The Washington times., 1912-12-28
SUFFRAGSTS PLAN
brilliant PAGEANT
!. BEFORE INAUGURAL
Committees Named to Ar
7 range for Event to Be
Held on March 8.

Oficials In charge Of the parade Of
woman's suRrasists on March .. have
determined TO make the affair pageant
and 10 devote attention to the produc-
tlon Of beautiful effects. rather than ia
the display OF numbers. To his end com.
mittess have been appointed to under.
tcke all necessary arrangement as soon
~ possible. Following the opening Of
headquarters. at ll3o r street northwest,
this week. fourteen committees were
named. representing prominent suffra.
Siots from all over the East, and -.
pecially the six woman's suffrage organ
ilations In the District.
The central committee. which will
have general charge Of the parade. con.
slsta Of two members appointed By the
National w6man's Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation. Miss Alice Paul. Of PhIiadci-
phia. and Miss Lucy Burns, Of New
York. and two appointed by the local
associations, Mrs. 0ienna 8. Tinnin and
Miss Emma Gillette.
Subcommittee Named.
Owbcommittees appointed are: Page.
ant, Mrs. Gienna 8. Tinnin, Miss Elsie
Hill. daughter Of Congressman Hill. and
Miss Hasei Mackeye. sister Of Percy
Mackeye. the dramatist; bands. Mrs.
william Kent. wife Of Congressman
Kent. Of California. chairman; press,
Mrs. Helen H. Gardener. chairman:
Iommittso on libraries. Miss Harriette
J. Histon. chairman: committee on hos
pitality. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. chair.
man; committee on organisation Of
physicians. DR.. Eleanor c. Folkmar.
chairman; committee on outdoor meet.
tngs. Mrs. Nina E. Allender, chairman:
committee on organising nurses: Mrs.
Charles Morton, chairman: committee
On organising college women. Miss Elsie
Hill. chairman; committee on pioneer
suffragists. Miss Nettie Loveca White.
Mrs. Lulu w. Hemingway. chair.
photographs. and colors. Mrs. Nina L.
Allender. chairman; committee on or
essSs sn Mis-. E Ema se Ss
nittee.
Plans For Parade.
leading features OF the Inaugural cere.
monies. Although the pageant will be
modelled somewhat after that held in
more beautiful, II is said. There will be
organisations by states and by womens
organizations and professions. A fea-
ture will be number Of floats decorat-
ID to represent the states In which
women already have suffrage.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, Miss Jane
Adams. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and
other national officers will lead the
parade.
A Business Plan.
. Miss Paul today admitted that the
pageant is largely a business PROPOSE
ton with the sufFragettes. Large dele.
cations from States now having wom-
ems suffrage will be here. and the
whole pageant will be SO designed a.
to leave q strong impress on the minds
Of the ''antis." 1t 10 part OF q nation.
wide propaganda to spread womsn's
suffrage. and because Of the presence
Of many people from many States, the
movement here Is expected to bear
good results In coming elections.
1T Is quite civiii5ed. you under.
stand" said Miss Paul today. There
will be nothing wild and woody about
II. for we plan to have beautiful
pageant which shall give the people of
the United States Q valuable object les.
son. We shall make no attempt to
have . place In the regular inaugural
parade"