New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
HAIL SUFFRAGETTE
IN ARMY OF WOMEN.
Big Welcome for Urs. Pank,
hurst at Carnegie Hall.

Mrs Emmeline G. Pankhurst had bs-
public welcome to New York from soma
three thousand and more women In tar
negie Hall last night. Though there was
little incident and modest applause. as com
pared with the wild times OF the campaign
meetings. the affair was driven through AZ
a nervous tension that spoiled many a good
nights sleep
The audience was nearly all women. and
such women as even New York seldom sees
gathered together. Before the doors we're
thrown open. at O'Clock. the sidewalks on
both sides Of 9th street were packed the
whole length OF The block and the crowd
practically filed the house On the stage
there were seated four hundred-iC was the
venerable chairman who called attention l.
that felicitous number"-four hundred
women. all OF whom earn their own living,
nearly all members of the Equality League
OF Self-Supporting Women Among them
were actresses. members of wOmen's unions.
teachers. physicians, engineers. sculptors
and writers. Three OF the four hundred
actually had the right TO vote in their own
country-three women OF the Maori tribe
at the Hippodrome. all OF whom have voted
at New Zealand elections They wore
picturesque costume. which suggested red
animation to be not far from a cOnven-
tionaI civilized garb-
The English leader entered the hall with
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch. chairman Of
the meeting The crowded house greeted
her with a burst OF applause Il stopped.
however. when Mrs. Blatch arose and
called for order, constructive interruption
not being part Of the sufragetts pro-
gramme as yet. The first speaker was the
Rev. Anna H. Shaw. president Of the Ma
tional Suffrage Society. who welcomed Mrs
Pankhurst In a gracious speech, in which
she took her one fling az the men in
reference to a jury OF men as not being
jury OF our peers" Mrs Raymond Robins.
OF Chicago. as president OF the National
Trade Union League. also extended vel
come; messages from leaders IN other
countries were read and Mrs Pankhurst
was introduced
She told the story OF the recent suffrage
movement in England. and in particular the
development of the militant" suffragstts
tactics. and she told II well She had the
sympathy OF her audience from the nFSJ.
and applause was frequent throughout IL
was. perhaps. a tribe less in volume vnen
she came to the passage relating 70 assault
arrests. and to her defence OF stons throw
ing. but when she told of the wrongs Of ths
prisoners who were fed by force to prevent
their starving themselves out OF Jail she
provoked laughter and enthusiastic approval
I'm the same breath
At the close OF her speech questions.
which had been called for earlier. were read
for Mrs. PankhuTst TO answer. A real thrill
developed out of clear sky when this
query was announced;
Isn't a we'll fed cook better than a SUI
fragette on the grill OF the House OF Com
mons? o. T. b"
There was small hustle about the house.
and two or three kind-faced leaders On the
stage advised. Don't answer it. It's
not worth answering Mrs. Pankhurst
turned the query of with an indignant
passage on the unpleasantness Of the Eng-
lish troubles.
Mrs Pankhurst may not De aware
Mrs. Batch announced that this query
was proposed by one Of the candidates IN
the municipal election. who has sent i
publicly to insult US in this manner"
The boxholders were;
Mrs Robert Abbe. Miss Clara Spence.
Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont. Mrs. ]. 9. Phelps
Stokes, Mrs. Pearce Bailey, Mrs. A r.
Townsend Mrs N Elnstgln' 9iFS "l Eri
James Laidlaw. Mrs Alice Thursby, Ms.
Lee De Forest. Mrs. stanton Lawrence.
M F 6reTsr c mgs joins caEn bay MT
Henry PhippS. Mrs Howard Mansfield.
Mrs. Wendell Bush. Miss Jessie Ashley
Miss Alice I4ewischn. Mrs, Van Wrinkle.
DR.. Charles Aked and J. c. Mar.
Among those in boxes We're.
Mrs. John W Brannon. Miss Gertrude
Barnum. Mrs Egerton H Winthrop. Ms