Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-02-21
TO GREET MARCHERS
Absence Of the Inaugural Ball Leaves
This Most Vivid Feature Of the
Week---tiow the Parade VIII Form
and the Different Departments Of II
Many Fine Floats in the Line.

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WASHINGTON. Feb. Il. True 10
woman's artistic sense, the suffra.
gists who are arranging the great Pa.
geaut Procession here March are
planning to make 1t symphony Of
eolor
The Hon. Mrs. Patricia street. Of
Australia, related 20 many noble "a.
mites IN England, Is the color de.
signer for the procession. and has al
so designed all OF the costumes which
viii be worn She has mapped out
an elaborate color scheme for the pro.
oession. and every color will have It's
meaning
First will come lnez Milholland. as
herald. on horseback, dresaed In yet
low. then fifty ushers In pale blne aud
gold Then viii come the start OF the
pageant proper With the sariegated
eolors Of the four countries that have
given the ballot 10 women Norway,
Finland, New Zealand and Australia,
aud each country viii be represented
BY women in the coiors aud flags o.
their country
Then will come the foreign march.
Ing contineents who have partial SUIT
frage sweden, Denmark. Iceland,
Great Britain. Austria Hungary and
Belgium; next the countries whore
women are working for suffrage
One big float VIII represent Persia,
China, Switzerland. Greece italy,
Holland aud Germany These people
will be followed by General Bosalio
Jones and her ambassadors Of jus
tieen dressed IN gray oloaka, lnan.
sacks and slaves The baltimore IL
vision viii wear purple saddle capes
-Four floats representing the de
velopment Of the suffrage movement
will come next On the first float Will
be pioneer women dressed IN light
purple capes, three figures IN black
representing obatructions. and scorn
ers dressed in dark purple The
third and fourth floats will be the
same as No ! except that the purple
OF the dresses of the acorners viii
grow lighter,
Then Gil come the beautiful float.
showing suffrage as Il IL today. II
VIII contain the human bouquet of
Ylolets, beautiful girls clamoring and
clustering in all shades Of purple,
palest lavender, and palest violet,
Each firl VIII carry small green
branch The tall pioneer woman IN
the center viii carry green sapling
in her right hand. The branches Of
the sapling signify equality Of sui
frage.
Next will come the Virginia petit
coat cavalry with green saddle capes
heading the float showing men and
women working side by side in the
field. The women farmers following
the float VIII be dressed in brown,
The homemakers will come next
dressed IN gray and green and after
wards another float showing soldier
and nurse IN appropriate uniforms
as they appear side by side on the
battlefield. Afterward Will come the
college men and women in caps and
gowns and then the women lawyers
in caps and gowns with purple decor.
ations.
Women doctors dressed IN caps and
gowns Of green decorations viii fol
low. And then viii come wageearn.
ers IN blue. Here there VIII be a
float showing Greed, Tyranny, IndIf'
ference. Next will come the Coy
eminent Float" showing man bearing
the burden Of state on his shoulder,
with woman In blue with her hands
bound. Then viii follow the fourth
section OF professional women, social
workers IN dark blue, teachers IN
lighter blue, business women in still
lighter blue and librarians in very
light bine.
The artists viii dress IN pale rose,
the actresses in deeper rose, the mu'
sicians in very deep American beauty
rose. Then viii follow the state dele
cations. First VIII come the First
bin OF rights Congress" With leader
and nine girls IN hoop skirts and rose
bud bonnets, next the small banner
float showing map showing nine
states Of light OUT Of thirty.nine Of
darkness. The suffrage state delega-
tons will follow each dressed ~
their stare color.
Last III line viii be the men repre-.
aentlng the National League Of Equal
Suffrage. followed by a delegation o.
u arlt4.