The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-09
Ten Brass Bands Accompany
Ladies Through Streets Of
National Capital in Persuit
of the Ballot
IMMENSE CROWDS
ALONG LINE OF MARCH
Mas Meeting Follows in
" nich Wife of Congress
man Kent of California Pre-
sides. A Cavalry Division.

10y Isst.rd Wire go iN'tung U"rald.l
Washington May with banners
flying. ten bands playing and the
women singing a marching song, sew
crai thousand sunragists from various
sections OF the country today paradcd
| along Pennsylvania avenue from
Lafayette Square to the Capitol
There were 53I Of them, represent
ing every state Ia the UNION. and as
signed one to each senator and rep
T~esontativc. presented To the members
of congress petitions asking the pass
age OF the Brlstow-M ondell resolution
| calling for "a federal constitutional
amendment enfranchising women.
Immense crowds viewed the process
sion along the route. when the Cap.
itol was reached the bands were mass
ed on the plaza before the east front.
Wher, they played March of the Wo-
men" composed by Dr Ethel smyth
% England. accompanying a chorus
Of 1000 women wearing robes OF
white with green stoles aud hllots OF
green on their heads.
The parade followed a MACS meet
Ing In n downtown theater presided
over by Mrs. william Kent. wife of
Representative Kent OF California,
and at which stirring addresses were
made by Miss Caroline LeXoW, field
secretary Of the Woman's Political
linton OF New York; Mrs. Donald
Hooker. Of Baltimore, n Miss Lucy
Burns. OF Brookiyn. vice chairman ot
the Congressional Union for Woman
suffrage. under the auspices oi
which the demonstration was held.
Among those occupying oxc at the
meeting were Mrs. o.. II. T. Belmont.
Of New YORK. Mrs. Florence Baynrd
Hilles Of wilmington, Del. daughter
Of President Clevcluud's secretary OF
state. Miss Julia I.athrop. chief Of the
Federal Children's bureau; Mrs Har-
/ ret stanton Batch OF New YORK.
daughter OF the late Elizabeth Cady
stanton. one of the pioneer Leaders
In the suffrage movement. the Equal
Franchise society Of philadelphia
Mrs. Antoniette funk OF Chicago, and
Il the Pennsylvania Mems league DO
suffrage. 4 numOcr OF young women
many Of hem prominent In society
acted as ushers.
h, There were many novel features %
the parade and the marching Womei
were Cheered loudly by the throngl
II that lined Pennsylvania avenue Al
tine way from Lafayette square, oppo
site the White House TO the Capitol
: First and for, most was borne aloft .
banner. twenty feet wide, bearing TN
inscription: we demand the passag
of the BristuW -Mondcll resolution
Then came the first section, the page
ant division. IMPLYING Spring. Houti
and Hope. which had been ran
under the direction of Mrs. Eliplale
Andrews. a well known artist. Thous
ands Of garlands of flowers were car
ried by the young women and child
ron. the shades of The blossoms haVinl
been selected with an eye TO harmon
ixing with the unions colors. purple
while aud gold.
In this division also marched m
chorus OF 1000 led by Mrs Apollin
NJ. Blair. president Of the Ruhinstei
club OF this city. Attractive as wa
this part of the parade, Il dih no
evoke any more enthusiasm of 10
torcst from the onlookers than th
cavalry section which came next an
was commanded by Mrs. juliet bar
G rctt Ruolee 81 Washington. h ais
y was the mounted grand marshal q
, the procession.
In advance OF the cavalry coming
= ent were seven color bearers on hors
j. back. each carrying a purple, whit
and gold has. AZ their head rod
. Miss Elsie Hin, daughter Of forme
Representative nm - Connecticut
Among the prominent cayalryWome
were Mrs. Denver s. Church, wife q
4 Representative church Of California
70 Mrs. Charles Forrest Curry. wife q
another California representative
Miss Mary Morgan OF Washington
niece 81 clifford Pinchot. former chic
forester. Miss Alberta IAN, former'
ii Of Australia. now Of New York, an
Miss Elizabeth Kent, daughter o
/ Representative Kent.
Mrs. George Odell was chairman "a
the foot marshals Of the political "a
vision. which VAS next In line. an
which was subdiVided into yariou
sections The sections that create
the most interest were those Of IN
women writer's and the actresses tn
= former was organized by Mrs. Mari
Manning Gasch of Washington. an
among those who trudged with ne
: were Mrs Zuna Gale Of Wisconsin
J, Edna Kenton, HELEN Reimer Snyde
! Martin. Mrs Adelaide Fairbanks
|, Timmons 4. ~ M; Mrs. Rhet
! Childe Darr, Marguerite spauldin
A derry Of New York Alice Duer Millsi
. and Roberta BRADSHAW. Among IN
. actresses Hattie Williams. Annie Bus
9 sert and Mrs MARY Realty ClaEei
. were conspicuous
Z other groups Included college va
Wen, farmers mattresses. salcswomer
. llaundresses women printers, stenog
! raphers. social workers, seamstresse
4 artists. physicians. dentists, nursel
law ers. teachers. taxpayers. an
2 homemakers. the latter section or