The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
MOONLIGHT MAKES
VOTES FOR WOMEN
River Ride Made Occasion for Spread.
ing Some suifragist Gospel-Big
Crowd Attends.

Despite the Haunting OF yellow ban
ners and yellow pennants and yellow
flags, boldly lettered In the challenge
OF the militant suffragette sisterhood.
Votes for Women" there was really
nothing yellow" about the frs, "Scf.
frage moonlight" given on the Detroit
river. Tuesday evening. by allied equal
suffrage organizations OF the city. The
Sappho-named after that clever, po-
etic. fair Grecian whose name to most
modgns Is associated with quite a
different person. immortalized by Dau-
Diet and Olga Nethersole-was locked
at the foot OF Woodward,ave., a most
advantageous advertising point.
where every Belle Isle excursionist
and Windsor ferryite was bound to
see and read the yellow banners with
which the boat was 30 gaily and pro-
fusely decorated.
While the suffragists, their friends
and sympathizers In the cause. of both
sexes, gathered. the orchestra played
fascinating tunes-"Hail to the Chief
and The Gangs All Here" were not
among them-and general entertain
ment committee OF women and men
fitted here and there giving everybody
the glad hand" Cordially was the
slogan for the moonlight and II must
be said that II many more persons are
not won over to the suffrage cause as
result of the river ride It will not be
for any lack Of pretty persuasion. dip.
lomatic suggestion and soft argument.
by the loyal advocates on board the
Sappho.
Tine beauty of the night, with COR
geously radiant moon floating through
the clear blue heavens. had its usual
soothing and softening effect, and as
the boat steamed away from the dock
and slowly made its way up the river
and out into the lake, 'mooniness"
had everyone In Its thrall and there
was no disposition to do other than
freely capitulate to the fair suffra-
gettes. And the comic paper jokester
and cartoonist. so fond of depicting
the votes for women" feminine, as
stern-looking. unbeautiful and badly
dressed would have had great sur
prise In store, could he have been on
the Sappho, Tuesday evening. The
suffragettes-and everyone OF them
displayed their colors aud their con-
victions by wearing knot OF yellow
satin ribbon--were, in the majority
young and good-looking women, frock
cd fashionably and with the airs OF
society queens"
The ladies' in charge of the enter
tainment feature provided a most en-
joyable musical program, with songs
and duets by Miss Elizabeth Moore,
soprano. and Jock Dickinson, baritone
Their singing of the bacarolle from
THE Tales Of Hoffman," had its own
beautiful Venetian setting and the
charm of the melody and surroundings
made several receptions necessary.
Mrs. George @. Caron made a short
and witty talk In the course Of which
she managed 70 drive home several
facts as to what equal suffrage has
accomplished" On behalf OF the men.
Warren Blauvelt told his interested
audience why women need the bal
lot"
A long dancing program disclosed
that the fair suffragettes are nifty"
on their feet as well as good takers
and there were no wall flowers either
Detachable refreshments were serv-
ed by bevy Of young girls. with the
ices and creams and dainty sand
witches and cakes all fixed up In the
yellow colors which the suffragettes
have adopted as their own.
There was a large crowd on the
boat and there was no disputing that
"a good time was had" as the country
correspondent reports.
The moonlight. which II Is hoped
to make an annual affair, was under
the auspices Of the Detroit Equal Suf-
rage club, the College Equal Suffrage
league, the Woman's Independent
Voters association and the Mems
Equal Suffrage league.