Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-06
MONSTER SUFFRAGE
PRESENTED
Parade Escorting ..Eour-MiIe
Plea" Welcomed at Steps
Of Capitol.

The first annual convention oi
the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage was ushered in
today when representatives of the
woman voters of the west, bear
ing a monster petition for the
Susan B. Anthony suffrage
amendment, arrived in Washing
ton, were welcomed at the steps
of the Capitol building and were
received later in the afternoon
by the President of the United
States.
Western ENJOYS Welcomed.
Shortly after 12 o'clock the big pa
rade, escorting the motor car of the
envoys and woman's liberty bell, which
had been met at 4th street and Mary
land avenue northeast. swung into East
Capitol street and headed for the Capt.
tol building The colors of the Con-
gressional Union, purple, white and
ticipant was either clad in or carried
banners of those hues. Several mill
tary bands were included in the line of
march. which was headed by a mounted
escort of women in cloaks of the union
colors.
Into the Capitol plaza came the wom-
en-, preceded by the American flag, Su-
san B. Anthony banner. and the suf-
frage colors.f In the presence of a
great crowd the head of the line
marched up the Capitol steps. divided,
and formed ranks reaching down each
side to the asphalt below. The envoys,
Mrs. Sara Bard Field of Oregon and
Miss Frances Joliffe. accompanied by
head of the flight. followed by the long
double line Of the bearers of the petit
tion. which was too great in size to be
entirely unrolled from the rod on
which it was carried. The bright sun
overhead and the high wind which
fiuttered the cloaks and flags of the
suffrage advocates made the picture an
impressive one.
At the head Of the steps the envoys
were met by Senator Sutherland Of
wyoming. who are to introduce the So
called Anthony amendment into the
Senate and House. respectively. Both
expressed the. hope that Congress will
give due heed to\the. trmndous sig
nificanc of the appeal presented.
The two envoys left San Francisco
after the women voters convention held
in that city September last, by automo-
bile, and after a successful overland
transcontinentaf trip, came into Wash
ington in the same machine In which
they started.
Mr.. Mondell's Welcome.
1--WE welcome to the capital of the
nation the ENJOYS from the convention
of woman voters held in San Francisco
last September" said Representative
Mondell. "and the splendid and impress
sive escort Of loyal women who have
gathered to do them honor and to join
with them in the presentation Of the
message they bring.
Mrs. Field and Miss Jolliffe. we fully
appreciate the dignity Of the character
in which you appear as the ambassa-
dors OF four million voting women. and
the impressive character of the mes
sage you bring to the Congress of the
United States from this vast voting
body of good citizens.
TT is our hope that Congress will
give due heed to the tremendous sig
nificance of the appeal presented by
you in favor of the submission Of an
amendment to the federal Constitution
that will afford the women Of tho en-
tire Union the privileges and oppor-
tunities which you and those for whom
you speak now enjoy.
we trust that the pressure of other
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