New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Representatives Arouse Ire
by Evading Their
Petitions.
1000 STRONG, THEY
PARADE FROM THEATRE
Bristow.Mondell Resolution Is
Cause of Demonstration
In Washington.
rrrnpn Tho Tribune bureau. ]

from Tho Tribune BureSui
washington, May s.-Nearly four thou-
sand women psraded Pennsylvania av'
to-day from the White House to the Cap
ito,. where they presented to Congress
s,onal committee a resolution demanding
iunoed,ata action on the Bristow-Monaeii
amendment enfranchising women.
The parade started at o'clock pu' Two
.-, aor,er women, mostly IN white,
euad the streets about the Execuui'e
uons,on The sufrragists and their sup
norters wore sashes Of the various cum
b,nations of white, purple and goio- INC
colors of the cause-and hauhteo pon-
nants. placards and banners bearing inc
inscription, "Votes for Women. Au'o-
mobiles. profusely decorated with the COL
ors and streamers. lined the strets'
AT 1890 d. m. mass meeting IN ,he
. Belasco Theatre was called 10 oruer "
Mrs. Kent. wife of Representative heh''
90 california. Senator Bristow ana Rep
resentatiye Mondell, authors or the WON
an suffrage amendment. delivered ao-
dresses Speeches were made by MIS- DON
aid Hooker. of Baltimore, president Oh
the Just Government League; MISS Dalo
line I,exow, field secretary OF the WON
ans Political Union. and Rheta On.iuo
Dorr. editor OF THE Suffrasist. i D
Ernest Thompson Seton, OF HaF'ioie'
Conn. presented the resolution oeiiianu
ing prompt action by Congress II was
adopted unanimously.
Prominent Women Present.
Among those occupying boxes at inc
,,,eating were Mrs. o. II. ?. Beimont, Vi
~, work.. Mrs. Florence Bayard Hiiies'
80 WILMINGTON, Del, daughter or Presi-
den+ Cgeveland's Secretary OF state; MISS
lite Iathrop. chief of the Federal Chli-
arar,s bureau: Mrs. Harriet stanton
r,otcb of New York. daughter OF 'he
late Elizabeth Cady Stanton one OF inc
nioneer leaders in the suffrage movement
IA Mrs Antofnette Funk. of chicago
I'D members of the Pennsylvania Men
league for Suffrage. Young women prom
,rart in society acted as ushers.
~ r,liette Barrett Rublee. grand
,,,srsbal gave the signal for the marchers
IN move. The various delegations ana sec
,ions swung into line. There was aou'i
dant police protection and so there was
no rowdvism along the line of march'
Af,or the parade dozens Of the marchers
descended on the House wing OF the Napi-
+o1 and hogan to send their cards to mem
bors they desired TO see in regard 10 the
couee The attendance in the house
was small. less than a hundred meinoeiS
,oi,y IN their seats Consequently many
90 tho cards came back with the not
80, notice. Great indignation prevailed
among the suffragists.
Two Michigan women approacheu
newspaper correspondent mistaklhs nun
for a member. They wanted TO Kno" IL
the Michigan members were on the moor
81 saw only one or two OF them' salu
the correspondent.
..rrbe cowards! exclaimed the elder SUI
frarist exhibiting a lett@ she wanted 10
Mace in the hands of an absent leeis-
lator.
The newspaper man iaugheu'
Suffrage Is Serious"
young man." said the suffrage worker
"this is no laughing matter II these
Michigan members think carload Oh Us
have come from that state for nothing
,hay win find out differently. The women
nean business, and these members had
better receive us.
Fully 200 suffragists subsequently crown
cd into the House galleries and TOOK mem
tai note Of the absentees from thelr re-
srectiye states Noting their presence
those debating the pension Appropriation
bill spared for recognition in order 10
unburden themselves on the subject Oh tne
flag and the valor of the American SOL
der. There was Incidental reference Oh
course to the mother of the American SOL
der and to the patriotism Of women IN
tine of war.
The debate held up the passage OF the
pension bill for more than an hour ou' II
partly pacifed the suffragists.
In response to a plea for funds 10 carry
on the fight made by Mrs Donald HOOKER
$500 was pledged in few minutes.
Kansas City, May 9.-Prevented by
heavy rain last Saturday from making
their demonstration, Kansas City women
Joined this afternoon in big Suffrage