Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-14
Elaborate Rites Held for Miss
Dawson. Fatally Hurt
at Derby.
BANDS PLAY DIRGES
FOR FUNERAL CORTEGE
Procession Passes Through London s
Principal Streets-Mrs. Pank-
hurst Arrested.

LONDON, June 1{-Suffragettes, mill
tant as well as non-militant came from
all parts Of England today for the fu-
neral OF Miss Emily Wilding Dawson.
who met her death while interfering with
the kings horse in the Derby une T.
special train brought the body of
the woman suffrage martyr from Ep-
som TO Victoria station, where a process
sion of 5000 women was waiting to es-
cort it across the city through the prin-
cipai streets to st. Georges Church,
bloomsbury, where the service was held.
Crowds gathered early in the morning
IN the vicinity of the militant suffragette
Headquarters, where the blinds were
down and huge banner hung at half
mast. Many detachments of women ar
rived from the provinces to participate
in the parade. They were dressed in
white with purple sashes. They wore
black bands around their arms and car
ried bouquets and wreaths of white
flowers Twenty brass bands furnished
the music for the procession
Display of Banners.
There was great display of banners
bearing such legends as: Fight On. God
VIII Give the Victory or ''Unconquer-
able and Not Afraid
The train bearing the coffin left EPSON
station soon after IL o'clock. The coffin
was covered with a purple pail and was
accompanied to London by Miss DAWSON s
brother and suffragette guard of honor
The program arranged last night was
1or the funeral procession to pass
through the main streets of London, be-
tween Victoria station and Bloomsbury
This morning the officials of Scotland
Yard suggested that the women should
parade through the quieter side streets
The Sunragette leaders became highly
indignant and announced that they
would pay no attention to the police
The possibilities of collision thus SEEM
ed large.
Bands Play Dirges.
The funeral procession started from
Victoria station at 2 o'clock. The coffin,
covered with flowers. was in an open
hearse drawn by four black horses The
bands played dirges while the members
o. the various women.s societies fell
into line behind the hearse each group
headed By its banner and ali wearing
mourning emblems.
Enormous crowds surrounded the sta
ton, making progress difficult.
The parade was divided into eleven
sections; The suffragettes marched in
..
The comm was in the middle of the
procession and the clergy Of st. Georges
Church. Bloomsbury, marched at the
head. The rector of the church, Dr.
Baumgarten had issued statement
that he was not a sympathizer with the
women's militant tactics.
Leaders in Procession.
With the exception of Mrs. EmmeIine
Pankhurst and Gen. Mrs. Flora Drum
mond. who is i'll, all the leaders of the
militant organization occupied prominent
places in the procession.
Owing to the dense throng of spectators
the funeral procession moved very SLOWLY
a young woman at the head dressed en-
tirely in white. carried a cross aloft.
There was some slight booing here and
there. but the crowds were for the most
part orderly and sympathetic
Mrs. Pankhurst Arrested.
Mrs. Emmeline PanklIurst was arrested
again today and taken to the Jail from
which she was released on license of Nav
20, owing to i'll health. brought about by
a hunger strike while she was serving
her sentence of three years penal servi-
tude.
Mrs. Pankhurst was leaving the house
where she had been staying since her re-
lease when two policemen arrested her
She was dressed in deep mourning. and
was on the way to attend the funeral of
Miss Dawson.