The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-14

MEN TO MARCH IN
SUFFRAGEPARADE
Representatives Of New York
and Washington Societies
to Urge Woman's Rights.
ALL NATIONS In PAGEANT
Pioneers" of Movement to Brave In
augural Weather and Take Part
in Demonstration.
ALL NATIONS IN PAGEANT

Not only are delegations of women
coming from all over the country to take
part in the suffrage pageant March 3,
but a number of States are expected to
| furnish similar quotas OF men OF equal
suffrage organizations. Officers at suf-
| frage headquarters yesterday said that
it is understood that the National Mems
League for Woman Suffrage will be rep
resented by a delegation under direction
of James Lees Laidlaw, prominent New
| York attorney and president of the
league. Men of the District, who favor
! equal suffrage, are also said to be or
Eanizing a contingent to march in the
parade.
Mrs. Robert Baker. in charge OF for
eign delegations, expects to have repre-
| sentatives OF all the civilized nations,
| each delegation clothed in native cos
| tune and its national colors, in the
parade.
College Women Enlist.
Contingents from Swarthmore. Vassar,
Wellesley, Goucher College, Baltimore.
and Bryn Mawr, have been entered as
companies of the College Women's Bri-
garde. of which Miss Elsie Hill is COM
mander.
The section of the pageant reserved for
Gen" Rosalie Jones will be filled with
marchers clad as pilgrims, with somber
hood and gown. and pilgrims stan.
Quaintest of all will be the pioneer"
section of the pageant. Mrs. Eta Haly
Osgood, organized of. the movement In
Maine, and former president of that
States organization, will be in this con-
tingent. Mrs. J. l.. McCreery, OF Wash
ington. though eighty-three, has enlisted
with the pioneers, undismayed by what
she knows of Washington's March
weather. Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood. one
of the founders OF the ID. A. r., also will
be among the pioneers
Pure Food Baby I'm Parade.
Probably the greatest strictly pure
food" baby. Harvey W. Wiley, jr., a
-months-old suffrage convert. will
march" in the pageant. DR.. Wiley.
from New York. and Mrs. Wiley, from
her home in Washington, have stated
that they are seriously considering
plan to allow the child to participate in
the pageant. if the weather is good.
Eight suffrage clubs affiliated with the
Equal Suffrage Franchise League of
Maryland will send large delegations. 4
delegation from the Woman Suffrage
party of New York. an association OF
men and women, also will march.
Interest in the pageant has spread to
the busy women Of the New York Press
Club. and they have invited Mrs. Helen
II. GdrueileT 10 ne lnelT guest OF nOHOT
at their annual breakfast at the Wal
dorfAstoria February Il to tell about
her work
New Appointments Announced.
|, New members on the advisory commit
| tee are Mrs. John Fremont, Mrs. Rich
ard Weightman. Representative and Mrs.
Luther Mott, of New York: Representa-
tive Henry George, Mrs. Champ Clark.
wife OF the Speaker; Capt. James F.
Oyster, Mrs. Anne Hamilton Pitzer.
Representative and Mrs. John Raker, OF
California, Mrs f. V. Spencer, and Mrs.
James Pinchot.
An equal suffrage meeting will be held
at the residence of Mrs. Benton c.
Becker, 1923 Irving Street Northwest, at
o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Glenna S
Tinnin, in charge of the organization of
the coming pageant. will give a short
suffrage lecture. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Allender, president of the Stoddard
Suffrage Club.