The sun., 1909-05-16
INDIAN SUPFRAGETTBS NOW
HARLEM BRANCH DESCgNDS on
THE BUFFALO BILL SHOW

And Pins tho yellow .Buttsu on sausw
Ironsheil-Col. Cody Ornamcnted and
Buys . Sheet Of stamps-Expsains
That He Has Sisters Vine Vote.
The first suffragette union of real
Americans was formed yesterday after
noon In Madison Square Garden when
Miss Gertrude Bradley, secretary Of the
Harlem branch OF the American Suffra-
gettes, pinned q yellow button on the tunio
Of Squaw 1ronshell wife OF the chief OF
Buffalo Bills tribe Of braves.
1t happened in the Indian euoampment
scene, which preceded the great Battle
Of Summit Creek. In which the red men
are routed by Buffalo Bill and his scouts,
and held up the performance for nearly
two minutes. Miss Bradley, who was q
member Of box party Of sufragette
buds ohaperoned by Mrs. Anna Jennings
Of the Harlem branch, was 80 elated by
her sucoess with the head squaw that
she gathered up courage to beckon to
two bucks, Whirlwind Horse and Noisy
Owl. and they were 30 charmed by her
bright blue eyes and beaming smile that
they came over and accepted the buttons
with grunts Of delight.
Mrs. Sophia Loebinger. who was also
a member oY the box party, wss the one
who succeeded in attracting the alton
ton OF the squaws in the first instance.
She stood up and yelled at the top OF her
voice as the first group approached the
wearers OF the yellow buttons In their
march around herring. She had to make
several trials before she succeeded even
in making a single one Of her downtrod-
den sisters look up. When they succumbed
to the Establishments OF the bright yellow
charms which the box holders bestowed
on them, Mrs Loebinger started to explain
TO them that they were slaves aud that
the wearing OF the buttons would make
them free. White women were slaves
too she went on, but she didn't have q
chance to tell how or why. because two
Of the chiefs in the group underst ood
enough English to get the drift OF what
she was saying and pulled the squaws over
to the tepees which the less venturous
red women had been setting up.
The suhragettes smiled triumphantly
at those in the neighboring boxes, but
they did not get as much sympathy as they
expected, for one woman In brown frilly
frock and a flower wreathed hat said to
her companion loud enough for Mrs.
Loebinger to hear, Il think this exhibition
is ridiculous. Woman's place is the
home
.Well, I don't agree with you.' retorted
the suffragette. "The thing for you to do
is to wear one Of these buttons until you
have looked up the question. and II you
are not then convinced you can give IL
away
She held out button. but the oman re-
ko t,ly ointn Ho
sure her husband wouldn't like her to wear
1t. The woman who came with her. how
ever. said that she was more than half
converted and pinned the button on the
lapel Of her coat.
But the suffragettes were not yet salts
fed. The next time Col. Cody rode the
their handkerchiefs and shrieked until
he recognized that they were giving him
more than a mere greeting, and came over
to see what was the matter.
All the buds leaned out to pin button
on him. but he accepted only the one that
Miss Bradley offered. She then asked him
replied emphatically that he did.
Il come from Wyoming" he said. -and
have three sisters who vote there.
Woman suffrage is great success In that
State
Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr. secretary Of
tn6 s5unfaRe swamp ledSuos pTOuuCcu
q sheet Of 100 of the blue stamps orna-
mented with the scales Of justice. which
President Taft made famous several
weeks ago when he pasted one on letter
to Mrs. Taft and begged the Colonel to
purchase sbme.
I'll will take dollars worth. he replied
promptly, and Mrs; Dorr handed out q
sheet He hesitated a moment and then
folded it up and stuck it in the folds Of
his red hunting shirt, IA few minutes later
a man from the business Office delivered
dollar bill to Mrs. Dorr
It was noticed that only one chief wore
his button during the recessiopal at the
end OF the show. The others had taken
them of and compelled the sqaws to do
the same. The bucks. however, saluted
Miss Bradley as they passed.
Miss Norma Lockwood Miss Ethel
Alike and Miss Adelaide Mckinley helped
with the cheering.
Mrs. Loebinger admitted that she had
hoped she might be arrested for inter
rupting the show. but she wasn't. No
body was