The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
Women Plan to Tell History Of Development Of Equal
Rights Movement by ADegorical Figures in Big Process
sion March Claim Parade Will Be the Most Unique
Ever Seen in the Capital
By l.. ID. EDWARDS.

A new age, an age of complete CO.
operation of men and women in the
worlds councils, is to be announced at
the National Capital on March 3. The
announcement is to be in the form OF
a pageant, which its organizers plan
shall surpass in novelty and beauty any
thing of its kind ever held in this coun-
try. A gala week, replete with all man.
ner of festivities, is to follow upon the
pageant. II Is to be a time of striking
features a time memorable enough TO
become historic, and in the Intervening
days between now and the date OF its
presentation, hundreds of men and wom-
en-, national and international in their
fame, are to give their best efforts
toward making woman's declaration OF
her complete political awakening sue
cessful.
Directly in charge of this stupenduous
task the women have set themselves. is
the Congressional Committee, a brand
OF the National Woman Suffrage As
sociation. Assisting in the work will be
officers of the International Suffrage
Association, Senators. Representatives.
executive officials, and hundreds of
prominent men and women of business
scientific. and artists circles.
Plan Story in Pageant.
great story is to be told, the women
plan. It is to be so told that il will
impress itself not only upon the in
auguration crowds and hosts of SYM
pathizers who come to witness il, but
also il is to impress itself upon the
people of the country by being so unique
in execution. so successful in presenta-
ton, SO marked in beauty and in import,
that its description will reach the re-
motest village journal; and it is not
only a national, but an international
story that suffrage workers plan to tell.
The women call their pageant a
supreme announcement. II has been
planned in all its details with careful
Judgment. The place chosen for its pre-
sentstion-the National Capitals to
give the national sentiment behind it
the proper dignity of setting. The time
chosen for staging 1.-THE day before
the induction of new President into
ofhce-has been chosen to the end OF
throwing the significance of the event
INTO the strongest possible light: il is
10 herald a more democratic change than
this inauguration signifies. the change
from a government of men alone to a
government equally shared by men and
women.
Thousands are TO come to Washington
TO take part in this great demonstration.
which has been called by those working
upon its scheme and details a new
sentative In the five grand divisions.
each division embracing ten sections,
VIII be representatives of every walk
OF life of all the vocations and occupa-
tons into which women have entered.
representatives of all of the United
states, and of all the nations of the
world. The young and old the woman
Of wealth and the woman OF manual
labor. Will march in common cause
down the famous ''thOroughfare of
parade" Pennsylvania Avenue. from
o'clock in the afternoon of March g.
until late into the evening.
Date History from Parade.
When the events Of our generation
are recorded" Mrs. Glenna s Tinnin.
designer of this and many other pageants.
mas stated to her enthusiastic CORDS of
helpers, the pageant which we are 10
give IN Pennsylvania Avenue March z |
VIII be given place as the event from
which the beginning of women's COM
plete triumph in their fight for equal
! 'Ghts should date
It is the expectation of the women that
this pageant-crusade will generate such
q wave of enthusiasm for suffrage that
II VIII sweep the country with an ir- |
reslstable demand for the reform.
ihlrty-three committees are in- charge
OF the countless details OF prepara tion |
''''' 'AiSiI ipIGtS are DeinE continually I
added TO by volunteers An advisory |
council of about 100. among whom are |
some of the best known men and women |
of the Capital. are giving their assist
Ance To the special committees and TO |
Miss Alice Paul, of Philadelphia, who
has been placed in charge of the work
by the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation.
The plan Of the pageant has been
orawn up on a splendid scale. BewiIder- |
ing in rich cOlors fascinating for its
pictured story. stimulating in its allie
CORY, a panorama OF unfagginG interest,
continual and almost alI-embracing in its
variation, the first complete announce
ment of its structure as made by Mrs.
Tinnin, is a promise Of the most beau
tiful and unique parade that has ever
passed along the famous thoroughfare.
In her final decision of its structure
Mrs. Tinnin decided to caste the pageant