The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-14
'SUFFRAGIST BOOSTS vOItS
FOR WOMEN TO THEATER
CROWDS BETWEEN ACTS
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Speaks From Stages of Garrick
and Lyceum, Sunday Night
RABBI NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
DR.. Franklin Thinks Woman's
Greatest Work Is Promot-
t, ing Home Spirit
RABBI NOT ENTHUSIASTIC

Beatrice Forbes obertson, the bril-,
liant young suffrage advocate who con-
Quoted an energetic speaking cam
paign in Michigan last week in behalf
OF votes for women, left, Sunday
evening, for Chicago, after two busy
days I'm Detroit. In the afternoon
Miss Robertson addressed large
gathering OF men and women, in Moose
semple. the meeting being free and
under the auspices OF the Detroit
League OF Equal Suffrage societies.
On the platform with Miss Robert
son were Miss Clara f. Dyar, chairman
OF the league and of the meeting; DR.
Mary Thompson Stevens, president OF
the College Equal Suffrage league:
Mrs. John Trix, president OF the indie
pendent Women's Voters association;
Mrs. Charles Stan, president OF the
Highland Park Suffrage club; Mrs
Frank +. Pitcher. president OF North
western Equality club. Mrs. Wilbur
Brotherton, president of Detroit Equal
Suffrage club and Mrs. Ruby NJ. Zahn.
president OF the Political Equality and
Civil league, were unable TO be pres
emit Miss Robertson's talk elected
enthusiastic applause from the large
audience the major portion OF which
was made up of men.
Miss Robertson was the guest at
luncheon Saturday noon Of the Col
lege Equal Suffrage league, in the
Newcomb-Endicott cafe, and made a
splendid address to the college women.
Later In the afternoon a number OF
society women entertained her at tea
in the Country club, very large and
fashionable crowd gathering to meet
the distinguished young English wo-
man and TO hear her speak. She re-
NAMED in the club for dinner as the
guest OF Mrs. Frederick Stearns and
Miss Clara +. Dyar and was entertain
ed over night in the Crosse Pointe
home of Mrs. Ralph NJ. Dyar
Following the lecture, Sunday after
noon, Miss Robertson was the guest at
dinner of Miss Dyar. who later accom-
spanied her to the Garrick and Lyceum
theaters, where through the courtesy
of f. ID. Stair. she was permitted 10 adj
dress the audiences between the acts
on the votes for women" proposition.
AT midnight Miss Robertson, who Is
Mrs Swinburne Hale, in private life,
left for Chicago 10 visit her little
daughter who Is visiting Mr.. Hale's
father and mother, Prof. and Mrs.
Hale, OF Chicago university.
Miss Forbes-Robertson was given a
poor hearing In the Lyceum, because
oil "rowdyism" in the galleries. Miss
Clara f. Dyar had introduced NESS
Robertson 10 the audience and eX-
piained her presence and her mis-
sion and The latter had begun TO
speak when the demonstration from
the upper gallery began.
II DO not believe that the demon.
stration was against suffrage or
against Miss Robertson, but merely
the outburst of few boys in the gal
leries. who thought 1t would be
smart to start a row., said Hiss
Dyar. "The people in the boxes and
and on the lower floor took no part
in the noise which grew in Volume
ND above, however. and finally fore
ed Miss Robertson from the stage
Miss Robertson told the audience
that she had spoken in many places
ssl over the world and had never be-
fore been treated so discourteouSly.
Inc lDelTOll ICdSut VI @HNAA
frage societies will hold board meet.
ing. Tuesday, when the question OF a
suffrage parade will be brought up and
every effort made TO have a parade a
feature of the suffrage propaganda
this summer.
Eve don't regard Rabbi Frankiir's
statements on woman sGiITagc as det-
rinnental to the cause at all, SAID
Mrs. Alfred Dunk, treasurer or the
Political Equality and CIVIC League
10 The Times, Monday, in comment
ms on the rabbits sermon on the
Question OF suffrage, SUNDAY.
While the rabbi is opposed to GER
tain features of the suffrage move
men he says he is III favor OF IT,
II Il can bring about better conditions
for women and children, coiitlhu2u
Mrs. Dunk. Now we "A 'gue that wo'
man suffrage will better the condl'
tichs of women and children.
I'VE regard the rabbits sermon as
mach as an Endorsement for wol1ac
suffrage as a disproval. and we don't
think that IL can possibly do any
harm. After all, the sermon is not as
much against suffrage as one woulu
think from reading the headlines OF
sore OF the newspapers ii Is the
headlines which give thes impression
that the sermon was entirely against
woman suffrage But that Is not the
situation at all; the headlines are
very misleading. II seems TO DC tue
policy of some papers TO distort tacts
ard give their readers a false ffiff'feS ,,
sion i'm regard TO woman suffrage ana
other things, as well.
I've admire Rabbi Franklins ilr
telleotuality, and we feel that MS
opinlon has great deal OF Influence
Mi we are not feeling hurt over ms
remarks. for, as have said, We loon
OH them as being as much In our
favor as against us. IL is not surpris
ing that there should be opposition
10 the cause. for the feeling OF pfeju
dice against woman suffrage IS So
deeply seated. The suffrage move
ment is practically new and We must
p remove the dislike TO IL before we
can expect TO make everybody see us
advantages for the human race in
general" ..,,,,
The rabbi. in his sermon, "Moth
ers' Day" discourse, said
Not Enthusiastic Over Plan.
/. 81 do not wish TO be construed as