The sun., 1909-06-16
HUNG BANNER ON A CHURCH
,DTES FOR WOMEN WORKERS
JsI DR. P.iRkHURST'S BUILDING
Hang Their Yellow Flag Over the wall
tablet and Help Along His suffrage
Bliyzard"-One Inquisitiye Soul Asks
How Many Times Women Will Vote.

The Equality League for Self-Support-
i,r Women carried their war for freedom
into the enemy's camp yesterday and
ma, finding the enemy. fought battle all
ty themselves,
Miss Van I,eeuewen and Frances Hcr-
,or marched boldly north through Mad
ison Square at noon. bearing between
,bcm a substantial two stepped platform
paiuted green. The occupants Of the
benches in the park who didn't think 1t
was too hot for exercise fell in behind
them, as did the crowd watching the
nrorress of the work on the Metropolitan
Ife Insurance Building. The Self-Sup-
rorters did not pause even for breath
until they reached the little IL" In the
Ues, wall Of DR.. Parkhurst's church
where Alberta Hill. secretary OF the lea que,
Mary Tying and Josephine Casey were
waiting for them with big yellow Votes
for Women banner.
Would we dare. do you suppose?'
whispered Miss Tying, with glance at the
banner and another at the ecclesiastical
edifce
Can be OF any assistance, miss?'
ASKED man, Wno Sdu HIS ud tuo Wao
kampts.
We would be very much obliged il you
would help US fasten this banner up some
where" chorused the Self-Supporters.
Easiest thing in the world" replied
Mr.. kampfs. and in the twinkling OF an
eve he had procured two bricks and was
calmly affiIing the banner to the wall.
right over the tablet inscribed Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church"
The crowd. which by this time numbered
about a hundred, cheered the emblem OF
feminine freedom, and Josephine Casey
mounted the platform to the accompani-
ment of another cheer. She told all about
the oppression of the working girl in the
mill, how she got only $3.50 week for
work which killed her in about eighteen
months, and explained that IL women
had the ballot these things would not be.
I'm glad to help along what the pastor
Of this church calls the suffrage blizzard
she added, and again the crowd ap-
plauded.
AZ this point two future voters. Willie
HYDE of 100 West Twenty fourth street
and Harry Emmons Of $50 West Twenty
fourth street, aged respectively and ~
wears, were caught on the crest of the
wave OF excitement that was sweeping
over the square and entered into a boxing
match to decide the point at issue. II
all happened because Harry had VEN
tured to say, "Aw, what yer givin' us?'
to Miss Casey. Willie refused to brook
the insult
Take that he shouted, showing his
fist right into Karry's face.
1t was now Harry's turn to refuse TO
brook. and he did il by returning the
shove in kind. 1t was all over in about
going on yet if policeman hadn't sepa-
rated the combatants. both Of whom were
by this time weeping.
Mary Tying made speech. and then
Frances Herzog announced that she would
answer questions.
How many times will ladies be allowed
10 vote when they get the BALLOT" de-
manded a tall thin man.
What district do you live in that you
ask such a question:" demanded the
self-supporter
All, now understand the force Of
your inquiry said the speaker. and there
was a storm OF applause.
Mrs. Blatch then came forward in the
guise Of an unbeliever and asked several
stock questions. such as why women
had a right to vote when they could not
20 10 war. and although the self-supporter
looked triae puzzled she did her best
10 answer them all
Several persons pressed forward to
sign the petition. but the policemen in
sisted that most of them we're 80 young
that their names would carry no weight
with Congress and shooed them away.
But it was awfully sweet Of them
ANYWAY said Alberta