Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-02
SUFFRAGE DAY IN
MANY BIG CITIES
Five 0pen-Air Meetings Held in
New York Draw
Thousands.
WOMAN CAVALRY FEATURE
CHICAGO'S LONG PARADE
Thirty to Discuss Movement at Pitts
burgh Celebration-Mass Meet
ing in Philadelphia.

NEW YORK, May with hundreds o
workers In automobiles and on foo
through the five boroughs of the create
city. the suffragists of New York OBJ
Suffrage day in open-air meeting
in place of the annual parade From
general meeting in Washington Squar
speakers and prominent members of tn
seven great suffrage organizations in Nev
York went to the different sections of tn
city. where they held neighborhood meet
inss. Senator Shafroth Of Colorado ant
Miss katherine 3. Davis. commissions
of correction, will be among the speakers
All organizations will meet tonight at
mass meeting in Carnegie Hall to b.
held under the auspices of the Women
Political Union. MAYOR Mitchell will opel
the meeting by welcoming the delegate
from all parts OF the state
In Rochester. Buffalo. Troy and Syra
cuse celebrations We're held much on til
order OF that in New York city. Their
are siXty-tive upstate towns among thos
whose plans are known tIat celebrate,
With paradeS or in other ways. In Gene
"a the suifragists distributed suffrage lit
erature among the local storekeepers, t.
be sentout with their packages today.
Two M1leS Oh MdICuGIS.
CHICAGO, May Two solid miles O
woman marchers with bands TO lead th'
way and a division of woman cavair!
bringing up the rear We're planned fol
the Chicago suffrage parade today. ran
or shine. The organizations were deter
mined that the part of this city II
the nationwide demonstration for WON
an suffrage should be worthy of thu
cause. and an adequate expression of en-
thusiasm of women in the largest city
in which they have the franchise.
The parade will be started at pm. L
give workers a chance to assemble a
the starting place. and the line of marcf
is two miles along Michigan avenue. Ih'
only regalia desired is suffrage cap
white with gold stars and Illinois II
gold letters, and a flag. Arrangement:
were made to supply the caps fol' Il
cents and the flag for cents each.
According to the organizers, the march
ers will assemble by wards and not by
clubs. social. political. church or othel
organizations. 1t was made plain ina
they were to avoid questions of preced
ence and all rivalry.
Array of Triumpha1 Banners.
The parade is to be absolutely demo
cratic. 1t will be headed by a squad oi
mounted police and detail of cavalry
followed by the grand marshal. Mrs
Grace Wilbur Trout. president of the II
linois Equal Suffrage Association. TheI
come the aids. Such Of them as represen
political or other organizations VII
carry banners of their clubs. This ARA.
of triumphal banners is to be the only
demonstration of the kind in the iont
line.
Woman riders will bring up the rear
Every woman who can ride and who cal
get a horse has been urged to com
mounted. and more than one hundred ar
expected.
As in the other suffrage parades. mel
were urged to join thte marchers. an
many responded. They will carry flags.
Much difficulty was found in making ar
rangements for the use of the boulevar'
and park. The commissioners finally. ait
er declining to allow Grant Park on tn
lake front in the downtown district to b
used for a grand rally. permitted review
ing stands to be erected in the park an
ordered the boulevard cleared for the pa
rade. Gov. Dunno promised to review tn
marchers.
Monster Parade in Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. May "A monste
parade of suffragists and mass meetin
to be held late this afternoon are the frs
demonstration OF the suffrage movemen
of any magnitude in this city. Thirt
prominent men and women are schedule
to discuss the suffrage movement fror
various angles, and more than 1900 pei
sons are expected to be in the proces
sion.
Today's demonstration is part of a ma
tional movement, in which sunraSlSt
from all parts of the United States wi
participate.
SiXty similar demonstrations will b
held in Pennsylvania in an effort I
arouse the enthusiasm of voters over tn
Shafroth amendment to the Constructor
now pending in Congress.
Flower Feature in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-Local sui
fraglsts planned short parade throug
the central part of the city and mas
meeting in Washington Square as thei
part of the nationwide demonstration te
day In the interest of votes for womel
Several thousand women and scores {
men took part in the parade.
The suffragists and their supporter
wore daffodils, while ''antis' scattere
along the line of march showed the
disapproval of the movement by wearin
red roses.
In Washington Square stands wei
erected and addresses were made by b
atrice Forbes Robertson Hale, Judge
n. Brumm, a candidate for the progress
i've nomination for Governor OF Pennsy
vania, and others.
Men Join 1000 Boston Paraders.
BOSTON, May Fair weather, 70
lowing heavy rains which had beate
down the dust gave agreeable march
ing conditions for the woman sun raG
! parade here today. The 1000 paradel
| included several hundred men. Anon
the visiting suffragists who accepte
invitations to join in the march wer
Mrs. Bernard Shaw and Miss Lena Ash
| we'll of England and Mrs. Moritz Bart
| renresenting the suffrage state
Colorado.
| Oficials of the state anti-suffrage ST
ciety distributed thousands of re
roses to be worn by their sympathizel
during the progress of the parade.
100 Motors in Kansas City Parad
| KANSAS CITY. Mo. May 2.-Kanss
| city's demonstration for woman SUI
frase takes place today. Its climax
expected to be reached when a parac
of 100 motor cars carrying adherents
| the cause will traverse the downtow
district and the residential section.
| The parade was planned to start ,
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