The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
WOMEN WOULD TWINE
ALL WARNING FLAGS
Daughters Of Fighting Lands
to March Together in
Peace Parade.
COMMITTEE OF 100 NAMED
Permanent Hague Arbitration
Court to BE Urged at
Meeting.

4 preliminary meeting OF the Women's
Peace Parade Committee was held ut
the Gamut Club. 81 West Forty sixth
street. yesterday. with Mary Shaw. presl-
dent OF the club, presiding Miss Shaw
made an imprisoned speech TO tho effect
that women had been ignored In impor-
tant world matters long enough.
The woman ~ the future will not
endure it, che declared. Il have a son
and my whole life has been devoted to
him. Every desire and thought has been
secondary to his good. DO you suppose
! would give that hoy TO feed any rulers
lust for power or territory? Am ! to
believe that other mothers feel differ
entity? | know there is not mother In
all Ierfnany who would not give her
soul for her sons life. Country! ! have
no country | was born here and ! have
lived here all my life. but because ! mar
ried Frenchman | am French woman.
We women have no country and no
rights. soon many OF us VIII have no
sons unless this horror is stopped"
II was decided to organize "A committee
OF 100 prominent women to organize the
parade. Every social and political or
ganization of women In the city as well
as settlements and churches will be asked
to cooperate.
The first meeting will probably take
place AZ the Hotel McApin on Wednes-
day. when the following programme will
he offered for the approval OF the com
mlttee:
Frst-That the Hague Conference be
called at once. and never again be al
lowed 10 go out OF session, some arrange
ment being made by which some au-
thorlty with power to arbitrate disputes
would always be available.
Second-Eventual disarmament Of all
nations. except for an international navy
and army TO enforce obedience TO the
DEGREES of the Hague Tribunal.
Thlrd--A proclamation to the women of
the neutral Powers that they must he
ready to help In the work OF rebuilding
European civilization.
It was suggested that the parade be
called march for civilization.
1t was decided to ask the Mayor whether
the flags OF neutral nations might be car
ried by representatives Of those nations in
case the women marched by countries.
The women of the warning nations
would be asked to march together with
their flags entwined To show their lack
Of anmosity The committee appointed
TO sec the Mayor found. however. that he
was out Of town and would not return
until Tuesday
10 serve on tho committee Of one hundred.
which will meet at the McAlpin next
Wednesday. arc Mrs. Hermann Oehlrichs.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs. willard ID.
Straight. Mrs. Finley j. Shepard. Mrs.
John Henry Hammond. Miss Lillian n.
Wald Mrs Henry Willard. Miss Virginia
Potter. Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell. Miss Grace
q. Strachan. president Of the marlborough
Association OF Teachers Miss Sadie
American secretary of the Council of
Jewish Women Mrs. William Grant
Brown, former president ~ tho city Fed
Grafton of Clubs Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge,
president Of the Anti-SuTrage Associa-
tlon; Mrs waston Brown and Mrs. wal
ter Probasco. who have been prominent
in peace propaganda Mrs. Emanuel Elm
stein. Mrs. william Ensteiu, Mrs. Ray
mond Brown. Miss Mary Shaw. Mrs.
James Lees Laidlnw Dr Anna Shaw.
Mrs Harriet Stanton Rlatch and Mrs.
Victor G. Twiss. secretary OF the state
Association of Nurses
A second preliminary meeting will he
held at the hotel ~ 2 this afternoon.