The Washington times., 1912-06-27
SUFFRAGETTES Of
DISTRICT Off FOR
BALTIMORE PARADE
Washington Women Dress
in White, With 3e-Cent
Hats, for March.

Berenely confident that their demon
stration in Baltimore tonight will help
the womans suffrage cause, the first
division of the National Capital dele
cation left for the Monumental City
this afternoon at 1865 o'clock on the
Pennsylvania railroad. Another division
will leave at s p. m, and will arrive in
Baltimore just in time to reach the
rendezvous and fall in line before the
parade starts at o'clock.
The washington girls and women who
have gone or are going, to Join the
votes-for- women hosts are dressed in
white, including 39-cent straw hats. The
tar boards.
Carry Huge Banner.
They bear with them an enormous
banner, already baptized in the suf-
frage cause by being carried in the
great New York demonstration of last
May. Miss Alice T. Jenkins, daughter
OF the admiral, is the standard bearer
today, just as she was in New York.
The Washington delegation to the pa
rade may properly be called representa-
tive, including as it does women of
every calling and walk of life. Mothers
Of families, and young college graduates,
nurses. lawyers, school teachers, clerks,
actresses, girls who might be nothing
else than society girls" II they pre-
In various philanthropies and for va
rious causes-all these and many more
are In the Washington and other dele
cations Of the parade.
Will Help Cause.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, dean of
the Washington College of Law, led the
1:55 division to Baltimore.
Whether anything formal is accom-
plished or not as respects the platform
Of the convention" said Mrs. Mussey,
the demonstration this evening will
greatly help the cause of votes for
women"
The Washington suffrasists contend
that the number of converts to the
cause of woman's suffrage from such
demonstrations as today Is always
large, because people are impressed
with the fact that women do desire the
ballot.
Parades Start on Time.
Moreover, the ability Of women at the
head Of these parades to start and end
the march at the given hour and minute
has contrasted favorably with the
always-late-in-startin parades mar
shaled by mere men.
The promptness of the women. It Ia
admitted. .tIntus has been notably demon
Among the women who left Just be-
fore Q o'clock today were the following;
Mrs. Margaret L. Coope,, Miss F. l.
o'Neale, Miss Mia Allen, Mrs; Mar
Kern. Miss Alice H. Birdsali. Mrs.
Mildred shinn, Mrs. Belle Byce. Mrs.
oh Nra
Mussey, Mrs. Flora Swain, Miss Jane
Bradt, Miss Eliza o. Denniston. Mrs
Ada Rhodes, Miss Bertha Yoder. Miss
Lilly Ross, Miss Harriet NJ. Work, Miss
Barnes, Miss Sallie Been, Miss Minnie
Brown, Miss Stella Armitage. Mrs. B
Robertson, Miss Mary v. Johnson, and
Mrs D. Cramer.
Enthusiasts Go Early.
Some of the enthusiasts, like Miss
Elsie Hill, daughter of Congressman
Hill of Connecticut, went over to Balti
more earlier in the day. Others will
take the 5 o'clock train because. they
have been busy at work all day.
Four organizations will be repre-
sented in the National Capital divi
sion: These are the College lk'ss ESTa %Is,
man Hill Of Connecticut. is president
the Stanton Suffrage Club OF which
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley is the head; th'
District of Columbia Woman's Suffrag'
Association, and the Political Stud!
Club of Washington.
Mrs. La Toilette There.
Many distinguished Capital RESIDENT
will take part in the march. Mrs. Rob
ert M. La Toilette, wife Of the Senator
may march, and also her daughter, whit
has twice marched in the New YorI
suffrage parade. Mrs. Wiley will be a
the head of her club, and Miss Hill ant
Mrs. Mussey will march in the van O.
their respective sections. Mrs. Mussey
leading the women lawyers.
Washington nurses will be represented
by a considerable number of yount
women in this profession. the leaders
of these in parade being Miss Mary
Carnell, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Gates, and DIR
Elnora C. Folmar, of the Woman
Clinic.
Similarly, the school teachers OF tn,
Capital will have a good-iszed delegation
in the line.
The parade this evening will have al
the famous American suffrage workers
in line, including the famous DR.. Anni
Shaw, who has been a noted woman
minister and nreaCher for wears