The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
GEN, JONES AND ARMY
STORM JONES POINT
Triumph Over Goat Mountain,
a Fall Through the Ice
and Blisters.
PORTIA WILLIS JOINS
Starts Out Bravely With High
Heels, Cold Cream and a
Pair Of Scissors.
WILLIS JOINS

JONES POINT. N. y, Jan. "A fall
through the Ice, a chilly reception at
Jones Point and a bitter wind were Gen.
Rosale Joness portion on the second lap
OF the Albany hike to-day. The start from
Nyack was a merry one In spite OF the
Generals blisters and Corporal Martha
kiatschken's exhaustion. for Portia Willis
had Joined the army at 3 o'clock the night
before.
IL had to run away from house party,
but came" she greeted them. Percy
Apgar. also a member OF the house party
and also n sufYrasist, brought Miss Willis
In his automobile TO Tarrytown. whence
he returned to tell the rest OF the guests
and her family that she was hiking with
the suffrsgists, address unknown"
Miss willis started out IN high heeled
shoes. but she had brought a pair OF fold
ing scissors. n tube OF cold cream and a
box OF face powder as emergency sup
plies.
Five minutes Of hiking along Broadway
brought the army face to face with a
hard hearted individual. who advised them
that the road over Goat Mountain was
much shorter so they turned about and
took the trail that was so named because
no horse can climb II. Stones rolled from
under their feet or tripped them up and
they reached the top leaning on cach
others shoulders.
Gen. Jones Is Led Astray.
There they looked down painting into
Spooky Hollow, with Rockland Lake sepa-
rating them from Big Tab crueller even
than Goat Mountain. on the near side Of
the lake appeared "A local inhabitant. who
urged the General TO cross on the ice.
sr,fr lie, ~ qkaA n
ing the Ice with her foot.
II am he rcassured her. ITS per-
fectly safe"
But she skrted the bank until she came
10 a long inlet. where she started across
Half way over her feet went through, and
: though she was dragged back To safety
her skirts were frozen stiff when she
reached Fishermans Rest on the outskirts
OF Congers
There Mrs. Ellen Kavanaugh offered the
1 hospitality Of her oven. but said she would
have TO ask her husband before she ac-
cepted suffrage button. The bartender
brought a bracer, which the general re-
fused The population of Congers re-
ceived the army with mixed sentiments.
one family refused to allow the general
f, to telephone, though the telephone was
plainly visible. while another offered her
| not only the telephone but the tea.
! W ebco"e nv uuNNebHuEh~s
4 second climb up South Mount OF the
| Ramapo Range was accomplished with
| Michael Nccabe. editor of "A local paper,
| plodding along beside in his machine. Mr..
| Mccabe seemed like home folks. An auto
| load Of Haverstraw slffragists met the
| army at the foot OF the mountain and
| Miss irene Hedges. the president, marched
| into the town with them. supporting Cor
poral Klatschken with one arm. General
| Jones refused 10 stop for refreshments, SO
| Miss Hedges dashed into the home OF one
of the faithful and reappeared with an
enormous turkey sandwich for the cor
poral.
| Even clouds. clear air. blue mountains
| and enhancing gimpses Of the Hudson
cease TO be sustaining after a time and
when stony Point appeared the army was
| quite ready for luncheon a. the home OF
| Mrs Thomas Lee. Incidentally Eva Ward
| learned the difference between Creamed
oysters and oyster stow, and felt that tn,
dag had not been wasted
| Mrs Calvin Allison offered her husband
| and his machine To the cause, and the bag
! gage and war correspondents were con
| vcyed to Jones Point To begin the searct
for lodgings. Four boarding houses wer,
either full or unpreparcd for such an in.
fux but finally Mrs. Fanny IIiuck moved
her Christmas tree into "A corner. put hel
| children all in one bed ana took i'm all tn,
| women, while the men We're farmed on
| about "A community seethiug with eN
citcmcut over the arrival OF Its best know
namesake. The mixers retired early aftel
| "A supper OF real oInelet and home made
catsup and preserves.
They are doing 90 miles a day on
nasty breakfast. a formal luncheon anc
"A country supper, with dinner altogethei
off the menu. To-dsy's hik" will leaC
| through West Point to Ncwburgh for tr,
night