The Washington times., 1913-01-17
GIRL "kEWS|ES" TO
SELL LITERATURE
IN SUFFRAGE CAUSE
Young Persons of the District
Will Distribute Programs
and Souvenirs.

A specially organized corps of news
les" to sell suffrage literature, pro-
grams. and souvenirs, will be feature
of the suffrage pageant here March 3.
Mrs. Nettie Podell Gutenberg. for two
years assistant to Mrs. o. II. p. Bel
mont in suffrage work in New York,
will have charge of these "newsies,
who will be chosen largely from among
the young people of the District.
This program will be filed with pic
lures of eaders in the woman's suffrage
parade, descriptions of the pageant, and
other matters of interest to the specta-
tors. 1t is proposed to have mostly girls
take part In this section. but boys will
not be barred.
Word received at suffrage headquar-
tiers here from Philadelphia and Balti-
more indicate tremendous enthusiasm
over the pageant here, and large delega-
lions are expected on March 3. Mrs.
Donald r. Hooker, president of the
Just Government League, of Baltimore,
IL making a tour-of the state arousing
interest in the coming event. Interest
In Philadelphia is already at fever heat,
II is said, and Mayor Blankenberg, an
ardent suffrage supporter, will lead a
large delegation here to take part in
the pageant
Johnston Sisters To Come.
From Virginia comes the news that
Mary Johnston, the writer, of Rich
mond. will lead q large delegation here
to take part in the pageant. Miss John
ston will take part in the section devot-
ed to women authors. Three sisters OF
Miss Johnston, Miss Eliza, Miss Eloise
and Miss Archie Henry Johnston. will
also be here and will march with the
Virginia State delegation.
D.-ak r-l.r. dan rNf q VII
representing Swarthmore College, will
leave tomorrow morning for Richmond,
where she will visit Mrs. Valentine,
president of the State Suffrage Associa-
ton. and arrange Tor a ,1, campalgn =,
the pageant Miss Verlenden Will also
visit Norfolk.
Word was received today that Mrs.
Harry Barton Laidlaw. wife of James
Lees Laidlaw, of New York, second
auditor of the National American Wom-
ans Suffrage Association, will be here
in a few days to arrange details for
the contingent which Is to come here
from the Empire State. Mrs. Laidlaw
will be here during the entire IN
augural week to attend meetings in the
cause Of suffrage.
Seeking Quarters For Visitors.
The financial committee. Miss Janet
Richards, chairman, which has charge
of raising funds for the huge pageant,
has estimated that the undertaking
win cost nearly $4,000. Much of this
is being raised, it is said, by private
contributions from individuals inter-
ested in bringing about woman's suf-
frage. Liberal contributions have been
made by merchants here and else.
where who are interested in seeing the
pageant a success.
The housing of people who come to
take part in the pageant is In charge
OF q committee composed of Mrs. Har-
vey w. Wiley, Mrs. D. A. Craig and
Miss Julia Goldsborough.
AS most of the people will be women,
plans are being made to quarter them
in the homes of the city. The w. c. T.
o., the Young Women's Christian I'm
ion and other women's organizations
will assist in caring for visitors who
will take part in the pageant.
Mrs. Spencer, mother of Mrs. Raker,
wife of Congressman Raker, of Cali
fornia, is organizing the women from
her state and is expecting a delegation
from there. California women living
temporarily in the District, Philadel-
phia, New York, Baltimore, and other
cities, rae signifying their desire to be
here March to take part in the pa
geant.