The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-14
DODGERS
FLUTTER FROM TALLY.HC
WOmen's Political Union Nom
bcrs Go Out to Advertise
a Parade.
TOUR OF LEADING STREETS
Some Go on Foot Also to Hand
Out the Literature for Ma, /
Demonstration.

Ten members of the Wamen's poli,ic,,
Union mounted a tall-eo YESTERDAY
afternoon ana epent thruo hours driyin,
up Fifth avenue and down Broadway
booming the fourth OF May parade
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch. Mrs
Arthur Townsend. Miss Eleanor Br,nnan
and Miss Caroline Lexow were to vbusv
to go. but Miss Dorothy Steele. Miss Ash.
burner. Mrs. Frances Bjorkman, Mis.
Mary Thornton. Miss Mabel Irwin. Mr.,
NJ. o. n. Mont gomcry and Mrs RAYMOND
Brown distributed thousands OF dodper,
under the direction OF Elizabeth Cook
the Cornell orator. and the sufYra ge,,.,
estimated that as a result Of the demon.
be added to the ranks Of the May marcher,
The attitude Of the crowds along the
curb who rushed to gaze at the purple.
green and white banners was one OF IN.
dulgent amusement. Every time tn.
coach stopped ACKNOWLEDGMENT women
messenger boys. clubmen and shop girls
showed and elbowed one another in an
effort TO secure one OF the dodgers The
men smiled and the women looked
thou ghtful as they read the opening sen.
tences:
Upon you rests the responsibility N
Of securing political freedom for this
generation. The plain duty of every
suffragist Is to demonstrate that she
il one OF the great body of women
who demand votes. Your cooperation is
needed now to make the parade of May ,'h
30 overwhelming at no political tactics
next session will he used to prevent the
advancement of our bill"
| The coach started from 'he East Twenty.
ninth street headquarters at 3 O'Clock and
proceeded a: pace well within the limit
of the speed law up + urth avenue 10
/ Thirtieth street. west to Fifth avenue and
north to Thirty fourth street. where q
stop scheduled for a duration OF ons
minute was prolonged TO fifteen because
of a refractory break which interfered
with the back wheel. The driver was
afraid to hand over the ribbons TO Miss
Cook. NO the bugler had TO cease sounding
the call to march and convert himself
into q lever.
The yearners for he ba Hot retained their
presence of mind 80 perfectly during this
episode that the passersby thought The
stop had been planned in order that the
dodgers might be thrown with more
accurate aim into omnibuses, autoIno-
bies and taxicabs. Several conductors
stretchpd fort h their hands eagerly for h.
violet and white leaflets. and ono bus pa-
senger came on the plat form and grabbed
enough % supply all those who rode inside
! Many chauifeurs of private cars exhibited
! u similar eagerness TO find out what phase
of the votes for women campaign was
being edvert ised. and several mot oris's
, shouted greetings to the suf'ragettes as
they whizzed by.
| One woman smiled and said she didnt I
need dodger. but she wished them luca
and another one in the car Just lehnd
snat ched the dodger caught by the man
who sat by her side and flung it violent "
back toward the coach. 4 group of n,en
in the windows of the Union League Club
waved jocularly to the women. and the
purple and green banners received gay
salItes as they passed the Union and the
University clubs. furt her up the avenue
| A crowd of Rrooms from the ridins scade-
mics cheered the coach when it reached
the entrance to tho park, and group
Chinese students secured copies OF the
dodgers and perused them eagerly.
! A few leering remarks greeted the
ent husiasts in Columbus Circle. but they
were quickly drowned by the cheers Of a
very 81, able crowd Of sympethiZers. some
of whom followed the coach down TO the
Hotel A>tor. W here a five minute stop was
made.
Eliaabeth Cook and Mrs Biork man were
SO afraid thai some pedestrian would
he overlooked i'm the distribution that
they covered nearly the whole course on
foot, dispensing dodgers from canvas
bags embls2 oned with Votes for Women :
If Il single woman among the matinee
crowd missed one it wasn't Elizabehs 5
fault. for sine paused in front of every
/ theatre on the line.
The coach got back to Headquarters
about { O'Clock. II will make another trip
next Saturday.