The Washington times., 1913-01-29
UNIONS DEMAND
LIGHTING WORK
FOR INAUGURAL
Prospect That Illumination Con-
tract Will Go Outside
Arouses Organizations.
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subcommittee. head by Chairman r. n.
Harper, has placed the ban on women's
organizations. Only by going to the
committee and asking for a position can
they get into the parade. They refuse
to beg for admission.
The first move against, the women
comes in a refusal to let the Women's
Wilson and Marshall Club of Baltimore,
Nd, ride IN automobiles in the parade.
Chairman Harper disclaims any anti
srffragette spirit In this veto. asserting
section. If the Baltimore women want
to march or ride horseback, they may
enter. Otherwise they are barred.
Harper. personally an antt-suffragist,
declared today that he would not extend
any invitation to suffragette organiza-
dons to have a place In the parade
For his own part, he would be agreeable
to having women marchers or riders,
but the spirit Of the inaugural commit
tee in the bitter contest for supremacy
now being waged, is strictly opposed to
such a move.
He is following the committees rather
than his own personal views. He de-
clared that he would do all in his power
to avoid controversy with the women,
and that he felt that their participation
Not to Ask q Place.
The suffragettes angrily declared to-
day that they would not ask, and had
not asked for any place in the inaugural
committee parade.
Indians will probably not have a place
In the inaugural parade. Men, making
arrangements for this section, have de-
manded more than the inaugural COM
mittee feels like meeting. such as pay
ing for the Indian transportation from
Montana, furnishing horses, or paying
the freight on the Indians own ponies.
Mr.. Harper declared today that from
present indications this feature will
have to be omitted.
Ten thousand or more men will be I'm
the civic organizations branch Of the
inaugural parade, according to esti-
mates made by Chairman r. N. Har-
per from a tentative list Of societies
already entered. The incomplete march
ing list is as follows:
Maricopa County (Ariz.) Democratic
Association; Central Democratic Club,
of Harrisburg, Pa; National Fraternity
Club. Cincinnati, Ohio; Woodrow Will
son Club, Princeton, n. !; Lexington
(Mass.) Minute Men; Democratic Club
from Reading, Pa; Gottfried- Kruger
Association. Newark, N. J.: Jefferson
Club. Philadelphia; Princeton Woodrow
Wilson Club: governor Of Missouri and
staff; governor Of Rhode Island and
staff; Nose Green Club, of Louisville,
KY; Original Woodrow Wilson Club.
Trenton. N. j.: governor Of Louisiana
Wilmington, Del; United Fox Hunt
Clubs of America; Seat Pleasant CMd.)
Democratic Club; Young Mems Demo
cratic Association. Washington. d. c.;
District of Columbia civic organiza-
tons: Junior Order United American
Hall. New York city; colored organize
tions.
At the meeting Of the civic orsaniza-
tions committee II was decided that the
Washington section Of the parade would
have green and white decorations. In
keeping with the general decorative
scheme for the city streets and stores.
A number Of Washington organizations
and business men will ride in silk hats
and frock coats, with touch Of green
and white on the saddles and brides.
Southerners To Be Here.
Between fifty and one hundred civic
bodies from the South will march in
the parade, as the result Of the invita-
tions sent out to cities in the Southern
Commercial Congress. Montgomery and
Mobile are already planning for large
delegations.
The Alpha Democratic Club, hereafter
to be known as the Colored Wilson and
Marshall Club Of the District. has ar
ranged to have its members march in
the paarde.
Chairman Harper reported satisfac-
tory progress with his arransements,
highly Of his energetic efforts to make
the civic part Of the parade the best in
years.