The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-05

their places and made ready. There
wasn't much excitement anywhere around
that district. The police gave the women
the thoroughfare and the women did the
rsst.
The Womens Political Union Occupa-
tion gro,ips took up all OF Ninth street
there was in sight both sides Of Fifth
avenue. This was big delegation and
serious one. Miss Cabot had the
teachers and the students Miss Louise
Beiderhase another section. Miss Anne
Reilly the industrial workers which had
about ten sections. embracing every
industry women GO to. You could find
some sections in and ont of the inter
secting streets almost all the way mp to
Twenty seventh street, where the division
from the uptown stores and Offices was
formed. They couldn't ret away much
before the timc for the march to begin
and they had to have a handy place to
fall in
Also IN HoteI Tea Rooms.
There we're other meeting places too
~ that time the divisions of the women
who really could not muster up courage
enough to join in. although they believed
In il. These divisions met in the tea rooms
OF the hotels and restaurants. and tried
70 get 'up enough courage to 20 out and
march. The Waldorf Astoria tea room
was jam,ned early in the day. and there
numbers of banners made it look ike
college reunion. There was another
crowd az the Holland and at Martins.
further down the avenue.
The Holland House delegation finally
compromised by stretching long stream
ers Of yellow across the balcony and
doing some powerful cheering The
timid division in other places usually
went out and got 'axicahs which they
drove ne near tho parade as they could
after having patroniscd generously the
banner men. who did a thriving business
In the Stirrup R~htnd the Hand.
There wasn't hitch or a slip in the
parade. II was just about on the stroke
Of s o'clock when Miss Beiderhas the
grand marshal of the day. swung her
eelf up on her fine bay horse. fixed her
feet firmly in the stirrups and nodded
70 the mounted police who were to clear
the way. Very promptly Mrs. Knob
LAUGH and her horsewomen trotred up
In line. a double military band let out
q blare, and the divisions made ready
to feed Themselves out of all the inter-
secting streets.
Miss Bedcrhasc had he- eyes fixed
on distant Murray Hill road like the ferni-
nine centaur, and just behind her
came Miss Brannan. the main standard
bearer. on foot, supporting her heavy
burden without struggle Then came
the executive board of the Womens
Political Union. Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch, Mrs Kelly. Mrs. Brannan. Mrs
Rogers. Mrs. Do Forest. Mrs. Lexow
Miss Perkins. Mrs Townsend Miss Cook.
Mrs. Hale. Three demure white gowned
aidee came just behind them and then
the body of the parade appeared.
Snrrastic Banners.
just about that time there began to
show some banners. all Of which contained
some rather crisp and incisive remarks
II was apparant ut the start that Edwin
A. Merritt. Jr. OF St lawrence county
n. Y. needn't run for anything if women
get vote soon. This seems to be due
to the fact that Mr. Merritt is the Speaker
Of the Assembly
He does not fight fair--Edwin A. Mer-
ritt. Jr." ran Il first banner held up by
the Women E Political Union Suffrage
Passed the Assembly. Who Killed IT."
was second DO They Fear the Votes
Of Women in Albany?- was another ques-
tion four feet long on yellow banner
Progressive SOAP Box Oratory.
determined looking delegratlon of
women speakers. each one carrying
soap box and bundle of pamphlets, came
along about that time. They had few
mottoes themselves, but they were there
for other business. At about every cor
ner one Of the women dropped out Of the
parade. deposited her soap box. climbed
on ii and started after the crowd
There We're about fifty of these Young
women in this delegation and when they
went al tho crowd with their arguments
there wasn't so much fun made Some
Of the women. ike Nlrs Rheta Child Dorr.
Miss Plexner End Mrs, Mary Austin are
experienced in public speaking They had
met crowds before and thoy were ready
NJ speech. They said what they wanted to
say and hurried to new corner Miss
Inez Nllnolland was Oh horseback
Here Toilers. SchoOigirIx. >ur.cs.
patton Groups, seemed 10 catch the multi
tucle more firmly than anv other single
thing in the one hour and u half of parade.
Led by school teachers it took the fun
out Of il all at the start 4 few little
banners may have contributed too. There
are 57s,84 illiterste children IN this coun
try said a banner. Another capped i,
with: out Of the States with the least
percentage of illiteracy, those where
women vote are leaders o."
Then came The school girls the Washing
ton Irving High School. and thes, pretty
young misses carried banner which
was somewhat sarcastic: "All this is The
natural consequence of teaching girls TO
read They had two or three about the
Chicago woman school superintendent
The public was asked il she was nor de-
Ivering the goods or words to that efYec,
nd In the crowd no Chicago man an.
peared TO answer in the negative
We Point with Pride.
The impressive occupation group then
swung along with it, distinctive cos
tunes, its banners and it's flags. Each
group called the attention Of the multi
tude to some one woman who had won
fame in her art or profession The (
doctors, who led. swung the names of DR. !
Eaizaoeth Blackwell and DR. Mary Putnam
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