Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
SUFFRAGE DEMONSTRATION
IN FRONT OF CAPITOL
'iiss Mabel Vernon, OF Washington,
aud DIR. Calisch to MIKE
Addresses.
WILL SELL SUFFRAGE EAIBLEs1s
Equal Suffrage Day to BE Observed
To-Day I'm Every City of United
States Where Suffrage League Has
Been Organized.

To-day is Equal Suffrage Dav in
every town and city I'm the Union where
suffrage leagues have been formed
The suffragsts Of Richmond are plan
ming to make the most of H. and bring
their cause to the ear OF the aycrarc
lhdirerent voter with a brass-band ac-
compartment and a blair Of trumDets
very literally speaking In the morn
ms thirty-hve ardent members Of the
league VIII sell copies Of the "Womau's
Journal" suffrage buttons. postcards
and pennants at eleven stands scat
tered throughout the city at strategic
points. In the afternoon there will be
a Dig mass meeting in front Of the
south portico of the State Capitol.
The historic pillars will proudly float
the white and yellow steamers of suf-
rage. ana the whole portico will be
gay with Gags and banners A brass
band VIII be in attendance to render
STIRRING selections between the
speeches.. Boy Scouts in uniform and
girls dressed in white will bear ban
ncrs and help to preserve order. At
i:3O O'Clock John s. Munce will in
troduce the speakers, who will be Miss
Mabel Vernon. Of Washington. and
Rabbi +. y. Calishch, OF Beth Ahadah
Temple.
MISS VERNON IS EXPERIENCED
OUTDOOR SPEAKER
Miss Vernon possesses an unusually
beautiful voice. pleasing personality
and Is a n experienced outdoor speaker.
Last year she made a tour OF the
Southern and Western States, passing
from Washington to New Orleans and
then going to California, sowing the
seed OF suffrage all along the way.
Throughout the summer and fall she
worked In Nevada. which was then
campaign State. and her work con-
tributed largely to the suffrage victory
in November. Richmond suffragists
,,.ith Ire
pleasure TO hearing Miss Vernon on
suffrage Mayday. While here she will
be the guest of Mrs. w. VI. Urquhart,
at the Raleigh.
In case of rain. the meeting will
adjourn 10 the hall of the House OF
Delegates
Tonight there will be further speak
ing in the Capitol. Automobiles. gayly
decked in suffrage colors. and an
nounced by a lusty bugler, will as
semble at the Capitol gate nearest to
Grace Street. The speakers on this
occasion will be Miss Vernon, Leon r.
Whipple and Howard I. Colvin.
WILL SELL SUFFRAGE
EMBLEMS on STREETS
The list of women who arc sell
papers is long and representative
one. and includes the following;
stand at Greentrce's-Mrs.C G. Harvey
Clarke. Mrs. Adkins, Mrs. Burgess.
Murphy's Ho,el--Mrs. T. 7. Dabney
Miss Elise Dabney, Miss Elise Walthall
Miss Eugenia JobsTn.
Childreys Drug Storc-Mrs. Benjamin
Crump, Mrs. Hill Urguhart.
Miller & Rhoads-Miss Roberta Well
ford. Miss Helen Christian, Miss Callie
Ryland, Miss Coralie Johnston
City Hall--Miss Shale.
Second Mstket-Miss Alice Dooley
Mrs. +. l.. Jobson, Mrs. Ernest Meade
Mrs. S. W. Meek.
Main and Seventh-MIss Lou Belle
Jones, Mrs. Roy X. Flanagan. Miss Kate
Meade. Mrs. Clarence p. Cadet
Cohens-Miss Lucy Henderson. Miss
Davis. Miss Mamie Vincent.
Eighth and Main-Mrs. John Hart
Miss Miriam Douglas.
Mutual Building-Mrs. D. F. Hooker
Mrs. Charles Hudson, Miss Powers.
Post -Offce-Mrs. Carter Wormelcy
Miss Myrtle Barker, Miss Eliz Jobson
Ralph Wormeley.
NEW SUFFRAGE LEAGUES
FDHNED IN MANY SECTIONS
Several new suffrage leagues have
been formed recently in towns around
Richmond y delegation from one al
brakes Branch will be here to-day tc
assist In the demonstration
Last nigh; Miss Adele Clarke gave a
| talk on Suffrage at Five Oaks having
oeen invited TO do so by women of the
, neishborhood. Her speech was vel
received, and won many converts
Thursday night Mrs. Is. Il. Valentine
; president of the State and city leagues
made an address on suffrage at Charles
CITY Courthouse. AS result of hel