The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-13
THE RULERS.
THEIR POWER IN WASHINGTON
SHOWN BY PLANS FOR THEIR
GREAT PARADE.
MANY HUSBANDS WILL MARCH
Colored 7cloa<s and Soft Hats to BE
Worn by the Suffragettes-Poiit!c
Clubs Warned the Affair 10 Non.
Partisan.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

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BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. Dispatches from
Washington have told In part the story
OF the purpose OF the women who are
interested in suffrage that their big
parade in this city, on March 8 shall
prove to be not only an educational
object lesson, but an affair Of such
commanding proportions and OF such
attractive pictures that it will hold
the attention not only of the visitors
TO the capital, but OF the people OF the
entire nation.
Woman, although suffrage in full is
not yet here, is ruler today in the
capital of the nation. The committee
OF men which has charge Of the plans
for, the Wilson inaugural ceremonies
is the. only Washington body which
has not yet accepted completely the
new order, and 1t is showing symp
toms of surrender
Washington has as many Women's
clubs as any other city in country
OF the same population. 1t is said here
that If suffrage parade had been
planned five years ago the proposal
would have been condemned by ma
aJority of the membership of every
Woman's club in town except the one
organized for the promotion Of equal
rights. As. 1t is now 90 per cent. of
the women in all the clubs have shown
their sympathy with the movement,
and it seems to be virtually assured
that every woman physically capable
OF marching is going to do it on
March 8. Those who can get outdoors
but cannot march are going to ride
in automobiles, and those who cannot
either march or get out of doors are
giving their money to help the thing
along.
Congress Yields to Them.
There has been further proof within
a day or two that when woman wants
anything congress gives it, or must
be furnished with an exceedingly good
excuse to get out of givingtit The
Wilson inaugural plans were held up
in congress until a committee of wom-
en- was given a chance to try to prove
W SAIO ia" LudhCISs ll1dL Willie tA0 pa
rade of March 3 is to be an entirely
non-partisan affair, it has every right
to be considered as part of the in
auguration ceremonies. The women
either wanted to use the grandstands
which will be erected for the Wilson
parade or they wanted permission to
put up grand stands of their own.
They won the first named concession.
The result of the present doing in
Washington Is certain to be the ap-
prevail of the women of plan to es-
tablish permanent suffrage headquar-
tiers in Washington for the purpose of
keeping in touch with congress and
supplying information to leaders
throughout the states. The women \
want change made in the constitu-
ton of the United States, and begin
ming on March 8 the suffrage cam
paigning will be national as well as
local 40
There have been at least a hun
dred meetings of women in Washing
ton within the last week for the pur-
pose Of making preparations for the
9AC dI po4AA age pageant. "a 0NOAC VI
these meetings have been public while
the rest of them have been in sense
private, having been held in the homes
of prominent club women. These home
meetings have been attended by mem
bers of the various uplifting organiza-
tons. Thousands of women have |.
signed marching pledges and sprinkled
through the thousands of names are
the names of men.
Husbands to March Also.
In some cases husbands are to
march side by side with their wives.
and it is limited that some of these
husbands will walk reluctant-footed. /
It may be that they approve of suf-
frage in general way, but they are
not enraptured with the thought of
having their wives face the March
winds and tramp through what is al
most certain to be mud, snow or wa
ter. Moreover, some of these husbands,
although their wives think they are
capable of caring for themselves, are
to insist on marching for protective
purposes"
Every marching woman will be
given cloak, or, rather, will buy one.
There will be blue cloaks, gray cloaks,
brown cloaks and possibly red cloaks,
for the desire is to give a variety Of
color to the marching body. Soft hats
will be worn by the women. which
viii be thrown back somewhat jaunti-
" from the forehead Now il it should