The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-14
Married Life
the Third Year
There's the band!

There's the band"
Helen leaned farther out the win
dow, bus stone projection from the
adjoining building shut off their view
down the avenue They could only
see the paraders as they passed:
Below the street was lined with peo-
ole, and now there was a general stir
of expectancy as every one 8azed
down the avenue at the first strains
OF disappointing band. 4
csyFar, well soil our gloves and
Mrs Stevens spread newspaper
over the dusty windowsill.
The music grew louder, Policemen
were patrolling the street to keep
back the crowd on the -,curbing The
great avenue was swept clear.
First came the horseback brigade.
sixteen women in black riding habits |
with yellow pennants Of Votes Tor |
Women" Then the standard bearers. |
the grand marshal, the band-and the |
parade was under way.
Helen's first impression was that
the women marched well-very well. |
They carried themselves with con-
scious dignity and an earnestness of |
purpose. The white gowns and yell
low regalia shone brilliantly in the
sunlight.
ON, wish we could read the ban
ners," complained Mrs. Stevens. for
Il they could see only the backs OF the
banners as they passed. II should
think they would letter them on both
: sides"
Wonder what college this isl" MUIR
INJURED Helen, as company OF women
'~ in black university gowns and NOR
tar-bCard caps marched by with state
ly prec sion.
We'll, We can't tell anything If we
can't read the standards. We really
could see better from the street"
HELEN OBJECTS.
oh, but it's much nicer up here,
protest. tlelen, who hated to be
jostled .. !; ,rt I'd Il bought paper
thai gay .. : ii. der OF marching-per-
haps -, q! lt.i sU:nc-hlng by that
He.l ug y "a .rticle head
ed:
"30.oif IN :. IN March Today.
i, ) 70. in procession
Parad1 f 1T Washington Square
=. ; O'clock
Line CT 1n!t.l Up Fifth Ave. to-
"Looi. . ~, Ie missing this inter-
rupted lil5. .o,evens, as great square
canvas le.tered, Vote for Women.
Victory 1915 was carried flat by half
dozen women on each side.
Some one from an upper window
threw a handful Of coppers on the can
vas. The crowd laughed, bu, the wo-
men gazed serenely ahead. A band
followed playing the French battle
hymn-"The Marseillaise.' Then
came company in swinging step to
the music, carrying many banners
"Ch, why don't they all wear
whi:e?" asked Helen. They'd look
so much better in a regulation white
uniform
What's DONG" Mr.. Stevens had
come out OF his private office, and
was now looking over their shoulders.
"Oh. Fred, you're missing it ALL, "
as Mrs. Stevens moved over for him
to sit down beside her.
Cant come now. Got to get off
some letters. but I'll be with you when
Curtis gets here
Helen glanced at the clock War
rem had promised to- come up about
five and they were all going out to
dinner together. She begged him to
come earlier. but he had scoffed at the
idea of leaving his work for a suffra-
gette parade.
WARREN ARRIVES.
However, it was not quite four when
the door opened and Warren stalked
in. Helen greeted him joyfully.
"Oh, dear I'm SO glad! | want you
to see tits we'll worth while!''
Not much doing Saturday after
noon, SO | thought l might as well
knock off. How do the damsels
look" seating himself on the window
sill beside Helen. Those l saw com
ing up seemed pretty wei; seasoned.
Were too high up to see theil
faces said Mrs. Stevens.
We'll the farther away you are the
better they look. Seems to me they'C
march better if their skirts weren'
so tight"
Now, dear. you're NOT to say hor
rid things reproved Helen. ut re
ally is very wonderful parade. Yo,
can't help but be impressed with thei
dignity and earnestness."
Il shouldn't say that woman in :
red skirt was exactly dignified?
laughed Mr. Stevens. What woult
you call that-a strut"
Look at this one over here" ant
Warren pointed out an extremel.
stout woman in an extremely tigh
black dress. She waddles. Frencl
heels. TOO! Can you beat it,"
Dear. | don't think that's at al
funny and it's certainly not nice TO
you to try to pick out things to rid
Guile Among 10000 women some o
them may dress appropriately, bu
that doesn't affect the cause they'r
marching for
Thirty thousand" Warren's ton
was Skeptlcal. Il III wager there won
be ten. And why don't they hav
more bands? That's the only part Q
the parade that's worth while. Al
here we have the real thing"
A band had burst into a lively al
just as it came in sight. Leading
was a strutting. gold laced, drum ms
iOr. twirling his baton
Hes great" grinned Warren, NV
always been partial to drum majori