Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-27

Illinois; Mrs. William i. Dorland, wife
Of the oratorical Missourian; Mrs. Henry
George, Jr.. wife of the Gotham Scion
Mrs. John NJ. Nelson. wife of the Repre-
sentative Of tho Badger State.
Indeed, SO numerous are the su(fragists
now in Washington that they have abso'
lutcly found 1t necessary TO lease Sup
Elementary headquarters on Capitol
Hill, just two blocks distant from Union
Station, where all out-of-town visitors
will be welcomed and made to feel quite
at home. Here they will be furnished
with badges. rcgalia, banners, flags, en-
signs, grand stand tickets II they don't
want to parade, and instructions for
marchers. Lists of hotels, and boarding
houses, schedules Of taXicabs anu horse
cabs, and rates of all railroads entering
Washington can also be procured here,
as can, too, all sorts Of guides to WASH
ington and its vicinity. raa as
The Federation Of Women's Clubs Of
the District. numbering upwards OF 5000
members. is hustling' 10 care, for the
creature comfort arrangements for the
feminine paraders. and 1t Is now an cs-
tablisIlcd fact that non Of the latter will
have to dis,nount from their horses. or
to cave the line of march to get II bite
Of lunch, for the fcderatlonists have fin
ishcd their plans for serving a really hot
lunch along the line of parade from big
and roony furniture vans, each Of which
is being fitted up by experienced cater
crs as Il miniature quick lunch room.
From each Of those ]uncn rooms on
wheels will be served hot coffee. tea and
milk, sandwiches of air sorts, and plenty
Of fruit. ,.'.. .Er'
Besides these lunch wagons. there will
also be a vast lunch tent, near Continent
tai Hall, and the american Union
Building. where fifty ta%stefully costumed
young women will serve a dainty and
toothsomc hot lunch. Each Of the. lunch
wagons is to be in charge of ten attrac-
tive members Of the federation, uniform
ed in Puritan caps, kcrchicfs and aprons,
with an arm band on which will be print
cd the name Of the federation. The mon
raised by the lunch sales is to be turn
cd into the building fund Of the federation
for tic erection Of q cOmmodious modern
for the twenty one .women's
organizations affiliated with the District
Federation. fFN&, "
1t is the intention Of the women inter
estcl in the agitation to make their pro-
posed clubhouse 4 place with meeting
where all of the womcn's organiza-
tons. social. educational and domestic
will be Accommodated. There are to be
living rooms for visiting women. lttcll-
ems. n cafe, etc. In fine. 1t is desired TO
make It II modern office building, with
an auditorium. roof garden. gymnasium,
pool. lecture rooms and other
fcaturcs-all for the instruction and con-
vcnicncc of women. The offices are to
be rented solely to business and profess
sional women, domestic science courses.
womcn's exchanges and every variety of
the many feminine activities are here to
have their home.
On the other hand. it must not be sup
posed for II single moment that tho anti
are idle. They have opened
and rave a host OF beuuti-
full young women at their official assist
ants. WHO are busy the whole day long.
from curry Ill IIlc WOIIlIlS ulliI tdle III
the evening. receiving the signatures of
women and men pledging themselves to
their level best to stem the tide Of the
suffrage propaganda. Badges are being
given out by the thousand, and loads of
literature are also being handed around
by the ants, who are apparently rccciv.
Ing substantial support from eminent men
womcn in the various walks Of bust
and professional life, who declare
that they are tired and disgusted' with
vlia. they term 1.-THE antics and vapor- |
ings' of the suffragists.
Young women prcdoninate at the
offices Of tho ants. and it is
safe to say that almost every private
academy. and every high and grammar
at the National Capital is repre- !
in the throng. Young men witt,
their wives and sweetlearts are there In
large numbers. and the college students
are more in evidence there with their
than at tile suffraSe.sof-
accs. Officers of the ants tell laughing
" Of the visits Of belllGsrent suffrassts
for the loudly expressed object o. st4rt.
ing ext~emporaneous joint debatss. One
sufrragist ilounced In with the preemp-
tory demand that Miss Minnie Bronson,
then In charge Of s'~headauarters" explain
tho sense Of the antis' organization, land
be quick about It." She did not want to