New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-08
WOMEN'S PARADE WILL
LIGHT 5TH AVENUE
No Reason to Fear Dark, Timid Ones Are
Told-Swiss, Socialists and Moose
Will March.
Afraid to parade in the dark?

Afraid TO parade In the dark!
That's no excuse, for there Amt goin
to be no dark" as the small boy said OF
the apple core.
r. c. Beadle says It Of to-morrow's
suffrage parade.
Anybody who is afraid to go out In
the dark is no suffragist, and, anyway,
there won't be any dark.
Fifth avenue g as light as day. why,
the one thing we're worried about Is that
there will be so little dark that our IAN
terms and transparencies won't snow up.
There will be plenty Of light. Let me see
900 flaming torches, 5000 harvest moon
lanterns, 1000 miners caps, IL floats. and
we don't know how many automobiles.
TT will be lighter on Fifth avenue at
o'clock Saturday night than 1t is no" at
4:30 In all this rain
Rumor has told that many of the young
and fair who marched gladly in the pa
rade OF May are bit doubtful about the
propriety Of being in a night parade on
November 8.
Its all very well for those old women,
they murmur, but 1 know my father
won't let me do II. 1t was bad enough
the way we were jostled and crowded
I'm the other parade, and that was in
broad daylight This is at night and I'm
afraid the roughs will be out. 1t VIII be
quite late when we reach Union Square.
The few doubling Thomases who 80 to
headquarters with this tale Of woe meet
with no sympathy whatever
why. my dear. it's too silly laughs
Mrs. Laidaw, who is grand boss or the
parade. Your father won't let you"
For mercys sake, bring father alons
then. You'll be safe with him, won't
you? The parade is to be formed of
men and women side by side. You won't
have to be separated from father a single
minute.
Bring the Whole Family.
III your father won't come bring your
brother. or your best friend, or your
colored nurse, or all the family. we
don't want you alone. We'd much rather
have the whole family.
Yes. and II you can't get anybody at
all 10 take care OF you your marshal
will. II will be part Of the duty OF
every parade marshal to see that her
girls are conducted safely to the sub
way.
There will be plenty Of strong EARNED
men suffragists 10 see that no violence
is done the flower OF the parade. And as
for the rowdies, my dear. we have the
assurance Of the Police Department that
everything will be all right. There VIII
be no repetition Of last springs trouble
about the police"
Yesterday was q busy day at parade
headquarters. at No. 30 West 3ith street.
In spite Of the rain. suirragists Of all
ages and descriptions kept troopng in 10
buy lanterns and hats. TO ask where
they were 20 fall in line. and please would
Mrs Iaidlaw pose for her picture.
The sufrragsts didn't mind the rain.
not a bit OF II. They almost forgot to
rejoice in the four new states because OF
their Joy IN the rain.
we Just prayed for it to-day" they
said III II rains to-day and tomorrow
It's sure TO be clear on Saturday.
But well march. Yes. we will Wen
march however hard II may rain. II Will
spoil our lanterns, perhaps, but II can't
sion us Rain or starlight that's our
slogan"
The parade will start at o'clock from
9th street and Fifth avenue, led by
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale. mount
ed on snowwhite steed and carrying
flaming torch" Colonel Frederick 5.
Green VIII be her aide-de-camp.
Behind them will come the triumphal
,runnpeters golden horns four feet long
were discovered yesterday for them. the
victory floats and chorus OF THANKSGIVING,
The first association represented IN the
parade will be the national LED by
DIR Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Frances
Maude Bjorkman, marshal; Miss Caroline
Reilly and Mrs Mary Ware bennett BAN
ner bearers.
Behind the national will be representa-