Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-03


the National American Woman Suffrage
Association, was one of the marchers,
and she was loudly cheered during the
procession. Miss Alice Paul, chairman of
the congressional committee of the ma
tional association, upon whose shoulders
was placed the huge burden OF making
the arrangements for the big demonstra-
ton, and to whose executive ability its
success may largely be attributed, was
another marcher.
Bugles Sound Signal.
The signal for the start of the parade
was a shrill blast of the bugle from Miss
Inez Milholland. the herald who rode be-
fore the parade. This bugle call was
taken up by other heralds along the line
! of march until it reached the crowds
which waited in front of the south end
of the Treasury Department. and there
began the pageant enacted upon the steps
of the big granite building.
Miss Milholand has been hailed as one
of the most beautiful women in all the
land, and today she deserved the title
She was dressed in the yellow garb of
herald of the olden days. Riding astride
her handsome horse, the loose folds of
her costume hanging gracefully, she
looked every inch the herald Of great
hundreds of thousands of American
women.
Ushers in Parade.
Following Miss Milholland there were
ten ushers, dressed in light blue and gold
costumes, carrying yellow and blue pen
nants. Then came the Marine Band. and
behind it forty more ushers also wearing
light blue and gold costumes and carry
ing banners.
The ushers were Juliet Fremont. Jessie
Benton Fremont. Mary Goshorn, Virginia
Lyle Gardner. Margaret Fisher Lillian
Clizhee. Carolina Fiske, Maude c. Coma
teur Margaret Mckinley. Edna Stahl,
Lucille Lichliter, Miss Bromwell, Miss
Mary p. Morgan. Josephine Cleary.
Edith Cieary. Edith Needham, Mrs. Fl. b.
Perkins. airline Pretty, Polly Pretty,
Clara Tarbell. Dorothy Rowell. and the
following girls from the National Park
Seminary: Lucille Evans, Miss Wise, Miss
Miss Hardness Miss Buchanan. Miss
Barrett. Miss Josephine Clark, Miss
Budd Miss Browser. Miss Telling. Miss
Lyle, Miss Gorham and Miss Anderson.
The officers of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association marched
next led by the president, DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw The other officers were Miss
{. Anita Whitney, second vice president:
Mrs. Mary Ware bennett, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Susan Walker Fitzgerald,
ter Mccormick, treasurer; Mrs. Harriet
Burton Laidlaw. first auditor, and Mrs j.
T. Bowen, second auditor.
Cavalry Delegation.
The Washington "cavalrywomen.' in
trepid band recruited from the ranks of
exclusive society, were next in line. For
the most part they were fine horseWom-
en-, and those who knew less about the
management of their steeds made up for
it by their own beauty and dignity. They
wore golden tan capes. The crowds
cheered them loudly, and friends in Win
dows and stands waved to them. Their
leader was Miss Genevieve Wimsatt.
Among the riders were Mrs. Candee,
Miss Gunther Mrs. w S. Harvey. Miss
Airline Harding. Mrs. Lucy Neil. Mrs. c.
e. Rafferty,, Mrs. A. B. Whitner, Miss
Maud Baggert, Mrs. NJ. G. Jobe. Mrs.
Sarah NJ. Rubin, Mrs. r. f. Prestley,
Miss Ferne Ragsdale. Mrs. Nancy Skin
ner. Mrs. w. X. Wimsatt. Mrs John F.
Barton. Miss Virginia Tally. Mrs. +. b.
Sutherland, Mrs. r. Bradley, Miss Brad
hey. Mrs. Corita G. Sloane. Mrs. NJ II.
Worrell. Miss +. l. Peter, Mrs. Paul Beck
Miss Ruppertus, Mrs. Light Oge Miss
p. S. Page. Miss June Slemmons, Miss
Abigail KurtZ, DIR. Centenella Smith, Miss
! Mabel w. Collins, Miss Esther Brock,
Mrs. Mary Phillips, Mrs. Naget. Mrs. f.
| st. Clair Thompson and Mrs. Russell NJ.