New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-04
LEMON AIDS THE CAUSE
Women Make Use of LOWly
Citrus in Fight for Votes.
QUENCH GARMENTS THIRST
Till Came the Meanest Man,
Who Ordered Them to Co.
And They Went.

Little Doc" said 1t was all the fault
Of that "horrid. mean miserable boss"
And II was enough to make even mild
suffragette use language-all those quarts
and quarts OF lemonade cataractng down
the cutters Real homemade lemonade
il was. with real lemon Juice In 1t and
great Jumps OF ice. II made you fairly
weep TO see 1t wasting its sweetness on
those dirty pavements
II was Little Docs" party-she OF the
army OF the Hudson" Said she:
Isn't IT a pity the trolley car con-
ductors are all ANTS? That's because
they see only the worst side Of women In
the streetcars. We ought 20 show the
other side show them how nice and kind
and sweet we can be- Let's walt until
there comes a real hot day and then take
some lemonade over To those poor men at
the carbarns."
So Il came about that yesterday noon
the lemonade pilgrimage set out from
suffrage headquarters To impress the troll
ley men at the barns at Park avenue ana
33d street First in the line OF march
was the lemonade I'm an earthen jug en-
throned In yellow cart Behind the cart
walked General" Lavinia Dock. carrying
yellow and white Votes for Women
parasol. and Corporal Martha Klatsch-
ken In her yellow parade uniform. Be
hind them marched orators Martha
wentworth Suffren and Flora Japen. be
hind them were the war correspondents
II was quite n parade for a hot day.
Did those poor. tired. hot conductors
receive the lemonade with tears Of JOY?
They did not
Fear suffragists even when bearing
lemonade" seemed 10 be their motto.
They retreated I'm CONSERVATION as the
yellow car bore down upon them No
chivalrous soul sprang TO the assistance or
the yellow corporal when she had TO draw
pail Of water (the lemonade was pure
lemon juice and sugar when IL left head
quarters. II being Little Docs" Idea that
the trolley men could we'll AFFORD to
donate the water for their own drink.
Little Yellow Corporal then tugged
manfully at the pail OF water. poured 1t
into the earthen jar. stirred IL, tasted II.
pronounced II fine. Then
Here. you folks II have 10 move on.
You're interfering with business here!'
The suffragists looked more In sorrow
than in anger at this ingratitude, but the
big man OF authority never wavered. SO
with broken spirit they picked up their
spoons and cups and suffrage parasol and
moved on to
"Oh. golly! They spilled IL!
The equilibrium Of the cart had been
IA. .HIfffnn nf tho water
The heavy lar plunged forward, upset
and all those quarts and quarts
DO you wonder Little Doc" lost her
temper?
"It's all that disgusting old boss's
fault" she 9puttered. Did you ever see
anything SO meanY'
And the trolley men laughed.
Back the women Jared - headquarters.
A new supply OF lemonade was obtained
and fhen about face to the barns again.
The lemonade went the rounds several
times before n man could be found of
unsuspicious nature. But once started,
the lemonade went fast.
..Have some?" Miss Japen inquired OF
one poor thirsty man.
mo. thanks, ma am" he said, blush
ing.
why not?'
"Er-er-well. I've had five" he ad-
mitted.
No suffrage effort Of this sort passes
without at least one comment.
.Eoual rights" said fat conductor,
swallowing his lemonade at one gulp.
"Why. sure We treat 'em AL alike on
the cars. II woman don't pay her fare
we put her of az quick as a man
At this happy juncture again came that
mean boss.
SAY. Bill, can you work in thereT he
called to the man in the ONCE.
Il should say not" said Bill obedient-
~. They make 80 much noise we can't
do nothin'."
The mean boss advanced upon the sur
fragists triumphantly, but they saw MS
meaning I'm his eye and departed.