Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28
WEARY BAND Of
H|KERS END 25O-
MILE JAUNT
Suffragettes Will Present Mes
sage to Wilson After AlI-lt
Was All a Mistake.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Just as the
mixers crossed the line into the District
of Columbia today, completing their
foot trip of $50 miles from New York,
General" Rosalie Jones was handed d
telegram, the breakdown" nature Of
which raised the spirits of the pilgrims
from gloom to joy and many of them
executed little jigs. The telegram,
which was signed by the National
Woman's Suffrage league Of New York,
read as follows:
Regret misunderstanding The board
has been with you from the beginning.
The delegation to present the message
is to consist of the national officers the
congressional committee and the pill
grims If interview with Wilson is Sc
cured"
The national association yesterday
sent a telegram to General Jones
which forces her to turn over the mes
sage to President elect Wilson TO
Washington suffragettes.
Capitals Greeting LukeWarm.
Through miles of streets lined six
deep on both sides the suffragettes
made their entry into Washington.
Washington's greeting was only luke
warm. But, nevertheless it was polite
and friendlier than any accorded the
pilgrims while en- route.
There were cheers, the waving Of
handkerchiefs and the Haunting of suf-
fragette and American flags, but it was
mostly done by women working toward
acknowledgements. But there were no
ieers, no insults and the crowd for the
most part seemed simply amused and
interested.
The hiking army were met by an es-
cort of mounted and unmounted police
when it reached the city limits and pro-
ceeded along Maryland avenue in single
file. Finally Mrs. Lucy Neil, mounted
on a white charger, and Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins, who rode on black horse,
raced up and hailed welcome to the
llibers. as members of the local suffrage
association.
March Past White House.
The army halted for fifteen minutes
waiting for the rest of the welcoming
suffragettes, some of them mounted, some
riding in automobiles, who lost them
selves in their own town trying to find
the army.
When the army passed the white
house it halted again and the original
pilgrims" those who walked the entire
distance, formed q line, Joined by their
walking sticks. and swept along with
their little leader a few PAGES in ad-
vance.
The police lost control Of the crowd
when the mixers reached the suffrage
headquarters at I422 T street, and spent
fifteen minutes frying to restore order
General Jones made speech from an
automobile outside the headquarters
that brought wild applause, but it was
necessary for the police to batter way
through the crowd to get her back to
the building.
Ernest Stevens, of Philadelphia, who
hiked the entire distance, collapsed
soon after the suffrage headquarters
were reached and was taken away in
an ambulance.
Hikers Roll of Honor.
There were thirteen htkers-ten
women and three men-who made the
entire journey on foot. They were;
General Rosalie Gardner Jones. Colo
mel Ida Kraft, Corporal Martha
KIatchken. Miss Phoebe Hawn, Miss
Minerva Bridwell, Mrs. George Wend,
of Albany, n. y; Miss Emily Doetsch,
of Baltimore; Miss Constance Leupp,
Of Washington; Miss Elizabeth Al
drich. Of san Diego, Cal; Mrs. John
Boldt. of New York, and George Mill
ken Wend, of Albany, n. Y; Ernest j..
Stevens. OF Philadelphia, and Norman
l. Speer, of New York city.
The following made the journey on
foot from Philadelphia: Miss Helene
Bergmierck, Mrs. George Lehman and
E, s. Lennon, all Of Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Freeman made the
entire trip driving the gospel wagon,
and Mrs. Alice Schultz drove the Off