Middletown transcript., 1914-05-16
DELAWARE WOMEN
Those Who Took Part in the
Parade IN Washington
WHAT THEY SAW AND HEARD

Dignified in carriage elastic of step,
and bright in hope marched thousands
of women on Saturday in Washington
volunteers present from north, east
south and west, to represent not only
their respective states but the many oc-
cupations and professions which rapidly
changing economic conditions have
thrown open to women, and which are
fast proving the unanswerable argu-
ment for the justice of extending them
the right of franchise.
Judging by the fine weather condi-
tions in Washington, the weatherman
must favor votes for women, as he GER
tainly smiled on the marching suffra-
gists on Saturday. The route along
Pennsylvania avenue, from the White
House to the Capitol, with its cloud
capped dome rising chaste and vision
like against the clear blue sky, was an
inspiring one for the marchers whose
gay pageantry of color. frequent bands
fower-decked girls, suffrage. calvary,
infantry by thousands colorful with
badges, insignia and regalia of varying
kinds, or marked by some effective de-
vice-as Connecticut with its gay UNI
brallas, the pageantry of spring, youth
and hope, typiied by hundreds of girls
and young women, garlanded by flow
ers, and followed by white-robed cho-
rus-all combined in beautiful and
artistic ensemble.
There were the delegations, too, of
trade unions end, marshaling all, the
mounted calvary women, their purple
white and gold flags flashing gaily here
and there and everywhere, throughout
field of moving, waving color. Com
ing over 1000 miles from the west,
were the women voters, an advance
guard who already exercise the right
to vote.
1t was a picturesque group of Della
ware women that gathered at the Penn
sylvania station in Washington to take
the $40 a. m. train, bearing also suf-
frage delegation of one hundred Phil
adelphians, including teachers and pro-
fessional women to the national capital.
The Delaware party wore white
dresses and regalia of various descrip-
tions. The rich purple, yellow and
white sashes of the Congressional
Union were in evidence, besides the
yellow and black "votes for women"
breast bands, buttons will their ten blue
stars typical Of the enfranchised states,
while one enthusiast wore as a pend
ant and souvenir of the national
convention of 1912, a beautiful metal
cast Of the historic Liberty Bell with
the motto inscribed: proclaim liberty
throughout all the land unto all the. in
habitants thereof I" All carried Dela-
ware pennants in blue with gold letter.
ing, and small 'fVotes for Women,
flags in yellow and black.
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, local
chairman of the Congressional Union,
held the beautiful new American flag
recently purchased.
The party whose pictures were taken
at the station by an enterprising pho :
tographer, included Mrs. Florence Bay
ard Hilles, Mrs. Reuben Satterthwaite,
Miss Mary R. deVou corresponding sec
retary of the Delaware Equal Suffrage
Association; Mrs. John F. Thomas,
treasurer of the Wilmington club; Miss
Mabel Fowler, Miss Mathilde Seippe,
Mrs. F. E. Bach, Miss Marguerite
Wallace, Mrs. Emma L. Arniel, Miss
Mary Statnekoe, Mrs. Annie J. MCGEE
Mrs. Yerger Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ste
phens, Don Stephens and Mrs. Eliza
beth Watt, of Arden; Mrs. Samuel N.
Donnell, of Newark, and Mrs. J. R.
MiIligan, of St. Georges, joined the
marchers from Delaware, in Washing
ton.