The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-03


citizens clothes, The uniforms, OF
every color, were long "Portia" capes,
full and flowing, with q single button
at the breast. "Portia" caps were the
uniform headpieces.
Behind Miss Milholland marched
ten ushers, carrying yellow and blue
pennants. and wearing light blue and
gold caps and gowns.
woman's band of fifty pieces fol-
lowed. They received tremendous
ovation at every step. Behind march
ed fifty more uniformed women ush-
ers. Then came capital women march
ers-over 500 clad in golden tan caps.
The first mounted brigade. headed
by Mrs. Burleson, the grand marshal,
were next.
Then came floats denoting the coun-
tries in which women have whole or
partial suffrage. Before them was
carried banner labeled Women OF
the World Unite" The first float
represented Norway. Mrs. Knute
Nelson, wife of the Minnesota sena-
tor, was the central figure on this
float, seated amidst miniature forest
of waving Norwegian pine trees. 9th
er countries represented by floats, all
drawn by caparisoned horses, were
Finland, New Zealand, and Australia.
Each bore in large figures the date
upon which women were given suf-
frage in these countries. On them
were seated women and girls in re
spective national costumes.
| A standard bearing the words:
Countries Where Women Have Par
tial Suffrage was followed by ale
gorical floats representing Sweden,
Denmark, Iceland, Great Britain, Aus
tria-Hungary, and Belgium. National
flags of the respective countries drap-
ed women and girls seated on thrones.
1 Ten girls in Swedish colors were, on
the Sweden float. A large Union
Jack draped young woman on the
Great Britain float. Three girls in
Welsh costumes represented Wales;
five in kilties represented Scotland;
seven wearing the Irish green and
carrying harps represented Ireland /;
seven Canada. and three society bellies
Iof Washington, attired in Hindu tur-
bans and robes, represented India
A banner, inscribed, Countries
Where Women Are Working for suf
frage," was followed by floats typify.
ling Turkey, Persia, Greece, China
France, Switzerland, Italy, Holland
and Germany. These concluded the
first section OF the professional.
Another mounted herald, carrying a
trumpet with a yellow and purple
banner, led the second section Of four
floats, impressively representing the
progress of the suffrage movement In
the world The color scheme of this
division was purple, violet and gold
The banner float was entitled 'The
Sixteenth Amendment proposed tt
grant equal suffrage nationally. 1t wa:
preceded by another band.
4 Women attired as Pilgrims" II
!gray cloaks, knapsacks, and carrying
slaves, marched before the float
They were followed by the mixers y
General Rosalie Jones and her dust
lstained, footsore marchers. Following
was mounted platoon of Baltimore
women.
! Banners, carrying the words "The
Seventy-five Years Struggle for Free
dom" and Justice Conquering Pre-
/ judice,' were the escort of the foul
4 floats. representing suffrage workers
in 1910, 1870, 1890, and today. Three
black clad women represented the
pioneer suffrage states. Additions
were represented by white-gownet
women.
4 Another mounted herald and bant
preceded the third section.
i Virginia's equestrian women, wear
ing green capes, followed. BEHIND
rMere carried banners declaring: MAR
and Woman Make the State ant
i "Man Alone Rules the State"
4 Behind the banners were nine more
floats, all allegories Of the fields O.
4 feminine activity. There were farm
ers. housewives olncially called
4 "Homemakers '-Quakers In homel,
Igray homespun, nurses, lawyers, doc
tors, dentists, laborers-wage earn
lers-and government employees. The
largest contingent was the home
makers float. Behind marched hun
dreds of the rank and file" of suf
lfragettes Few were uniformed Here
we're the hurriedly recruited march
1ers. Husbands. brothers. sweethearts
and children were in the ranks. a
Isemblance of order was maintained
The lines wayered and wobbled un
levenly across the avenue. They in
cluded old women, young women, ia
women, slim ones, grandfathers
papas, and several young children.
4 Nurses, about 200 of them. wer,
dressed in the uniform of their pre-
fess1on. College women, from tn
most prominent women's institution
of the country, marched in caps an
gowns. Famous women lawyers ais
marched in their mortarboard cap
land black onWns of graduation Sin