New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Tramp Of 1000 MarChers Un-
der Yellow Banners OF
Cause Wins Applause.
ANTS FLAUNT COLORS, TOO
Neither They Nor Cold Winds
Daunt Loyal Men and Women
Who Step Gayly in Line
After 10 Bands.

man Yesterday with the tramp, tramp
,ramp Of 1000 marching women. 1ri-
low flags flashed along Bedford avenue
for almost four hours, and the victory
marches of fifteen bands thrilled "oV'
hearts and sent a glow through Veihs
that certainly would have frozen II 1e-
pendent on the protection Of mere ma
terial things.
As it was, there were 1000 red noses
and $4,000 chapped lips and several
hundred sore threats offered up IN the
cause of suffrage by the time the 'ase
Of the paraders had turned into Scher-
merhorn street, where the frlencIV
lights of the Baptist Temple twinkied
A welcome to them.
Old Boreas came out Of the north 10
see what all this noise of women was
about. and what he saw evidently
reused his manly wrath, for he ragged
and heat down the Votes for Women
hammers. he shrieked at the pretty elr!s
till their ears grew red and he picked
nm torn banners and lost bits of yellow
! sashes and dashed them against the
fences.
Oh. YES, he was very angry, was Ola
Boreas, but he couldn't scare the SUI
fragists. They tramped along with the
/ watchword, Victory 1919" ringing IN
! their ears, and they swept into the
Baptist Temple a jubilant throng TO
hear the words of inspiration from
their two leaders, Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait and DR.. Anna Shaw.
Prendergast with Them.
A surprise greeted them there IN the
form of a suffrage declaration Of talth
from William A. Prendergast con-
troller of the City of New York. MI
Prendergast has long been suspected
81 being a friend Of the cause out
never did he speak from a suffrage
platform before. When he arrived at
Il o'clock. breathless from a campaign
meeting. "Suspender Jack" MCGEE re-
heating history, popped up, waving his
red bandanna. and calling Tor three
cheers. The women rose, waving yell
low banners, programmes and even
their white gloves. Mr.. Prendergast
said:
81 was invited months ago to address
this meeting, and l was glad TO accept
because / wanted to stand up just once
and publicly say ! was in favor OF
woman suffrage. My heart has always
been with YOU i am not here for
electioneering purposes-there is no
necessity for any further electioneering
and am not here to ask your special
favor for any political party, as l
understand perfectly that YOU intend to
remain nom partisan. / am here simply
TO tell you l never could understand
wbv women should not be allowed 10
vote. / have seen many women in
public positions, and l will say that
their work was done quite as well as
mems That isn't saying that l
couldn't make it stronger.
The value of women's services to
the city and state is quite as pro-
nounced as mems. and their general
attitude toward their duty is quite as
exemplary.
81 am going to vote for your amend
ment in 1919, and am going to sup
port 1t publicly in every way l can"
The parade, il must be confessed, did
not get under way promptly at )
o'clock, owing to the fact that several
prominent New York delegations got
lost on the way over. The starting
place at Bedford and Dean avenues,
was remote from subway, elevated or
streetcar lines.
Tommy fuckers lmpeached.
Then there was a little discord
among the musicians. The Tommy
Tucker band which had been engaged
10 lead the parade, was persona non
grata to the other bands. all Of which
belonged 10 the American Federation
of Labor. Tommy Tucker was there
fore ordered from the ranks by Mrs.
Frank II. Cothren, chairman of the
parade, and it departed. jangling its
trumpets wrathfully and vowing to
bring suit for $4,000 against the fed
Grafton.
The parade was headed by the silent
Liberty Bell, on a beautiful white float.
This is the woman's bell, and IT will
never ring until women get the vote.
That there might be no possibility Of
its ringing by mistake yesterday,
Mrs. Cothren cut the tongue COM
pletely out and left it in suffrage head
auarters-the bell being, therefore, 700
pounds of bronze, lifeless and sore.
Miss Mary Smith, carrying a big silk
flag. stood beside il on the laurel-hung
float, and at it's side walked six young
girls in white. They were Misses Doris
Babcock. Margaret and Mary Walsh,
Kathleen Keelan, Gladys L. Petersen
and Anastasia Knight
The chief marshal, Miss Adela Potter,
led the marchers. She was on horse
hack. followed by four mounted aids,
one representing each OF the co-operat-
ing Brooklyn societies. Mrs. II. III.
Reebe. of the Women's Political Union;
Mrs. Alma Nebster-Powell, Of the
Kings County Association: Mrs. SYLVIA
Iojnes. Of the Woman Suffrage party,
and Ward Melvill~. jr., of the Mems