Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
Delegation Con-
spicuous in BaItim0re's
Parade.
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN BY BIG CROWDS
Mass Meeting and Presentation Of
Morality Play Woman Close
Day of Demonstration. .
From a Stsff Correspondent.

spfcuous part. more than 5000 saf-
fragists today marched through the
streets OF this city in one of the big
gest votes for women" demonstra-
tions ever held in the south. They
marched for more than a mile betwean
sidewalks packed solidly with men and
women who watched them with re-
spectful attention. and who frequently
cheered
The parade wound through Baltimores
most exclusive sections. through bust
ness streets and sections where poorer
people live. The women got the same
RECEPTION from all. IL wound up at the
Lyric Theater. where several thou
sand people gathered to hear Senator
Borah of Idaho and Helen Ring Rob
inson. state senator from Colorado, tell
how woman suffrage works I'm their
states. The demonstration closed with
the presentation of morality play
Woman" written by Mrs Christian
Hemmick of Washington and produced
mostly by Washington women.
Marching to the music of many
bands. society women and working
vote and women from foreign lands.
pretty women and plain women.
walked steadily with banners waving.
Policing Pronounced Perfect.
Perfect policing marked the entire
parade. Marshal Thomas r. Farnam,
in charge of the Baltimore police. said
after the parade that it could not
have been better protected.
Headed by Mrs. c. L. Owens. Miss
Alice Paul and Miss Lucy Burns. a dele
CATION of more than 300 Washington suf-
fragists. spic and span I'm pure white
dresses, were generally recognized az
forming the most conspicuous section
was carried a huge yellow banner. bear
ing the inscription, We demand a CON
stitutional amendment giving nationwide
woman suffrage.
They have marched SO often they
know how was the comment made by
one man. as the Washington delegation
passed. Most of the women I'm the dele
cation had marched in the two Wash
ington parades and In the New York
parade several months ago, and they
showed their training. The delegat ion
received more applause along the line
of march than any other section.
The Washington delegation arrived here
early in the afternoon on three special
cars over the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis electric line. Their ears were
festooned with yellow and white ban
ners and streamers, and from each win
dow hung suffrage flags. They marched
in regular formation to the Washington
where the parade was formed.
"veiled Ladies" Mystify Crowds.
Tive pretty young Washington women
did much to help in mystifying the Balti-
more crowds and newspaper men There
was one small section of ''veiled ladies.
who were supposed to be young society
girls whose parents would not allow them
to show their faces in the parade. They
wore thin white wells, draped over their
heads. which effectually hid their faces
The Stars correspondent learned that
two of them were Misses Garnett kon-
drup and Douglas Graves. both 81
Georgetown.
Incidentally Mrs. Christian Hemnick
gave out formal interview here IN
which she denied emphatically tina
she thought men and women wouid
ever stop kissing. This was one OF the
ideas in her play. Some Years Hence.
presented in Washington several weeks
ago She declared that eugenic mar
riages will be the rule in the future
One of the big features Of the parade
was the number of wart-iookinS
men who marched. Women predomi-
mated. but there were more than i.ooo
men in line. They got all the josh.
irg'' there was from the crowds. but
they smiled back and took all the fuh
In good humOr
Mrs. S. d. Tagg Grand Marshal.
Mrs. Stanley ID. Tags Of Baltimore was
grand marshal of the parade and follow
ed the police guard mounted on DASH
ing black horse. She was accompanied
b. Mrs {. y. Gabriel and Mrs Thomas
Clarkson. her special aids. The mar
shals of the various divisions We're DIR.
Nellie V Mark of the professional wom-
-
women. Mrs r. T. Foster of the trained
nurses division. Miss Edith Hamilton OF
the Just Government League delegation.
Miss NJ. S. Hanaw and Rev. j. u. Mythen
of the wage-earners' division.
Several hundreds women took part in
the pageants enacted on the various
floats The most impressive of the floats
was one devoted TO child labor. ON u
A number of children sewed on garments.
while thin young woman lay SICK with
tuberculosis on bed Golden chariois
were in line to represent states where
vote. They were driven by young
women in Grecian gowns.
The Mothers at Home were repre-
sented by a number of children on \
tioat, carrying a motto reading;
Mother mends my socks and shirts.
Mother mends my coat,
Maybe she could mend some laws
IL she had a vote"
The parade ended at the Lyric Theater
outside of which temporary stand had
been erected. from which several mel
made suffrage speeches. The marchers
went into the hall nearby, where dtnnef
was served The meeting started short
y after o'clock
Suffrage. Success, Says Borah.
Senator Borah said that every possib
objection to woman suffrage had bee
stated a generation ago, and had beet
completely answered He said that there
IS no truth that the best women do not
vote when they have a chance. Woman
suffrage has been a complete success Il
Idaho, he said.
Mrs Hemmicks play. ''Woman.' VAS
received with a great ovation. Mrs
Howell Smith was a success ia the prin-
cipal part of the Woman, and Christian
Iemmick played the principal male par.
nf the man. Milton Il. Bryan was
Treedom. Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest
vas Justice Robert Bell was Prejudice.
Miss Almyra Sessions was Sin, Miss
Saith Purman was Ignorance and Mise
s.ffie Baker was Joy.
Other Washington women taking parts
n the play were Misses Katherine Laao.
Hazel May Jewell. Dorothy Jelliman, Mel
lie Howard, Marie Chapman. Dweni,le
3enthal, Dorothy Benthal. Mary Baugh-
nan, Mary Thurman. Mrs Frank An
ierson, Mrs. James MitchslL Atso 4Ae.