New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-18
St. PATRICK NO FRIEND
Of SUFFRAGE CAUSE
Marshal of Parade Refuses to
Allow Four Workers to
Honor Erin'S Patron.
TWICE PUT OUT OF LINE
Catholic Church Authorities
Appealed To-"Doc" Dock
Also a Victim of Hiber-
mans Wrath.

pour Irish women. all workers in the
.e~ace cause as well as in the Catholic
.,,rrch and its charities. made up their
,,5. last night that women were not
...,,cd i'm 81 Patrick's Day parades-
.,,sow not when they were suffrasists
rssy made q violent attempt TO march.
t,., we're pat out of the line and told to
20 lone.
But the end is not yet They nave
.co: protest to a dgnitary high in the
.ouncils OF the Church. and intend TO
make votes for-women issue OF il.
The line was Just forming in sd street
vest Of Fifth avenue Yesterday when the
forr women, quietly dressed and wearing
no suffrage insignia left an automobile
,bout a block away and fell in with
Company \ of the Ilibernian knights.
All Church and Suffrage Workers.
The four in,ruders were Mrs. Anna H.
n'shea OF No. 81 West l2ith street.
president of the ST. Vincent de Paul
auxiliary of Corpus Christi Church: Miss
VI Preston. a worker in the auxiliary:
Miss Beatrice Brown and Miss Mary Gro
don. All are members of the Women'S
Political Union. and Mrs. O'Shea and Miss
Preston are active suffrage workers in
their parish. In this they have had the
.rnport of the priest. Father Dooley. who
no, long ago opened his church for SUI
frage meeting
Company a Of the Hibernian Knights
knew Mrs. OShea, and so did their boy
d-,,m corps She is one OF their fast
friends. and they welcomed her and the
other women ioyously. But not so did a
man with a marshals badge. who saw
them as they stepped out.
II know those women. They are suf-
hasists." he cried, as he dashed up to
them. ordering: You'll have to leave the
line. Women may not march in this
parade
Very well" said Mrs. OShea. The
four women stepped 10 the sidewalk.
The Hbernians Protest.
But Company \ of the IIibcrnian
Knights wouldn't have it that way.
Come BACKBONE back and march
they yelled.
"As. come an march" shrieked the
irum corps.
These ladies are my. guests invited
them to come Captain Mcclure. of the
Hibernians, told the anti-suffraSc mar
shall
The marshal subsidized for a minute and
the four women rejoined the parade
They had marched half block and had
barely reached Fifth avenue. when the
marshal was upon than again.
4 say" he told them. you've got TO
l,sye this parade
They left, but Mrs. OShea made a dra-
matte exit. Confronting the marshal, she
demanded in whitening accents:
DO you call yourself a man
shrieks. Wells and catcails followed the
departing suffragettcs. Some Of the crowd
we're for them. some were AGAINST. The
Hibernians hurled maledictions at the
ant.slfrage marshal wen leave. too
they shouted. will VIC leave, too. Mrs.
0Shea?'
No no. she told them. NO, indeed
and she waved them back.
Other male citizens advised the suffra-
slsls to 90 homo and wash their dishes.
No Dishwsshers They.
But they didn't-at least. Miss Brown
and Miss Groden didn't. They hshed out
Of their pockets the votes-for-women
sshes without which 10 good suhragist
ever stirs abroad, tied the same across
their bosoms and walked up Fifth avenue
With the parade, though not OF Il.
Mrs. OShea and Miss F'reestoa went
home but net 10 wash dishes. They went
70 prepare a statement to present their
POSITION TO tho public and a protest TO
heir church.
We wanted TO march to-day Mrs.
Vshea told A Tribune reporter last
nght because, though we mightnt
AIRY suffrage banners, We arc known To
% slffrssists, and we HOPED our pres
snce would be noted and would help the
sgsej We went some days ago 10 the
committee on arrangements Of the
Parade and asked permission TO have an
automobile in line. containing four mem
srs of the Women's Political Union. We
'od them We we're sufragists-in fact
made suffrage speeches.
The committee told US they would de-
DIE and let us know: and they warned
that If permitted TO march, We must
aot wear anything that would advertise
me suffrage cause
We never heard from the committee,
VT the Hlbernians knights. Company a,
invited Us TO march with them, and We
med 10 do so-snd were put out by that
snu-suffrage marshal.
l have been asked since why We didn't
~'ls' on marching. but We are law-aoid-
~ and not wishirg 10 get into any
trouble We left
But this will not drop here. We want
Know, We intend &c know. why women
are not permitted TO march in the ~.
'srlcks Day parade We Catholic wom-
'o-some OF vs. Hibernans-wh are not
w allowed 10 honor Ireland's saint AS
"'h asCatholic men? Was il because we
we known 10 be sUnragists that we
I we're put out? We intend to find out II
4 u2' is 50"
am writing 10 a man high IN the
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