New Britain herald., 1914-05-02

automobiles from Litchfeld county.
 Banners Highly Attractive.
 The banners were all designed by Mrs Ernest Thompson Seton of Greenwich and were highly attractive. Joan of Are" who rode directly be- hind the first herald, was imperson- ated by Miss Ethel Murray of Guil- ford. Miss Emily Pierson of Crom- we'll state organizer. was chief mar shal and Miss Alyse Gregory of Nor walk was her assistant. A. s. G. ray Tor of Bridgeport headed the mems division. The marshal of the grand mothers was Mrs. Frank Day of this city. At the head of the actresses was Mrs Carlos F. Stoddard Of New Haven. Mrs. J. C. Schwab of New Haven was at the head of the sculp- tors. The marshal of the social workers was Miss Grace D. Upham or Bridgeport.
 A banner Isabella Beecher Hook CT" was carried by her son. Mar shals of other groups included some of the most prominent women Tn Connecticut Scores of automobiles gaily decorated. followed at the rear of the procession.
 Motives Are Outlined.
 The motive sought to be conveyed to the minds of spectators by eight beautifully decorated floats was out lined in the banner and legends on each These floats had been con- tributed by the Equal Franchise leagues of New Canaan, New Haven, Greenwich, Rfdgefeld, Westport, South Manchester and Hartford, ana the Woman's Suffrage party of Strat- ford, and the Political Equality club of Meriden. The subjects were: Justice; the progress of woman; ths mother and the ballot; and the vision of the future. After each float the marching contingent was attired in color harmonizing with the float. The teachers were in blue with a royal blue banner; the millners in rose color; other groups wore shades pr purple, lavender, rose, pink and green, the whole making a color scheme de- lightful to the eye, and in general harmony with the entire column.
 One sectt,n carried large United States flag, followed by a bevy cf girls bearing an horizontally out stretched ':Votes for women" banner. Young folks and many school chill dren joined y, this section with spirits bubbling over with enthusiasm.
 Ox-Cart Draws Attention.
 Towards the end of the column came an ox-cart driven by Mrs. Sam uel c. Shay of Bridgeport, bearing the legend ~onnecticut trying to catch up." This left a smile after a hearty laugh upon the faces of the spectators as the column was closed up by the automobile rear-guard. e
 At the mass meeting in the casino Miss Rose Winslow of New York is to be the principal speaker. Mrs. Thcmas N. Hepburn of this city, pres ident of the state association, will present a resolution asking congress to pass the d endment to the United States constitution nof before house and senate. Numerous open air ad- dresses are scheduled
 Open Air Meetings.
 New York, May 2,-With hundreds of workers in automobiles and on foot throughout the five boroughs of the Greater City the suffra gists of New York observed suffrage day in open air meetings in place of the an- nual parade. From a general meet ing in Washington Square speakers and prominent members of the seven great suffrage organizations in New York, scattered to different sections of the city where they held neighbor- 4 hood meetings.
 All the organizations will meet again tonight at mass meeting in Carnegie Hall, to be held under the auspices of the Women's Political union.
 Rochester, Buffalo, Troy and Syra- cuse held celebrations much on the order of that in New York City. There are sixty-five upstate towns that cell ebrated with parades or in other