The Washington times., 1913-03-03

spun, nurses, lawyers. doctors. dentists.
laborers-wage earners-and Govern.
ment employs The largest so.t eonfinSsns RaS;aS
marched hundreds Of the rank and hle"
Of suffragettes. Few were uniformed.
Here were the hurriedly recruited
marchers. Husbands, brothers, sweet
A semblance Of order was maintained.
The lines wavered and wobbled uneven
ly across the Avenue. They included old
women, young women. fat women, slim
one, grandfathers. papas. and several
Nurses, about 200 Of them. were dress
ed in the uniform Of their profession.
College women, from the most promi-
nent women's institutions of the coun-
try, marched in caps and gowns: Fam
Gus women lawyers also marched in
their mortarboard caps and black gowns
Of graduation. Similar uniforms were
worn by the dentists and doctors.
,ra The and SSe wo5e The daen en
slcoInps ayinr them wore Overalls.
Following wSs aHCtles fl,sat feIsf .sstis-
ing "Gref1, Tyranny, Jnd-i-"l- ttcf1 NaG-
tory Women, and Child HcTEeIs
The Government" Gost, pictured by
q man bearing clone gpc1 his shoEtlgr
The stat end woman standing ldl3
by with hands bound drew cheers AT
every corner
Of IaaTcheTs sdiNjdsd Aas Fellows: Social
,.orsers, teachers, business Fomsn. IL
brsrisns, writers, artists. musician, and
SS.xesses-aD In the "FOTtiG' UEifprtyss.
Behind were the uniformed seclions oA
business women, clergymen, club women.
and the miscellaneous hodge podge'' Of
friends of suffrage, male and female.
Delegations of Many States.
State delegations composed Of the
fifth parade section, led by band and
special herald" Nine girls in old
fashioned hoop-skirts and rosebud bon
nets were on a float representing THE
First Bill for Equal Rights" Follow
ing was another mounted brigade, and
then marching bravely were two score
Senators and Representatives from the
nine States where women are given
suffrage-Arizona, California. Colorado,
Idaho Kansas, Oregon, Utah, Washing
solon was out. The women kept tabs"
On deserters.
A banner float or map. showing the
suffrage States in colored relief, fol-
lowed.
Light Among the Darkness" was the
title banner following this float, show
ing nine States in Light and the other
thlrty-nine in darkness"
Another horsewoman bearing a BAN
ner heralded the nine suffrage States
az follows: Wyoming. Colorado, Wash
ington, Utah, Idaho. California. Arizona,
Kansas, and Oregon. Michigan was
not represented. There the suffrage
suffrage leaders said they wish to take
no chances" today of disappointment
later by including Michigan in the pro-
suffrage lineup.
"Petticoat Cavalry" Aid Police.
A big battalion of men marchers
representing the National Mems
League for Equal Suffrage" marched
before a banner entitled NO Country
Can Exist Half Slave and Half Free
Abraham Lincoln" these words being
, rurported 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 ''no-suffraSe"
States, followed.
The procession closed with State dele
cations. arranged alphabetically, march
ing in order.
Along the line of march, white-uni-
! formed ''petticoat cavalry Wed with
police In keeping back the crowds be-
hind the ropes. Soldiers, marines and
s::ilors also were honorary escorts.
The soldiers were stationed at the Peace
Monument, the marines at the Treasury
| Building, and the sailors in front of the
White House court of honor"
A long train of automobiles, many
| bearing aged woman and male suffrage
| advocates, brought up the rear of the
| procession. The cars were ablaZe with
! suffrage colors, pennants, flags and
| flowers.
While the parade was slowly vending
! I'D the Avenue, the climax of the
] pageant was being enacted on the
; Treasury plaza and steps. As the trum-
, pet tmegaphone) notes heralding the