New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

parades always start on time).
Miss Inez Milholland, the official
beauty Of the cause and leader Of this
parade. on her frisky charger swept
through the DswU.S Arch and started
prancing up Fifth avenue. amid amia-
BILE cheers from the crowds. She wore
a crash suit, long black boots and the
purple green and white regala. She
managed her horse with one hand, and
in the other carried a big American
flag.
Behind her was one Of >the most
beautiful sections OF the parade, hun
dreds of women all in white. carrying
futtering green. purple and white
flags. They walked eight abreast and
marched in splendid form. showing the
result not only of experience in past
parades. but Of the insistent drill
which they have undergone for the last
several weeks.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch was in
the front ranks, very stern and exalted,
looking neither to right nor left. nor
recognizing by so much as wink the
cheers Of friends on the side lines. Was
ID not she who issued the order. Cut
'em dead?
sOthers. il must be confessed, who
had not the responsibility Of that order
on their consciences. had quite nice
time bowling to their friends. 1t IS
pretty hard to be stern when "suffs
are young and 1t is springtime.
-One OF the worst offenders in this
respect was General" Rosalie Jones.
she Just couldn't make her smiles be-
have. Her march was a continuous
performance of bowling, smiling and
waving her flower bedecked pilgrims
staff. She was tempted more than
most, IT is true.
The crowd. for the most part silent
recognized the pilgrims by their long,
brown cloaks, and clapped enthusiast
tically.
"Oh. there's Resale Jones!" they
cried, all the way from 10th street to
Carnegie Hall
Again Leads Her Army
The general" in a white dress, pill
grim cloak and the very same shoes
which carried her to Albany and Wash
ington. walked Just few steps in ad-
vance of her army" and ever and anon
she turned TO laugh
well, we'll colonel this is easier
than Maryland mud, isn't it?'
Not a single veteran Of the Army Of
the Hudson" was missing. not excepting
the war correspondents" Mrs. George
Wendt and her son Milton, the boy
bugler. came down from Albany TO the
reunion, Ernest ]. Stevens from Phlla-
deIphia and Miss Virginia Patschke from
Lebanon, Penn.
The rank and file included Colonel
Ida Craft, "Orator General Elizabeth
Freeman, Color Bearer" Lou Boldt and
"Privates" Mrs. Marie Baird, Mrs. Hetty
Wright Graham. Miss Elizabeth Aldrich'
Miss Phoebe Hawn. Norman Sper, the
Boy Scout. and c. S. Lennon, the
pathfinder" The pilgrims were pre-
coded by troup Of Boy Scouts and an
Indian girl in full glory of paint and
feathers-Miss Beulah Edmonds-al the
way from Oklahoma.
They were the guard Of honor to the
pioneers. the Rev. Antoinette Brown
blackwell and Miss Emily Rowland, VINO
rode In a carriage all covered with apple
blossoms. Miss Eleanor Irving, very
smart in a white suit and purple cockade,
was their "coachman." The two horses
seemed to feel the responsibility Of carry
ing the two oldest suffragists. for they
were most circumspect even when they
hop oil OF
once playing three different rag tunes in
three kinds Of time and in az many keys.
Mrs. Blackwell carried a big bunch Of
White lilacs and wore a white silk shawl
oyer her shoulders.
IT couldn't wear white dress" she ex-
planned. but l wanted TO be as white as
I,could."
swomen's Political Union delegations
from all the New York counties made a
the showing with their uniform white
suits and banners. each with an appropri-
ate device. Niagara County had pict-
ure Of the Falls. Rockand County a
mountainous scene and Livingston Coun-
~ border Of grapevines and fruit.
Mrs Charles s. Whitman and Miss
Eleanor Brannan carried the banner OF
New York County. behind which marched
many prominent women. among them
Mrs. Norman Whitehouse. Mrs. Samuel
Untermyer. Mrs. Norman Hapgood. Mrs.
John Ford, Mrs. William c. Demorest
and Mrs Gary. wife Of Judge Gary.
The banner Of Erie County was donated
by Mrs. Ebert Hubbard.
School Teachers Fine Show.
Behind the pioneers came a very large
delegation Of public school teachers. led
by Miss Katherine D. Blake. Miss Kate
Turner. Miss Laura Charlton. Miss Jen-
ME Birmingham. Miss Anne Griffin and
Miss Mamie Fay. The private school
teachers were marshalled by Miss Made
Hopkins The women doctors made a
fine showing In cap and gown. carrying
the gilded wands of Esculapius The
banner bearer was Or. Caroline S. Finley,
the marshal Dr. Ellen Glasgow, while
among the maIchers were DR.. S. Jose
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