The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-03

Root gave out an interview against
woman suffrage. Mrs. Gait declared
that the Senator is a 'mossback" and u
century behind his time.
While the headquarters" staf were
having their troubles in efforts to OBJ
tain a military escort and protection for
their parade tomorrow, work in behalf
OF the cause was being pushed by an
army of workers throughout the city,
in theatres. moving picture houses and
even on street corners
Notwithstanding the cold blast that
swept the city the suffragists held a
dress rehearsal of the elaborate tableaux
which they Will present tomorrow on
the south steps of the Treasury De-
partment. The biting wind whisked
the diaphanous drapings OF Liberty and
the other flesh and blood goddesses and
pinched their noses. Everybody who
saw to-day's performance was sure the
suffragists would be able 20 stand any
thing that the weather god might
shake out of the box tomorrow.
Men who watched the rehearsal
shlvered in heavy overcoats
Were $4,000 short.
\ meeting was held in the Columbia
Theatre. which 5000 persons attended
| The announcement was made at the
| meeting that owing 10 a selfish spirit
on the part OF the Inauguration author
| tiles. who would not allow them to sci
| seats in official inauguration reviewing
stands, the suffragists would be about
| So 900 short Of the amount Of the cos
| Of the h!g demonstration and pageant
| tomorrow.
The required sum was raised within
half an hour in actual cash, silver ant
| bills being dumped on the stage.
| II wish to open the contribution will
! s5 in honor of Woodrow Wilson
through whose administration our caus,
will achieve success" said n woman II
| the gallery.
Il give $40 in honor of President Taft
| said another on the main floor. Tn,
| competition of contributing in honor q
political heroes inspired Clifford Pncho
| to arise in a box and toss 500 in hill
| onto the stage in honor of Col. Roose
lvelt.
| II am a Republican, but ] will Civ,
81 i'll honor of Bryan" said some othc
man. Whereupon n woman declare,
that although she had nothing eXccp
| carfare with her. she would give 81
to the mans 81 in honor Of the rea
democracy which give suffrage to ALL"
Mrs. Champ Clark pledged 500 I'll
honor of woman" and John Barrett
director of the Pan-Amcrican Union
counted out a like sum in bills in homo
OF his mother,
Mrs Mills, wife of Gen. Anson Mills
gave $3.50 and when later 1t was foun
that only 500 was lacking Gen. NH
gave another 500. Some woman sal
that since political heroes We're bein
honored she would give 500 for Deb
and this brought forth other contribu
tons amounting to more than $500 fror
Socialists. If any Populists were presen
they were without funds in thci
pockets.
her army Of hikers would contrbut
an additional $50,
Pilgrims ON the stage.
| Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president q
the Woman's Suffrage Association, pre-
sided and the pilgrims" We're added "A
the star feature of the meeting. The
were all on the stage attired in thci
"hiking" costumes and each was intro
duced individually to the audience AN
made a short talk, The principal ad
dresses We're made by Gen" Jones, Mr.
Shaw, Mrs Raymond Brown of Bostol
Miss Maude Younger of California an
Miss lnez Milholland. AL Of whom wi
be in to-morrow's procession.
The largest meeting tonight was :
, Congress Hall Hotel, where hundrr
or more Senators and Representativ,
live, The women had hoped to have II
legislators hear them. but as Cungres
was in session they cndeavored to COZ
vert the Congressmens wives to the
cause. Mrs. Champ Clark presided.
Several large delegations arrived I,
day, including special trains from Ne
) York, Chicago and Ohio. Mrs, Gra,