The Washington times., 1913-01-26
INDIAN WOMEN TO
MARCH IN PAGEANT
Suffragettes Plan to Show ater Equality Exists in Tribal
Affairs for Squaws Than Is Accorded to
Her White Sister.

Indian women will march in the suf-
fragette pageant. Their white sisters"
from the Indian commission department
will also march.
The plans of Mrs. Glenna S. Tinnin,
organizer of the pageant, call for a
striking contrast in this section. show
ing the difference between the rights of
the Indian squaw and her more civil
ized white sister. The Indian squaw In
the tribal relation is equal to the In
dian man; the white woman is not equal
to man in the legislative and executive
part of government.
Mrs. Tinnin is having the assistance
of leading women in the Indian COM
mission.
Big Mass Meeting Planned.
DR.. Anna Shaw, president of the Ma
tional American Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation. is coming here to assist in or
ganizing the pageant and to march at
the head of the ranks. Miss Florence
Kelly, a noted social worker, who Is
coming here this week to tell Congress
about child labor conditions, will also
assist in the pageant plans. A man.
moth mass meeting is being planned in
her honor, and as a means of interest
ing hundreds of Washingtonians, in this
woman whose fame is second only to
Miss Jane Addams. of Hull House.
Chicago.
virginian women are agitated about
the announcement that New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore women are
TO be .'messengers' ahead of the suffra-
gette army, and there is likelihood
that some of the group of horsewomen
will constitute body to bring vir-
ginia's greeting.
Rejoice Over Victory.
Subscriptions to the pageant work
have been coming in satisfactorily, and
there is now no doubt of the financial
success of the AFFAIR. A proposition
from william s. Riley for use of the
Inaugural reviewing stands is under
consideration, but the women will have
the stand at Sherman square. regard
less of the Riley plans. There is great
rejoicing among the leaders today be-
cause of the signal victory over the
inaugural committee in regard to the
stands.
I'VE find that men from the suffrage
States are more gallant and polite to
women than the men fom other sec
tions," declared one of the leaders to- !
day. apropos of the inaugural commit |
tees attitude of opposition in the stands |
I'VE hear 1t said sometimes that the |
vote would mean that we would be in |
suited. It doesn't happen in suffrage |
States, but We find to our sorrow that /
there is a lack Of galIantry elsewhere
VIII Guido Paul Revere.
Paul Revere Is to be outdone by an
Amazon rider for the suffragettes lust
previous to the big pageant. The ride
will be not OF one night, but of a day or
Two. However for the horsewoman
must ride not the scant twenty miles
from Boston to Concord Town, but up
ward Of go miles from New York to
This Is the latest proposition an
IN the way of spectacular
events for the pageant OF women March
l. Details Of the event have not been
arranged. but the rider has been se-
ected from among the fairest of those
who have arranged to ride to WASH
ngton In the troop OF Mrs. Rubin.
Plan Trip in Relays.
There Is a plan on foot, II the ride
eems too much. to have the trip made
n relays. Miss Milholsnd may start the
Quincy, and Miss Crystal Eastman
designated as one Of the her
ids for the pageant; Mrs. Beatrice
Hale and Miss Janet
Burns, Of New York, likely will COM
,lete II.
The courier idea is entirely separate
rom the hiking party and from the
,arty Of riders who intend to come here,
t is said. There will be no demonstra-
ion along the way.
Male Suffragettes Coming.
Philadelphia will furnish a group of
nen marchers for the army of Gen"
Rosalie Jones. The party will join at
The members of this
,roup are supporters of the woman
outrage cause.
A suffrage association is now being
'rganized among the clerks OF Govern
nent departments. Inasmuch as there
5 no objection on the part of the Civil L
'ervice Commission. the women are
flaming meeting for Thursday to Or
;anize for assisting in the pageant.
Miss Lucy Burns, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
vas a speaker before the suffragette
meeting in the home of Mrs. Henry y. III
simpson late yesterday afternoon. She
offended the rnilitancy Of the English
1omen. Mrs. Robert NJ. La Toilette was
he chief speaker before a meeting in | |
he home OF Mrs. Emma s. Tenny in |
he Rochambeau apartments
A number OF meetings are planned for
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