Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-09

harmonizing 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 of the
parade, it did not awake any more
enthusiasm or interest from the on
lockers than the cavalry section,
which came next and was commanded
by Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rublee of
Washington who was also the mount
ed grand marshal of the procession.
In advance of the cavalry con.
tingent were seven color bearers on
horseback, each carrying purple,
/ white and gold flag. At their head
rode Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of
former Representative Hill of Con-
necticut. Among the prominent caval-
rywomen were Mrs. Denver s. Church,
wife of Representative Church of Cali.
fornia; Mrs. Charles Forrest Curry,
wife of another California Representa-.
! tive; Miss Mary Morgan of Washing.
ton, niece of Clifford Pinchot. former
Chief Forester; Miss Alberta Hill,
formerly of Australia, now of New
York, and Miss Elizabeth Kent, daugh-
ter of Representative Kent.
Mrs George Odell was chairman OF
the foot marshals of the political d.
vision, which was next in line, and
which was subdivided into various
sections. The sections that created
the most interest were those of the
women writer's and the actresses. The
former was organized by Mrs. Marie
Manning Gasch of Washington, and
among those who trudged with her
we're Mrs. iona Gale of Wisconsin,
Edna Kenton. Helen Reimer Snyder
Martin, Mrs. Adelaide Fairbanks Tim
inulS, uduSHleI VI lOlllti VIC ltsi-
dent Fairbanks, and wife OF Lieuten.
ant Timmons, United States Navy;
Mrs. Rheta Childs Dorr, Marguerite
Spaulding Gerry of New York. Alice
Duer Miller, Annie Bussert and Mrs.
May Realty Clagett were conspicuous.
Other groups included college
women, farmers, Mattresses. sales
women, laundresses, women printers,
stenographers. social workers, seam
stresses, artists, physicians, dentists,
nurses. lawyers, teachers, taxpayers
and homemakers, the latter section
organized by Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley
of Washington wife of the noted pure
food expert.
An interesting feature was a large
delegation of women voters from the
ten States where members of the fair
sex now are allowed to cast the ballot
Walking at the head of this contingent
was DR.. Cora Smith King of Seattle,
Wash. treasurer of the National Coun-
ell of Women Voters. Bringing up the
rear Of the parade were hundreds OF
women under the banners OF separate
States
The words of the song, THE March
of the Women" which was sung by
the paraders and which had been
heard in this country only once be.
fore, are:
Shout, shout, up with your song!
Cry with the wind, for the dawn is
breaking;
March, march, swing you along.
Wide blows our banner. and hope
is waking.
Song with its story, dreams with their
glory,
Lo they call, and glad is their word.
Louder and louder it swells;
Thundered and freedom, the voice of
the Lord.
Long, long-we in the past
Covered in dread from the light of
heaven,
Strong, strong-stand we at last,
Fearless in faith and with sight
new-given,
Strength with it's beauty, Life with
its duty,
(Hear the voice, oh hear and obey
These, these-beckon us on!
Open your eyes to the blaze of day
"Comrades-ye who have dared
First in the battle to strive and
sorrow!
Scorned, spurned-nought have ye
cared,
Raising your eyes to wider NOR
row.
Ways that are weary, days that are
dreary,
Toll and pain by faith ye have