Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25
RAIN IS NO BALK
FOR PAGEANT OF
THE SUFFRAGISTS
Women Declare That Weather
Conditions Will Show Their
Determination.
PARADERS MARCH FROM
LINCOLN TO MILITARY PARK
Prominent Speakers for Big
Mass Meeting at Proc
tors Theatre.

Rain or shine. cloudDurst or biz
zard. the monster suffrage pageant
scheduled for this afternoon will be
carried out in exact accordance with
the details as originally arranged.
The descending torrents will have but
little effect on the ardor Of the suf-
fragettes, who have shown their
stamina by long hikes from New
York to Albany and to Washington.
Miss Mary Stewart Cutting. of Or
ange. who is to lead the procession,
and is looked upon as the psrticu-
lar star of the grand pageant de-
clared today that the rain would not
bother her a bit. She showed the
same spirit of the original Joan of
Arc. to whom she has been likened,
and declared that only the tender
hearted supporters of the cause
would be affected by a few rain
drops.
All of Miss Cuttings plans have
been completed and at the appointed
hour she says she viii be Johnny on
/ the Spot" with her long gilded bugie
to call her cohorts to gather and form
the procession.
Line of March.
Lincoln Park has been named as
the rendezvous and the start from
there will be made. shortly before 4
o'clock The line of march will lead
down Broad street to foot of Military
Park encircling the park TO Proctor s
Theatre. where a mammoth mass
meeting will follow.
Senator and Mrs. William Z. Borah.
of Idaho. will be an added attraction
at the mass meeting They will ar
rive here at $50 and will be met art
the Pennsylvania railroad station by
a committee composed of former
Sheriff Frank A. Sommer and Mrs.
Sommer. Mrs. w G. lyman, of Glen
Ridge, and Mrs Michael O'Shaugh-
messy.
An effort is also being made to in
duce Mrs. Hiram w. johnson and
Governor Johnson. of California, to
attend the meeting as guests OF
! honor.
Former State Senator Everett Col
| by. the Progressive gubernatoria
! candidate will be the principa
/ speaker at the mass meeting III
+ will be followed to tho rostruB By
I Rev. DIR. Anna Howard Shaw. presi-
dent of the National Suffrage Asso-
/ citation: United States Senator's viii.
| lam Z. Borah. of Idaho. and Miles
Poindexter of Washington. James
Reilly. the Socialist candidate for
governor. will also make an address,
IL is expected.
Rejoice in weather.
The more enthusiastic members OF
the suffrage organizations seem to re-
joice in the inclement weather. They
point out that the unfavorable condi-
itions offer them a better opportunity
to show their fortitude and stamina
and prove to the skeptical ones that
women are not the weaklings the
"antis'' and the men claim them tc
be
Mrs. Minnie J. Reynolds. of the
! Women's Political Union, scoffed at
the idea of postponing the parade be
cause of the rain. She said the New
| Jersey suffragettes We're made OF
"sterner stuff
Its Just the chance We want,
she said, Ito demonstrate to every
one that We are serious in our fight
THE procession may not be as
large as though it were fair, but Il
will show us who the loyal supporters
of the cause are Nothing short of q
! flood can stop US from marching ol
doing anything We have announced
we were going to do. We've adopted
a motto which reads something like
Don't start anything you can't fin
ish.' We've started this parade pro-
gram and we are going to carry il
out
Miss Aimee Seymour will be mar
shal. Miss Julia oppenheim. mounted
on a pony. will lead the division Sht
will be followed by the president
Miss Anna E. Horn, carrying the
leagues banner. Miss Ethel Went
representing Wyoming. viii carry &
banner. inscribed with the words
1--WE Vote" Next will come ter
members in white, representing this
suffrage States, carrying a large
American flag After them the for
mer president, Miss Carolyn Foehl
representing New Jersey, will ask by
means of banner" Why Not Give
Us the Vote?"
Last in the line will be group oi
the members dressed in yellow, The
non-suffrage States. carrying large
yellow Votes for Women banner
Miss Stella c. Beck is assisted ir
making the arrangements by Miss
U7tboI AEa1t and Mics Mary EellInan