New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
WOMEN
PARADE IN CARS
Miss Mary DonneIIy Deter
mined to Have Her Show
Whether or No.
HORNS WERE LEFT BEHIND
But Buttons Were Carried
Along and a Socialist Meeting
in Seward Park Suffered
in Consequence.

Mrs. Macdonald Sheridan, the poetess
of the Women's National Wilson and
Marshall organization, said that Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman observed Vice-President
sherman's death by calling off her long
planned campaign ball because she was
so susceptible to the elegances Of life
II is evident that the Moosettes are not
susceptible to the elegances Of hfe-or
maybe they are more practical politicians.
Anyhow, they were perfectly determined
to carry through the automobile parade
they had announced for yesterday AFTER
noon, and they did carry it through, even
though various male Progressive leaders
got cold feet at the last minute and teie-
phoned wildly, Don't do I'll"
As Miss Mary Donnelly observed COM
placently: I'VE women Will make a sue
cess of this campaign. In spite OF those
greenhorn men we have to work Witn'
II that is a slur on the men Miss Dom
nelly should be pardoned, for, really, sns
had her trials yesterday. She had TWO
dozen lovely horns for the Moosettes to
foot, and when a weak consent TO the JOY
ride was finally wrung from State Chalr-
man William B. Hotchkiss, IL he didne
say, well, go IL you will, but don't blow
your horns"
So the horns reposed silent at head
quarters, and Miss Donnelly had to Do
content with her own not inconsiderabls
voice.
Three o'clock was the hour set for tho
start, and the place was the state neaoS
quarters, at No. Is East 2sth street. Noa
word had been heard against II, and
Amos Pinchots automobile and William
| Grant Browns automobile and three or
four others were chugging away at the
| door and Miss Donnelly was snatching a
gulp of coffee, not having eaten that day
In the press Of her POLITICAL duties, and
! Miss Maud Ingersoll and Miss Eleanor
Brennan and the rest of the Moosettes
were selecting their horns and unfurllng
| their flags and choking the corridors and
the stairs by dozens, when a wild-eyeo
messenger from the mems quarters dashed
I'D to "Our Mary" and whispered in her
| ear.
NrfAa'N''@''
| Hotchkiss says we can't have it,
Wilson called his off; expose us to
criticism II we go on gssped the mes
senger.
stopping me at the last minute, when
the ladies are all here?' exploded our
Mary"
Yes; the idea - echoed the ladies
Have 1t Monday instead" suggested
William Grant Brown, who had come
down at his wife's behest to see the
Moosettes' through.
1T can't get the automobiles Monday
argued "Our Mary" Here an agitated
Moosette burst in: Miss Alice Carpenter
and Miss Mary Dreier and Miss Bertha
| Remburgh have gone home" she cried.
| "They got word from the national head
quarters not 10 have the parade just as
thew were getting into a car down here.
Then came another Moosette, also
breathless. mfr. Bird, the county chair
man. doesn't like the idea at all" she
walled.
mfr. Manchester says co. declared
three other Moosettes In chorus.
"Our Mary" grabbed the phone. Those
men, she breathed wrathfully; but at
the end of ten minutes she put the phoho
down. smiling well, ladies, Mr. Hotch-
kiss says go, but we mustn't blow our
horns"
After all. II was harmless parade.
The automobiles separated almost from
the start, going to different parts OF the
East side for street meetings. Miss Dom
nelly. with her usual luck, found iarge
crowd and police guard ready for hep
at Seward Park. whittier her car went
II was really Socialist meeting, but the
minute they saw Our Mary" and the
bandana nags they deserted their orator
and surged around her.
Buttons, buttons, give US outtonsF
they yelled. Those poor policemen Thsy
had gone there TO keep order In NICE
peaceful Socialist meeting, and to have
the Moosettes and button riot to handle
was certainly tough. Still, they seemed
to enjoy 1t, and the Moosettes went away
beamirg
"It takes women 10 do things" said
"our Mary"