The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-04

"Portia" capes. full n flowing. with
q single button at the breast
"Portia" caps were the uniform head
gear.
Behind Miss MilholIand marched
ten ushers. carrying yellow and blue
penants. n wearing light blue and
glod cap and gowns.
Woman's Band Leads.
A woman's band Of 30 pieces fol
lowed. They received n tremendous
ovation at every stop. Behind
marched 80 more uniformed women
ushers. Then came capital women
marchers-over 50O-clad in golden
tan caps.
The first mounted brigade. headed
by Mrs. Burleson. the grand marshal,
vas next.
Then cnme floats G"hoting the coun- q.
tries In which women have whole or
partia' suffrage. Before them was car
ried @ banner labeled Women Of the
Norlt Unite" The first float repre-
Sente1 Norwav. Mrs. Knute Nelson.
vile OF the Minnesota senator. was tho
central hCure on this t.oat. seated
amidst a miniature forest OF waving
Norws gian pine trees. Other countries
represented 10y uoats. all drawn by
Cap3 .soned horses. were Finland. New
Zeaiand and Australia Each bore in
large figures the date upon which wo-
men were given suffrage IN these coun-
tries. ON them were seated women
and rifls In respective national cos
tunes.
\ standard bearing the words.
countries Where Women Have Par
tia suffrage was followed by allie
gorital floats representing Sweden.
Iceland. Great Britain. Aus
u~la-hungarN and Belgium. National
mass 81 the respective countries draped
women and girls seated on thrones.
Ten girls IN swedish coiors were on
inc sweden" loaf. s large union
JACK drapod q Young woman on the
treat Britain noat. Three girls in
Welsh costumes represented Wales.
Nv" in kilti@s repr,sentcd Scotland:
seven wearing tho Irish green and
carrying harps. represented Ireland.
seven 'anadd. and three society bellies
~ Washington attircd In Hindu tur.
BATS and robes. represented India.
4 banner. Inscribed. Countries
" here Women are Working FOR Suf-
fraCc' was followed hv aoats tvpif,-
int Turk"' Persia. Greece. China
France. switzerland. italy. Holland.
and Germany These concluded the
HF~t section ~ The procession
Another mounted herald carving A
trumpet with n yellow and purple
banner Ted th" second section n four
'i'ANNf UlIIffHlhF If rrureHrufing tho
progress NJ the outrage movement en-
m" world Tho color scheme ~ this
division was purple. violet and gold.
IN" banner Goat was entitled The p
sixteenth Amendment proposed 10
grant equal suffrage nationally. II
was preceded tv another hand.
ALFRED As Pilgrims.
Women affired as "TWErims~ IN
gray rIonks. knnpqarkq and carving
stav"s. marched before the noaf. They
wcrc foll0wtu br tho IfkeraAgen-
ernI Roeaiie Jones and her dust
STONED. fuotsnrc hers Follow
inF WIS "a mounted platoon ~ Haiti
NOR women.
ianners carrying tho words This
seventy five Wears Srrugrie Tor Trce-
dom and JuHt.. tou4ufr'ug rrcIu-
dice were tho escort 81 the four
fonis. rerrrreurrr suffrage workers
BOO 1890 fs-n 1850. and TODAY Throe
black clad women reqrrserfed tho
pioneer suffrage states Additions
were represented by white gowncd
women
NuHt er mounted herald ans hrrI re
'FIrH f.e fH.fT section
NifN|rHe fIHrafrIHr wnmrr. urlrfur
Ef".r apes followed Remind u..r car.
100 hHnufrH declaring Man bod Woman
Mako fHe state