The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
'SUFFS' REFUSE
TO give BAIL
Thirteen Nationally Promi-
nent Women to Face
Police Judge Today.

Thirteen prominent sunrasettess
members of the National Woman's
Party. had their supper and spent
last night in the District House Of De-
tention for trying to picket the White
House gates yesterday. They will ap-
pear in Police Court this morning.
The suffragettes faced the prospect
Of going to bed without ''nighties,"
just Ike half a dozen other women
locked up on miscellaneous charges,
but a hurry-up call to their headquar-
ters brought a brigade with the ap-
parel and toilet articles.
The women held are:
Miss Gladys Greiner of Baltimore,
whose father is a member Of the
Stevens railroad commission TO Rus
STA.
Miss Iris -alderhead, OF Kansas.
daughter Of former Representative
Calderhead.
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed. OF Connec-
ticut. daughter of Representative Hill
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, of Philadel-
phia, a prominent social leader.
Miss Vida MiIholland, daughter OF
Judge Milholland. Of New York, and
sister of the late IneE Milholland.
Miss Margaret whittemore, of De-
troit. daughter Of prominent law
yer and a society girl.
Miss Elizabeth Stuyvesant. OF Gin
cinnat, a society girl of one Of the
most prominent families OF that city.
Miss Joy Young. Of New York.
writer.
Miss Lucy Burns, Of New York.
writer.
Miss Kitty Marion, OF New York, a
Miss Hazel Hunkins, OF Montana. a
society girl.
Mrs, L. A. Greene, OF New York. a
society woman.
Mrs. Alexander Shields, of Amarillo,
Tex, wife of a wealthy ranch owner.
Mai. Pullman had no comment 10
make last night on the action Oh the
nolice in arresting the women, out
he denied that they were compeHeo 10
take cold baths and that they were
locked up in cells. The House of De-
t.ntion was formerly the home OF a
wealthy man and there are no cells IN
it-it Is more like a big home, with
many comforts and conviences. The
women were permitted to send out for
anything they wanted and had many
callers during the evening.
Banner Torn to shreds.
The suffragettes. hoping to have
particularly large Fourth or July
picketing demonstration at the White
House gates, carried only one lettered
banner. with the words, Govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed. from
the Declaration of Independence
which was proclaimed just Ill years
ago Yesterday. and this was torn to
shreds by persons in the mob who at
tackled them.
II was lust past noon when Mrs
Weed and Ave of the other pickets
stepped out of Cameron House with
the banner and walked down Madison
place through closely-packeu
thronE. They marched down the east
side Of the street without interference,
crossed the Avenue and then turned
straight for the White House side
walk. crossing Executive avenue. The
other women were following some dis
tance behind with their tri-colors.
Facing east, across the sidewalk.
was a solid line Of policemen under
Lieut.. Duvall.
You can't march here" warned the
lieutenant. IF you'll go back to your
headquarters you'll not be molested.
The women whispered to each other
and then seveel tried to go around
the end Of the line of police, and 9TH
crs tried to push through the line.
The police considered this as refusal
to cease picketing and grabbed them.
they also grabbed Miss Kitty Marion
who was selling a suffragette paper
They were put in police automobiles
and rushed 10 headquarters at once,
with their emblems.
Took Stand at Gates.
While these women were being ar
rested the second detail OF pickets.
led by Miss Joy Young, walked south
In Madison place and turned onto the
north sidewalk of the avenue, and
moved west. They marched west to