The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
PARADE IsASUCCESS
THOUSANDS OF suFFRAGisTs
AND SOME MEN MARCH FOR
."cAUSED IN WASHINGTON.
FLOATS ADD TO THE SCENE
Handsome TabIezux Are Presented by
Madame Nordica and Others on the
Steps OF the Treasury Building as
Procession Passes.
Rx GEORGE CLINTON.


Washington, March 3.--Women to-
day made on Pennsylvania avenue in
the capital of the country her specta-
cular parade appeal for suffrage. In
the marching ranks were many OF the
most prominent women of the United
States, women who have given the
greater part of their lives to the suff-
rage work, and women also who only
recently have given their fealty to
the cause. The wives of senators
and representatives and of other men
i'll high position in the government
service had places in the line. 1t was
parade of devotees and it was in size
and III effect that the women had
promised it should be.
There were thousands of women
ard hundreds of men in the process
sion which made its way up Pennsyl-
vania avenue from the capitol to a
point beyond the White House. There /
was a succession of floats" in the |
column representing the progress OF |
the cause OF woman's suffrage; labor |
conditions which it is sought to bet |
ter; what woman has done in war: |
the woman in peace. and the woman |
in all the varied activities of life.
Planned by Prominent Women.
Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the
speaker of the house. was one of the
hard laborers to make the event live
UP TO it's promise. Working with her
were Mrs. Harvey ". Wiley. wife OF
the governments former chief chem
ist; Mrs. John Rogers. IT.. sister-in.
law of Secretary of War Stimsor;
Mrs. Robert M La Toilette, wife Of
the Wisconsin senator. and scores OF
other women prominent on their own
account and doubly prominent per-
haps because of the official positions
occupied by their husbands or other
men members of their families
General" Rosalie jones and her
small army of mixers who marched
Ill the way from New York City to
he capital in behalf of the suffrage
,ause. were given chief place of
ionor in the marching throng. The
procession was led by Miss Inez Mil
holland of New York. to whom her sis
er suffragists gracefully accorded the
need of greatest beauty. Miss Milhol- :
and certainly is handsome and, as a
erald. she shone
The women who had no parts 70 ,
Gstain in the tableaux of the floats (
'ore pilgrims cioaks and on their J
eads were small campaign hats {
iuntily turned back and caught with {
Votes for Women" pins. The grand
larshal of the parade was Mrs Rich
rd Cope Burleson. wife of q Fort
Iyer army officer. She is a fine rider
cd with her were several army wo- -
len accustomed to the saddle and to
lie word of command. 1t is esti-
lated that at least 1000 of the wo-
zen were on horseback.
Tableaux on Treasury Steps.
At the moment the procession start. !
from the Peace monument in front '
the capitol tableau was staged in S
ont of the great south doorway of o
e treasury building. Madame Nor Il
ca, taking the part of Columbia,
as the central figure Dressed in "
assic costume, she came from be- II
zen the white pillars guarding the a
Norway and sang, The Star Span. Il
ed Banner When she had taken
t station half way down the steps Of
g was followed by five women rep II
sent;ng Liberty. Justice, Peace, e.
'pe and Mercy. Florence Fleming
yes, classical dancer, fmperson- "A
I'd Liberty. and Miss Flora Wilson,
lighter of the secretary of agricul- q
e. took the part of Justice. The
ectacle, in a succession of move
'nts and in dozen scenes as varied
the manifestations of Liberty, Jus
e. Peace. Hope and Mercy would !,
nit. continued for over an hour and il.
s witnessed by an enormous crowd nc
people. an
The suffrage parade was all that 70
women promised that it would be- an
ne members of congress say that fr,
demonstration was unnecessary TT
ause it has become certain within III
last two years that eventually wo. bu
n will exercise the suffrage in eV- an
state of the Union. MS
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