The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-30

SHE WILL MARCH
FROM NEW YORK
Miss Constance Leupp to Join
General" Jones and
Her Hikers.
BAD WEATHER DEFIED
Votes for Women" Advocates
BAD WEATHER
Votes for Women" Advocates
Address Meeting in Rain
and Snow.
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Washington, January 29.-Miss Con-
stance Leupp. prominent in Washing
ton society and in civic movements
looking particularly to the betterment
of the working women, is TO march
with General Rosaiie Jones and her
army of sufragettes from New York
TO Washington. Miss Leupp said to-
day that she was enthusiastic over the
long hike" and that she was making
preparations TO join the army in New
York in time for the start February IL.
and that she will march in the parade
here March 3.
Miss Leupp, who is the daughter OF
Francis r.. Leupp. former commissioners
of Indian affairs. has been "a leader IL
the organization of the Washington
branch of the National Consumers
League and she is a member OF the
board of governors OF the Associated
Charities. She is a graduate OF Bryn
Mawr College.
Federal Clerks Can March.
The Civil Service Commission to-day
put its seal of approval upon the suf-
frage parade, so far as allowing the
woman clerks OF the departments to
sent TO the commission from suffrage
headquarters, President John G. Black
of the commission wrote:
Tho commission holds that section
of civil service rule I forbids political
activity on the part of competitive
classified employees. prohibiting march
ing by such employees in partisan
procession or parade during a political
campaign.
1t does not however. consider that
participation in the parade and pageant
described in your letter would be a
violation of the rules.
The suffragists explained in their let
ter that the women had been careful,
in their organizations for votes for
women, not to mix up in partisan
politics.
The suffrage leaders hope that the
government departments VIII give
half holiday so that the women may
parade and the other employees may see
the demonstration in favor Of woman's
suffrage. A merchant on + Street has
agreed to give the woman employees IN
his shop a half holiday If they wish TO
parade.
Ubdaunted by Snow.
Undaunted by the snow and rain, the
suffragists held an open-air meeting
before their headquarters. 1920 r Street,
at u 30 noon. to-day. The speakers
were Mrs. Anna Jenness Miller, Miss
Florence Etheridge and Mrs Leslie
Street, of Australia. Mrs. Miller ana
Miss Etheridge spoke enthusiastically
of the coming parade and urged the
CItlZenS OF W dehiiiSlol W eiNS ~ NH'A-
support. A shivering crowd OF several
hundred persons gathered to listen TO
and applaud the suffragists. Mrs.
Street made an appeal TO the pocket
books of the audience. declaring that
money was needed TO help carry on the
work for woman suffrage
Mrs. Jenness Miller was appointed
chairman of the stands committee TO-
day, and Immediately began the con
sideration of the erection of stand
south of the Treasury Department with
mum Der of contractors she VIII I
take UP also the proposal of w. 5.
Riley. who has the concession for
inaugural stands on the Avenue. to use
these stands for the parade March J.
Miss Adele W. King of Baltimore.
official rumpeter of the suffrage hosts
of that city. Will lead the hiking
suffrage army OF General Rosaiie
Jones from Baltimore to Washington
on the last lap of its journey from New
York to the capital When the big
pageant is held on the evening OF l
March she will lead the parade. riding
a rnilk-white steed and CARRIED in the
official costume of medieval herald.
while her bugle viii make pennsylvania
Avenue ring with martial music
Her little sister, Garcia. VIII ride on a
float and will blow valiantly on her cor
net. which seems grotesquely large in
comparison with her height. which ls
only four feet and q few inches she
will be dressed in the Maryland colors.
and. of course. she Will play from time
TO time the stirring strains of Mary
land, My Maryland
Indian Representation.
The Indian woman as q sufragette
NAV be represented in the suffrage
parade Mrs Marie l. B. Baldwin.
a Chippewa. connected with the lnclan
Bureau, has been asked to arrange for
some sort of float which would portray
the Indian woman as in favor OF the
voting right
Il have not yet decided" ssd Mrs
BALDWIN to-day. whether | will obey
the request of the parade arrangers or
not AS for the Indian women they have
had virtual suffrage, also the power or
recall. since time immemorial. When
ever they we're dissatisfied with a chief
of the tribe. all they had to do was TO
make their wishes known and he was
promptly recalled
And as to voting, do not know that
they exercised the right often. but II
to the same thing, for they
would inform their men what they want
.ho ra-,t1s Of the election usually