New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-04
Women Respond Loyalty
to Mobilization Orders
Of Leaders.
ION TO ROCHESTER,
CRY OVER STATE
Feminine Column Will Start
from Here Wednesday for
Big Convention.

One hundred automobiles. covered
with yellow banners and flying votes
for Women" flags at every point, VIII
parade up Fifth av. Wednesday morn
ing IN the first stage of their advance
upon Rochester, where the New YORK
State Woman Suffrage convention Is TO
be held, October Is 20 IS.
The give Armies of Peace" from all
over tho state. will bear down upon
Rochester at the same time, so that
there will not be city OF crossroads
settlement where the inhabitants VIII
not know that the suffragists are sull
1T work, in spite of the war.
This is TO be the last convention be
FORE the question Of woman suffrage IL
submitted to the voters, in November.
1915. 80 there is much 70 be talked
over. Il promises to be the most ex-
hlarating convention the suitrsglsts
nave ever held.
The New York armies viii be dis
tributed equally over the three main
routes 10 Rochester. All will go up
Fifth ay., across 59th s.. and up Broad
way 10 Yonkers, stopping at headquar-
ters. in Getty Square. for luncheon.
At Tarrytown the forces will divide,
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw and Mrs.
William Wilcox, IN command OF the
eft wing covering the route through
Binghamton; Mrs. Frederick Nathan.
I'm command Of the central force on the
west bank of the Hudson River. occu-
pying the towns Of Nyack, Newburgh
and Kingston. and Mrs. Raymond
Brown in charge Of the right wing.
vyhicr will control the territory on the
east bank.
The invaders will be given banquet
OF Poughkeepsie, at which Mrs. Nor
nan de K. Whitehouse and Mrs. Inez
Mlholland Boissevain vii, speak
The armies of the east and west
hanks will meet in Albany Thursday
night.
The allied armies viii meet outside
Rochester on Tuesday morning, Octo-
Der Is. and will parade into the city
over twelve course. escorted by
he tOWnspeoplc.
The convention will be opened on
Tuesday afternoon. After the annual
address of the state president. Mrs.
Raymond Brown. will take place the
most important event OF the convention
the report of Mrs. Carrie Chapman
ratt. chairman Of the Empire state
campaign committee, in whose hands
osts the whole responsibility of the
associations campaign
There viii be a tOrchiight parade
Tuesday evening, followed by mass
meeting
The las, night of the convention Will
he given over TO women in public life.
18th addresses By Miss Julia Lathrop,
Of the Children's Bureau; DR.. katha-
une b Davis, Judge Mary Bartelme, OF
he Children's Court, Chicago, and
Miss Lillian d. Wald, Of the Nurses
Settlement. New York City.
So far as can be learned. there Will
re no candidates in the field to oppose
.he reelection Of Mrs. Raymond Brown
as state president.
Among those who viii compose the
Armies Of Peace from New York are
General" Resale Jones, who will give
expert guidance over the road to Al
hany. which she traversed on foot IN
command Of the Army Of the Hud-
SON"
General Resale started from the
nd Of Long Island on Friday, to cover
hat part Of the state with the mes
sage Of the cause before the real jour
ucy TO Rochester beg n Wednesday.
General Rosalie's route is along the
Forth shore from GreeLport 20 Oyster
Pay. Miss Portia Willis and Miss
Louise Grant will take the south road
from Amagausett to Froeport and ia
uaIcu.