing gum,
and made no effort to help them. Both
said they could identify him.
.."I was forced to strike one drunken
ma in the. face, because he was pushing
against IAN elderly woman." said Mrs.
Eorresf II was SO indignant that could
not help hitting him. After | had hit
65m once several men nearby assisted In
getting him out of the way.
:. Mrs--W. S. Moore. wife of Commodore
Moore, u s. N, retired, is i'll as the re-
Slt of the excitement incident to the
outrage procession. She was IN cnarge
Af float which several visiting militia
then- are said to have, attacked. -sShe De
came so overweight during the process
sion that she has been confined to her
room since. ---
Mrs. Robert Bacon, in charge of the
collection of evidence. was Kept busy az
suffrage headquarters this morning with
a notary public taking down sworn state
ments which will be presented to the
Senate committee. She gave notice that
she will be at 142O F street between
o'clock and $50 O'Clock each afternoon
for several days to take statements
Says Flag Was Insulted.
THAT the American flag carried by him
all the way from New York to Washing
ton was insulted during the walk up the
Avenue was the. statement made by F. J.
Stevens, official historian forJ"Gen." Kos |
allie Jones' army of Pilgrims. He gave
Mrs Baker a statement to the effect that
all during the walk from New York ne
never. saw conditions. which even aR-
PREACHED those of last Monday. In Bait
more and Philadelphia very large crowds
gathered to greet the Pilgrims, ne SAID,
bur the police maintained perfect order.
II. had a hard time keeping the Amer1-
can flag carried along Pennsyivania ave
rue Monday out Of the dirt. saio MT.
stevens this morning. Several times at
tempts were made to pull 1t from my
hands. / made frequent protests to the
police, but got no assistance.
The delegation from the Era Club OF |
New Orleans which marched in the pro-
cession has adopted resolutions protesting |
first against the depfUrable lack OF p0-
lice protection afforded US in our parade. |
And second. against the stand taken by |
James r. Mann, republican, OF Illinois, In
womanhood OF the United States. The |
S. Bayhi, Mrs. l. j. Graham. Mrs. Il. c. |
Florance and Mrs. ]. w. Roach.
State Delegations Protest.
Resolutions OF protest against the condi- /
tons are being passed by different state |
delegations which participated in the pro- |
cession. and being forwarded to suffrage |
headquarters or TO Representative Hob
son or Senator Jones. Miss Mary Twigg |
Jackson. chairman of the Tennessee dele,
gatap. said zszterday th8t her deteq hkiSA |
wilfsdo the same, 80 s
Photographs .of Pennsylvania avenue |
during the suffrage procession and duFinx |
the inaugural parade. printed on post |
cards. are being sent broadcast over the |
country by the suffrage leaders as an ar |
gument why they should be given the |
contrast between conditions on the two |
days. -~.ss- s.v.