The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

rade was led by herald on horseback
blowing triumphantly upon Q trumpet
She was garmented In yellow robes and
carried a purple banner. Another band
followed, and then camo e. green-caped
mounted brigade. the Virginia division,
commanded by Mrs. A. B. Whitney. A
banner bearing the legend. Man and
Woman Make the State" Man Alone
Rules the State" followed with more
banners bearing Inscriptions.
Then came a huge float labelled TN the
Field" A man In snuff brown clothing
enacted by Kercheval Smith and q wom-
an in golden brown. Miss Mary L Deck
or. jr.. rode upon II. holding agricultural
implements. Women farmers follow
Cd them afoot. carrying y banner
reading: ''The Homemakers: We Pre-
pare Our Children for the State. Let Us
Help to Prepare the State for Our Chill
Men Have Free Mothers" Tho float
which followed this confession of faith
bore a man garbed in Quaker gray and
a woman In gray with q green cloak. The
boy with them wore gray and Q green
cape. Homemakers followed, and they
also were dressed In Grsy. On the home
makers float were MISS Eunice Hoffman.
Miss Pauline Coleman. and Herbert W.
Cornell. Mrs. William Sturtevant Moore
'Tn Patriotic Service"
Tho next banner gave tho title of Tn
Patriotic Service" to the float that fol-
lowed bearing a soldier and . nurse.
both in blue uniforms. Nurses IN blue
trudsed behind. Mss May Howard and
William George took the part Of nurse
and soldier.
Mounted nurses following the float were
led by Miss Priscilla Page. mounted. and
Miss LILLIAN wald. marching. The nurses
were recruited from Washington hospi-
tails.
In Education" the next float, Miss
Margaret Page and Maurice Cohen repro
sented man and woman teachers.
They were followed by a large section
of college women, led by Miss Eliza
Hardy Lord. the first woman to attend
college in America
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. Of the
Washington College Of Law. commanded
the next division.
". Edgar Lsedy and Miss Rebecca
Elaine. in lawyers caps and gowns. car
ried on the next float, which followed
a banner reading. In the Practice of
the Law" Women lawyers pleaded
their case by walking behind.
In the float, THE Practice of Med
icIne. were Drs. May d. Baker and
OF Washington. led the marching physl-
clans.
Wage earners and banners followed
the medical and labor floats. on which
were Miss Ruth Fuller and John Brodie,
and then came moving stages telling the
Ia Dor story, Greed and Tyranny were
depleted and Indifference"
was also shown Factory women and
children stood beside them as their VIC
Tins.
Man Needs Her Help. But She Can
not Give It." declared the next banner,
which introduced the Government float,
on which were Mrs. Nora Todd Gold
stone and Hunter Moss. This showed
man bearing the state upon his shoul-
ders He was shown as rather worn
out by his task and the noat was de-
signed to give the spectators the impress
sion that he was scarcely able to handle
the matter. anyway. Woman was shown
standing beside him with her hands
hopelessly tied.
Business Women March.
The fourth section OF the parade rep
resented the appeal of the business and
professional woman for the ballot. A
body OF women employed by the Govern
ment departments In Washington. COM
nanded Ivy Miss Lily Ray Glenn. 4 COM
pany or washington business women,
ed by Mrs T.. \. Newman. followed.
Behind these came a large band OF the
public school teachers Of Washington. led
by Miss Ruth NJ. Obcrly. They were fol-
lowed by Mrs W. c. Stuart. leading
social workers, by librarians. commanded
by Miss Harriet ]. Hilton. a prominent |
suffrage worker.
AN Enlightened Press Is Making an !
People" was the legend of
a float which followed the librarians !
Mrs. Helen Fl. Gardner. a noted writer, |
md Thomas Mainwaring. an artist. were |
he central figures on this float. the 9TH |
rs being Mrs. owen kildare, writer: |
Mrs. Irving Moller. artist; Miss Fola la |
'ollette, actress, and Mrs. Estelle VIII |
oughby Ions. musician.
The fifth section. representing the ap- I
peal OF the States, was composed Of |
not In uniform. In this were
included all the late comers. There were |
delegations from the woman suffrage |
States. marchers from all the political |
,arties. Senators and Representatives |
rom the woman suffrage States. and |
hen banner float. Tho Woman Of