Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-09
Several Thousand Strong,
They Urge Passage of
Franchise Resolution.
PICTURESQUE DISPLAY
Ten Bands Lead Demonstrators
Down Pennsylvania Before
Throngs of People.

Washington, d. c., May 9.-With
banners fiying, 10 BANDS playing, and
the women singing a marching song,
several thousand suffragists from var
ious sections of the country today par
AIDED along Pennsylvania avenue from
Lafayette square to the capitol. There
were 531 OF them, representing every
state in the union, and, assigned one
to each senator and representative.
presented to the members of congress
petitions asking the passage of the
a federal constitutional amendment en-
franchising women.
Immense crowds viewed the process
sion along the route. When the capi-
tol was reached the bands were
massed on the plaza before the east
front, where they played the March
of the Women" composed by DIR. Ethel
Smyth of England, accompanying a
chorus of 1000 women. wearing robes
of white. with green stoles and fillets
OF green on their heads.
The parade followed a mass meeting
in a downtown theatre presided over
by Mrs. William Kent, wife of Repre-
sentative Kent OF California, and at
which stirring addresses were made
by Miss Caroline Lexow, field secre'
tary of the woman's Political union
of New York; Mrs. Donald Hooker of
Baltimore, and Miss Lucy Burns OF
Brooklyn, vice chairman of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage,
under the auspices of which the dem
onstration was held.
Among those occupying boxes at the
meeting were Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont
of New York, Mrs. Florence Bayard
HiIles of Wilmington, Del, daughter
of President Cleveland's secretary OF
state: Miss Julia Lathrop. chief of the
federal children's bureau; Mrs. Har-
riet Stanton Blatch of New York,
daughter of the late Elizabeth Cady
stanton, one of the pioneer leaders IN
the suffrage movement; the Equal
Franchise society of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Chicago, and
the PENNSYLVANIA Mems League for
Suffrage A number of young women.
many of them prominent in society,
acted as ushers.
Many Novel Features.
There were many novel features In
the parade, and the marching women
we're cheered loudly by the throngs
that lined Pennsylvania avenue all
the way from Lafayette square, oppo-
site the White house, to the capitol.
First and foremost was borne aloft a
banner 90 feet wide bearing the IN
scription. 1--WE demand the passage OF
the Bristow-M Mondell resolution Then
came the first section. the pageant d.
vision. typifying spring, youth anu
hone which had been arranged under
the direction of Mrs. Eliphalet An
dra,rs a we'll known artist. Thousands
of garlands of flowers were carried by
the Young women and children the
shades of the blossoms having been Sc
Iected with an eye to harmonlzins
with the unions colors, purple, white
and gold.
In this division also marched the
chorus of 1000 led by Mrs. Apolline
NJ Blair. president OF the Rubinstein
club of this city.
Attractive as was this part or the
parade. it did not evoke any more en-
thusiasm or interest from the ohlooh-
ers than the cavalry section whlch
came next and was commanded ny
Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rubles or Wash-
ington, who also was the mouh'eu
grand marshal of the procession.
In advance of the cavalry contingent
were seven color bearers on horseoack,
each carrying a purple. white and gold
flag. At their head rode Miss Este
Hill daughter OF former Representa-
tive Hill, of Connecticut. Among the
prominent cavalrywomen we're Mrs' !
S. Church. wife of Representa-
tive Church of California; Mrs. Charles
Forrest Curry, wife of another Can
,ornia representative; Miss Mary MOT
gan OF Washington, niece or CllHord
Pinchot, former chief forester; MISE
Alberta Rin. formerly OF AustraiP'
now of New York, and Miss Elizabeth
Kent. daughter OF Representative
Kent.
Many Writers and Actresses
Mrs George Odell was chairman OF
the foot marshals of the political oi-
Vision. which was next In pne' ana
which was subdivideG into various sec