The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-05
10000 MARCH
IN PARADE: Of
SUFFRACETTES
Demonstration of
Women Ever Seen in the
United States; Enormous
Crowds Cheer.
POOR GIRLS WALK
WITH RICH DANES
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch
PreSides at Meeting at Car
negie Hall; Women Go
Home Tired, Happy.
BY international News Service.

r TEW YORK, May 4.--With ban.
N ners flying and bands playing
"The Boy | Left Behind Me, -
the great army of suffragettes
marched up Fifth avenue this after
noon in the biggest public demonstra-
tion of women ever seen in this COUP
try. 1t IS estimated that there were
more than $4,000 marchers in line.
From Washington square ND Fifth
avenue to Fifty-seventh street, and
thence to Carnegie hall, great enthusi
astic crowds lined the way Windows
balconies, roofs and sidewalks were
filled with admirlng and cheering
throngs for the plucky women taking
the two and half mile walk to dem
onstrate the earnestness Of their appeal
for the ballot
so great wero the crowds at Wash
lngton square when the marchers began
TO gather that the reserves were called
out to clear the streets and square for
the delegations Of suffragists assem-
bled there.
Bugle Call Sounds.
Promptly at 5 clock Miss Josephine
Beidcrhase, grand marshal Of the day, |
sounded the bugle call, and the head |
OF the parade moved ont from under |
Washington arch with the precision
and assemble Of military training.
Ten mounted policemen and ten mo-
torcycle policemen, in charge Of In
spector McCluskey, preceded the wo.
man IS cavalry troop in charge Of Mrs.
Charles Edward Noblauch, wearing a
gray riding habit with great green
sash with the words in yellow, ''yotes
for women.''
The fifty women riders smilingIy
bowed recognition Of the cheering ave
nue. onlookers. All wore the three.cor,
nered black straw riding hats with
cockade Of suffrage colors, purple,
green and white of the women s politi-
cal union, under whose management
the parade was hold.
Some of the Riders.
Among the riders were Miss Winona
Marlin, Mrs, Beatrice Forbes Robert
SON Hale, Mrs. Theodore II. Smith of
Detroit, Gladys Brown, Misses Alice
and Irene Lewisobn, Miss Cornelius
Ryan, DIR. ]. r. Ogilvie, Phyllis Muel-
Ter, Sylvia Loines, Mary Duncan, Es-
ther Evans, Philadelphia; Clara 3. Full
ler, Miss l.. A. earle, Mrs Heyworth
Campbell, Mrs. A. H. Mccarthy, Miss
Evelyn Granger, Miss Ethel L. Wood
man, Miss Mary Willard, Ruth Well.
ngton, Eleanor 3. Thompson, Miss
Gciss and Miss Mary Winter.
Miss Milbolland, whose mount be-
came fractious at the start, fell into
line behind the old guard band and :
attracted a great deal Of attention by {
her stunning attire and clever riding.
She rode astride, wearing tan crash
costume, knee length coat and divided {
skirt with high black boots and the {
regulation George Washington style of ]
riding hat t
After Miss Milholland walked Miss !
Eleanor Brannan, bearing the suffrage g
standard. The executive board of the
Woman's Political union, headed by
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, whose
combined efforts for the past twelve !
months resulted in today's great dem.
received big ovation all !
along the marching line. Mrs. Blatch D
wore her college cap and gown, while 6
tho other officers, including Mrs. I
James Winters Brannan, Miss Lexow. {
Miss Cook. Mrs. John Rogers, Jr., Miss I
Perkin, Mrs. Arthur Townsend, Mrs. c
Blanche De Forrest and Miss Flor I
'nce Kelly were attIred in white L
Social Equality. - n
Women Of wealth and proud social h
position marched in suffrage leagues j
With the working girl of shop or fac c
ory. O
Members of the marching army de. C
,lared that the parade represented not a
'nly great epoch in the history Of
g suffrage in this country, but |,
sven a moro decidedly interesting S
epoch in the growing activities of =
women in public life and public in
ierests. g
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