The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
Every Profession that Fair Sex Has Entered to Be Repre-
sented Spectacle Costumes to Be Feature Of Event
Heralds and Horsewomen to Precede Each of the Five
Grand Divisions IN Line Of March,

in her contingent. who have won places.
Of eminence in the practice of law IN
all sections OF the country. The STU
dents of law of Washington will form
several companies in this section. and
will carry the banners OF their various
schools.
Medical Profession Represented.
Working side by side to alleviate the
sufYerings OF humanity, man and woman
will be represented as practitioners of
medicine in the sixth float. Behind the
float, a squadron of gaily bedecked and
tingent of women doctors. DIR. Elnora C.
Folkmar. director OF the educational de-
partment of the Woman's Clinic Of
Washington. is chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the preparations. Dr.
Lenore Perky Webster, sister OF Senator
Perky OF Nebraska. is vice chairman.
Dr. Frances A Foye will organize the
local doctors. She will be assisted by
Drs. Louise Ross, Julia Green, and Ida
Heiberger
About one hundred automobiles will
compose this section. They will be deck
ed in beautiful decorations. carry bril-
liant streamers and covered festoons and
garlands of bright colors. The women
physicians will wear the cap and gown.
Women In Labor Field.
The last car of the division is design
ed to be the most significant OF all.
II will typify labor. Two stalwart fig
ures will represent toll that demands
equal strength, equal endurance and
equal courage. The section that will
follow this float probably will be the
largest apd most varied in the pageant
Business shop, and factory women. rep
,stI
conditions OF comfort and discomfort.
will march In solemn tread behind the
labor car. In their midst will be a
smaller labor car. upon which the figure
OF a factory woman. surrounded by her
little ones, will be depicted as pleading
with three repulsive igures-Greed. Ty-
ranny. and Indifference.
Contingents of workers are expected
to come from all cities and towns around
the Capital as far away as New York
to take part In the demonstration which
probably means more 10 them than to
any other class. More than 5000 march
ers are expected to take part in this
section. A local wage-earners section
will be organized by Miss Bliss Finley.
Of Neighborhood House. Baltimore wage
earners will be organized by Miss Anna
Neary. prominent in the Maryland State
Federation OF Labor.
InlS VIII De CLOSED DN a car
prophetic of the dawn OF an ideal gov
ernment- On IL man and woman will ap-
pear bearing between them large
sphere. which is intended to signify the
State.
Teachers to Lead Division.
The next grand division will contain a
representation OF all the other profess
sions. and will follow after the regular
divisional order OF herald. music, stand
ards and cavalry troop.
The teaching profession will be the first
represented. A single figure in a chariot
Will lead the delegation of teachers in
which nearly all OF the women teachers |
in the District are expected to march.
A delegation of social workers will fol- |
low the teachers. In this group will be |
Jane Adams. Mrs. Florence Kelley, Miss |
Julia Lathrop, chief Of the new Children's !
Bureau, and a host of other nationally |
known workers for the poor. Settlement |
workers. and workers OF the Associated |
Charities will compose this section. Mrs. |
William G. Stuart is in charge.
Companies OF clergy, librarians. writ |
ers, newspaper women. actresses, artists. |
and musicians will follow. At the headI
of each company will be a characteristic |
float
Oswald Garrison Willard. associate edi- |
tor Of the New York Evening Post, will |