Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-21

The reported war between the suf-
frage and anti-suffrage camps. coinci-
dent with the arrival in Washington of
the anti-suffrage leaders, in the course
of which, it was said. both the suffrage
and anti-suffrage camps had hired guards
last night to protect their headquarters
because of the strained feelings that re-
Gently have arisen between the two
camps, turns out today to be purely Of
press agent manufacture.
Both the suffrage and the anti-suf
frage leaders deny that they have hired
guards. although at the anti-suffrage
headquarters Miss Bronson, who is in
charge stated today that she may have
to get "a Waterman to look out for her
show window. eventually, if there is a re-
currence of a happening of last night,
when some one. whether a mischievous
boy or person bent on malice, she does
not know, plastered her window with
mud.
Both Camps Busy.
Mrs. Gardener, in charge of giving out
information to the newspapers at the suf-
frage headquarters, denying that there is
any strained feeling between the two
camps, said today that so far from being
obliged to hire guards to protect them
the women at the suffrage headquarters
are so busy with their own affairs and
the final plans for their procession and
tableauX to be held March 3, that they
have time to pay any attention to
what their opponents are doing. and
would not know they were in town had
they not read of it in the papers
Miss Bronson is likewise busy at the
anti headquarters. opened yesterday at
1inJ r street northwest getting the
establishment in shape for the return to
Washington Monday of Mrs Dodge from
New York.
She said today she thought it a shame
that the mud had been pastered on her
show window. and that time should be
taken from more important things for the
overseeing of the necessary houseclean-
ing. Miss Bronson expects to leave
Washington Tuesday, after Mrs. Lodge
arrives from New York to take charge.
She is going to Massachusetts, to conduct
a hearing on the deslrabllity or unde-
STABILITY of equal suffrage before the
state Legislature there.
Eight Bands for Parade.
1t was announced at the suffrage head
quarters today that there will be eight
bands in line in the procession of March
8, in addition to one fife and drum corps,
and that Helen kellar, the famous blind
girl. will deliver an address in favor OF
suffrage at the meeting at Continental
Memorial Hall to be held Immediately fol-
lowing the procession Monday, March ).
Plans for the Sunday meeting to be held
at the Columbia Theater are also pro-
crossing satisfactorily. it was said.
Mrs. Owen Kildare addressed a large
meeting in favor of suffrage last night at
Falls Church, in which she accused the
'ants" of inconsistency: She said, in part:
They are said to deplore the use of the
coming inauguration as a conveyance for
propaganda foreign to this solemn Occa-
sion, yet they themselves are guilty of
this same offense in bringing here propa-
ganda against it.
They say that home is the woman S
place, yet they themselves are leaving
their homes to come here to Washington
to work against us
Meetings Scheduled.
The following suffrage meetings are
scheduled for today and tonight: > pm,
Mrs. Claude Miller, 3433 Mount Pleasant
street: speakers, Mrs. Owen Kildare and
Mrs. Woodward Clark. pm, Mrs. An
derson 1923 10Th street; speakers, Mrs.
Beard and Mrs Kent > am, Technical
High School speaker, Miss Lord pm,
department women, parlor meeting, at
Mrs Lamsons 1875 18th street north
west; speakers, Mrs. Beard and N E.
Aliender p.m Mrs. Hester Drayton,
1910 Calvert street: speakers, Mrs. Will
liam Kent and Commodore More. S pm.
Miss Julia Bodfish. Y. w. c. A.; speak
ers, Mrs. Ottenburg. Miss Edith Mars
den.