The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
100000 WOMEN
MARCHF()RCAlsE
Suffrage Day Is Celebrated
Throughout Country by
Parades and Oratory.
BIG CROWDS LINE ROUTE
Boston, Turns Out 5000 and Mrs.
George B. Shaw Takes Place
in Cohorts.

suffragists for the first time in the
history of the votes for women move
ment in this country celebrated a ma
tionaI holiday OF their own in every sec
/ ton yesterday.
Suffrage Day or ''woman's Independ-
ence Day." as some Of the suffragists
prefer to call II. will go down in the his
| tory of the movement for two distinct
reasons. More than ZOO. 900 workers sang
the national suffrage hymn throughout
the country, and listened to the reading
of woman's declaration Of Independents.
Philadelphia, Boston, Syracuse. Pitts
burgh. Buffalo. Hartford, Conn. Chicago,
and scores OF smaller cities and towns
throughout the country, celebrated the
day with street parades
The address heard at the suffrage
demonstrations was prepared by Mrs.
Antoinette Funk, of the Congressional
committee of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association.
Suffragists of Dallas. Tex; Nashville,
Tenn; Rome, Ga; Birmingham, Ala:
jacksonville. Fla: Atlanta, Ga: Mont
gomery, Ala, and many other Southern
cities, held suffrage barbecues.
Boston. May 2-some 500 women and
squad Of men marched in the suf-
frage parade this afternoon. and were
reviewed at the state house by the bach
elcr governor. David ]. Walsh.
The anti-suffragists were also busy and
solS 10000 red roses which were worn
by opponents OF the feminist government.
The parade passed over a large route
and was accompanied by bands of music
and adorned with banners. All in all IL
was 4 great day for the women of Bos-
ton An enormous crowd turned out.
Mrs. Thomas p. Curtis was grand mar
shaI, and in the line were Mrs George
Bernard Shaw. wife Of the English
drsmatist: Miss Lena Ashwell. the Eng
Iish emotional actress, and Mrs. Moritz
Barth, of Denver. Colo. Among the
marching cohorts were some 1000 college
students
Philadelphia, May Woman suffrage
had its inning today.
The paraders, 5000 strong. were accord
ed a quiet, but entirely respectable re-
ception all along the line of march. which
was splendidly policed.
The "antis', loitered along the line
with the American Beauty rose. in con-
trast to the yellow suffragist daffodil.
new 1OTk. May . "OHldH lluc-
pendence day." was celebrated by suf-
fragists in New York City with parades
meetings, oratory, and band concerts. In
Carnegie Hall Mayor John Purroy Mitch
al and Commissioner of Corrections
Katherine B. Davies. spoke. Mrs Har-
riet S. Blatch presided,
The celebration opened with gather
ing of the seven big suffrage organiza-
tons in Washington Park. after which
there was 4 procession of 200 automobiles
up Fifth avenue. each motor being
swathed in the suffrage colors. Seven OF
the cars switched of TO the Polo Grounds
where suffrage orators addressed the
baseball fans.
Indianapolis, May 2.-Three street DEM
onstrations in the interest of woman's
suffrage in Indiana was held here today.
At Monument place at noon, women sang
the suffrage hymn and heard addresses
by prominent leaders. Celebrations were
also held at Evansville. Lafayette, Rich
mond, and Greencastle.
Pittsburgh, May I'm sixty Pennsyl-
vania towns suffragist celebrations
were held A monster foot and auto
mobile parade was viewed here by 10000
persons.
Hartford. Conn, May 2-Connecticut
advocates OF votes for women held their
first State parade this afternoon. Dele
cations from all parts of the State par
ticipated.