The Washington herald., 1913-02-04
women TO TAKE
PART in PARADE
FOR FIRST Time
Fair Peace Workers to Have
Delegation in Inaugural
Line.
HARPER O. ks THE PLAN
Indian, Original of Head on S. Note,
Coming Here with Peace Pipe
for Wilson.

For the first time in the history of in
auEural parades the solid front OF mas
Culinity will be broken March 4 by sec
tion devoted entirely to the fairer sex.
This developed yesterday following the
arrival at the HEADQUARTERS of Chairman
Robert y. Harper, of the committee on
civic organizations, of a letter from the
National Peace Congress Of New York,
which body offered to organize a section
OF Women-not suffragists, but peace
workers-to take place in the parade.
Chairman HARPER quickly put his o. X
on the pro2ositioP and probably from
this date On one IF the features of the
quadrennial demonstration in honor of
the victorious Presidential candidate will
be a section of women
Col. Harper dispatched letter to the
headquarters of the National Peace Con-
Eress to the effect that the only condi-
ton necessary for the appearance of the
women in the parade was that they
adopt and wear some distinctive garb.
Mr.. Harper suggested. as serviceable as
wei! as effective, q uniform of light rain
coats and sashes. and also that The fair
marchers carry white parasols, which, as
well as being a striking feature in the
general design, would help against the
foul weather the ground hog prophesied.
10000 In Parade.
Forty thousand persons will participate
In the parade. according to the latest
estimate, and this number. it is expected
VIII be increased as plans for the event
progress. In the first division there will
he a regiment of United States infantry,
numbering 900 men: an improvised regi-
ment of Coast Artillery. LOO; West
Point Cadets, 500; a regiment of ma
r'nes, llC0: regiment of bluejackets,
l.l0O: Annapolis Cadets. 500: cavalry
squadron, 900: battalion of field artillery,
200 and battalion of engineers, CO.,
With approximately 1000 men of the
nited States Army and Navy, compos-
ing the first division of the parade, the
second division. or that made up Of State
militia, well be even larger. 1t is estf-
mated that not less than 10000 militia
men Will march in this division Mem
bers Of the G. a. r.. Spanish war vet
Grams. and representatives of patriotic |
societies. presenting a total arraH of |
about 5000, VIII form the third division |
While LOO persons, 1t is expected, Will |
march in the fourth, or civic organiza-
tons section
Chief Hollow Horn Bear, of South Da-
kota. the original of the Indian on the
8 Treasury certificates, has written to
the inaugural committee that he desires
10 be in Washington on March 4 to pre-
sent to Woodrow Wilson a peace pipe.
Each United States Senator has been
asked TO designate two representatives OF
his State as aids TO tho grand marshal
Of the civic section of the parade.
With inauguration ceremonies but one
month ahead, the problem of handling
the additional traffic has been given con-
sideratlon by officials of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. and an
is.made that in the course of
a few days notices VIII be sent to heads
Of operating departments and division
covering the manner and
method by which il is hoped all confu-
sion in the operation of the lines will be
eliminated.
Special schedules Will be effective sew
eral days before and after March 4, and
Supt Moftett, of the transportation de-
Dartment. is now busily engaged in for
plans thereon.