The sun., 1909-12-06
THRONG TO CHEER FOR WOMEN
JAM AT SHFHI.
WAIST STRIKERS MEETING.


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The Ladies Shirtwaist Makers Union
at the Hippodrome Yesterday afearnoon
was bounded on the south by Mrs. Oliver
H. p. Belmont, ON the north By Mrs.
Rangitikei. wife OF Mr.. Ransitikei OF N<w
Zealand; on the east by Prof. julius Hem.
founder OF the Coddington School Of An
and Drama, and ON the west by Alexnn6ev
Irvine. Within the boundaries were -
thousand or more women who -
serious in the belief that they had s6krs
enough and ability enough to msrit -
same kind Of a deal that men rse. a
Here and there spotted smons -
shirtwaists and the hats of black vs1aruH 4
trimmed with gold-a fashion thn& ~
become very popular lately with e1f-
fragettes as well az with less advanoe1
women-were male persons who sesrne6
to sit stiffiy and affect perfect Compass. n
They were observed to smile nov ~
then, but when s.OOo shirtwaists rugklni
ominously and Il. 600 hands casns -.
~stbsr With . t.rr,so ,r,ps,t s,. ...s.n...
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Wy ""u s"o '''A'0 ~. ~
As they tnougnI tnere was soune
into it after all.
There were six men who sat aIone IL
FIRST wide aro of Hinpodroo,e senss 4 q =
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hsn'iy' VINO oh@''er"o among Ine1isa -
And then DR.. Anna Shaw got up snd
said that II men hadn't gone into ths
homes and taken women's work for tl.su-
selvas worosr wouldn,, h.v. h.a y. ".
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Mrs' belmont oiappeo ner hands ana Mr~
Rangitikei among her Maori nnsnf0Ak
across the way gave the voters halIo6
and there was a poise in the HlnucSrcr,s
m t. .,....-.., - a.,A ,-..s-. U ~.
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q" az onoo' anu ior Ine reo' tno
meeting there was nothing Dut the mo8
respectful and cautious attention on the
part of the front row six.
In n wav the str;kirg .h;r+,,.,., -. -. y
a.. ... :, n ~, l--..-S
"o euoo u '' D7nnon'' S'A'
tne fohtica rquahty Associaaon, o \
Whcn she rs president engaged the HIP
poarome Tor tnelr mass meeting Mra
Dennont ana her sister sunragiste iert
inc speocrin:ss'hs 70 'he cIion iasoisss='
anu "omeh suffrage was prou8ns ~
only "ciueneAy Wheh Mrs- hose feetor
o'oAes OF hiokanoer Irvine or Dii OoAk-
'ey or sonneoouy e.se urged a. .ne pc0s
n'e.nou lh inc "oriu TOT SOWING al @por
propiens- Az. sucn lanes tne eaorit
n Dox = at tne leit OF tne mouse appaAunea
Nloienuy' lhey took a chahoe years ago
anu haVeh regreoCeu IL, Apparchufs '
socialism. Suffrage and strikes an had
pay curing the alternoon' 'anu nff<
was hotnhAe III the chtLre matnee 20 wulc1
anVahceo tnihkers couiu oogec@ froL
hopp Uoio a reporter that ne consioereo
~ the most comprenensive ohscu1sso@
tnat he hsiu ever aiio"eo hitnsou ~
listen TO- l
IL was easily apparent shortly aftT
noon yesterday that Mrs. belmonts party
Tor the shirtwaist strikers was gosm9
TO be whopper BY I O'Clock there
were enough people IN the Hippodrorns
TO provide whole family OF Coop@
Unions with audiences. Beforo 100 the
doors had 10 De closed. the pressure Wal
so great and the police sentines turned
Their thumbs down on at least thousaQd
FOLK who wanted TO get IN but who iaoksd
tickets.
In Forty-fourth street between Fifth
and sixth avenues there We're at o'ciocx
a dozen or more shirtwaist whlripools-
excited young women from the East sids
surrounding young men who had ticists
Tor the party and weren't minded them
selves TO use them IL was fact that
the best looking girls got the tickets
inside the hlppodrome there hasn't
been such a scene since Debs hoppod
on the Red Special ana was whirled u9 ,
to the big playhouse and In TO the stage
ON the shoulders OF the Socialist shout
ers' Upward OF $500 persons went 60
shirtwaits strikers meetings. and thsy
went prepared TO whoop it up Tor the
strike and the larger cause of votes for
women. Auditorium. boxes and BAL