The Washington times., 1913-04-03

in front of the Capitol: pass in two
divisions completely around the stIuc-
ture, and enter the rotunda from the
east side, where they will he met by a
tee has not been completed, but Con-
gressmen William Kent of California
and Claudius u. Stone of Illinois have
agreed to meet the women.
Letters from prominent people and
woman suffrage organizations in the diff
ferent States will then be presented to
the Congressman, brief recognition of
the fact that the women have presented
themselves. In the Capitol in the in
terest of the cause" will be given, and
they Will depart by the west entrance.
encircle the. Capitol building a second
time, and return to. Fifteenth and F
streets, where they will disperse.
Termed a Demonstration.
'The affair is in no sense a parade -
Miss Paul said today. 1T is demon
stration. We wish to impress upon
the people, and especially our Con-
gresham, that the women all over
the United States want the vote.
Our delegation will be representative" +"
1t is also expected that many women
who attend the mass meeting will join
the demonstration and march to the
! Capitol.
Mrs. Harriet Burton Laidlaw, of the
national board of the National Ameri-
can Suffrage Association: Miss Janet
Richards. and Mrs. Forbes Robertson
Hale will speak. Miss Alice Paul will
preside The march on the Capitol will
commence at about IL o'clock. so as to
reach the CAPITOL by noon.
Prominent Women Interested.
Among tho more prominent women
who will take part in the demonstra-
ton are the following: Miss Elizabeth
Shelley. daughter of General Shelley,
of Alabama; Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Candee.
of Alabama, ffpu9 sCsngressman Hob
sons district; sMrs. William ID.
Stephens. fpm the Tenth Congressional
district Of California: Mrs. william
Kent. wife of Congressman Kent; Mrs.
E. G. KaIbtsfs. 14fe of Lieutenant Com
mander' Kafbfus. Or California: Mrs ].
L. Pitzer. sister-ip-law of Speaker
Champ Clark, representing Colorado;
Mrs. Edward Keating, OF Colorado:
Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of former
Congressman HfIl OF Connecticut: Mrs.
Mary F. Morgan, niece OF Clifford Pin
chot; Mrs. Martha S. Cranston, presi-
dent of the Delaware Suffrage Associa-
tion, from Delaware; Mrs. Thurston.
sister-in-law of former Senator Thurs
ton, representing Florida: Mrs. o. H.
Hasbrouck. of Idaho; Mrs. Genev1eve
Stone, wife of Congressman Stone, OF
Illinois; Mrs. ellison Gardener. Mrs.
Clara B. Taylor, widow of former
Congressman Taylor; Miss Margaret
Fisher. daughter of the former Secre-
tary Of the Interior: Miss Grace Need
ham, of Illinois; Miss Flora Wilson. rep
resenting Iowa: Miss Evangeline Prouty.
Mrs Herbert Brown, and Miss Frances
Prouty of Iowa; Mrs. Donald K. Hook
er, president of Just Government
League, of Maryland; Mrs. w. S. Moore.
wife of Commodore Moore: Mrs. Mary
Ware bennett, corresponding secretary
of the National American Woman Suf-
frase Association; Mrs. Gilbert Grosve-
nor, Mrs. E. w. Roberts. wife of Con-
gresham Roberts from Massachusetts,:
Mrs. H. L. Thompson president of the
Equal suffrage Association;
Miss Hazel Roberts. of Nevada: Mrs.
Austin Kantz. of New Hampshire: Miss
Estelle Wheeler, president of the Ma ,
tional Nurses Association, of New Jer-
sey: Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, treasurer of
the Equal Franchise League. of Penn !
sylvania: Mrs. Dana Durand, repre- |
senting South Dakota; Mrs. p. P. Clax- |
ard Cope Burleson, representing Texas:
Mrs. Henry Lockwood, representing Vir- |
ginia: DIR. Cora King, treasurer of the |
National council Of women Voters, rep |
Washington: Mra Charles
of Washington: Mrs. Miles
Mrs. William La Follettesi !
AMI Mrs. James w. Bryan.