The Washington times., 1913-02-15
BREAD. AND BEANS,
WITH COFFEE, WILL
AID SUFFRAGETTES
Special Committee Plans Aid for
Marchers in Capital Parade on
March 8.

Baked Beans by the bushehl, bread
by the thousand loaves. milk by the
wagon loaod with ''fixings'' of untold
number will bs served during the big
pageant here March 8. by white ap-
roned young women, recalling by
their Puritan dress the days of our
grandmothers when suffragettes and
hobble skirts were unknown. This
announcement was made today by the
ways and means committee of. the
District of Columbia section of the
Federation of Women's Clubs.
-Four huge wagons, supplied by one
Of the big storage and van companies
Of the city, will parade Pennsylvania
avenue during the progress of the
pageant to supply all who may wish
to buy with sandwiches, coffee and
milk. At the point of disbandment
Of the pageant near Continental Hall,
Will be huge tent where hot lunch
Of baked beans, brown bread, like
mother used to make" and other de-
lectable dishes will be furnished for
all who wish to eat.
Should a fair suffragette faint for
want of food during the parade. be-
hold the lunch wagon" with food and
dogs friend cakes, or in New England
parlance, doughnuts. will be among the
delicacies furnished.
- Have "Put One Over"
I'VE are not suffragettes.' declared
Mrs. A F. Hassan, today-witness the
old-fashioned costumes of our grand
mothers in place of the riot of color
and bifurceted garments of the pa
rade-"although many women in the
clubs belong to suffragette organiza-
TONS 1t is explained that these clever
women have put one over on their
dear sisters and propose to demonstrate
the advantages of real "home training
In securing money to erect a new club
house for the Federation of woman's
Clubs. There are twenty-one different
sections of the federation in the Dis
trict They want a handsome new club
house. Five thousand women, deter
mined to achieve their object of their
hearts desire-''will get it,
The women will prepare their own
baked beans and bread. One of the
leading bakeries of the city has been
turned over to them White arms, ac-
customed to display their loveliness at
afternoon teas will rival even the
whiteness of the -four, fair faces will
wax radient from the heat of baking
beans
our clubhouse, we represent in the
highest sense, the home, and We hope
for the success of the pageant because
il means success for u.s. is the expla-
nation.
Members of Committee.
Among those composing the Ways
and Means Committee are Mrs. NJ. e.
S. Davis. chairman; Mrs. James Lans-
burgh, Mrs. G. G. Raster, Miss Ford,
Mrs. John H. Stokes. Mrs. Edward
Olney. Mrs. Willard D. Bigelow, Mrs.
Elizabeth walbridge, Mrs. A. F. Has
san
The committee in charge of the pro-
gram of the suffragettes for the pre-
inaugural pageant will begin operations
today Nine of the most charming of
these young omen will descend in full
force upon the mere men, of the city
10 secure advertisements for the pro-
gram. Here is the list: Mrs. Genevieve
Stone, wife of Congressman Stone Of
Illinois in charge Of the band; Mrs.
William Kent. wife Of Congressman
Kent, of California; Mrs. Robert Baker,
Mrs. George Cove, wife of Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Mrs. r. $.
Fay. Mrs Nina Alender, Mrs Owen,
wife of Commodore Owen; Mrs. Bliss
Finley. and Mrs. Raymond De L. Has
brouck. complete the number.
Program Elaborate.
The program is to be one of the finest
OF the sort ever pjut out here, the
women say. Photographs of prominent
suffragettes. accounts Of their lives, eH-
plantations of why women should vote,
and descriptions OF various events con-
raG fTr-lU
ment will be contained in the volume.
This is to be sold by a hey of charming
young girls during the course OF the
pageant
II is intended TO make the program
z souvenir of this great pageant in the
National Capital and worthy the cause
for which the affair is undertaken.
Many Male Marchers.
There will be a large section in the
pageant devoted TO male marchets. This
announcement was made today. Con-
gressman stone. Captain Overton, and
Gen. Anson Mills are at the head Of
party which will include several hun
dTed men interested in the suffrage
movement and not afraid to show that
they support the women in their fight
Several OF the equal suffrage organiZa-
tiOns which will march in body have
march in their sections.
4 telegram from Mrs. Helen II. Gard
ner. who Is now in New York, tells OF
tremendous interest there among women
In the coming pageant Mrs. James
Lees t.aidlaww and Mrs. .. II. +. Bel
mont are using all their influence to
further the parade.
Ask Military Guard.
Formal request for a military escort
or guard of honor for the pageant was
made by the suffrsgettes today by Miss
Alice Paul, chairman 3: the committee
on arrangements, OF the Commissioners.
General Anson Mills member OF the
advisory committee, accompanied Miss
Paul and sdde his suggestion for pro-
Viding a smal guard Of troops al the
Peace monument. at the Treasury, and
al Continental Hall.
II is not desired that the troops
march with the women in the parade.
but that they act as a guard about the
places where the women gather to
prevent crowding in. as at the Treas
ury, where the handsomest feature of
thu point where the parade disbands.
1t was announced today that Miss
Flora MacD. Dennison, from Canada,
1 prominent sufragette there, will ar
rived here within a few days to lead
the Canadian contingent.
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