Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-07
WOMEN TO MARCH
IN VICTORY PARADE
Torchlight Prooession~in New
York Saturday-Jersey Suf-
fragists in Line.

Unusual impetus will be given the
big suffrage parade to be witnessed
next Saturday night in New York
city by reason of the addition of
three States in the Union to the suf-
frage class.
It is declared that the demonstra-
ton to be given in New York Will
excel in sp1endor and spectacular sig
nificance anything of the kind ever
before attempted. 1t is said there
will be 10000 marchers in line. each
bearing a torch and wearing uniform
articles of attire. Miss Inez Milhol-
land. Mrs. Beatrice Hale and Mrs.
Jean N. Penfeld, who are promin-
emily responsible for the great dem
onstration, declare that the event will
be second only to the great Hudson
Fulton parade.
With bands playing, college girls
singing, women in white tunics -four
ishing Grecian torches, silver-tongueo
orators holding forth on every corner.
red lights fiaring, beautiful floats
filed with more beautiful goddesses.
New York is promised spectacle the
like of which was never witnessed be-
fore.
tuesdays victory for us is respon-
sible for a goodly portion of this tre-
mendous awakening" said Mrs. M. j.
REYNOLDS jub.1antly. MANY women
from New Jersey are preparing to
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Mrs. Reynolds, who has just re-
signed her position with the Woman S
Political Union of New Jersey to take
up the work of secretary to the legis-
lative committee of the Woman's Suf-
frage Association, stated that all suf-
fragists feel that the end is in sight.
"They are coming right along" said
she. 1--WE are surprised to see Michi-
gan give us suffrage, and for three
and possibly four States TO adopt
suffrage at one election never hap
pened before anywhere in the world.
Now that we have jumped the
bounds of the Rocky Mountains the
fight in the East will be simplifled
greatly.
"This Is the beginning of the end,
The East will follow the Western
States rapidly. We are very hopeful
of New York and New Jersey In
New York Governor-elect Sulzer is
for us. He has always worked Tor
us. and we look for his support.
'aThe States are coming right
alongp continued Mrs. Reynolds joy
fulIv. "1'he South win be last. 1t
WIN he. slow there, but 1t viii ony
be few more years before the entire
country will give the women equai
suffrage vita the men,
.xye have won without bloodshed.
we have won simply by an appeal TO
the sense of fair play, although we
have always been in the minority and
bs,ve had only a few workers to
carry on the movement"
S,,ffra gists are busy sewing on
three extra stars on their flag, which
formerly had but six stars.
For twentysfour years we had
hut one star in our flag (Wyoming), =
said Mrs. Reynolds. In 1898 we added
another tColorado). l was greatly
excited that election night in Colo
rado after such a long fight to win
lust one more star. When Utah and
Idaho voted for suffrage in 1896 We
added two more, and then fourteen
long years elapsed before Washing
ton Joined our ranks in 1910. Then
came California in 1911. and now
Won can reckon with our rapid
progress, in most serious manner.
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