New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-15
TO JOIN SUFFRAGE PARADE
Equal Franchise Society Votes
TO Turn Out on NAV 6.

The Fnual Franchise Society has voted
"a ioin the suffrage parade which is being
AIMED nv the Woman's Political Union
for the afternoon OF May G. TIL. was de-
cided upon at the board meeting at which
Mrs. Clarence Mackav resigned az presi-
dent Of tho society. Mrs. Mackay viii not
march. but Mrs Richard Aldrich. now act
ting president, will, and so will Mrs Eyer
ton Winthrop, r.. who is on the executive
board. Mrs. Philip Lydig, also board
member, cannot march because she ls going
10 DO out Of the city. but she Is giving the
banner 10 be carried by tho group OF West
ern voters-a gorgeous banner, with verse
OF poetry upon II telling how the sun rises
I'm the West now instead OF IN the East
The Political Equality League was asked
70 come into the parade, but Mrs Oliver
Fl. P Belmont, the president, sent the rol-
lowing letter in reply:
After long consideration 7 have decided
that az an organization l DO not care 70
be represented in the parade.
The Woman's Suffrage party and the
Collegiate Equal Suffrage League are CO.
operating. and will be represented In the
contingent which carries the leading ban
n.r. Many college women will march, the
Bryn Mawr group alone numbering sixty
Johns Hopkins University will send large
delegation Of women physicians. The social
workers will be headed by Miss Lillian
Void. OF the Henry Street Settlement, and
Mrs Henry Simkhovitch. OF Greenwich
House. Lest men forget that woman can
he a suffrasist and a mother, there VIII De
a section composed Of MEMBERSHIPS. John
winters Brannan, Mrs. John Rogers, r.,
Mrs. Livingston Schuyler and many others
the leader bearing banner with this
MOTTO. I'VE pre- pare children for the
world. let US prepare the world for chill
dren."
Many and elaborate are the banners 10 be
carried by the different groups, but one OK
them at least will have sad significance
the fame colored one, draped with black
that will be borne by the shirtwaist makers
Not only banners but emblems OF inc
various trades represented viii he seen
A. model airship al the head Of the aero
nauts. though TO be strictly accurate the
aeronauts will be chiefly workers IN roy
balloon factories and typewriter trundled
on platform by the stenographers. Con
recticut. New Jersey Massachusetts ana
various other states will be represented.
Mrs.. Ernest Seton Thompson will lead the
/ Connecticut women. and in that group also
will be Miss Ely. head OF the Ely schooL
for Girls. al Greenwich. Another head OF
q fashionable school for girls who VIII
march is Miss Jessica Finch, Of New YORK
Miss Maude Ingersoll. daughter OF the
late Robert c. Ingersoll. and the Misses
Irene and Alice Lewisohn are among those
who will turn out to show they want the
vote.
Hazel stanton, fifteen years old. VIII carry
a banner in honor OF her grandmother
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, while the ensign
Of Mrs. Henry Miller, another OF the
n,oneers is TO be borne by her grandson.
/ Carl Miller.
The procession will start down Fifth
avenue from 18th street at $50 o'clock. led
by bands. floats and other historical ana
musical features. The different detach-
ments will fall in from side streets where
the, will be stationed. Arrived at Union
Square, the vote seekers will "wAoop II
up'' for the cause with oratory and song.