The Washington herald., 1913-01-23
women SUGGEST
FINANCE Plan
Su&ragists Agree to Sell Tick
cts for Grand Stand for Pa
rade and Split Proceeds.
SCHEME LOOKS FEASIBLE
Additional Persons Send in Notice Of
Their Participation in Big
Pageant.

Proposals to share in the proceeds of
sales of tickets in the stands erected
along Pennsylvania Avenue for the great
pageant which they are 70 present on
March 8, were submitted by letter TO
Chairman Eustis, OF the inaugural COM
mittee. by the suffrage workers yester-
day. The women ask that tickets for
these seats for the Sd be issued to
them for sale among the hosts of SYM
pathizers, who are coming for the dis
play. They say that they will dispose
of the tickets. and go half with the in
augural committee. this money being
pure velvet for both sides,
The issuance of tickets for the big
reviewing stand on Lafayette Square
by the suffragists. Tickets for this stand
and those erected along the Avenue. the
women say can be sold several times
over among their supporters at regular
inauguration market prices.
Where the right to erect stands has
been let to private contractors, Miss
Alice Paul requests OF the inaugural
committee that 1T grant to the suf-
frage association a percentage Of the
amount received for this concession"
In support of this request, Miss Paul
writes: The contractor for the stands
to be erected from Ninth to between
Ninth and Tenth Streets. has informed
us that he paid s2.26o more than was
paid for the right to erect and control
similar stands four years ago. He also
stated that his unusually high bid was
made on account of the suffrage pro-
cession. A competing contractor in
formed us that he also had offered. be-
cause Of the suffrage procession. more
than $4,000 in excess of the omount
paid four years ago"
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. dean of
the Washington College of Law, Is acting
with Miss Alice Paul, chairman OF the
Congressional committee, in impressinx
the women's request, with the general
advantage to both sides. in case II Is
granted. upon members OF the inaugural
committee.
Many members Of the inaugural
committee are in favor of accepting
the women's proposition.
IF the inaugural committee grants
our request tomorrow" Mrs. Mussey
said last night. I'VE will be able to dis
pose of all the tickets among our sup
porters before the middle of Febru-
airy. Some question has been raised of
the right to sell tickets for our event.
but as tickets have been sold for SIM
liar displays in the past. such as that
held by the C. 4. R. do not believe
that any serious objection can be
raised in this case"
Many Favor scheme.
Corcoran Thom. chairman of the
finance committee: Robert y. Harper.
chairman OF the civic organizations COM
mittee. and waddy b. Wood, chairman
of the street decorations committee.
heartily favor accepting the suffragists'
proposals
A telegram received at headquarters
rna I'll
nounced to the suffrage workers that
a contingent of five hundred is COM
ing for the pageant from that city. 1t
has been organized by the Ohio Wom-
ans Publishing Company.
Seth Brown. editor and owner OF the
Standard Advertiser; Mrs. William u.
Smith. president OF the Democratic ana
the Harmony Clubs. of New York: Mrs.
A. Alfred Brooks, president and founder
of the Gotham Club: DIR. NJ. Virginia
McCune. of Shenandoah Valley Sana-
torium. Martinsburg, w. Va; Mrs. r.
Bradford. of the Department of Public
Education. Denver, Colo: Mrs. Rose de
Vaux-Royer. president and founder of
the Cameo Club. New York; Ben Greet
celebrated for his open-air Productions
of Shakespearean plays: MIR. A. S. q.
Taylor, head or the connecticut Mems
League for Woman Suffrage and Well
NJ
secretary OF the Maryland Mems League
for Woman Suffrage. and Mrs. Mary e
Cragie, chairman of the committee onI
church work OF the National Woman s
Suffrage Association, have all announces
their intention to take part in the
pageant, and have promised to bring
large contingents with them.
Women dentists OF the country are
being organized by Dr. RosaIind Moore
Bainhas and Dr. CentennelIa Smith.
Women employed I'm the various govern
ment departments are being pledged tol
march by Miss Lille r. Glenn. who eN-
poets to have practically all of the de-
partment women in line for the parade.
Suffrage meetings are TO be held aIl
over Washington during the next twol
months to create interest in the pageant
among local women. Mrs. John Rogers, |
Jr.. sister of Mrs. Stimson. wife OF Sec
retary of War Stimson, who is the direc- |
tor OF the woman's Political Union. or
New York, will address an equal sur
frage meeting at the home of Mrs.
James Pinchot. Saturday, February I.
at p. m. Many similar meetings, att
which noted suffrage advocates will |
speak, have been arranged, and will be |