The Washington herald., 1917-06-29
.SUFFS EVICTED
BEFORE WILSON
Had Banners to Unfurl
While Executive Was
Speaking.


Police and Secret Service men, yes
terday, frustrated an attempt bs the
militant suffragists to faunt heir
banners directly before President Will
son, who was seated upon the plat
form Of the National Museum as q
guest at the unveiling OF the Robert
Emmet statue. Miss Iris Calderhead,
Of Wichita, Kans., and Miss Eliza
beth Stuyvesant, OF New York, the
banner bearers, were removed from
the auditorium and taken to police
headquarters whore they were later
released.
Despite the vigilance OF the police
and extra detail OF Secret Service men
who were guarding the President, the
piCkets succeeded in getting into the
hall They had banners bearing the
inscription: Mr.. President, why be a
liberal abroad and a conservative at
home? Why laud past struggles for
freedom and suppress the struggle for
freedom at your gates"
Just as the President arrived and
was being received the suffragists
were sighted in the seats well toward
the middle OF the hall by Miss FarI-
ing, policeWoman. She recognized
Miss Stuyvesant, through previous ac-
tivities in and about Cameron House.
Are Led from Building.
The pickets were quietly summoned
to the corridors and the police de-
manded that they surrender their
bundles. Both Miss Calderhead and
Miss Stuyvesant, quietly but firmly
refused. The bundles in question were
wrapped with newspaper and the ex-
terror gave no indication of their con-
tents. Upon further insistence, the
custodian Of the building was called
and he demanded that they leave the
building at once. They desired to
known why and he asserted that he
had authority to eject any undesirable
persons. When they still demurred
they were grasped by Miss Farling
and led from the building.
Taken to police headquarters, they
demanded to know uoon what charge
they had been arrested. Inspector
Grant and Detective Sergeant Bur-
lingame found the problem a knotty
one and summoned Major Pullman.
Meantime the women had been asked
to produce IS collateral. They re-
fused and stated that collateral pre-
viously deposited was Illegally held
by the authorities.
After considerable parIeying, Major
Pullman announced to the pickets
that they might go on their personal
recognizance and they left for suf-
frage headquarters, ignorant of the
charge that has been made against
them.
Later Major Pullman stated that no
ho
and that the activity of the police was
President. He said they might later
be summoned.
Both Had Secured Tickets.
Great care had been taken in the
distribution of the tickets to the I'M
yelling ceremonies to prevent their
falling into the hands Of the mill
tants. Both Miss Stuyvesant and
Miss Calderhead had tickets, how
ever. which let them pass the guards
and Secret Service men at the door.
The women planned to raise their
banners aloft at an appropriate time
to attract the attention of the Presi-
dent. similar to their action at the
Capitol during a speech of the Exec
utive.
Miss Calderhead IS a graduate of
the University of Kansas and has
done postgraduate work at Bryn
Mawr College. She is a daughter of
former Representative Calderhead.
Miss Stuyvesant, since her gradua-
ton from college. has been engaged
in social and settlement work.
Prisoners to End Term.
At Z a. m. today. the six miIitants
who have been prisoners at the Dis
trict jail while serving a three-day
sentence for picketing will be re-
leased.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker and Miss
Alice Paul will be at the Jail with
automobiles to take the released
pickets to Cameron House where an
old-fashioned Homecoming is planned
From 7:30 to a. m. - women will
hold a reception and at $50 a, m.,
they will set down to a dainty break
fast, quite in contrast to the coarse
prison fare they ate yesterday. Sup
porters Of the cause will be present to
lead the cheering and listen to the
accounts Of the three days incarcera-
ton. The breakfast will be served in
the garden Of Cameron House and all
seats will be so cents per cover.
Among the women who have signifed
their intention of breakfasting with
the released suffragists are: Mrs
Randolph Keith Forrest, Mrs. Paul
Dessez, Miss Lucy Burns, Mrs. W.
d. Accough. Mrs. Benton Mackaye,
Miss Elizabeth Stuyvesant and Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis.
oficials of the Jail permitted the
militants every possible privilege. For
the greater part of the day they were
receiving friends and they were not
obliged to partake of the prison fare
unless their appetities were not ap-
peased by the delicacies furnished by
Mrs. Baker and other suffrage leaders.
Their experience at the Jail is per-
sonally described by Miss Katherine
Morey, one Of the prisoners in an
other column. =