The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-09
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS
PARADE At CAPITAL
With a Large Number of Soci-
ETY. Women of the coun-
try Taking Part
"A NEW S ON G is II card.
0ccasionis to Impress on Con-
gresS Demand for Pass
age of a Bill.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May 81
with banners flying, ten bands play
ing and the women singing march
ing song, several Thousand suffraa
gists from various sections Of the
country today paraded along Penn
sylyanla avenue from Lafayette
Square to the capitol. There 53I
OF them, representing every state in
the union, and assigned one to each
senator and representative, pre-
scented to the members OF Congress
petitions asking the passage of the
BristowiM ondell resolutiong, calling
for federal constitutional amend
ment entranchising women.
White ROBBED Chorus.
Immense crowds viewed the mo-
ccssion along the route. When the
capitol was reached the bands were
massed on the plaza before the East
front where they played the
March of the Women, composed
by DR.. Ethel Smyth, of England, ac-
compaaying chorus of 1000 wont- q
en-, wearing robes of white, with
green stoles and fllets of green on
their heads.
The parade followed mass meet
ing IN downtown theater presided
over by Mrs. William Kent, wife OF
Representative Kent, OF California,
and at which stirring addresses were
made by Miss Caroline Lexlow. field
secretary of the Woman's Political
Union, OF New York; Mrs. Donald
Hooker, of Baltimore, and Miss
Lucy Burns, OF Brooklyn, Chairman
OF tne Congressional Union tor
woman Suffrage, under the au-
spices of which the demonstration
was held. Among those occupying
boxes at the meeting were Mrs. D.
y. ?, Belmont, Of New York Mrs.
Florenee -Bayard Hilles, of will
mington, Del, daughter of Presl-
dent Cleyeland's secretary OF state;
miss Julia Lathrop, chief of the
Federal Children's Bureau: Mrs.
Harriet Stanton Glatch, of New
York, daughter of the late Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, one of the pioneer
leaders in the suffrage movement:
the Equal Franchise Society, Of phil
adelphia; Mrs. Antoinette Funk. OF
chicago, and the Pennsylvania
Mems League for Suffrage. A NUM-
Der OF young women, many OF them
prominent in society, acted az
usners.
Many Novel Features.
There were many novel features
In the parade and the marching
women were cheered loudly by the
throngs that lined Pennsylvania.
avenue all the way from Lafayette
Square, opposite the White House,
10 the capitol. First and foremost
was borne aloft banner, twenty
feet wide, bearing the inscription:
We demand the passage of the
Brtstow-MondeN resolution Then
came the first section, the pageant
division, typifying Spring, Youth and
Hope, which had been arranged ufi-
der the direction OF Mrs. Eliphalet
Andrews. well known artist.
Thousands of garlands of flowers
We're carried by the young women
and children, the shades of the
blossoms having been selected with
an eye to harmonizing with the
unions colors, purple, white and
gold.
In this division also marched the
chorus of LOCO led by Mrs. Apolline
M. Blair, president of the Ruben
stein Club, of this city. Attractive
as was this part of the parade It
did not evoke any more enthusiasm
or interest from the onlookers than
the cavalry section which came next
and was commanded by Mrs. Juliet
Barrett Rublee, of Washington. who
also was the mounted grand marshal
of the procession.
Seven Color Bearers.
In advance of the cavalry, confirm
gent were seven color bearers on
horseback. each carrying purple,
white and gold flag. At their head
rode Miss Elsie Hill. daughter Of
former Representative Hill, Of Con-
necticut Among the prominent
cayalTywomen were Mrs. Denver s.
Church, wife of Representative
Church, of California: Mrs. Charies
Forrest Curry, wife Of another Calf
fornia representative; Miss Mary
Morgan, OF Washington, niece OF
Clifford Pinchot, former chief for
ester; Miss Alberta Hill Formerly OF
Australia, now OF New York; and
Miss Elizabeth Kent, daughter OF
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