Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-04
Suffragists Appeal to Taft for
March 3 Parade.
ASK HALF DAY FOR CLERKS
President Promises to Take Up Both
Matters With the Cabinet.
MEETING AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Mrs. Glendower Evans of Boston to
Speak-Other Meetings Today
and Tomorrow.

y guard of honor. consisting of so
diers, sailors and marines. and half
holiday for the government clerks who
wish TO take part in the suffrage parade
March =. were requested of President
Taft today by suffragists. who called
upon him at the White House. The
President promised tn take both matters
up with the cabinet.
The women explained that they wished a
guard of honor. not as 4 protection for
themselves but to help care for the pub
Ic They sand that Mai. sylvester, super
intcudcnt of police. declared the police
force would bc worked Very hard at in
auguratiOn time. when they asked him
for Permit To march up Pennsylvania
avenue March :.
The President said, of course. if Mai.
sylvester deemed 1t an advantage to have
Such a guard Ia help care for the crowds
who will watch the Parade of women il
would undoubtedly he ordered out
Those who allied upon tn. President
were Miss Mice Paul chairman of the
congressional committee of the National
SnffraSc Association: Mrs. Helen H. Gar
dener. Mrs. Thomas Macdonald and Miss
Glenn. They were introduced to the
President by Senator Sutherland of Utah.
III regard to granting the haif holiday to
the clerks who wish to take part in the
might he permitting them to enter part-
san politics.
But the women assured him that the
suffrage movement was outside of parti-
san politics and reminded the President
tat these clerks who wished to parade
with the Knights of Columbus and the
Grand Army of the Republic had been
-sIanted this privilege in the past.
Following the cabinet meeting this
afternoon, members of the. cabinet said
that these matters had not been taken up
today. 1t seemed tn be- the general opin-
ion that the clerks who wished 10 parade
would he allowed to take a half day of
their leave. but chat no general order
would be given.
Meeting and Parade.
This afternoon fair suffragists will dis
tribute handbills along f street and else
where telling of the parade and public
meeting in the interests of suffrage. the
latter to he held tomorrow night at $
o clock in the Public Library. Mrs. Glen
dover Evans of Boston, one of ;he most
prominent women IL the suffrage move
ment in the country, is to address the
meeting. Mrs Evans is largely RESPONSE
be for the minimum wage law which has
been placed on the statute books of Mas
Sachusetts.
Mrs. Evans will make an address at an
upen-dir meeting of the suffragists on Sth
street between T. and + streets north
west al 40 O'Clock this afternoon
If the guard of honor which the wom-
On have asked for is ordered out by the
PRESIDENT. it is planned to have some of
the soldiers stationed at the Peace Monu-
ment. where the parade forms. the ma
Tincs at 10Th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. and the sailors at the end of the
line of march
Meetings scheduled for today and to-
morrow by the suffragists as follows:
Meetings Today and Tomorrow.
Today: p.m.-Maccabees Victor Lodge
in Pythian Hall. 1912 9Th street SPIN.
Parior meeting at Mrs. w c. Crabbe's
102. the Plaza. Washington circle. Mrs
Glendower Evans. speaker PIN
Parlor meeting at Mrs J. l.. Aliens.
2o3 y street southeast Miss Eunice
Brock, 21-U Connecticut avenue Speak
er. Mrs Gicndower Evans. s pm
Meeting department women, Mrs
Browns office. Bond building. Speak
ers. Mrs. Kildare and Judge Leeds 80
p-m--Sth street between T. and r. Mrs.
Giendower Evans.
Tomorrow:
pm.-Y W. G. A.
1870 d m--League of the Covenant. in
formal meeting, 1714 y street home of
Miss Goode.
a.m.-Central High School, Miss Lord.
speaker.
\ Meeting of Esperanto Club.
Maryland building. room IA on III street
northwest. between 18th ana 18th streets.
p-m.-I.utheran Church. Thomas Circle.
Women's Aid Society.
p.m,-Public meeting. Public Library,
Mrs. Gendower Evans, speaker
r-m--MrS. ShultZ. 1i24 Euclid street
Mrs. Nina T.. Allender, speaker