The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-14
POSTER GIRLS WALK
STREETS FOR SUFFRAGE

vitation has been extended 10 men TO
attend this session Of the club.
The subject OF Mrs. Cats address
In the armory. Sunday afternoon, is
"The call of the world TO Michigan
Boxes have been reserved for the fol
lowing: Heads of city departments,
the Board of Commerce. the Detroit
Federation OF Labor. the Federation
OF Womens clubs, the Ladies OF the
Modern Maccabees, the Switzerland
Michigan, the Alliance Franchise, the
Girls Protective league, the Great
Lakes Arbitration society, the Y. Nj.
C. A., the Italians OF Detroit, and the
following individuals: Mrs. George III.
Barbour, Mrs. Francis Duffield. Mrs.
John B. Dyar, Mrs. John b. Ford, Mrs.
George T.. Hendrie, Mrs. George
Johnston, Mrs. Charles Metcalf, Mrs.
Frank Lydston Newman, Mrs Gus
tavus Pope. Mrs. Eugene r. Shipper.
Mrs. Frederick X. Stearns and Mrs.
e w. Stoddard.
The committee in charge Of the
meeting consists of Miss Clara E.
Dyar, general chairman; Mrs. Clara
10. Hickey, secretary. Mrs. Ralph NJ.
DyAr, chairman Of boxes: Mrs. Max
lection: Mrs. Frederick K. Stearns
chairman of advertising; Mrs. Eugene
n. Shipper, chairman OF publicity
4rs. Clara B. Arthur. ex-officio.
Omcer 526, identified as Fred w
Behrendt. who stopped two suffrage
n meetings at Second and Amsterdam.
oves., Wednesday noon, tried IL again
I Thursday afternoon. There were
three meetings in progress when he
appeared on the scene. Walking ny
to one Of the speakers, he said :
4 ~You've got to cut this out
Without a word, the speaker took
from her bag a letter from Commits
I sioner Croul. authorizing her to speak
and handed it to the officer. Behrendt
Tead 1t, and wilted. The crowd joshed
s him numerically as he wandered else
where.
Intent on questioning Miss Minnie
Bronson, the leading anti-suffrage
worker in the city. Mrs. Jennie Law
Hardy went TO Wyandotte, Thursday
night, to hear Miss Bronson speak in
the Odd Fellows temple. Mrs.
Beatrice Forbes Robertson-H Hale spoke
there last week to an audience of
more than 800. Mrs. Hardy counted
the anti-suffrage audience, and found
-, Of whom three had come with Miss
Bronson. She learned later that at
least eight others were suffragists.
Mrs. Hardy had no opportunity 10
question Miss Bronson, for when she
asked II questions would be permitted,
she was told that they would not. Miss
Bronson, as soon as she had finished
her speech. left the platform
Noon meetings were held by the
6u6ragists Friday at the Peninsular
Stove Co, where Miss Nina Parshall
and Mrs. Elizabeth Schauss spoke, and
~ Twenty-second and Fort-sts.. where
Mrs. Clara s. Laddy was the speaker
Mrs. Schauss will speak Friday
{ evening to the Girls Friendly society
IN St. Johns parish hall.
Meanwhile the anti-suffragists are
not idle. Miss Minnie Bronson was
< the guest OF honor at a luncheon OF
y the AntLSuffrage College club. Friday
noon. Saturday morning at 1890 in
Pnrlor X. OF the Hotel Pontchartrain
Miss Bronson will address meeting
OF the Michigan Association Opposed
q to Equal Suffrage. Friday night she
will speak In the home of Mrs r. Nc
\ ClellAnd Brady, No. 249 Seminole-ave.
On Monday, Miss Bronson will leave
Detroit to visit several other Michigan
3 cities. Her place here will be taken
BY Miss Lucy Price. of New York, who
\ . expected to arrive Saturday. Miss
Price comes here from Connecticut.
She was the leader Of the anti.suffrase
X campaign last year In Ohio. where
B Oufirage was defeated. Miss Price will
stay through the campaign.
A mems society opposed TO suffrage
Will be organized next week. Severa
applications have already been re
4 0alyed