Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-09
SEVERAL THOUSAND SUFFRA-
GET1ES ON PARADE IN
WASHINGTON CITY.
INVADE CAPITOL AND
PETITION coNGREssmEh
DeIee ations Assigned to See Every
Member and Present Pleas For Pas
sage Of Bristow- Mondeli Resolution
Calling For Amendment Of Federal
Constitution.

tiyine ten bands playing Sl!o tne WIN
en- singing marching song. several
,housanl suffragists from various SEQ
lions of the country today paraueo
along Pennsylvania avenue from La
+.ya,,a Square 10 the capitol. There
531 Of them. representing every state
in -he union, and assigned one TO eac"
senator and representative, preseh'eu
~ rhe members of congress petitions
asking the passage of the Bristo"-
Mond.ll resolution calling Tor leoe'a'
constitutional amendment ehtranchls-
ing women. ooe..
Innenss crowds viewed the process
sion along the route. When ihe cap!
.oI Vas reached the baEos
nsssed on the plaza before inc
front where they played the MAR
of the Women composed by III h''e
Suy,h Of England, accompanying
chorus Of ! 900 women. Wearh's
of whi1e with green stoies ana i1iie's
of green on their heads.
Mass Meeting Down Town.
| tn. parade followed mass meel,
ing in a. downtown theater pFesiueu :.
over bv Mrs William Kent VIE ",
Representative Kent OF Ca!horhla' anu
Al which stirring addresses We're iiiaNe
nv Miss Caroline Iexow. heiu
.a,7 Of the Noman's Political Nun VI
! New York: Mrs. Donald Hoohe'' y.
( baltimore; and Miss Lucy bufhs. VI
Rrooklvn. vice chairman OF the
sressional Union for Woman sun
under the auspices OF which the dehi
o,s-ra7ion was held. Among those oo
r,,nyjnS boxes were Mrs. O. "a. r. bei-
mont of New York; Mrs. 1o' en-
Rayard Hilles. of wilmington be'''
AHaughter OF President CleEeiano SEE
ra-sry IF state: Miss Julia Latnrop
cb;.r ~ .he federal children's bureau
Mrs Harriet Stanton Batch. OF Ne"
VOW daughter of the late EliZabetn
.cady Stanton. one OF the pioneer ieau
ers in ,he suffrage movement; the
Eo,,a, Franchise Society. If Pniladei-
inhia. Mrs. Antoinette Funk. Oh cal
icaso and the Pennsylvania Men
League for Suffrage. A number o.
ivo,ne women. many Of them promi-
inent in society. acted as ushers'
/ Many Novel Festures.
|
tho parade and the marching womet
we're cheered loudly by the throns
,ba, lined Pennsylvania avenue all I'M
n-ay from, Lafayette Square. opposite
.ba White House, 20 the capitol. fars
.nd foremos, was borne eloft a ban
,,re,,y feet wide. bes-Ing the in
scr;n,;on: we demand the passage
tn. Br,stow- Mondell resolution. liner
vision IMPLYING Spring. Youth an
uona which had been arranged unde
i,hs direction Of Mrs. Eliphalet An
wen-known artist. Thous
ands of garlands Of flowers were car
l | ried by the young women ana ch'io'eh
Tho shades Of the blossoms having pee
> selected with an eye to ha1moii'L'i
with .he unions colors, purple, whit
I and gold :.
7, This division also marched tn
chorus Of 1900. led by Mrs. Apoihh
: NJ. Blair, president Of the Ruolnste'
!. Club, OF this city.
@ Attractive as was this part Of tn
:. parade, II did not evoke an! more en-
( itnus!asm or interest from the ohiooh
:, ers than the cavalry section "hic
. came next and was commanded
\ Mrs. Juliet Barrett Ruolee, OF WASH
8 tneton. who also was the mounts
d grand marshal Of the procession
y Cavalry Contingent.
: IN advance OF the cavalry cor
ltingent were seven color bearers Q
Il horseback. each carrying a purpl
e white and gold flag. AT lhelr hea
e rode MISC Elsie Hill, daughter OF fo'
e ner Representative Hill. OF Connec'
cut. Among the prominent caFairS
r. WOMEN were Mrs. Denver ). Churc
IA wife of representative Churcn' OF Ial
n fornia: Mrs. Charles Forrest Curr
he wife Of another California represents
,r tive; Miss Mary Morgan, OF Washint
ION niece of Clifford Pinchot form
chief forester: Miss Alberta Hill, 10
merly of Australia. now u Ne" 1ol
f. and Miss Elizabeth Kent, daughter
Id Representative Kent.
in Mrs. George Odell was chairman
OF the foot marshals of the political q
be vision. which was next IN line. al
cri which was sub divided INTO Varlo
e. sections. The sections that created I!
nd mos, interest were those Of the Won
to IN writer's and the actresses. The 10
l. mer was organized by. Mrs. Marie Ma
ne ming Gasch, of Washington. and amol
er those who trudged with her were Nj
w Zone Gale, of Wisconsin: Edna ke
u ton. Helen Reimer Snyder Martin, NJ
n Adelaide Fairbanks Timmons. daugh'
tie of former Vice President Fairbani
al and wife of Lieutenant Timmons
OIL & n. Mrs. Rheta Childs Dorr, Ma
e. guerite Spaulding Gerry. Of New Yor
OF Alice Duer Miller. and Roberta Bra
is shaw. Among the actresses Hat
me Williams. Annie Bussert and VI
IA Mary Realty CIagett were consplcuo
Suffrage States Represented.
Other groups included college VOL
len. farmers, mattresses. saieswom
llaundresses women printers. stent
raphers, social workers, seanstress
~, ,.;s artists. physicians. dentists. nurs
LAWYERS. teachers. taxpayers q
- homemakers the latter section orgs
~. lied by Mrs Harvey w. Wiley,
~, Wa srington. wife of the Eoted p'
t;es food expert.
An Interesting feature was la
deleRation of women voters from
ten states where members Of the I
+rv sex now are allowed to cas-. the o
M lot. Walking at the head Of this c.
loo ,inRent was DR.. Cora Smith King,
nj. Seattle, Wash. treasurer Of the
'tional Council Of Women Vot'
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