Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18
OVER 500 ARRIVE
OND. A. R. SPECIAL
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veyed the scene Of their bloodless though
by no means silent victory.
Only One Woman Threatened.

w. G. Robey. stationmaster at the
Union station. when asked In regard
to the alleged discrimination against
| the Guernsey adherents at the station.
declared that only one woman had been
ordered away from the station or
| threatened with arrest. This woman.
Stationmaster Robey said, was dis
i tributing literature in the building in
distribution. Mr.. Robey said last
night:
arrangements were made several
days ago for a booth at the Union sta
ton from which information and lit
erature was to be given out. The ar
rangement was made by Mrs. Colds
borough. chairman of the transporta-
ton committee Of the d. A R., and
| every facility was afforded her and
other members of her committee.
This afternoon Mrs. Goldsborough
came to the office of the superintendent
and stated that persons not members Of
her committee were distributing lit
erature designed to further the candi-
general of the D. A. R. She asked
that these women be directed to cease
their activities. AS the distribution
of literature in the Union station is
ington Terminal Company. the request
of Mrs. Goldsborough was complied
with. as she informed US that incoming
delegates and other passengers had
complained to her that they were be-
ing annoyed by the women electioneer-
ing for Mrs. Guernsey.
only one woman, to my knowledge.
was ordered away from the Union
station en- pain Of arrest. This was
a woman who was active in the dis
| tribution of Guernsey literature She
| was told that she must discontinue
| her activities and leave the station.
Other women were also told they
would have to distribute their liter
AZURE from the booth provided for that
purpose.
Il have talked with several of the
policemen. and they all say they did
not threaten to arrest any of the
women Late this afternoon 1 con-
| ferred over the telephone with Mrs.
Guernsey. who shortly afterward d.
rected her adherents to cease cleo
pioneering for her at the Union station
and to leave matters there in charge
of the committee at the D. A R. booth.
D. A. R. Politics, Says Mr.. Robey.
1.-THE whole affair."" continued Mr.
Robey, was part of the-D. A. R. po-
litical fight. and it is unfortunate that
an effort has been made to place the
officials Of the Union station in a bad
| light, when every effort has been made
| ~ SAtcAu GA pocolOAo Couttc5lSS 10 LNS
members of the D. A. R."
! Among the Guernsey adherents who
| took an active part in the welcome ex-
| tended the westerners were Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
| kins. Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hangar, Mrs
John W. Langley, Mrs Truman H. New
| berry and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins
| Prominent among the arrivals on the
| special last night were Mrs. Matthew
| T. Scott. honorary president general
| of Illinois; Mrs. Drayton w. Bushnell
honorary vice president general, Iowa
/ Miss Harriet L. Lake. vice president
general, Iowa: Mrs. George T. Page
| state regent. Illinois: Mrs. S. j. Smith
| regent. Kaskaskia Chapter. Illinois
Mrs. Willard Block of Chicago. Mrs
John c. Ames. ex-vice president gener-
al, Illinois: Mrs. George A. Lawrence
exstate regent. Illinois: Mrs. Robert ]
Johnston, state regent. Iowa: Mrs VIII.
liam r. Van Tuyl. vice state regent
| Kansas: Mrs. Roy Bittman, state cor.
| responding secretary. Kansas; Mrs
William e. Stanley, ex-vice presiden,
general. Kansas: Mrs. Warren Perry.
state regent. Nebraska: Mrs. Andrew X.
Gault, ex-vice president general, Ne
braska: Mrs Charles B. Lefton ex-sta te
regent. Nebraska. and scores of others to
| whom the electioneering activities anG
tsnseness of previous D. A. r. con.
crosses here are familiar scenes
| With the arrival the plan Of campaipr
! Two main issues arc to be raised: firat
the method of paying OF the debt or
Memorial Convention Hall. and, second