The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
VOTES TO WOMEN
!: CRY OF NATION !.
Suffrage Workers in All Parts of
Country Hold Parades and
Mass Meetings.
CELEBRATE IN NEW YORK
IWomen's independence Day" cele-
bratlon Brings Forth Big Turn
out in Large Cities of Y. S.
Chicago Included.

New York, May 4.-Woman suffrage
workers showed their, strength in
score and more of cities through the
most impressive series of parades and
mass meetings in the history Of the
movement. In every state capital
plans had been made to call out the
Suffrage army" and many thousands
from coast to. coast responded. The
demonstrations were planned as
plea to the country for emancipation
of women" The biggest demonstra-
tons in the East were held in New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and Har-
risburg.
With hundreds Of workers in auto
mobiles and on foot throughout the
five boroughs Of the greater city the
suffragists of New York observed suf-
frage day In open-air- meetings in
place of the annual parade. From
general meeting in Washington Square
speakers and prominent members Of
the seven great suffrage organizations
in New York scattered to different
neighborhood meetings
Chicago Women Effect Truce.
Chicago, May A truce was de-
clared by the warning suffrage camps
and the monster suffrage parade here
was a huge success. A united army
Of suffrage workers, some 5000
strong, marched up Michigan avenue
to demonstrate to Chicago and the
world the strength Of the movement
for universal suffrage,
Fractional disturbances were tempo
rarily forgotten and foes marched
shoulder to shoulder for the success
of the great demonstration.
But two women. internationally
prominent in suffrage work, were abb
sent from the line of march. They
were Miss Jane Adams and Mrs.
Joseph T. Bowen Miss. Adams is
scheduled out Of town. Mrs. Bowen
announced that<she did not march be-
cause Of what she termed the State
Suffrage associations affront to the
National American Womans Suffrage
association, of which Miss Adams is
acting president The failure of the
Illinois Equal Suffrage association tc
pass the resolutions desired by the
national body comprises the alleged
affront
1000 Turn Out In Boston.
Boston, Mass, May 4.-Seven thou
sand women marched in New Eng
| IA
From all parts Of the state visiting
suffragette delegations and marching
clubs came The parade was re
viewed by Governor Walsh and Mayor
Curley.
Among the marching cohorts were
some 10000 college students The
vocal music Of the parade was fur
nished by chorus of 200 female
voices.
Connecticut Women Parade
Hartford, Conn. May connect
cut advocates of votes for womeI
held their first state parade here
Delegations Of women and sympa
thizers from an parts of the state par
ticipated The paraders wore uniqu,
costumes of bright coiors and carried
myriad banners which added to thu
picturesqueness of the pageant I
was the most striking public demon
stration in behalf of equal suffragt
ever held in Connecticut
indianapolis Women Celebrate.
Indianapolis. Ind. May 4.-The frs
street demonstration in the interes
of women's suffrage was held here
Three separate celebrations of Won
, ans Independence Day were arranged
in different parts Of the city.
large crowd filed Monument Plac,
when the women of Indianapolis san,
the suffrage hymn which was sun,
all over the country, and addresses
were delivered by DR.. Amelia Keller
president Of the woman's franchis,
league of Indiana. and W. D. Hen
drick, who was chairman of the re
cent Progressive safe convention
Minnesotaas In Line.
St Paul, May All roads leadin,
into st. Paul were dotted with littl'
knots of women, all wearing yellow
hats, who were hiking" here to TAX
part In the suffrage demonstration
which began IN the Auditorium. Som
of the women had been walking 3
hours and arrived at the mass meet
, ing at the auditorium footsore bu
enthusiastic They also took part il
a parade at Minneapolis.
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