The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-05
ARMY OF WOMEN IN
SUFFRAGE PARADE
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League for Woman Suffrage marched
with the women, il was decidedly
"woman s day.
Men along the line of march uncov.
cred their hehds as the carriage driven
by Mrs. Cyrus Field and containing
the Rev. Aptoinette Brown Blackwell,
the pioneer suffrage worker, who be-
woman to be ordained clergyman in
this country, passed, surrounded by
bodyguard Of twenty young women In
white Dr. Blackwell was the oldest
suffragist in the parade, being "a
years old. In fact, the attitude Of the
crowds was an eagerness to pay hon.
age to the earnest marching women
rather than to iibe and jeer as on for
mer occasions.
Splendid Reception.
One young business man who
marched in the men g league expressed
tho sentiment shared by other march
ers when he said:
"The street crowds were far diff
ferent in their reception of us than
they were last year. Today 8, recep-
| idly changing public sentiment to-
wards suffrage. But it is no doubt
| due to the addition of California to
| the suffrage states since last year s
street parade, and the number of
states represented today which makes
the parade one of national interest. ~
One Of the banners carried by the
| mon bore the world EUntil women
vote we shall not have complete de-
mocracy.'
The mems league was headed by a
fife and drum corps. Colonel Fred,
erick Green of the national guard
acted as marshal for this division,
assisted by Frederick Nathan, james
Lees Laidlaw and R. G. Beadle, secre-
tary of the league.
Witter Byuner, the poet. brought a
ers from New Hampshire, among whom
was James 7. Ives of Andover, 73
| years of age.
ffIt makes me feel young again to
march in such a splendid procession,
for such high principle said MI.
Ives. "I am well repaid for the trou'
BILE Of coming to New York.
were:
Prominent Men In Line.
Hamilton Holt, Max Eastman, Rabbi
Stephen Wise, William WINS, Swim
burne Hale, James Livingston Duane,
| Professor Vittorio Racca of the Uni
versity of Rome, Professor John Dew
ev of Columbia, Robert Elder, Duncan
B. Hardison, Thomas W. Hotchkiss,
| William Bracken of Boston, Walston
Brown, Jefferson Seligman, Professor
j. E. Spingarn.
In spite of its being late Saturday
afternoon Broadway was thronged and
| the crowds cheered the suffragists and
| the brilliant spectacle they presented.
Delegations Of Norwegian, Swedish,
| Greek and Chinese women, garbed IN
| native costume, added to the brilliancy
| of the march.
Bankers. lawyers, doctors and men
| well known in the educational circles
| as well as in professional life, marched
| in the division of the Men s Suffrage
| league, with members of the bricklay"
| ers' union, longshoremen' union, car
| Denters, plumbers, motormen and other
! unions and presenting a long marching
column of more than 1900.
There was big delegation of college
women wearing their caps and gowns.
Twenty Bands in Line.
From the moment the parade got un-
der way, stirring military music ac-
companied the white robed army every
minute. There were twenty regimen
tai bands and three fife and drum
corps,
Arriving at Carnegie hall, big mass
meeting was held for the marchers and
the boxholders, while an overflow meet.
ing was held on the street corners by
Young women of the various organiza~
tIons.
Addresses were delivered by Mrs
Blatch. who presided; DR.. Anna How,
ard Shaw and the Rev. Anna Garlin
Spencer.
Dr. Shaw announced that she would
start for Ohio On Monday to take part
in the suffrage fight there.
AT the conclusion of DR.. Shaw's ad
dress. the thousands of women in the
hall rose and sang "America' and
then passed out Of the hall looking