Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
TO KEEP UP CRUSADE
SuffragIsts to Hold Outdoor
Meetings This Week.
MRS. EVANS TO LEND AID
Is Prominent Advocate of "Votes for
Women "-Gompers Sends Mes
sage Pledging Support.

outdoor meetings, at which the cause
oil woman suffrage will he pleaded hv
prominent women, will mark this week s
campaign for the big suffrage demonstra-
ton which is 10 take place March =. ac-
cordlng to announcement made at suf-
rage headquarters today Mrs Allender
chairman Of the committee on meetings.
saw Maj. Sylvester. SUPERINTENDENT of
police. today and arranged with him for
permits for every day this week begin
ming tomorrow. The meeting tomorrow
VIII be held OF Sth street between T. and
streets northwest at 40 O'Clock.
Mrs. Glendower Evans is here from
BOSTON and Will aid in the outdoor
meetinss Mrs. Evans is largely re-
spohs1ple for the new minimum wage
ia" enacted for Massa chusettes. and
curing the campaign for woman suf-
IraSe IN Wisconsin last summer she
worked there side by side with Mrs
Robert NJ. La Toilette. She is visit
ing Mrs. La Toilette here at present
Before Business Men.
Mrs Helen H. Gardener and Mrs
Leslie Street appeared before the ex-
ecutive committee of the Chamber of
Commerce this afternoon to ask the CO.
operation of the chamber toward max
ing the demonstration Il success.
Mrs Gardener explained that they did
not come to ask for funds. but merely to
ask for the general good will OF the or
ganization. She said that when the women
had first applied for permission to be
heard by the chamber it's board of
directors there was some doubt to
whether the suffragistS would be allowed
to march on Pennsylvania avenue, and
also whether they would be allowed to
erect srandstands or use some of the
inaugural stands. The women wished
the advice and support of the chamber in
these matters. she said but now the
women have already obtained both the
Avenue and the seats.
Float Is Explained.
Mrs. Glenna s. Tnnin. chairman of the
pageant committee, explained today that
the float which is to contain an infant. an
imbecile a convict and a beautiful wom-
an. bearing the inscription, I'VE cannot
vote is to be a cartoon.
The beautiful woman and the child
Will he real enough. said Mrs. Tinnn,
but of course the imbecile and the con-
Wet will he men made up to fill those
parts.
President Gompers of the American
Fedora ton of Labor has written let
ter to the suffragists assuring them that
his organization is back of the women
with all its strength in the fight for the
ballot.
Invitation to Political Parties
The suffragists have invited all of the
political parties 20 send contingents to
march in the parade. provided they be-
lieve in woman suffrage. Miss Alice Car
penter of Boston, one of the progressive
party organizers, has written Miss Alice
Paul that she will lead a band of pro-
gressives in the parade One OF the planks
adopted by the progressive party at its
convention in Chicago places that party
on record in favor Of woman suffrage.
The suffrage movement has always
been a non-partisan movement so far as
the political parties of the country were
convened. nut the women declare they
welcome support from any and all of the
parties. The progressive contingent in
the parade will be made up of men and
women, and the costumes will be blue
and yellow, the progressive colors.
Pathfinder for "Army."
Gen" Rosalie Jones. who Is to lead
her army of suffragists from New York
to Washington in time for the parade,
has written to Miss Paul that Mrs. Olive
Schultz of New York will act as a path
finder for the army. using her automobile.
Miss Ada l.. James has written a letter
from Wisconsin stating that she is get
ting together a contingent to take part
in the parade and will bring the women
with hcr from the Badger state.
Miss Stella McCalla. daughter of Rear
Admiral McCala, will go TO Newport.
r. l.. this week and endeavor to stir the
women Of the fashionable colony to in
terest in the suffrage demonstration.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and Miss
Mary Johnson have been selected to
speak at the meeting to be held in Con-
tinental Memorial Hall Immediately after
the parade March 3. 1t Is expected that
Mrs. Clara b Wells Will have a place on
the program also.