The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
S~UFFRAGISTS GET NOISY
WELCOME At RLZEFIGHT
Mrs. Francis +. Brewer, Prop
crly Introduced. Speaks
From the Ring.


time in his entire career as a box fight
nnouncer extraordinary. had 20 pref
ace his remarks from the prize ring at
st. Nicholas Rink last night with Scents
i mean. ladies and gentlemen"
Not only that. but Box Fight Tmpre-
sario Jimmy Johnston. for the hrst time
In his career as a promoter Of boxing
bouts. appeared at the rindside In that
sort OF evening clothes known as tbs
soup and Ash. For there were many Ia
dies present-all Of them to applaud
Mrs. Francis Il. Brewers efforts to
preach from the prize ring between bouts
the dictrine Of equal suffrage.
What with men and women writers
and painters and sculptors gathered
about the padded fighting platform.
never had J. B'Gee Humphreys yelled
through clouds OF tobacco smoke at 30
distinguished an audience. And as X
this were not enough glory for J. B'Gee
and Jimmy Johnston. UP the aisle to
ringside seats at . :i5 O'Clock +. NJ. came
Norman Hapgood. accompanied by Mrs.
d. Ncils anu WITS E>VrH1aH
der. whitehouse. just as the kahoma
Kid. oh !efiy adorned in tattoo designs on
his forearm, was mixing 1t up In the
ninth round OF the second preliminary
with young AIRY Thomas Of England.
Girl Ushcrs and Other Girls.
There were suffrage enthusiasts aplenty
looking on with all interest from boxes
beside the ring. For the first time at a
box fight night Jimmy Johnston had
fitted his fight club out with girl ushers,
ten OF them. all adorned In white with
yellow ribbons across their bosoms.
Regiments of girl reporters were costa
tic at this their first hance to see a set
OF bouts between, in a manner of speak,
ing, real p~rizefghters.
All the arts were on hand. occupying
floor seats. while from the dim tiers
high up in the tobacco clouds the coat
less gallery gods gazid down upon
women spectators and girl ushers with
"A bit of awe-awe. however. which they
soon got over, as Mrs. Brewer tried to
address them later and they drowned
out her words with a good natured hub
bub.
Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Myer. painters.
both of them. were there. and so was
Miss Ethel Plummer, tho illustrator.
who designed the popular suffrage poster
seen so often about town. Also there
were Leila Whittier. singer; Miss Ida
Proper. painter Charles Charley b.
Falls. illustrator: Norman Jacobson,
painter: James J. Corbett-once the
most noted artist in the world In his
own line-and Miss Alice Morgan
Wright. who besides being a militan.
s%uffragist. is a sculptor who will start
something II any one calls her a scuIp-
tress.
There were the great Herb Roth. per
and ink person Honest John Kelly
also an artist Bob Davis. known among
other magazine editors all jealous AZ
the greatest fisherman In the magazine
business Abe Attell. Harry Durant oil
movie fame, Joe Weber of the wftheref
Weberfelds. Detective a O'Ferrel. de
tecting VERNE Barton. Arthur Klein Of
the l.. y. u. and Great Actors Jaci
Gardner. Bobbie Petit and Harry FOX
to list only a few.
Three In n BOX All Alone.
Miss Estelle NJ. Burrows. Miss Mar!
O White and Miss Rose Young. al
ringside box to themselves across th'
way. All the suffrage workers presen
wore yellow sashes with Votes 70
Women written upon them.
"It's a great Organization, a great or
Canizatioon," said ]. B'Gee. who In on
of his most studied. but happIes
speeches introduced Mrs. Brewer IRON
the ring as ''vice-president OF the Equa
S%ufragette party But. continued 10
i'm an aside. as he eyed the susp'c'o'
OF an orange tinge on the yellow sashes
ITS A hell of an organization to as
any patriotic Irish girl to join.
Jimmy Johnston wasn't able how
ever. TO get everybody seated unit
Jimmy had wiltod three bat winged col
lars and crumpled some OF the simmer
ing wilderness out Of his soft nolled eve
ming shirt. Jimmy wilted the collar
:. down at the door keeping would be dean
|; heads out ~ S. seats-out OF the pu'io
!, ing and off the block, in fact.
NO" Jimmie cried steadily AS the
r tried to lam in on pleas that the pro
fession or what not should be recosn,Seu
I NO, no, no. no, no. no. no, no. no. ina
) means no"
, What, Me? Me. Jimmie: cried non
|, other than little Abe Attell himself a
r Abe tried to pass by Big Eddie cole ~
e the door. you don mean m
! Jimmie?"
e YOU in free, yes, But nobody In frc
tonight" Jimmie said to Abe, sotten'n
= a bit. Nobody In free. You. see =.
I'm with Able. jimmy" cried a WI"
| gentleman as Able squeezed in happily,
els that fathead with you. ADJ
cried Jimmie incredulously.
Yes said Able. and Yes cried tn
= fat person hopefully.
."Then you don't get in !" Jimmy Johr
stone hollered with fnality. able FREE
but nobody free tonight. No. no. n.
no. no, no. no. no, no. That means no.
So they threw the fat party out.
Mr., UapgOOd shoulders.