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tors, dentists, laborers-wage earnere
land Government employees. The larg-
est contingent was the '.homemakers''
the frank and f1le'' OF euffragettes.
Few were uniformed /. Here were the
hurriedly recruited Inarchers Hus-
bands, brothers, sweethearts, and
children were in the ranks. A sem
blance OF order was maintained The
across the avenue. They included old
women, young women, fat women,
slim ones, grandfathers, papae, ana
several young children.
Nurses, about 200 of them, were
dressed in the uniform of their pro-
fession, College women. from the
most prominent women's institutions
OF the country, marched in caps and
gowns. Famous women lawyers also
marched in their NOR tarboard caps
and black gowns OF graduation. Sim
liar 'uniforms" were worn by the dem
The women 'slaborers'' wore dark
brown capes and blue skirts. The
men accompanying them wore over
alls.
Following was another float repre-
senting. Greed, Tyranny, Indiffer-
ence, Factory Women, and Child
Workers
The Government float, pictured by
3 man bearing alone upon his shoul-
der the state and woman stand
ing idly by with hands bound drew
cheers at every corner
Following the floats were souadrons
of marchers divided as follows: So
cta1 workers, teachers, business wo-
men, librarians, writer's, artists rau-
sicianS, and actresses-alI in the "Por-
tia" uniforms. Behind were the uni
formed sections Of business women
cl6rRVIn6n. club
celIaneouS hodge podge'' of friends
of suffrage, male and female
State defegatfons composed of the
fifth parade section. led by a band and
special herald" Nine girls in old
fashioned hoop-skiIts and rosebud BON
nets were on a float representing 1.-The
First Bill for Equal Rights Follow
ing was another mounted brigade and
than marching bravely were two score
Senators and Representa- ives from the
nine States where women are given
suffra ge-AriZona, Califoria, Colorado
Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, Utah, Wash
!ngton and Wyoming. Practically
every solon was out. The women
except tabs'' on deserters
A banner float or map, showing the
suffrage States in co1ored relief fol-
| lowed.
Light Among the Darkness" was
the title banner following this float,
showing nine States in hight and the
Another horsewoman bearing a ban
ner heraldeG the nine suffrage States
| in the order of their granting suffrage
as follows: Wyoming. Colorado, Wash
| ington, Utah, idaho, California Ari-
IONA, Kansas, and Oregon. Michigan
| was not represented. There the suf-
frage law is under attack in the
courts. The suffrage leaders said
they wish to take no chances today
of disappointment later by including
Michigan in the suffrage lineup.
A big battalion of men maTchers
representing the National Mems
League for Equal Suffrage marched
| before a banner entitled mo Country
| Can Exist Half Slave and Half Free
ABR dhau," these words being pur-
ported quotes from the martyred
| President.
| A float bearing nine women in
| white flowing tunics, representing the
| nine suffrage States, and thirty-nine
in black gowns, typifying the 'tno-suf-
| frage'' States, followed.
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