Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-01
SUFFRAGE PILGRIMS
INVADE CITY TODAY
Party Of Five in"Prairie Schooner
Arrive During Forenoon.
DELIVER LETTER TO MAYOR.
Epistle From Executive Of Baltimore
City Extends Fluctuations to
Southern MARYLAND People.

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Strange of Annapolis, in which are
conveyed the warm feelings that the
people of Baltimore entertain for their
brethren of Annapolis and other South
ern Maryland cities, the party of FIVE
Prairie Schooner Suffragists, in
stead Of the Hiking Suffragists. as
was the case two years ago when the
Suffrage Pilgrims stormed the Mary
land Legislature in advocacy Of their
cause, arrived in Annapolis shortly
before noon toady, and deliverd their
message to Mayor Strange in the Mu-
nicipal Building.
The Pilgrims spent little time at the
City Hall, other than to have a little
chat with the Mayor, for they were
scheduled for an open air meeting at
the Court House, with another meeting
that is being held at Eastport this
afternoon, and third to be held at the
intersection of Main and Conduit SITS.
this evening.
The letter from Mayor Preston to
Mayor Strange read as follows:
Hon. James F. Strange,
Mayor of Annapolis
Dear Sir:
am committing to your good offices
the Suffrage Pilgrims, bearers of good
will messages to various cities ard
localities in Southern Maryland. The
ladies are deeply interested in their
cause and ire making a pilgrimage to
the home of Margaret Brent, as a
mark of respect to the original suffra-
gist
May bespeak for them continu-
alton of that Southern Maryland hos
pitality. which | have always found
to be the keynote of Southern Mary
land life, and beg.to assure you Of the
very warm friendship and affection
which we in Baltimore, feel for our
sister cities of Southern Maryland.
and to express the hope both on my
part andthat of the city of Baltimore,
that we may have opportunity to well
come you in Baltimore.
With best regards, am
Very truly yours,
JAMES III. PRESTON,
Mayor of Baltimore.
To this letter Mayor Strange re-
piled as follows:
Hon. James H. Preston,
Mayor of Baltimore,
Baltimore, Md.
My Dear Sir:
am pleased to acknowledge che
receipt Of your very welcome commu-
nication, through the Suffrage Pill
grims, which was handed to me at noon
on this date.
beg that you will accept my
sincere appreciation of your ex-
pressed warm friendship and affection
of our Big Sister, the Monumntal
City,, for its sister cities in Southern
Maryland-one of which is the ''An.
cient City and allow me to share
the same.
l must agree with you when you say
that the ladies are deeply interested in
their work, as | was much impressed
in that direction during my short in
terview with them.
With the ardent hope that our
Big Sister will continue, under your
able direction to prosper and be the
pride of our beloved State, | remain,
Very truly,
JAMES I, IhANGE,
Mayor of Annapolis.
The Pilgrims came here from Sc
verna Park, little village about IL
miles from the city. They Spent the
night there in their Prairie Schoon-
er, > having left Baltimore yesterday
morning, and made one stop, that If
Glenburnie where a meeting was held
The Sufiragists were bit tired upon
reaching here though still enthusias-
tic over continuing the trip which will
end at ST. Mary's city the home of
I Margaret Brent.
Susan B. the suffrage mare draw
ing with more youthful horse, the
Schooner" became footsore and tired
yesterday and for a time IL was
thought the Pilgrims would not
reach Annapolis this morning accord
ing to their itinerary. The Pilgrims
held meeting in front of the Court
House beginning shortly after noon.
The speaking was from the Schooner
and the suffragists soon had a large
crowd about them to hear them ex-
pound their cause.
I Miss Lola C. Trax. an ardent
sutfragist worker is leading the party
on the pilgrimage.
The Typhoon, a beautiful Japa-
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