The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
PLANS MADEFOR
PARADES MAY 2
Suffrage Demonstrations to
Be Held in Many States
of Union.
REPORTS GRATIFYING
Organization Work in Charge Of
Committee of Which Mrs. Nc
Cormick Is Head.

Suffrage demonstrations in every part
of the United States on Saturday. May 2.
Rre expected to show the people OF the
country mean business. The National
American Woman Suffrage Association
has placed the organization work OF the
demonstrations in charge of the Congress
sional committee, OF which Mrs. Medill
Mccormick is chairman. Mrs. McCor-
mick began to organize the demonstra-
tions al Chicago headquarters several
weeks ago.
The reports from nearly every State
in the Union" said Mrs. Mccormick, ARE
most gratifying, and show that this
movement for suffrage will be one Of the
most impressive ever held on account Of
Its being nationwide in character, and
the fact that all women interested IL
suffrage are working together insures its
success. What Is very gratifying is that
the enthusiasm has spread from the
United States to Canada, and the women
of that country will Join in making May
9 one of the greatest days in the history
of suffrage
HaIE-hoIIday to Be Asked.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw. president of
the national association. has asked
President Wilson to proclaim a half holi-
day, and Z have made a similar request
to all the governors. This is to enable
all working women to take part in the
parades and demonstrations on that day.
We intend 10 make II possible for every
woman interested in suffrage to partici-
pate in the demonstrations. Manu-
facturers and employers also have been
asked to grant the women and girls in
their employ a half holiday on May 2
in order to allow them to participate in
this great demonstration for women"
Reports thus far received by the Con-
gressionaI Committee in Washington
show that the State organizations are
working earnestly and successfully to
make the demonstrations a credit to the
suffrage movement
Massachusetts, will hold a demonstration
in Boston. with a parade. followed by
a mass meeting at fremont Temple.
There will be mass meetings in smaller
towns.
Connecticut will have a parade start
ing from the women suffrage headquar-
ters at Hartford. Each State league has
been asked to contribute a float and
send as many marchers as possible.
New Hampshire has planned rallies.
Maine will have a mass meeting in the
public square at Portland in the even
ing. Rhode Island has made plans for
demonstrations.
New York proposes to have stimuli
taneous demonstrations all over the
State.
Meetings in Pennsylvania
New Jersey has appointed committees
d is arranging for meetings. There
tE - mass meetings in Pennsylvania
are will have a parade at
l1- - the afternoon and a mass
.F-e.T ~ Wilmington. Maryland's
r-.0.--.t a-n0uStration will be in BaIti-
R-gls. LGEgH ss to be served from
TaE"rz IRON -r-s' s, when an open
ali lgI IS t. - I'd in the court
house pIzz., ia to bj ,-ict of Column
bia, Wa-.r-4-ryr will 'sa parade and
a mass E--"' ,as. " .' rinia will
have numr,- .. l~.--,u~-
The Southern =. tos 81. .zssu % great
interest Virginia has ,...rg.-.. s. ral
rallies. In Georgia, ers ...f be 1fr
ings at Atlanta, Ma -AtE=i.s. AL.
Rome.
North Carolina will holo e. aarr.scr yf
mass meetings. South CaroIiI.. in aap-
a mass meeting at Spartanburs. --f...
will have a demonstration at Jass -'.-'-
Vile
Mississippi has reported that demon.
strations will be held in that State.
Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee, will
celebrate. Arkansas has arranged for a
big mass meeting in their old State
Capitol yard at Little Rock, and there
VIII De q luuCUeOn
Chicago will lead the West with one of
the greatest demonstrations planned The
women suffragists have the city we'll or
ganized, and they will march by wards
from different directions to Grant Park,
on the Lake front, where the mass meet
ing will be held. Demonstrations also
will be held in other parts Of Illinois.
In Ohio it was decided that the demon
strations on May should be made q
special occasion for securing signatures
to the petitions for woman suffrage.
Plans In Missouri.
Missouri will have a number OF demon
strations. Plans have been made for
demonstrations in Iowa. Many meetings
will be held in Michigan. Indiana will
celebrate throughout the State, and Lo-
gansport will have a parade.
Minnesota is planning demonstrations
all over the State. St. Paul will have
large out-of-doors meeting. Duluth is to
have q street car parade. A mass meet |
ing Is to be held in Minneapolis.
In Nebraska district meetings are to be |
held under the direction of the State or
ganization.
Milwaukee. Wis, Is planning big open |
air meeting. and will have q speaker Of
national reputation. In Madison there
will be q fets, to which the women Of |
counties have been invited.
Kansas will have parades and meetings /
AT several points. Reno, New, will have |
an open-air meeting In the park. Mon !
tana, q campaign State, as well as North |
and South Dakota, will have a number of |
mass meetings.
From far-off Honolulu a request has |
been made for copies of songs and reso- |
luttons to -be used at meetings.