Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24
SUFFRAGE PARADE ON MAY /
TO BE ELABORATE APPEAL
Women Representing H"aUy Eroy Profession and Occupa
ton to March IN Ranks of Vote SeeEey8-FricndIy
RiraLy Among Organizations

y rousing appeal to each and every
one of the 100000 women engaged in
earning their own living I'm Philadelphia
to join in the suffrage parade on May /,
and thus give expression in overwhelm-
ing numbers to their desire for the
ballot, is being made by the Parade Com
mttee
Women representing virtually every
profession and occupation have already
signiLed their intention OF marching
and workers from the suffrage Orsaniza-
tions are visiting the Office buildings,
department stores, factories and all the
industrial sections Of the city to further
arouse the interest
One department store with 25OO en-
ployes has promised to give 10 per cent.
of its entire staff leave of absence for
the demonstration, and an effort is being
made to have all the other shops fall in
line and do likewise. Business organi-
cations. not allied with suffrage, but
which have ndorsed the movement, will
send large representations.
Even the dTessmakers will put aside
their needles and thread long enough to
show how they feel about this question
of woman voting. Headed by Miss Diehl
Hastings. they will have a section, just
as will the stenographers, bookkeepers,
clerks and saleswomen.
In order that the parade will be prop
erly advertised To the foreign women of
the city, Miss Bertha Sapovits, who
speaks Yddish and its allied tongues to-
gether with the other linguists win hold
night meetings in the foreign districts
to eXhort the women 10 help make this
one of the biggest suffrage parades ever
held anywhere.
FRIENDLY RIVALRY.
Friendly rivalry among the various
suffrage organizations Is expected to en-
hauce its picturesqueness, The Equal
Franchise Society will have an aggrega-
tion OF its young members march in what
is to be called the Uncle sam section.
The girls will wear white skirts, all of
regulation length, four inches from the
ground white MILDLY blouses with blue
collars and red ties; white hat-heeled
shoes and white hats with red. white and
blue bands.
Enterprising manufacturers have sub
mitted many samples OF shoes, blouHes,
9Th street headquarters, and II is thought
that, judging from the low prices that
have been set on them, many OF the
merchants have suffrage tendencies.
The participants will assemble on the
south side OF Washington square, and
when all the battaliOns are formed the
parade will proceed north on 7th street
Metropolitan Opera House, where an en-
thusiastie mass-meeting win be held. DR..
Anna Howard shaw, president OF the
National American Suffrage Association;
Nine. AinO Malmberg, the Finnish fem
mist and Mrs Antoinette Funk. of Chi
eago. will be the principal speakers.
THE PARADE LINEUP.
The lineup Of the parade win be as
follows:
1. Mounted guards.
2. Grand marshal and aides
3. Flag bearer.
4. EQuestrians.
3 Executive board OF parade.
Q Philadelphia Woman Suffrage Association
oficeTs.
Outdoor speakers
81 states where women vote. reprasented by
women with state banners.
o Phiiadsiphia sanrage Pioneers Ia car
20 Philsaslphia county society and ympa-
81 Liasltsa EaaAl ssnlass LsaSus.