Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-03
WoMAN's DAY IN WAshlNoYoaa
AS PRELUDE TO ,NAuouRA.
TIoN CEREMONY.
THOUSANDS IN LINE 70
PROCLAIM THEIR SENTIMENTS
Procession Formed With au.,.....
Like Precision Under Command -
Accomplished Horsswomsn - orsat
Variety Of Costumes Make kalsids.
scopie Picture.

Washington. March s.-This Wa
: woman's day OF political crownins
4 glory. short OF actually possessing the
universal right to vote. for several
thousand OF them turned out to form (
great procession in Pennsylvania
avenue to demonstrate the unanimity
Of their sex for the ballot.
| Even before the parade started en-.
thusiastic thousands lined the avenue.
| cheers greeted the small detachmants
and wave Of applause marked the
| progress OF Gen" Rosalie Jones and her
little band OF mixers" as they pro.
| ceeded to the rendezvous. Men and
women alike Joined in the dcmonstra
ton and the human walls that lined tina
route OF march formed sea OF toesinx
handkerchiefs and waving fiags.
precision and businesslike methods
| marked the carrying out OF the planx
| Tor the parade which was to form at
and around the peace monument
Irumpeters. stationed at Intervals IN
the distance stretching to the treasury
were ready to sound the advance" Z
the head OF the parade started. On tha
steps OF the treasury the actors I'm tha
tabieau. symbolic OF woman's triumph.
stood at attention and ready to begin .
series OF dances and alluring GROUPINGS.
Horscwomen Ride Astride.
Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson. grand
marshal of the procession. was busy
from an early hour today. preparing for
the start She was assisted by flye
aides. all excellent horsewomen Who
rode astride and dashed here and there.
giving hurried commands and bringing
order out OF chaos. Miss Inez MilhoI.
land, as the one whose trumpet was "a
signal the start, was dressed in regal
purple and astride mettlesome
charger.
Virtually no deviation was made from
the efder OF march as already made
pubic. Aliegorical floats found their
way INTO the line without hitch; ui1
oer the dashing directions OF tho
mounted aides. delegations were
assigned and the various sections werA
placed In their positions.
Elderly Women In Line.
a striking feature of the gatbergnc
at the foot Of capitol hill was the nun
Der of elderly women who appearea "a
march for the cause" While the day
was perfect the air was chill ana ia
way long.
AS planned the officers of the Na-
tional Woman's Suffrage Association
were given the place of honor In tha
line Immediately behind the grand mar.
shall and her aide and the purpIc -c,aa
herald Behind them were massrd
forty "ushers, and prancing SQUAD
ron OF "petticoat cavalry" under thu
command of Miss Genevieve winsetf
Kaleidoscope Picture.
Then the seven sections into which
the Suffrage managers had divided the
procession formed a Kaleidoscope pic
ture or ever shifting color. Gay tunIcs
set Off somber caps and gowns. the
pr1m dresses OF professional nurses were
the background for the gingham gown,
and poke bonnets of the farming wom-
en-. while the gay and fashionable at
tire of well-known actresses were in
contract with the purposely- stained
dresses of literary women.
When the golden chariots" contrib
uted by the suffragists of Baltimore
put In an appearance to lead the sew
enth section they We're acclaimed with
cheers. Aitiio gaudy in their fresh giir
the chariots shared attention with a
more somber Liberty bell" float in the
same section. the contribution Of the
Of Philadelphia.
TabIeau as Climax.
1t had been arranged that when tho
parade started the dances and tableau
on the treasury steps should begin.
reaching their c!innx the head OF
the procession reached that point.
Mile. Hedwig Re!che-. as Columbia.
held the center Of the iInprovised stage
and summoned to her side Justice.
Charity, Liberty. Plenty. Peace and
Hope. The prettiest OF the younger
suffragettes had been cast for the parts.
The principals and dancing girls had
spent anxious and busy hours i'll prepa-
rations of costume. They We're OF var
ous colors. rich in purple, crimson and
scarlet but all arranged to make per-
'ect color scheme.
Two of the principals whose roles
'orced them to dance in bare feet found
he chill stone floors of the treasury
,ery cold.
Food For the Hungry.
Long before the procession got unoer
way eighty Puritan girls were busily
preparing for record business In food
supplies for the famished marchers.
rhe district federation OF women's
lups, which proposes 10 build a - s-ssF5 E
ms club house that will be national In
haracter had provided four large vans
rom which they served hot coffee and
andwiches and other articles OF food.
Up to the last minute delegations OF
women arrived from all over the United
states. FniiuGeipiiia. 3 ~ 49,
yew York sent the largest delegations,
nore than 500 women coming from
hose cities. A special train in four
ections brought from New York the
amer party OF the day. It was Under
he direction OF Miss II. May Wells.
resident OF the New York State Won.
MS Suffrage AssOcia ton