Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-01
WOMEN IN MIGHTY
SUFFRAGE PAGEANT
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genarian suffraglst, who was present at
the first suffrage convention ever held,
at Seneca Falls, n. Y, In Is4s, hundreds
of throats sent forth cheer of homage
| to the indomitable little Quaker lady, who
had the courage to espouse the cause at
| a time when to be a suffragist was to
| lay oneself open not only to ridlcule,
| but to actual abuse.
| All along the line of march friends of
! the participants recognized and cheered
! them.
| There's Mrs. Roessing the State presl-
| dent; doesn't she look sweet.
| See Doctor Shaw marching just like
she wasn't 10 years of age"
Look at the men, hundreds of them"
MEN PROUD TO MARCH.
There were more men than have ever
marched in a suffrage parade before, it
Is said Heads up and chests out, proud
TO give visible evidence Of their belief
In their women-folks' right to the ballot.
they marched along, led by Wilmer At
kinson, veteran editor of the Farm Jour-
nal.
The huge banners which they carried
bore unanswerable arguments. Some of
them which the crowds deciphered were
"Pubtc-spirited mothers mean public
spirited sons"
"Paupers, criminals, idiots, children and
women are disfranchised in Pennsylvan-
ia"
Women will be found in States where
Equal Suffrage has been granted to
weigh all question carefully and vote in
the best interests OF the people and the
nation-Senator Penrose"
UNCLE SAM SECTION.
The Uncle Sam section, an AGGREGATION
In which beauty and youth predomlnated
called forth round after round of applause
from the onlookers.
CARRIED in short white skirts and nattv
MILDLY blouses with blue collars and red
Ties and wearing tri-corn white hats dec
GRATED with rosettes of red, white and
tlue' the girls, led by Miss Caroline
hatzenstein marched along with a verve
and snap that was truly inspiring.
one or the largest, and perhaps ons
OF the most effective, sections was that Of
the professional and business women
nearing aloft big banners calling atten-
tion TO the innumerable lines OF work
in which women are now co-onerstIrH
successfully with men. they formed a5
imposing division. Nurses, doctors dan.
tsts' writers, artists. sculptors social |
workers, stenographers, salesWonen
dressmakers, clerks, lawyers, librarians
musicians, players, teachers, architects, |
kindergartners, all were represented.
AUTOS AND JITNEYs IN LINE
The automobile section brought I'D the
rear Several hundreds of cars had besr
donated to the cause, and those who vera
not physically able to take the walk paid
Tor the privilege of riding at 50 per seat
Ihe ubiquitous jItney was pressed into
service, too, Several dozen of tb.r,
which had gathered at the pIaca =,
Inoolllzaton were hired by women at tba
Iasl minute who desiring TO go into the
SSSatra' .el that the distance to the
II the parade was the main evant +ho
street speakers who set up their boxas
all along the route and addressed ,tbs
spectators constituted the side show snS
nueh good propaganda work was accom-
piiShed with the ''ready-made" audiences.
SPECTACLE OF VIVID BEAUTY
The takers reaped a rich harvsst An
early as II o'clock this morning tbav
MADE their appearance in South WASH
ihston Square and by noon the plaza
looked like one vast futuristic eard.r
sprung suddenly into bloom
Brilliant yellow bladder balloons nod
ded ohthely here, there and every
where and sold like hot cakes. Cav
pennants bearing the slogans "viotor,,
1918 and Votes for Women" wavaS
In the breeze. Many who hadn't nt,its
made up their minds as to whether tbev
approved of women parading or NOT
could not resist purchasing. and from
,uros ana windows the CHEEKY yellow
Few women dropped out. Perhaps Il
was the ideal weather, or perhaps ~
was their indomitable courage, 10 20
The whole distance. The day seemed as
peeially designed for a suffrage parade
and although the sky was overcast IN