The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-12
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IN
 NEW YORK
THREE THOUSAND WOMEN IN FIRST BIC PARADE IN ThiS
 COUNTRY.

NEW YORK May 6 = All they need observed one young old man. and he voiced the sentiments of the jam of folks that lined Fifth avenue from curb back 10 the build. ing line on either side of the street to watch Americas first big equal suffrage parade. all they need is q parade of girls like that one at the head of the parade and they'll get my vote to vote"
 That one" was Miss Alberta Hill, tall black eyed, dazzling in a white serge suit relieved by brilliant green aigrette on her white hat and her "Vctes for Women" sash in the purple white and green of the Wo. mems Political Union. Leading the parade with her were the Misses Inez Milholland and Sarah McPike with their banner. One glance at that first three and even the scof- fers. if any of the thousands had come to scoff at the 5000 women marchers began 10 warm mp 10 ap- plause.
 Only Jeers for the Men.
 
 there on the faces of the suffra- gettes' big audience, bu, the smiles were good-natured The only jeers to be heard were handed lavishly when the s9 Mems League for Wo- man Suffrage hove into view.
 Women architects. typists. avia- tors. explorers. nurses. physicians, actresses. shirt-waist mak,rs. cooks, painters, writers. chauffeurs. sculp- tors. journalists. editors. milliners, hair dressers, "hCme-makers," office holders. librarians. laundresses. dec orators. teachers, farmers, artists models. even pilots with a steamboat painted on their banners-these were only a few of the groups of women and girls that filled Fifth avenue and marched along in perfect step to the music of many brass bands and a band of Scotch pipers. When the head of the procession-those chosen three at the head making converts all along the line without once even having to glance to the right or left. reached Madison Square. glance up the avenue saw a pavement of banners. flags and pennants all the way back to the northern horizon. From a good many points of view it was the best looking parade New York. or perhaps any place. has ever seen.
 Given "Ha-ha" By Family.
 And not a soul jeered us. so far as could hear or see" said Miss Eleanor Gardiner who carried ha har ha of lj, erary women. marshaled by Mrs. Ernest Thompson-Seton in white. and Miss Sarah Splint in black Nobody laughed at all except when was passing the point where members of my own family were ranged along the curb. They all gave me the ha, ha'
 But the Mems League for Woman Suffrage! Upton Sinclair for some reason or other was unable to walk for a few squares when he felt he could stroll no further and dropped out. But as the par ade moved further and further to the south and Union Square and more men with pennants joined the original brave band of S9 men and
 
 more than 100
 At Forty-seventh street young man walked right out to the head of the column of men marchers and placing his widespread finger tips lightly against his chest, his left arm at strained akimbo, addressed the mems column in an artificial soprano:
 "I dee-fy you." he cried, and the men looked straight ahead solemnly while the crowd laughed as a grin ming cop swirled the young man on the asphalt and on toward outer darkness
 Taunts for the Braves. Hold up your skirts, girls" was shot from the curb toward the S9 braves.
 You won't get any dinner unless hooted another.
 Wait till l get my wrapper and I'll Join ranks too," cooed someone else from the side lines. But the New York State asscci- ation Opposed 10 Woman Suffrage did not seem to have many good wishes for the marchers. This or ganization. headed by Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Elihu Root. Mrs. Richard Wat son Glider and a group of other well known women, took no part so far as the leaders of the organi zation were personally concerned, in casting dampers on the demon stration But while the divisions and squads were forming there fil- tered through and between around the side alks groups of onlookers folks with bundles of dodgers which ran:
 ITO Women:
 Power through independence.
 What is the best kind of work for the state?
 The work outside of party poli- tics.
 "Who are the only citizens out side of party politics?
 "Women.
 Why are they above all sus' picion of party politics?
 Because they have no vote.
 Therefore.
 If women want 10 do the best work for the state.
 They must not have the vote.
 Preserve your independence"
 This dodger and another leaflet, entitled Some Reasons Why We Oppose Votes For Women" soon were having the asphalt,