New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
SUFFRAC|ST EGG FEAST
Children of 18th Assembly Dis
trict Eat Their Fill.
ALL C0L0RS AND SIZES
Mrs. Belmont Gives an Easter
Spread in Her Votes-fcr-
Women Lunchroom.

w UlucU GuuCuI OUM.
II there are two hundred and four very
sick children in the lith Assembly District
this Easter morning woman suffrage is AT
the bottom Of II. Woman suffrage broke
out in the form Of pink and green and blue
and yellow and purple eggs at Mrs. o. ".
p Belmont'z Votes for-Women Lunchroom.
at No 40 East 3ith street. yesterday. and
the children OF he district came. by invita-
ton to get them. Seventeen dozen brilliant.
hard boiled eggs were given out. and there
wasn't a child who didn't Immediately eat
his or her eggs and most Of them took sew
eral laps at the dyed shells for dessert.
But Miss Mary Donelly. leader Of the dis
trict. who handed out the eggs. declared 1t
wouldn't hurt them
81 said a woman suffrage Incarnation over
the kettle when We coored them she ex-
planned They wouldn't poison lady
bug"
When the distribution was over the front
Of the headquarters looked as II an incu-
bator had collided with Il rainbow and
Spilled its contents over the pavement
Numbers Of the shells went through the
spiked defences erected to the west and to
the east by General a. Jackson and Carl
Damschinsky. the anti-militant suffrage
neighbors on either side. but these warriors
took no offence perhaps because Miss DON
ely had taken the precaution TO bride them.
Early I'm the day she wrapped UP yellow
egg in tissue paper and pink ribbons, and
N cuff ct who
lives at the Martha Washington Hotel.
mounted Mr. Damschinskys steps and
rang his bell. Immediately Mr. Damschin-
skys head and Mrs. Damschinsky's head
appeared accommodating al the window
and they made frantic signs with their
arms for Mrs. Parker TO go away
You vlmins dot vonts dose suffrasettes
und comes ringing my bell ISIS too much
trouble, shouted Mr.. Damschinsky.
But / don't want them I'm one OF them
and want YOU" pleaded Mrs. Parker IN
her sweetest voice. We're sorry n our
visitors nave annoyed YOU BY mistaking
YOUR door for ours and We hope that 70
show there are no hard feelings you'll ac-
cept this hard egg from US.
After some parley the Damschinskys
consented 70 open the door and receive the
egg. upon which Mrs Parker won them
completely by assuring them that she had
used some Of the hair dye Mr. Damschin-
sky manufactures and sells TO color It.
4 frecked male suffragette Of ten years
yearning for excitement. potitioned to carry
General Jackson's egg 10 him. but came
back Disguised
"Ap. notin' doin'." he whined. De old
guy smiled real pleasant. an says. 7 ank
youse little boy says he
The children were invt ID 10 come at }
clock. but the invitation reached only
small number. and at the hour named not
more than a dozen were waiting outside
No sooner had these entered and emerged
with their eggs however. than. BY that
mysterious telepathy which prevails among
children. the juvenile society OF the lith
Assembly District became aware that
something was going for nothing az No
40 East saith street. and with whoops and
bounds descended upon the place.
From the furthest confines Of the district
they came in all varieties Of Easter cos
TUNES. Some Of the boys had shoes and
some didn't Some were in mems trousers
held up with pieces OF wire and some hid
all discrepancies under sweaters descended
evidently from elder members OF the fam
ilv. one little girl came n 4 very gorgeous
new behowered hat. but behind her tod
dled smaller sister in winter bonnet Of
faded plush.
We couldn't ford only one spring nat
a our house. an ! 90 10 Sunday school.
30 ] got It," the elder sister explained.
But all the children had their best man
ners on. anyhow Every boys hat came
off the minute he got inside the door, and
some were so respectful that they uncov-
cred at the foot Of the stairs that lead up
10 the lunchroom. Miss Donelly, as she
gave out the eggs. pinned a votesfor-von-
On button on the breast Of each young re-
cipient. delivering the While a suffrage
GRAFTON i'm terms suited 10 young minds.
Votes for women means good time
for the children" she cried. More play
grounds II your mothers vote. boys.
whoopng big May party in Central Park
If your mothers vote. girls
Does your father believe in woman SUI
fragec" a curious visitor asked one small
boy
"Aw. ! dunno. He says r. she ever tries
any fooIishness about votin' he'll hit her IN
de eye" was the startling answer.
Most Of the children were deeply inter
ested I'm the suffrage posters that decorate
the walls. One buxom little girl in shoes
that didn't match couldn't ne dragged away
from a painting Of Mrs Belmont That
stands in a corner waiting 10 be hung.
Amt she the grand LADY, she said in
an awsd whisper. She looks just Ike
me mudder did Wen she vas dressed TO 90
10 Aunt 'Tildas party
BY $50 o'clock there wasn't an eSg IN the
place. and all the later corners could do
was 10 sGuabble over the brightest 81 the
shells that Uttered the sidewalk.