New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
PLAN PARADE FOR
NATIONS WOMEN
Leaders of Anti-War Pro
test Decide on Greater
Demonstration.

The promoters of the women's peace
parade heard yesterday, in an unofficial
way, through a city official, that the
Mayor "saw no reason why the women
should not march" With this assur-
ance, they went ahead with the ar
rangements.
Miss Lillian l.. Beaver, formerly Sec
rotary of the Industrial Relations Com
mission, who has undertaken the ex-
ecutive management, and Miss Rose
Young, of Good Housekeeping Maya
z.ne," who will do the publicity work,
sent out more than $50 letters to
prominent women. From those who re-
spond favorably the committee of ono
hundred will be formed
Many letters and kilograms came in
from women who had read Of the plan
in the newspapers, offering sympathy
and cooperation. Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, head of the National Council
of Women and Of the National Flor
ence Crittenden Mission, sent word
that she would march in the parade,
and that she had appointed Miss
Marion May chairman of COMMITTEES
of arrangements in the council to draft
recruits in that organization. p
"Miss May" she wrote, "has lately
returned from Europe, where she went
as delegate to the meeting of the In
ternational Council of Women, and she
is in mood to work we'll in this cause.
She will write at once to every mem
Der of the council in New York and
urge them to fall in line. The nations
at war are an integral part of our
council, and we feel keenly that every
woman should give her support to this
practical and effective way of voicing
woman's protest against war"
Widens to National Plan.
At yesterdays conference in the Ho-
tel McAlpin the project sprang sudden
ly from civic to national scope, and
Miss Beaver and Miss Young began
sending kilograms to Miss Jane
Adams, Mrs. Percy " Pennypscker,
head of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, and various women
leaders in other cities, urging them %
get in line with the women Of New
York.
1--WE want a black gowned peace
parade that will reach across the con-
tinent." Miss Beaver said. "The
parades cant all be the same day, Of
course. but, in effect, it would be the
womanhood of this country in one long
line, from sea to sea, protesting against
war"
Mrs. Frank Shuler. of Buffalo, presi-
dent of the State Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, and other club leaders in
the cities of this state were appealed
10 to get up parades or other demon
STATIONS.
Among the women who attended
Yesterdays conference was Mrs. Ell
mer Black, who long has been identi-
fed with organized efforts for peace.
She offered her services and the use
of her staff of stenographers. A let
ter came from Mrs. NJ. A. P. Bene-
diet, Of Crawford, president of the
Women's Peace Circle, rendering the
cooperation of that society.
Some of the women TO whom let
ters went yesterday and who are ex-
pected to respond fsvorably were
Mrs. Charles d. Hirst, of the Daily
Food Alliance; Miss Edna Kenton,
Miss Henrietta Rodmsn, Amy Mali
Hicks, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gil
man and Mrs. Julian Heath A tele-
gram was sent to Mrs. Norman Der.
Whitehouse, who is at Newport, ask
ing her TO try and enlist Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish and other leaders of So
ciety there.
To Enlist Foreign Women.
Miss Lillian ID. Wald. who has
promised her support, will be asked
to preside at the committee meeting
next Wednesday in the ballroom Of
the McAipin. Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch mas promised to put the knowl-
edge she has gained in the organiza-
tion Of suffrage parades at the SER
vice Of the committee appointed to
organize this one. DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw will march. and will address the
mass meeting at the end Of the pa
rade. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait APP
proved the plan, and will help.
Miss Lavina l.. Dock. of the Henry
Street Settlement, will spend, her time
between now and the parade enlist
Side. IL is not likely that the demon
last Saturday of the month, for the
NioU " NC III CARA
togs during the Republican and Dem
ocratic conventions, and, while this
is in no sense a suffrage parade, it
couldn't get along without them.
It was decided yesterday that while
the mass Of the parsders will be
asked TO dress in black, small brig
ade Of young women, such as Mrs.
Eugen Boissevain and Miss Alberta
Hill. will march near the head CARRIED
in pure white, to typify peace.
One man attended the conference
yesterday. He announced himself as
John Doe" and suggested a scheme
for stopping war. The scheme in
cluded cannon balls filled with chloro-
form, to anasthetiEe the enemy, and
huge caps to be let down from air
ships over the regiments fred at
with these balls, that the chloroforu,
ar.Is Al ~