Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
.SUFFRAG|ST HOSTS
MARCH AT CAPITAL
Big Demonstration for Equa.
Rights Before Inaugural
Visitors.
(consInued from FIRST Pase1

ter Mccormick, OF Boston, treasurer;
Mrs. Harriet Burton Laidlaw, of New
York city first auditor, and Mrs. j.
r. Bowen, of Chicago, second auditor
of the association.
The Second Regiment Band fol-
lowed. Then came forty ushers-
more young girls-attired in light
blue and gold, as were the ten who
| went before These were followed
by a mounted brigade composed of
Washington women CARRIED in long
capes of golden tan.
The Worlds Nations.
A huge sign banner was next in
line. II bore the legend. Women of
the World, Unite" A banner bearing
the words Countries Where Women
Have Full Suffrage followed. Nor
way came first, Finland came next,
and then other extreme of the
world, New Zealand, followed. Aus
tralia was depicted by the next float.
countries Where Women Have
Partial Suffrage" followed the Aus
| tralian float, and Swedish people APP
! peared on the moving stage, which
next appeared Then came Denmark,
and Iceland. Behind each float
marched ten girls in the native cos
tune of the nations represented.
Great Britain was the subject of the
next float, and behind this marched
three girls for Wales, five girls for
Scotland, five for Ireland, seven for
Canada. and three for India. The
Austro- Hungarian float followed.
| Then came the Belgian float, which
| preceded ten girls dressed in the
clothing of Flanders.
A banner bearing the label, "Coun-
| tries Where Women Are Working for
| Suffrage" was the next in line. Then
| followed banners and floats typical or
| the nations represented. Among them
were Great Britain, France, Ger
many, East Indian provinces, Euro
pean provinces, countries of the South
| Seas and many others.
The second section of the parade
was also led by herald carrying a
purple banner Another band fol-
| lowed. behind which wasa huge ban
ner, upon which were inscribed the
words of the proposed amendment TO
the constitution of the United States,
designed to grant equal suffrage.
Pioneer Sufragists.
The Baltimore division of the suf-
fragists mounted and wearing purple
caps, was next in line and then came
the Pioneer Division, which was made
up OF original agitators for equal suf-
frage Probably the most picturesque
figure in this division was Mrs. Belva
a. Lockwood, who is the only woman
| who has been candidate Tor the
| Presidency of the United States on
" man suffrage ticket. Mrs. Lock
wood Is a lawyer and a member oil
ttS bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States. There were many
iother aged veterans of the cause.
II A banner bearing the words ''-rhe u
Years Struggle for Freedom then fol
lowed and then came a history OF thS
cause of the suffrage printed in large
letters on banners and illustrated oS
floats.
The third section of the suffrage
parade was led by herald on horse
back, blowing triumphantly upon 9
trumpet. She was garmented In yell
low robes and carried purple banner
Another band followed and then came
a green-caped mounted brigade, th'
Virginia Division. A banner bearing
the legend. Man and Woman Make
the State Man Alone Rules the
State" followed with more banners
bearing inscriptions.
The Professions in Line.
The fourth section of the process
sion was composed largely of eminent
lpersons marching on foot and grouped
by occupa ton or profession. Socia
workers came first, men and womer
prominent in this work from every
great city in the country appearing
Teachers followed. and then business
, women and librarians. A float typi'
! fying the learned profession and fol
lowed by writer's, artists, actresses
! and musicians came after.
Uniformed professional advocates
of woman suffrage came next. II
: this section of the procession marched
, General Rosalie Jones and her army
! of suffrage mixers. who had covered
; the miles between New York. ant
Washington afoot in order to brins
a message to President-elect Wilson
state delegations made up the fiftf
section of the parade, led by herald
! mounted and carrying trumpet
| Then came band. Senators ant
3 representa- tives by State delegations
marched here. Among them wer'
Senators La Toilette, Sutherland
l Bourne. Townsend, Poindexter. Mar
tine. Works, Nelson. Ashurst, Cum
minis and Representatives Anthony, 9
, nenhew of the famous Susan B. An
) thony. Borland, Hobson, Baker
Henry George, Kahn, Kent and Tay
Flor. The wives of many of thes'
3 congressman marched with them, ant
! other prominent government officials
and army and navy officers swellet
this detachment. Marching contin
gents representing the various pc
litical parties followed.
!, The state car, led by banner in
, scribed "No Country Can Exist Hal
Slave and Half Free, followed, bear
ing women dressed in light green cos
tunes This float was surrounded b!
: marching women, each bearing ;
4 banner on which was written tn
: name of some law declared to be un
0 just to women.
DELEGATIONS from States working
for equal suffrage, long list, fol
q lowed. and then, bringing up tn
rear of the procession, came tn
: Mississippi and Missouri State floats
. Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the speak
err of the House, and Mrs. Borland
!. wife of Representative Borland, o
Missouri, rode on the latter float
The, parade was more than mil
long, and before the last float ha'
left the peace monument the val