New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
General" Jones Leads Her
Suffrage Army Over
Steep, Perilous Trail.
FLEE CRACKING ICE
ON ROCKLAND LAKE
Forces Reach Jonespoint, Com
mandcr's Ancestral Home, and
BivOuac for Night.


lone,po.nt ~ s.. San. 2-"Generai'
go.sf.o Jones was RECALLED with supper
~ ,,,e.eftcs and au tine good things that
..c ,oVr of Jonespoint could produce on
.ho-, notice when she arrived for the hrst
..,,e .n hcr ufe at the family home ON
., oesf shore OF tie HCdson. More
. ne. standard foatei over the house
eco1rnc party which had preceded
old guard OF General Resale Jones.
..-,,o,,r Ida craft and Corporal
,r..tbr NfatchkCn. h8oJe~cet difficulty BOO
t,e.re be IS for The sGnraee army
r.. frsi' rouseholders ou whom they
..ue5 looked blank when asked for hos
r.,srt, on SD larse scale al such snort
,,t.o when .t was limited that the APP
.--tlf.nc amy Nas prepared 10 pay for
... rzuors they looked offended. Al last
.,e householder was found VINO under
STOOD Ire situation. Her numerous fam
Ia. oo...tc0 rstions. threw up oeds and
r-srs-eo lo, Tive comius of Little
.,,slr.- es they called her. The sen
.-sr had leo her army through a hard
d., march.
l.sNng Nyack 81 o s.. TO-. the army. ne
sides the odd guard. contained Portia
willis AS standard bearer. and war cor
-..oordcnfs They were fresh after
GOOD r,ehi-y rest and somewhat mutinous.
mixing the Law into their cwn hands. they
.ra-,sf oT on Broadway. and it required
s.eersr calls through the mcsanhone 10
tos-ce thcm Co rstrace their steps anc
.st. .r. steep and stony way over tho
Coal Mountain. The Goat Mountain.
.,s The "geneiaL "is the way eft
,.oee.r.. our Irdisa predecessors said
,ss, mo- horse could climb 49, though 4
GOAT might do SO. II goat can YOU
an
g. over fne Goat Mountain went the
-srmr. and though their feet ached from
Tho stones and frozen road they were re-
oorded by having before them and on
either side magnificent vistss OF open
country and slimpses OF the cold gray
Hudson.
Gather Bittersweet on March.
Finding but few human wsyfarers the
army" became something of botanists'
and when the generals" back was
turned made surrepuuous dashes after
d,swood berries. bitter>weet and bay oer-
RES. Descending Goat Mountain. Rock
land Lake lay before them. Presently
bright looking Young man appeared.
which is the nearest way 10 Con-
rers?' asked the general
Walk over the lake. was the uneN-
pected reply.
The guide was regarded skepucally.
Are YOU suffragist?" was the next
suspicious question. for some Of the
army" suspected q plot for their Anal
undoing on receiving reply IN the
affirmative. 4 council OF war was held ana
il was decided that. there being no com
m.ssiarat or ambulance, no risk O.
srrained ankles should be run.
Forward. march. around the lake
came the order.
FORWARD went the marchers, but pres
crrv The general pulled ND before
quarter mile long sheet Of ice. Teeth
we're grimly sci and the faithful band Of
followers. after the cry OF Forward"
started On cross Presently a tremendous
crack WIS heard the general was seen
to bo sinking. She quickly extricated her
sell and called out Forward. march.
AGAIN. hut the whole party was glad TO re-
treat into the "FisheFman's Rest direct
lr terra Frma was reached. Here the
general" dried her Wet feet al the
kitchen stove. but could get no views Oh
woman suffrage or life in general from
the kindly hostess. 81 must ask my hus-
band. was the obstinate answer even 20
the suggestion that suffrage button
would becpme her.
"a IN @
fore lunch" said the general" at tine
end ~ ten minutes and this is TO he
the only rest The south point OF the
Ramsno Ridge was the next height TO be
sealed When the long descent 10 HaNer-
straw Bay was begun frequent were the
oNclamauons az the beauty Of the view
across the bay. But the standard bearer
Was growing tired She had long coat.
long skirt and h.sh heels
Portals Feet Painful.
have been intending TO take a les
son IN the hesitation waltz, and. oh. my
r-m foot viii never dance the Niennese
again. groaned Portis Willis. II is
whispered that il order 90 Join the hike
she had persuaded Percy Apgar 10
mne hep along 20 Nysck IN his automo-
hi.. from New Year house party IN New
York
Fortune favors the rair, and at this mo-
mrnt appeared in Dis automobile Michael
McCahe. editor OF THE Haverstraw
Times. who was eggcr 20 do one good
deed before hs differences with Judge
Arthur Tomlins were setued in court.
he took aboard the suffering STANDARD
bearer and the war correspondents.
Members OF the womens Political
Union led by Miss Irene Hedges. con-
Quoted the faithful mixers through HaV-
erstraw, where many hoped they would
stop. But the general plodded on.
Corpora" Martha Klaichken gasped, Il
shall faint ! had no breakfast" and a
friendly woman rushed into a house. cut
huge turkey sandwich and thrust IL on
her,
on the outskirts OF the town the gem
Graz" suggested walking along the rail-
road track 90 stony Point. where Mrs.
Thomas Lee was giving them lunch.
way which was only half the distance.
There was "a trestle TO cross
NO" said Corporal Martha. Il will
follow my general anywhere on terra
hrma .but viii meet my death falling
through treste
eevent.sn Miles Before Luncheon.