New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
MRS. ASTOR WORKS
FOR PEACE PARADE
She Accepts Membership
in Committee Planning
Protest.

Mrs. John Jacob Aston has accepted
q place on the women's peace parade
committee. She telegraphed her ac-
ceptance and her approval of the plan
from Bar Harbor yesterday.
Another recruit to the committee
Yesterday was Mrs, Gertrude Ather-
ton, the novelist. She announced her
intention to march August 20 If she
felt well enough. The author OF The
Promised Land" Mary Antin (Mrs'
Mary Antin Grabau), said that she was
"for the parade with all her heart
and would serve on the committee.
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott lMrs. Co
burn also Joined.
Among the letters the committee re-
ceived was one from a Massachusetts
anti-suffragist, Mrs. Harriet 7. Hemin-
way, of 273 Clarendon ST., Boston. u
am no suffragist." she wrote, but
am heartily with you in what you are
doing, and shall try to organize SINH
lar movement in Massachusetts," Mrs.
Arthur NJ. Dodge, national head OF the
anti-suffragists, was asked to serve on
the committee, but wrote that she
couldn't accept until she knew who
was backing the movement. Miss Alice
CARPENTER sent Mrs. Dodge the names
by return mail, but has not yet heard
from her.
No flags will be carried in the
psrade. not even "Old Glory" I'VE
won't fiaunt our flag in the faces OF the
foreign born among us who are griev-
ing for their own flag said one mem
Der Of the committee. A few peace
banners in black and white, Will be
permitted. The parade will march TO
muffled drums or funeral marches.
Organizers on the East Side reported
success in getting recruits for the
parade. "Sure, I'll march with YOU
said one, laundress. Pm against
war. and I'd put hypaper over every
mans mouth that dared open 1t to talk
war"
The parade committee, as far as
Termed, is as follows:
Eleanor Hallowcu Abbott, Mrs. Carl Van
Anda, Miss Katharine Anthony, Mary
Antin, Mrs John Jacob Astor ME-. VII
lam II. Avon Mrs. Gertrude Atherton. Mrs'
J. L. Austin, Mrs. Kate Miller barrett
Mrs Simon Baruch, Mrs Charles BeaIa'
Mrs Crystal Eastman Benedict. MITE. y, a.
= Rencdict Mrs. Camille Birnbohn MIS-
Frances Bjorkman, Mrs. Elmer Black, MI.
Harriet stanton Blatch, Mrs. Cora rogers
Bleaklcy, Mrs. S. VI. Bondy. Miss Helen
Narick Boswell, Mrs Arthur N ~
rf,FrA
ston Hiu Brown. Mrs Ernest BunzeL Mrs.
Clarence Burns. Mrs. Laura u. BurIoushs'
Miss Elinor Byrns. Mrs. Henry r. Narawsy,
Miss Alice Carpenter, Miss Eva LoNltt
Carsona Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, Mr..
Isabel Jovcc Combs Miss Marjorie Benton
cooke. Miss MAZDA Craigen. ~,
Mrs Jahn = crosby, Mrs. Ella WOOD
Do.n. Mrs Haryot Holt Dey, Miss Lavinia
Dock. Mrs. L. Edward Dreier, Miss MARY
NJ Dreier. Mrs. August DIeyer MIs, Anna sl
Sturges Duryea, Mrs. Mildred Many Eas
ION Mrs. Emma Kip Edwards, Mrs. Arthur
Elliot Fish. Mrs Charles W. Fiske Mrs.
Eiiza Campbell Foote. Miss 5. FOUNTAIN
Miss Elizabeth Freeman, Mrs. Edlth Ellls
Furness Miss Alice Gannett MISE r Iore ll',o
Weir Gibson Mrs. Charlotte Perkins GU
man Miss Belle Ia Costa Greene MISS
srieen Hackctt. Mrs. sidney Lawrence
Hall Mrs. Elon Huntington HOOKER pr
Narv Halton. Miss Beatrice Harron' Mrs
X /. Harron. Miss Mary Garrett HAY
Miss AMY Mall Hicks, Miss Alberta hlll
Mrs. Charles ID. Hirst, Miss II. W. Honor
~
Howe. Mrs George ". HoWes. Mrs. Louis
PIERCE Hughes. 49,
Mrs James Lees Iaidlaw. Mrs. LauteT-
bach. Mrs. Helen Hartley jenkins MISS
Katharine Leckie. Miss Mabel p Macom1er
Mis- q r. Mason. Miss Emma McCsbe, aiss
sarah W. Mcdonnell. Mrs. Charles J. Nc
cormack Mrs Joseph Talbot Mclean. Mrs
Howard MacNutt Mrs. Mortimer Menken.
Mrs Samuel Merwin. Mrs Saidee Williams
MITCHELL Nine Marie Crosse Newhaus. Miss
I,e0nora O'Rcilly. Mrs. A. L. Palmer. Miss
Ada Patterson. Mrs. Y. G, Talbot-Ptrkins
MIS- Isabelle NJ. Potts. Miss Ethel Peysor,
Miss : g. Pier. Nine. Carlo Polifono. Mrs
Maud r. lngers0l ProbascO. Miss Ida :.
pToper' Mrs. Belle de Rivera, Mrs. CornellE
: Robinson. Miss Henrietta Rodman Miss
lou Rogers. Mime. Clarence de NauN-Royer.
Miss Lillian Russell Miss Rose schneider
man Mis- Melinda Scott Mrs. Francis Thur
her Seal DR. Anna Howard shaw. Miss Mary
shaw. Mrs Nellie -. Van Slingerland Mrs.
i y. SIocum. Mrs. Herbert Smith. Mrs. Will
lam b smith. Mrs. Htnrictte spcke-seeley.
Mrs. William Cummings story. Miss Grace G.
strachan Mss Henriette Strauss. Mrs
MARTHA wentworth Sunren Mrs Ralph
Troutman. Mrs Thomas J Vivian Miss LII
liam d. Wald Mrs James Griswoid Vents.
Mis- Mary ogden White. Mrs. Norman II.
Whitohouse Mrs William Y. Wilson. Mrs.
Florence Wooiston. Mrs. Eva Wyeth, hiss
Anpa Wynne, Miss Rose Young.