New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-22

Jersey, if Winner, Will Have
Place of Honor, with
Stuffed Crow as Symbol
Representatives of Twen-
ty-six Countries, ROBBED in
White, to Give Demon
stration International AS
pect.
biggest and best" are the adjectives
the suffragists apply in advance to the
parade they will have October 20. ten
days before the suffrage amendment
goes to the voters Of New York State
1t is to be banner parade in a double
sense, for not only does the Empire
State Campaign Committee expect at
least $4,000 marchers in line. but every
one of the $4,000 is to carry a flag or
pennant. 1t is to be river Of BAN
ners rolling along under the transpar-
encies that will seem to float upon the
surface.
New Jersey women have been prom
Used a place of honor in the process
sion, for as that state votes on the
question October 10 they expect to
march as enfranchised citizens. They
will be allowed to crow over the other
women all they like; in fact the COM
mttee has told them they may carry
stuffed crow as a symbol. In the
unlikely event Of their defeat the crow
will not appear, for then its signf-
canoe would be too unhappy.
Mrs. Norman de r. Whitehouse,
chairman Of the publicity council of
the Empire State Campaign Committee,
is head of the parade committee. Serv-
ing with her will be representatives Of
the various organizations that are join
ing the campaign committee in getting
up the demonstration. This is the COM
mittee as selected so far:
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the International Woman Suffrage
Alliance and chairman of the Empire
State Campaign Committee; Mrs. Ray
mond Brown, president of the New
York State Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton; Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman
of the Woman Suffrage Party; Mrs.
James Lees Laidlaw. Manhattan Bor-
ough chairman of the party; Mrs. II.
Edward Dreier, Brooklyn chairman of
! the party; Mrs. Alfred J. Emo, Queens
chairman of the party; Mrs. Howard
Mansfield, head of the EQUAL Franchise
Society; Mrs. Charles l.. Tiffany, presi-
dent of the Collegiate Equal Suffrage
League: James Lees Laidlaw, president
of the Mems League for Woman SUI
frage; Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch,
president of the Women's POLITICAL
Union: Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont, presl-
, dent Of the Political Equality Associa-
ton, and the following members OF the
campaign committees publicity eoun-
ell: Mrs. John W. Alexander. MISS Al
! ice Morgan Wright. Miss Iheodora
Rean. Miss Rose Young, Miss Ellnor
Byrne, Miss Portia Willis and mrs;
/ John Blair. Miss Byrns is chairman OF
/ the committee on banners and trans
parencies, Mrs. Mansfield of the com.
mittee on music, and Miss wright OF
/ that on occupational groups.
One thing this parade Will point ouI
! is that woman suffrage IS a world
movement. The women expect 1t TO De
! the last parade they will ever nave 10
/ hold for suffrage in New York state
hut they aren't going to stop wnen they
ont il here. They also want TO drive
Il into the onlookers that in many
narts of the world women vote now
srd 90 tho international Woman SUI
frsco Alliance will lead the march.
Mrs Gait. It's president, will walk hrst'
anJ after her will be carried huge
hammer with the words. wv oman ouI-
fraoe Is World Movement. Another
hammer will be: "The Sun Never sets
ON The Struggle for Woman Suffrage
nroxv procession of women repre-
eontinr the twenty-siX countries IN lhe
aIi;arre will walk after Mrs. Catt' al
CARRIED in pure white, ana car ylns nv
their national colors but STANDARDS set-
ting forth each countrys sunI .a',e
struggle. and the measure oil sue'e''
j. has won. ..ior will
After the international section W.ii
come the executive ooard OF VI"
tional American Woman sun rage go -,
citation. led by the national prGsluem.'
DIR Anna Howard Shaw me ne, sni,nI'
ctata campaien committee Will ioIiO"'
- ALLEGATIONS from the two otheT
"an.noion states. Massachusetts ana
ponrsvIvania. victorious y New Jer-
iar IN the van. Mrs. Raymond Brown
Iii lead her organization. and MISS
Hev the Woman Suffrage party. Whler
- oxnected to furnish the numerlca.
s,rength of the parade. Members WI
r,arcb az they arc organized, by AS
I sembly districts. ,,; ,or.
nreliminary parade for the East
/ Side which has never had aay pa
Ia Led by Mrs. Batch. the union
I'll march down Avenue from some
"ntown noint and fall in with the man
| -, Of the procession on Firth ave
rue For. of course. good old Flftn
| Avenue is TO be the stamping GROUND.
Nevt in line after the suffrage or
oanizations will be the women's CLUBS
/ tbat have Endorsed the suffrage cause;
| They will range from the Int maizena, az nod
! Council Of Women. with ITS iOOV,VoO
members. and the General Federation
| OF Womens Clubs. numbering l'Goo',
GOO. to the little local clubs. Back OF
/ them will come the massed standards
| Of the mems organizations-thee amer,
/ lean Federation Of Labor. the National
/ Grange. state oranges. etc.-that nave
declared themselves in favor OF the
/ enfranchisement Of women.
The parade committee has opened
/ headauarters in Room zoos at me
campaign committee headquarters, Jus
Fifth Avenue.