New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
'SUFFRAGETTES WIN FAVOR
TaIIy-H0 Drive on Fifth Avenue
Delights the Spectators.
EAGER FOR LITERATURE
Marked Improvement in the At
titude of the Public, One
Leader Asserts.

n SuNrdBette tdlty-nO, WIN TOUR h'ISc0
and bugIc, swathed in purple, green and
white banners and gay with futtering suf-
fraRette flags, made a triumphant progress
up Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon. TO
the huge delight Of everybody concerned.
The holiday crowds simply beamed upon
the women and reached up eager hands TO
receive the purple and white dodgers,
which told them:
Upon YOU rests the responsibility OF Sc
curing political freedom for his generation.
Come and march I'm the suffrage parade.
Automobiles drove up close TO the gay
coach; grinning chauffeurs grabbed for the
papers and handed them over to their
mstresses In the back seats. who laughed
and waved their hands al the suffragettes
one woman had her machine slow up
while she called out. II cont need any.
but wish you good luck
The avldty with which three young girls
seized upon the dodgers nearly led to an
accident at 9th street They threw open
the door Of their carriage. and Il crashed
into the tally-ho with an awful spllntering
noise, hut the trouble was not half as
serious az II sounded. and the maidens
drove on. ruefully holding their dodgers and
the battered door, which wouldn't lock any
more.
Tho patrolman on the corner felt his rep
utation lettering however 80 he command
ed tho women to give out no more dodgers.
They Get Out OF Trouble.
You're going 20 get into trouble" he
-, shouted. lofuly Ignoring the papers they
futtered IN his face The tally-ho stopped
| Bjorkman descended from the giddy height
| by means OF q tcn-inch wide ladder, while
! the crowds which had gathered applauded
! joyously. The heroines walked the rest OF
| the way Up the avenue scattering their
violet printed sheets.
! The unfortunates who sat N the inside
Of motor buses were IN n most pitiable
plight Lined up close 20 tho tally-ho,
with their noses pressed against the win
dows, they were quite unable TO reach out
! for the dodgers which the suffragettes
waved tantalizingly in their faces. Only
! occasionally a quick witted conductor would
/ grab a handful, and distribute them 10 his
charges within.
The tourney was repete with incidents
which rejoiced the suftragettes hearts 4
weary and chilly person. who looked as II
she had been tramp!ng the street for hours,
drew herself up haughtlly.
( Il don't want H." she snorted "Woman's
I place IS in the home"
/ The bugle sounded cheeril;' and the small
I boys yelled.
Come on. come On,
Come on, come On,
Come, march IT, the suftrage parade
The women sang the refrain. A mes
senger boy on a bicycle dashed up and
snatched a dodger.
I'll vote for you. sister" he shouted 10
the pretty. curly haired one who smiled
upon him benevolently.
Esgerness Of the Small Boy.
Small boys On one roller skate apiece
dashed recklessly into the thick OF the
trafic begging. Gimme one please
] m sses.'
"All right You can't vote, though. TAKE
! It home 10 your father"
A very few "antis" surveyed the per-
Torrance through their lorgnettes with
scorn, while their coachmcn grinned un-
observed and dared not take the dodgers
held out TO them.
man in an automobile took one. but
hi. wife snatched II from his hand and
threw II away.
"she doesn't need vote" the suffrsglsts
laughed.
Not on your life" called fat patrol
man. I'm ruled by one now"
At 18th street the tally-ho crossed over
TO Columbus Circle. showered the cliauf-
feurs in automobile town" and went down
Broadway, where II met the theatre CROWDS
who hailed II with shouts Of elee.
''Suffragettes, ! bet a dollar: rat man
called, and the women pelted him. linen
they continued down Broadway and back
10 The Won1an's Political lIniCn, at NO. 10
East 18th street, their starting point Al
7 o'clock in the evening they made another
trip down Third avenue and through trlehd-
~ districts OF the East Side
ut was the most remarkable experience
I ever had" said Miss Elizabeth COOK.
leader OF the expedition. The good nature
OF the crowds and the serious way IN
which they folded up the papers ana put
them in their pockets TO take home 10 their
wives just show how the cause mas pro-
crossed
Even last year We never had people
come up and ask us for suffrage stun ana
to-day they were fighting for II IKE women
at a bargain counter
the tally-ho were Mrs. Henry Butterworth,
Miss Dorothy Steele. Miss Ann Forsythe'
Mrs. Frances BjorEman. Miss Mary Thorn
ton, Miss Mabel Irving, Mrs A. McLaugh-
lin and Miss Elizabeth Cook.