Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
Male Sympathizers Face
Taunts of Ants and
Join Line.
IN BIGGEST SHOW YET
Forty Bands Play While Process
sion Swings 10 Fifth Ave-
nue. Guarded by Police.

New York. May 8-Fhe streets of
New York are ast1r today with the
futtering yellow of vomaa's suffrage.
Hundreds of women from all over
the country poured into the city to
reinforce many thousands more pledg-
ed to march up Fifth avenue this af-
ternoon in probably the biggest pa
rade ever held in me cause of votes
for women"
The muster roll indicated an army
10000 strong. augmented by 1000
male sympath6ers, brave enough to
face the taunts of unbelievers and
''antis.' Perfect weather conditions
inspired the marehers, while platoons
of police began to take positions along
Fifth avenue to protect the parade
from possible dtsorderly demonstra-
tions. Marchers, recruited from ev-
cry walk of life, began to gather in
the forenoon in Washington square
and nearby cross streets. They were
due to swing into New Yorks famous
thoroughfare of wealth and fashion
at this afternoon and to the music
of 40 bands march eight abreast to
the plaza at Fifty ninth street and
Fifth avenue. Upon disbandment at
that point the program called for
two mass meetings, one in the plaza
and the other in Carnegie hall, near
by, at which prominent speakers, in
cluding Dean Sumner of Chicago,
were TO make addresses.
! CONGRESS- FIGHTERS ON HAND.
In front of the great New York pub
lie library at Forty-second street and
Fifth avenue a reviewing stand was
erected from which city officials and
other persons of prominence might
review the parade.
Under the command of Miss Jose
phine Beiderhasse, chief marshal,
local paraders mustered behind the
banners of the seven women suffrage
organizations with headquarters in
this city. Those from out of town
gathered under banners of the state
from which they came. The order of
march placed the National Woman's
Suffrage association in the lead, with
Miss Inez Milholland as mounted col
or bearer.
Mrs. Richard c. Burleson, who in
tended taking part in the parade, was
unable to be present and several prom
inent women. including DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw and Miss Jane Adams, had
gone to Europe for the international
suffrage alliance meeting soon to be
held at Budapest.
! frNvna al
committee of the association from
} Washington led by Mrs. Alice Paul
and Lucy Burns; then women voters
from nine suffrage states and Alaska,
the latter garbed in white with laurel
= wreaths and golden stars in their
hair They bore aloft a map showing
: the states where victory has been
= won"
The Woman's Political union, di-
vided into professional groups" and
' business women" prepared to fall in
next. The last named included de-
partment store clerks, stenographers,
telephone operators, milliners, dress
and white goods workers, domestic
servants from the suffrage nations,
e Norway, Sweden and Finland, in ma
I tional costume.
ROsALIE JONES IN LINE.
The Equal Franchise society Of
New York, State Woman Suffrage as
sociation, women's suffrage party,
> College league, Mems League for
Women Suffrage, delegations from
non-suffrage states and the Political
Equality association followed in the
order named.
The woman's suffrage party turned
out wearing yellow George Washing.
ton straw hats, adorned with yellow
rosettes, and every woman in the pa
rade carried a yellow suffrage flag
The mems division mustered behind
Oswald Garrison-Villard and Mrs. Be
atrice Forbes -Robinson-Hale on horse
back and a cavalcade of other promi
] nent men and women in couples. Con
I spicuous in, the lineup was a littlC
group of pilgrims commanded b.
General Rosalie Jones, who is fam
u Gus for cross country marches TO Al
Z bany and to Washington. They wer'
II attired. in pilgrim cloaks, hoods ant
e battered walking boots. Indians
e cowgirls and prairie schooner wer'
u other features that attracted atten
n ton.