The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-03


sure the sufrragists would be able to
stand anything that the weather god
might shake out Of the box tomorrow.
The men who watched the rehear-
sal shivered In heavy overcoats.
Actual Cash Flows In.
A meeting was held In the Column
bia theater. which three thousand per-
sons attended The announcement
was made at the meeting that owing
to a selfish spirit on the part of the
Inauguration authorities who would
not allow them to sell seats in official
Inauguration reviewing stands, the
suffragists would be about $4,000
short of the amount of the cost of
the big demonstration and pageant
tomorrow
The required sum was raised In
actual cash, silver and bills, and
| dumped on the stage within half an
hour
Honors For All of Them.
II wish 10 open the contribution
with five dollars In honor OF Wood
row Wilson, through whose adminis-
tration our cause will achieve sue
cess said a woman in the gallery.
II give $40. in honor of President
Taft" said another on the main floor
The competition of contributing in
! honor of political heroes inspired
Clifford Pinchot to arise in a box and
toss 500 in bills on TO the stage in
honor of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs. Champ Clark pledged 500
lin honor of woman" and John Bar
rett. director of the Pan-American
Union, counted out a like sum in
bills in honor of his mother.
Mrs, Mills wife OF General Arson
Mills. gave $3.50 and when later on
1t was found that only 500 was lack
ing, General Mills gave another 500.
Hikers Are Features.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president
of the Woman's Suffrage association,
presided, and the pilgrims were
added as the star feature of the
meeting. They were all on the stage
attired in their hiking costumes and
each was introduced individually to
the audience, and made short talk
The principal addresses were made by
General Jones, Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Ray
mond Brown. OF Boston; Miss Maude
Younger, of California, and Miss Inez
Milholland. all OF whom will be in to-
morrow's procession.
The largest meeting tonight was
at Congress Hall hotel, where a hun
dred or more senators and represen-
tatives live. The women had hoped
" nave the LEGISLATORS near IueI1s
but as congress was in session they
endeavored to convert the congress-
mems wives to their cause. Mrs.
Champ Clark presided
Delegates Arrive.
Several large delegations arrived
today including special trains from
New York, Boston and Ohio. Mrs
Grace Wilbur Trout, president of the
Illinois Woman's Suffrage association,
univ wi 81 ia,
No Pullman porters We're allowed on
the train. women servants being en-
ployed-ard the only males in evil
dence were the engine crew. the con-
ductor and brakemen, The women
even objected to this but the rail-
road company would not permit the
sufYragists to run the train
The special brought in one hun
dred suffragists The women de-
clared that the train was without the
customary buffet car, and that there
were no cigarettes. although tea was
in demand at all hours of the day and
night. Rear-end speeches were made
at every stop. all through the night.
Takes Ice to bar Trilbies.
1t developed tonight that owing 10
the sudden cold wave. only two OF the
woman who should go barefooteti in
the tableaux tomorrow will stick to
their Trilby stunt They are Mrs.
Florence Fleming Noyes the classical
dancer, and Miss Mildred Anderson.
who will represent Liberty and Hope.
respectively
These women declared that unless
there was snow or ice they will dance
barefooted since they cannot execute
+ their graceful movements with foot
coverings. no matter how light He'd
wig Reicher, the German actress. who
has taken the place of Madame Media
in the role of Columbia, the star of
the show, will wear slippers. She
will also wear helmet worn by John
Mccullough, the actor.