The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22

| lively and with so much respect 1t
/ was such a usual thing in New York
| and Washington that Mrs. Stoner
thought nothing OF it, and was very
| much astonished when some OF the
| Pensacola women objected; many of
| the sweetest and best wives and moth
ers In Cleveland, as we'll as the wealth
| lest frequently do that here and
| everyone taken 1t as matter Of
! course. 1t takes no more time than to
| attend a card party. and they have the
satisfaction of knowing that they are
trying to better conditions of women
and children, who cannot help them
| selves. But L am DEPRESSING.
AS our Cleveland paper, the Plain
Dealer has it:
walking down Euclid avenue. De-
fore the parade approached, one could
detect the presence of many detract-
ing Sir Benjamin Backbites, but when
| the army of marchers passed before
them, the cynics were silent Anti
suffragists, too, lined either side of
the marchers-antis by the token that
| they wore red blooms of varied species
| on their right shoulders. But the null
tltude of yellow roses that began to
bloom in the early morning with
mushroomlike rapidity, yellow stream
ers flung from doorways and shop
windows, all these gave proof to the
marchers that Cleveland has her thou
sands convinced of woman's right to
vote. And it seemed that all Cleve-
land had come down town to see the
spectacle. Sidewalks, portions of the
streets, windows and stands, became
in an hour struggling, eager humanity,
craving for a glimpse at the marchers.
Business was at a complete standstill"
That is remarkable, too, for parades
are SO common these days in Cleveland
that people have lost interest in them.
But the entire city was filled with
curiosity as to what the women could
do. and now Cleveland is proud indeed
of her noble women; those who came
to scott remained to pray" Onward
Christian Soldiers played the bands,
as the column tramped over the rough
cobb1estones. Jumps rose in the
threats of some Of the watchers; the
heads Of many were barred; handker-
chiefs floated In the October breeze.
The parade began promptly at four
p. m. and lasted an hour, the pageant
was almost two miles long In the
line of marching women were great
srandmOthers who have oeen fighting
for the ballot for more than fifty
years. One woman, 81 years old,
man Of eighty. In the reviewing stand
in front Of the city hall, were Mayor
Baker, Mrs. Upton. President Charles
+. Thwing of Western Reserve Uni
Versity, and Federal Judge John H.
Clarke. The mayors wife and two
young children marched in the pa
rade. Mrs. Baker bearing the banner
of the county The order Of parade
was as follows: Mounted guard. flag
bearers, Chief Marshal Miss Spence
on big bay charger, two aides, mount
ed, suffrage signs banner bearers
pioneer suffrage float. containing wo-
men too old to march. Junior Auxil-
larry professional women, business
women. Ohio counties. home makers
townships of county, educational sec
ton, composed Of women students in
cap and gown from the various COL
leges in Ohio,-also Normal School
children. Mems League and men SYM
path!zers endorsing organiza tons
peace float: speakers, Boy Scouts and
electric automobiles, all decorated. The
PEACE float was considered by many
to be the handsomest float they had
ever seen. 1t was designed by Miss
Waldeck OF the Cleveland school OF
art and was offered by the women as
a protest against war. The float con-
sisted of a huge hemisphere on which
the five continents of the world had
been painted, and perched high on |
top was the figure of Peace, repre- |
sented by Miss Lychtenburg dressed |
in white. Reclining on the white drap- |
cries were the figures of Justice, Love |
and Truth. Ten women representing |
the different races surrounded the |
float and lastly were two women |
mounted, representing Good Will and |
Generosity.
NAE WEBB CLUTTER. /