New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-19

sandwich but consenting to have his
wagon covered with suffrage banners and
used as a headquarters for suffrage meet
ings The first one happened yesterday at
II o'clock a. m. and when William, in the
intervals Of handing out sandwiches and
'sinkers," leaned out between two yellow
banners stretched horizontally across the
side of the wagon and listened to what
Mrs. William Warren Penfield and the
other leaders were telling the crowd a
suffragist who mngles pre-Rap haelite
literature with her suffrage studies christ
ened him The Blessed Damosel' on the
spot.
If the suffragists don't convert young
America up in that district it won't be be-
cause young America isn't on the spot to
hear. When Mrs. Penfield, Mrs James
Lees Laidlaw, Mrs. A. c. Hughston, Miss
Edith Whitmore, Miss Ida Croft, Mrs.
Martha Suffren and Mrs. g. NJ Duncan.
the suffrage speakers. arrived upon the
scene seventeen boys Immediately appeared
from nowhere and fought among them
selves for the privilege Of holding the large
American flag which Miss jeanette Ran
kin carried at the head OF the suffrage
delegation.
A curly haired young Teuton named
Harry Taub won. but he was gener-
Gus captain. He let the bigger boys bear
the flag in turn, and the smaller ones he
set to distributing literature among the
crowd. Harry also proved himself a
valuable critic When Miss Marion Burnett
finished her speech he stepped up TO her
You made a good speech. all right" he
assured her but you talked too long.
Five-minute speeches is best"
Adult listeners were not lacking and the
commercial interests were well represented
in the crowd. Mothers Pies" was the first
wagon 10 stop. The young man who drove
II was so interested that he Jumped down
and took in all the speeches, and even the
pair Of mules that hauled Mothers Pies
around appeared to be suffragists, for they
contributed several brays at Just the right
time for applause.
'Ales wines and liquors" was the next
commercial interest to be attracted. End next
came wagon driven by two burly plumb
ers. After that the crowd grew apace.
Mrs Penfeld announced in her speech
that the party hoped TO put a suffrage
lunch wagon in every borough in order to
make citizens see the connection between
the ballot and the cost of living" The end
OF her talk limited at more aggressive
measures.
Do not imagine" she said that the
women Of New York intend TO be patient
much longer under the treatment accorded
them by the Legislature. All over the
world women are gaining on the women OF
New York. We refuse to be left behind
We may have to fight, but win we will"
Miss Whitmore talked about piue food,
TO the discOmposure of The Blessed Dam
osel" VINO fell back among his knives and
forks and murmured that that was a ten
der subject TO fellow that had passed as
many snkers over the counter 2s hc had.
Miss Whitmore proposed two resolutions.
both of which were passed by tae meet
ing The first petitioned President Taft
and Secretary Wilson TO retain and up
hold Dr.. Harvey NJ Wiley in his present
endeavors 10 keep our food supply within
The provisions Of the food and drugs act
of 1906 The other petitioned the Legis-
lature OF New York to "conside. the life
and health Of the people as paramount TO
the interests Of a few business men in
action upon the pending Turley bill "
The meeting ended with suffrage call
to arms led by Mrs. Penfeld and Harry
Taub-"For the home; for the state; equal
justice. votes for women"
The most interested auditor the women
had was the ticket chopper up 1ioft. lie
was overjoyed at this break ia his some
what colorless existence. With his head
over the platform edge he watched the
proceedings believing frequent reports 10
the ticket seller inside who r, sec.