The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-07
MISS GLASGOW IN
SUFFRAGE PARADE
Marched With Miss Johnston
While Others Carried Nir-
ginia Banner.
SCENE MOST IMPRESSIVE
Saw Few Women Drop Out,
and MUe Marchers Stood Gibes
Without Flinching.

Miss Ellen Glasgow. Who has been
turned TO the city yest.r day. and is
visiting this week her father and sis
! ter. L. T. Glasgow aud Mrs Emily
Glasgow Houston, at West Main
Street.
Yes said Miss Glasgow yesterday
to reporter for The Iimes Dispa ten
Il walked in the grea; suffrage process
sion on Saturday IN New York. and had
most interesting experience. The
weather was heavenly. and the process
sion one of the best managed affairs
of the Kind ever seen n the metropo-
, lis. Every woman knew her place ana
went to ii. The procession began and
ended on time"
What was your idea as to the num-
her OF women in the p"ocession?" Miss
Glasgow was asked.
AS | was in the procession when 1t
started. said she. lit was Impossible
for me TO estimate with amy degree OF
accuracy whatever 1t is true that |
| fell out of ranks at Fifty-siXth Street,
but only saw part 81 the procession
come by me then.
Yes she continued. Miss Mary
Johnston and l walked together. and
Willie Lee and Miss Bennett carried
the Virginia flaC. When we first start
ed. down in the Tcsion of Twenty
third street, the crowd pressed for
ward so that we had 10 walk single
file or two abreast and there was a
lot of Eood-natured char. from young
boys chiefly, But no cSe took eNccp-
tons; 1t was "A givc-and- take affair,
and merely added zcst to the march.
Few Women Dropped out.
"oh. no: not more than two or three
women dropped out. There was the
greatest spirit of animation among the
women. prevailing even after Carnegie
Hall had been reached, and showing
itself in speeches and songs from wo-
men of all ages and conditions.
Il think that the proroundest i'm
preston made was in regard to tho
absolutely democratic nature of the
parade. the fact that here was body
of all kinds and classes of women
banded together for common cause.
the solidarity of the movement, evil
dencing the strong feeling supporting
it and binding it together.
Il have" added Miss Glasgow. "a
special cabman whom Always call
upon, when | need a hanson. He met
me and Il friend OF mine just ms we
We're coming back from the parade
and explained that he rad gone to Car
negic Hall 10 bring us back, but that
he had not been able 20 get near the
building on account of the dense
crowds around it.
The men in the parade were fine
in spirit, ] think. to do what those
men did at the call OF the suffra gists
They had to endure some gliding, of
course, but they knew how to meet
and answer it,"
Two sit for Portraits.
Miss Glasgow was asked about a
portrait which Prince Pierre Troubet2-
koy had recently printed of her. u
think myself It is pretty good / hope
my friends wont considered it flat
tered. Yes. Prince Troubctzkoy is
painting portraits OF several Virginia
1 Munfords portrait in the Troubetzk o y
! studio. and think it very good in
/ deed
Miss Glasgow said that her new
book which is to have historic
! Virginia setting. is not to be issued
, soon. as il is far from completed
! In reply to an earnest invitation
! Miss Glasgow promised To be present
at the weekly meeting of the Equal
! Suffrage League in league headquar-
tiers. 500 East Broad street. on Thurs
/ day afternoon at ) o'clock. She will
| give an informal talk to her friends
! and recitc the words OF a suffrage
! song which she has recently composed.
Miss Glasgow viii! only be
! in Richmond a short while. and
will visit friends In Petersburg
| while here. She will return
! TO New York at the end of her
! visit. She has delightful studio
| there, with windows looking out upon
! Central Park.