The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-26
ASUFFRAGE WEEK OF TERROR
r,yy THE SUFFRAGETTTNES
no HELP MAKE MEN SQUIRM.

ncu street to BE Attacked In Hot
weather and the Polo Grounds to
BE Turned Into q yellow Ribboned
Market P~iaee-street Pianos Too.
Harlem no longer boots the ~Suifragettes,
.ny corner from 116th street and the East
river to l25th street and the Hudson
makes a perfectly gocd platform for any
Natioual Progressive Woman Suffrage
orator VINO is impelled to make an appeal
TO the People.
The ~Sufragettes. however, are not con-
tent TO enjoy the fruits of their victory.
They sigh for fresh opportunities and they
are going out on Monday next to seek
them
we don't want to relax our efforts just
teca,lse we have made a considerable
number of converts said Mrs. Sophia
Loeblnger yesterday afternoon at the
\. p. w. S. U. headquarters in East
Twenty.third street. This sun age
movement is a great big fight. and we are
proud to say that our methods are mill
tant and that we are going to make them
more militant just as soon as we can.
We won't hesitate to make big personal
sacrifices and we won't be influenced
by ridicule or even by abuse. The Cause
is first with III and other considerations
come after
The Unionists who were present ap-
plauded these sentiments and then an
outsider ventured to ask whether the
s~ufragettes had any new form Of mill
fancy in contemplation.
Dozens of EN-" was the instant re-
sponse. And Mrs. Loebinger and Miss
Anna Murphy started right in to explain
that next week has been set apart by the
Union as a week Of voluntary martyrdom
in which each and every member has
pledged herself to practise some form
Of self-denial particularly obnoxious to
her.
The Harlem Branch, for instance. whose
members are so young that they arereally
entitled only to be called Suffragettines,
have sworn that from Sunday. July 4.
until Sunday. July II. not a drop Of ice
cream soda water shall pass their lips.
Bonbons and ices are also to be tabooed
and not a girl is going to look in a mil
liner window during that psriod.
As for the mems auxiliary, OF which
Elmer Davidson Is chairman, not a mem
Der will smoke a cigar or cigarette or
CTlUk even u Bidcc VI DSSi - -
on Saturday. the 10th.
But this is not all; not by any means.
The union is having some perfectly lovely
match boxes inscribed with the slogan
Votes for Women and they are going
to sell them on the Polo Grounds during
the American League game on July 5.
teer as vendors ON that occasion may
report at headquarters on Friday morn
ing between the hours OF 10 and II. when
their eligibility will be passed upon by
the committee Of arrangements. The
members OF the winning nine will be deco
rated with the yellow union buttons
free Of charge.
Tuesday has been set apart for an attack
upon Wall street. Bulls, bears and lambs
as they emerge from the Stock Exchange
will be accosted by white robed yellow
sashed suffragettes. who will entreat
them to buy Votes for Women fans
In front Of every theatre on Wednesday
afternoon the white robed fighters for
the franchise will hold out to members
II their own sex the cutest powder punf
with dainty celluloid Votes for Women
tops. A trip to Coney Island is planned
books is TO be in the form OF big yell
low balloons with the cry for freedom
Inscribed in letters which all who pass
even at a distance may read.
Street pianos are to be pressed into
the service OF the cause on Friday night.
to hire. 1t wa planned at first to call
for volunteers to trundle them along
and to turn the cranks that bring the
music, but that idea has boon abandoned
owing to the fear that there might be
some mixup about licenses. The SUI
fragettes will merely accompany the
rightful owners Of the pianos on their
rounds and collect the gold and silver
thrown by enthusiastic spectators. Over
each piano will be draped a yellow votes
for women banner and each collector
will carry a tambourine decorated w1tn
ycllow ribbons. 1t was suggested ma
every suffragette taking. part in any
Of these functions should be required
to wear black pumps, yellow heeled ano
laced with yellow ribbons, but 1t is PROB
able that this will be left to the choice
Of individual members.
With true dramatic instinct the SUI
fragettes have reserved the grand m
for Saturday night. The members Of
the Larchmont Yacht Club are going
TO spend part Of that evening casting
votes for or against the admission ol
women as members and the suffragettes
are going up to help them decide me
right way. The fact that placardt
labelled No votes for women are posted
in conspicuous places on the walls Of the
barroom doesn't frghten the would,oe
martyrs in the least. They are going
to have them taken down or know the
reason why. Incidentally they 0
TO sell to the Larchmonters all the fans
and powder pufs and match boxes anc
balloons and yellow buttons and copies
Of the Sufraoette that they may ave
on hand after the weeks campaign
and they are not going to offer them a,
bargain counter prices either, because
they are standard suffrage goods anc
will neyer bAcome DagSe.