The Washington times., 1913-03-03
.SUFFRAGETTES GIVE
!. BRILLIANT TABLEAUX
Impressive Series Produced on
Steps Of the Treasury by
Women Vote Seekers.

An impressive series Of tableaux
representing woman's demand for equal
voting rights was staged in the open
air on the Treasury Department portico
simultaneous with the parade. Some Of
the most famous Of American women
participated In this demonstration. It
was opened by q bugie blast which had
by heralds, announcing the start OF the
suffrage parade. The tableaux lasted
until the parade came abreast the
Treasury Department. when those In
the allegorical scenes Joined the process
Bon on and marched on to Continental
daH. where mass meeting was held.
Nearly one hundred women parttci-
pated in the symbolical tableaux. which
were designed to show woman's struggle
The stage" was the stone tagging
plaza, or promenade. above the first
ury entrance This was at Fifteenth
street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue op-
posite the statue Of General Sherman.
Many See Tableaux.
Opposite the stage was a large
grandstand seating 5000. especially
built by the suffragettes and crowded
the stage to the east was the Treas
ury inaugural reviewing stand. TO the
west was the White House and Monu-
ment grounds, all densely. packed with
spectators. As the blast Of bugle died
away. Mime. Hedwig Reicher, famous
lumbia,' in the national colors ana
Liberty cap" stepped slowly from the
shadows Of the giant marble pillars
on the porch Of the Treasury. She APP
peared to hear the approach Of the pro-
cession-the crusade Of wpmen-and
summoned to her side Justice" Char
ity," Liberty" Peace" and Hope"
gettes attired In artistic flowing dra-
peries. Miss Florence Fleming Noyes.
celebrated New York society belle and
dancer. represented Liberty" "Jus-
tice," blinded and carrying the proven
bal scales, was represented by Miss
Flora Wilson. daughter Of the secre-
resented by Miss Mildred Anderson. q
prominent society bud of New York.
Charity was Mary Shaw. the New
'S.r rhe star-sbangled Banner" was
played by a large band placed on the
steps beneath the stone stage. a
Columbia" and her aides slowly ad-
vanced the twenty yards from the
Treasury portico to the plaza Stimuli
taneousiy, great hags were unfurled
from the Treasury roof, covering the
/ building with an immense background
| Of color.
Sing 'sPilgrim's Chorus.
To the strains Of the Pilgrims
Chorus the minor actors made thei!
| obeisance to Columbia" stately and
| fantastic-slow and subdued-followed 9
dance in q maze Of movements.
LIBERTY accompanied by group q
girls waving crimson, rose and gold
scarfs. rushed to meet Columbia : !
| Peace" released dove from the head
| Of the steps, where she stood surround
| ed by q dozen girls in white.
| Dances and songs were interspersed n
, profusion. During the passage Of the
| procession before the review Of Coium'
bia" the tableaux continued, culminat'
ing in q final setting to greet the pro.
cession, sweeping by with bands and
/ banners.
| Among the CORPS of actresses were
noted operatic stars, singers. and
/ dancers. Ranks Of society were also
| rifled for recruits.
Passing the Treasury and reviewing
| stand, the procession turned past the
White House to the inaugural ''couri
| Of honor on Pennsylvania avenue and
then marched south to the Daughters
! of the Revolution Continental Hail.
near Potomac Park. where the march.
! A mass meeting for suffrage speeches
| followed the parade. So great were the
crowds that a dozen overflow" meet.
l ings were organized outside.
The speakers at Continental Han IN
cluded Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. IN
ternational president of the suffrast
/ workers; DIR. Anna Shaw, the national
president; DR.. Peabody. Of Boston
! president of the Mems League for Equa
Suffrage; Miss Margaret Foley. cele-
brated suffrage lecturer; James Lees
Iaidlaw, Of the Mems League, ana othel
| Doted national DartiSanS-
While the jubilee meeting was beins
held in Continental Hall, dozens
women suffrage speakers were pleading
with street corner crowds all over th'
downtown section. =,
Tonight the suffragettes plan to holt
impromptu speeches at several puol'
and private halls and homes.
Quarters for the visiting sunragette'
were found by Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
wife of the "pure food champion" witt
organized private dormitories for tn
women. Half a dozen vacant houses
were rented and furnished TO sheltel
the visitors. Baby Wiley, year-old sol
Of the former chief chemist, was IN TIT
parade, too.
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