New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02

Walter Quackenbush, Arizona; Mrs.
Emery Brown, Washington; Mrs. r. d.
| Wolterbeek. Idaho: Miss Gertrude Mon
roe, Illinois; Miss Mildred V. Bennett,
California; Miss Dorothy SCHNEIDER,
Colorado. and Miss Helen Maurer
| Utah.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
Of the International Woman Suffrage
Association. marched at the head of
the representatives from the countries
where women vote. 1t was the first
time Mrs. Gait ever marched in New
York. and thousands on the streets
greeted her with applause. At the
Baptist Temple. however, Mrs. Gait
said in her address that it was base
Islander to say she had never marched
in a parade before. She did march in
Washington last March, and she can
prove it by the movies she said.
One who really never marched before
was Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman
Of the Woman Suffrage Party. She led
the party" over from New York.
Il don't like to walk" she explained,
but l seen my duty and done it,"
The parade was conspicuous by the
absence of the two prize beauties who
had always led New York parades.
Mrs. Inez Milhollard Boissevain and
Miss Alberta Hill were nowhere to be
seen Mrs. Hill, her mother. however,
marched as a voter from Australia" in
Mrs. Cats international guard Of
honor. There were representatives in
gay colored native costumes from all
the countries whore women vote
! Next in position of honor were the
pioneers of Brooklyn, in flower covered
automobilcs-Miss Adelaide Smith. Mrs.
Andrew j. Perry and Mrs. Ellen Brock
| way, members of the first suffrage So
ciety, founded in 1869 with them, too.
rode Mrs j. NJ. Buchanan, the first
woman druggist in America.
| While the most impressive feature CT
the parade was the long, regular line Cf
dark coated figures, relieved with VEL
low, which filled the streets in either
direction as far as one could see, there
were special groups that drew murh
applause. Mrs. Charles II. Winslow
led a brigade of sixteen horsewom9u.
gay with yellow sashes and yellow
cockades.
Arthur Roberts, aged three, and Dor
othea Roberts, aged four, helping Mrs
| Roberts TO carry a big banner. drew
cries of delight from the women along
the line. There were no babies, cit er
in fathers arms or in perambulators.
This caused comment, because New
York parades usually boast several.
Nor was the answer found in the pa
rade day nursery established by Mrs
l.. s. Childs at headquarters, for only
three infants we're left there to content
| themselves with blocks anG slumberS
sweet while the mammals went forth to
march. An anti-suffrage sign, who
will rock the baby?" hung from one
house. The suffragists giggled when
they saw it.
"Will Do Him Good"
THE poor anti man." they said.
His wife has left her home and is
down there now waving a flag at the
anti headquarters He wants us TO
stop and rock his baby for him. Not
so. 1t will do him good"
The Girls High School sent large
| delegation. with a huge yellow flag,
carried fat. The 10th Assembly Dis
trict of Brooklyn sent Red Cross
group. Eight women carried a fiat red
crsss, in the centre Of which walked
Miss Alice Bowen, with the legend
Clara Barton was a suffragist."
The Mems League, numbering about
one hundred, was led by a mounted
group, with whom rode Mrs. Viola
Aguerra. of Bradley Beach, n. j., to
show that the Mems League is free
from that prejudice against women
which characterizes many mems So
cieties.
The headquarters Of the anti-suffra-
eists were crowded with the faithful.
waving rose and black banners. These
gave DR.. Anna Shaw a text for her
] speech after the parade.
Red stands for anarchy aid black
for piracy" she said, and that just
about represents the kind Of literature
! the anti-sufragists are sending out.
| They have distributed circular accus-
ing us Of militancy Wouldn't it be
lust as well to wait until we have done
something militant? The most militant
thing we have done so far is to march
behind a band
Mrs. Cothren offered anothsi trans
lation of the anti-suffrage colors
Red is for anger; black. despair, and