The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-09
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stSnt, where they plsyedstha March
u the Women composed by,sielr
Ethel smyth, Of England. accompany
.pg, a chorus OF 1000 Women, wear
ing robes Of white, with green stolcs
md fillets Of green, on their heads. Il
The parade followed a mass meet.
ing in a downtown thcater presided
wer by Mrs. William Kent, wife OF
Representative Kent, Of California.
md at which stirring addresses were
made by Miss Caroline Lexow. field
,ecretary of the Woman's Political
Onion of New York; Mrs. Donald
Hooker, of Baltimore and Miss Lucy
Burns, of Brooklyn, vice chairman Of.
.he Congressional union for Women
Suffrage. under the auspices OF which
he demonstration was held. Among
those occupying boxes at the meeting
we're Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, of New
York. Mrs. Florence Bayntd Hilles.
ii Wilmington, Del, daughter OF
President cleyeland's secretpry OF
Jtate; Miss julia Latllrop, chief OF
lie Federal Children's Bureau; Mrs.
Harriet. Stanton Blatclt. OF New
Work. daughter OF the late Elizabeth
aady Stanton, one of the pioneer
ledders in the suffrage movement
The Equal Franchise Society, oG
Philadelphia; Mrs. Auloinette Funk.
br Chicago. and the Pennsylvania
Mems League for Suffrage. a nun.
her of young women, many Of them
prominent in society. acted rs ushGrs.
There were many novel features ln
The parade and the marching women
@ere cheered loudly by the tlirongs
that lined Pennsylvania avenue all
The way from Lafayette Square. oppo-
site the White House. TO the Capitol
First and foremost was borne aloft
= banner. twenty feet wide, bearing
the inscription: I've demand the
passage of the Brittow-N londcli reso-
luton Then came the first sec
tIon, the pageant division, typirying
Spring, Youth and Hope. which had
been arranged under the direction
Of Mrs Eliphalet Andrews, a we'll
known artist. Thousands Of gar
lands OF flowers we're carried by the
Young women and children. tlh
shades Of the blossoms having been
selected will, an eye to harmonizing
with the Unions colors, purple. white
and gold.
In this division also marched the
chorus OF 1000 led by Mrs. Apollina
NJ. Blair, president Of the Rubinstem
club Of this city.
Attractive as was this part Of the
parade, it did not evoke any moro
|cIthusiasm or interest from the on
lockers than the cavalry section
which came next and was command
cd by MS. Juliet Barrett Rublee. Of
Washington, who ALSO was the
mounted grand marshal of the pro
cession.
In advance OF the cavalry contln5
gent were seven COLOR bearers on
horseback, each carrying purple,
white and gold flag. At-their head
rode Miss Elsie Fill. daughter Of
former Representative Hill, OF Con-
necticut Among the prominent cav
alrywomen were Mrs. Denver s..
Church, wife OF Representative
church, of California; Mira. Charles
Poorest Curry, wife of another Calf
Gornia Representative; Miss Mary
Morgan, of Washington, niece OF Cir
ford Pincllot, former chief forester:
Miss Alberta Hill, formerly of Ans.
tralia, now Of New York, and Miss
Elizabeth Kent, daughter Of Repre-
sentative Kent.
~Mrs. George odell was chairman III
the foot marshals of the political d.
vision. which was next In line, and
which was subdlvlded into various
sections. The sections that created
the most interest were those. OF the
women writer's and the actresses.
The former was organized by Mrs.
Marie Manning Gascll. of Washing
Ion, and among those who trudged
with her were Mrs. IONA Gale, Of
Wisconsin; Edna Kenton. Helen
lteimer Snyder Martin, Mrs. Ado.
lalde Fairbanks ;Timmons, daughter.
81 Former Vice President Fairbanks,
and wife of Lieutenant Timmons, U.
S. NJ; Mrs. Rheta Childs Dormm.
Marguerite spaulding Gerry OF New
York; Alice DIer Miller, and Rober-