The Washington times., 1913-02-05
BOSTON 'HECKLERS'
FOR SUFFRAGETTES'
CAUSE ARE COMING
"Votes for Women Advocates
Will Take Leading Part in
Parade in District.

Three OF the original checkers, =
Alice Carpenter, and Miss Frothingham
sister to Louis rockingham. former
candidate for governor. will be here to
take part in the womap's pageant.
This news was received today. Re
ports that representatives of promi-
nent Massachusetts, families would be
here on March 8 have stirred people at
suffrage headquarters.
Miss Foley is one of the most active
workers for woman's suffrage in the
State, and has been associated with
sociological work Miss Carpenter is a
member of real old Puritan, family
of Brookline, and Miss Frothingham
also belongs to what might be called
the blue bloods'' of New England
Miss Foley and Miss ! Carpenter
earned the title "heckierB," for their
work during the gubernatorial cam
paign of Louis rockingham, when they
followed him about and made the
cause" OF woman's suffrage prominent
to be one of the finest speakers for
woman's suffrage In the country and
will be heard at number of meetings
here.
wyoming Leader Coming.
It was announced today that Mrs.
Isabella Campbell, wife OF a former
governor of Wyoming, win lie here TO
take part in the pzSeant. Governor
Campbell was chief executive of the
State in 1869. when woman's suffrage
was Instituted In the State and Mrs
Campbell was closely associated with
the movement. She will be a prominent
figure in the pageant, suffrage officials
here declare sS= -.
Ohio intends to be well represented
at the big pageant. according to the
report received here today from Colum-
bs. A special train win leave. there at
6, o'clock the night Of March !, en-
delegat ton from that State. All women
who intend to come here for the inau-
guration are urged to take this train.
Banners, streamers, decorations and
band will be among the features fur
nished: Letters to people all over the
State have been sent out telling of the
Zig pabeant here. Enthusiasm equal to
q political campaign has been aroused,
it is said, and II Is proposed to make
the Ohio delegation the biggest and
best of the pageant"
Agitation for having stores close. the
Afternoon OF aMrch 3. to permit EN-
ployes taking part in the pageant Is
meeting with great success, II Is re-
ported. Already three F street stores
have announced that they will close
and others are expected to follow
suit soon. =
Finances In Good Shape. "
1t was announced today that fin
ancial arrangements for the pageant
are In. an excellent condition. Con-
tributions are constantly coming in
from all sorts of sources.
Mrs Anson Mills has been appointed
q member of the finance committee and
is assisting greatly in placing the un-
dertaking on a business basis.
Plans for filing as much time as pos
sible with meetings are now being car
ried out. There were. eight meetings
yesterday and six mores are. already
scheduled for today These include a
meeting at they. M c. A. building this
afternoon, meeting at the Esperanto
Club. at the Public Library. and at the
Luthern Church, Thomas Circle tonight,
and one at the Pension Office at 4s30
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
CompIetes details Of the tableaux to
be given on the southern steps of the
Treasury building have now been af-
ranged and characters will be brought
together as soon as possible. Rehear-
sails for the individual parts viii be
conducted in small halls. Whether or
not a complete rehearsal can be held
for the entire pageant Is doubted. 1t
may be necessary to conduct this at
night, 1t is said.