Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
"VorEs FOR WOMEN" DEMON
srRATIoN At WASHINGTON
ON MARCH 3.
"GENERAL" RosALIE JONES
TO COMMAND PILGRIMAGE
Participants to Haks "PiIsrimases" to
Capital City From Various Points-
Prominent Women Pledged to March
in Parsds-RsaI Mil,tants to Lead
Demonstration.
by Special Correspondence

Washington, Jan. 20.-A request from
suffrage leaders asking congress to
pass a constitutional amendment let
ting down the bars against woman
voting Is to be prepared in connection
with the giant allegorical procession
and pageant to be held in Pennsyl-
vania avenue, March 3. in connection
with the Inauguration of President
Elect Wilson on March 4. At least
5000 men and women from all parts
of the country and particularly from
the ten suffrage states are TO take
part in the procession and ir the giant
mass meeting to follow.
General" Resale Jones to Command.
Gen. Rosalie Jones, of Albany
or Bust fame is to lead pill
grimage of suffragists to Washington
from New York on foot, and at Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, Norfolk, Va, and
all Intervening points other pilgrims
have agreed to join her. Mass meet
ing will be held along the way to in
terest farmers and others in the
cause The pilgrims" are to carry
STATS, and dress like marchers going
about twenty days in the march, ana
io;n the washington procession after
their arrival.
Prominent Women to Participate.
Society women OF washington: Ne"
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore are
already hard at work on the plans 1or
the procession and wives OF senator's
representatives. army and navy Oh
ficers and financiers may be seen at
headquarters every day doing routine
work and giving out literature. MISS
Alice Paul. member of fashionable
Philadelphia family. is in active
charge, and among the marchers VIII
be Mrs LaFollette, wife of Senator
LaFouetre. of Wisconsin. Miss Flora
Wilson, danughter of Secretary OF Ag-
riculture Wilson; Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley, wife OF DR.. Wiley. the pure 1000
expert: Mrs William Kent. wife Oh
Representative Kent. Of California
Miss Elsie. daughted OF Representative
Hill, of Connecticut; Mrs. Helen >.
Gardener, a well known authoress ana
wife Of Colonel Day. U. S. A., ano
many otner prominent women.
Professions to BE Rsprsssnted.
The plan is to hold a procession IN
which there will be twenty-five floats
illustrating the developments OF women
and the part they now play In the
worlds affairs. After each foat VIII
march a section Of women or men.
There will be a homemakers sectloIi'
an actresses section, led by Miss foia
La Toilette. daughte of Senator La
Toilette. a lawyers section led by ME-.
! Ellen Spencer Mussey. president OF
| the Washington National Law Scnooi
| a College section led by Miss Elsie Hill
| clergy section led by the Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw. the suffrage leader. a
dentists, physicians and authoress
| section and even a mems sections.
| Real Military to Lead.
A dashing band of cavalry women
commanded by Mrs Richard Burleson
wife of Lieutenant Burleson Of the
army. will lead the procession. They
| vii, he mounted on full blooded horses
and many Of the riders are from the
Younger society set In Wasnihs ION
N,ss Geneyteye Clark, daughter OF
Speaker Champ Clark OF the mouse. Is
to take part, but probably VIII not rae
| From vassar. Bryn Mayr ana othe'
women's colleges Will come yer
large contingent. in some cases led D!
| officers Of the colleges themselves
| Suffrage societies in all parts OF I'M
| countries have agreed to SEND repre-
| sentatives and to carry suitable pan
| ners. One of the leaders Will pc Mfs
Anne Hamilton Pitzer, sister ln-laN
| of Speaker Clark, who represented Soi'
ora6o at the Baltimore convention ans
| voted for him there. She is now stop
ping in. Washington with her sister
Mrs Clark and is actively helpihs ti'