Evening journal., 1915-01-28
SUFFRAGE "FLYER"
IS ON ITS WAY
Speakers in Automobile
Given a ROuSing Send
Off From Here
VISIT VARIOUS
PARTS OF STATE

With colors flying to the breeze and
the rousing cheers of the large crowd
that had gathered to watch the start,
the Votes For Women Flyer" left
from in front Of the court house at
/ o'clock today on its whirlwind tour
of the State.
Promptly at noon, the "Flyer,
nanked on both sides as well as in
ont and back by a delegation OF
sufragists carrying the purple, white
and gold banners of the Congressional
Union and wearing purple sashes pro-
cceded slowly down DelawT , avenue
from Congressional Union Headquar-
ters to court house square. There
the procession halted and stood at
attention" while Mrs. Martha 5.
Cranston. beloved president of the
Delaware Equal Suffrage Association,
bade the "Flyer" and its occupants
/ Godspeed.
Following Mrs. Cranston's remarks
Mrs. Edna S. Latimer. Of the Just
Government League of Maryland, and
the official conductor of the tour
smoke a few words in reply, at the
! conclusion of which Miss Anna Nc
Cue Congressional Union Organizer
of Philadelphia and subaltern of the
trip. spoke. giving a brief outline OF
the tour.
AT the conclusion of Miss McCue's
remarks Henry Schagrin sounded the
bugle. the drummer beat the drum
and TO the enthusiastic cheers of the
crowd. some even waving their hats
in adieu, and to the soft hummins
of the motor which played in under
tone. the Flyer" was of. And be.
lieve me-" one in the crowd was hearC
TO remark in the vernacular, believe
me. il was some send-oh.
It was an interested and a more OF
less enthusiastic crowd that gathered
TO watch the Flyer Off and though
it was a mixed one and one in whlcn
sentiment toward the cause was also
mixed, it was nevertheless apparently
much impressed by the meeting and
the send off" and one and all seemed
TO voice the remarks of Mrs. Cranstor
when she bade the FLYER" God-speed
II was a picturesque scene that th'
old court house square presented a.
noon today. what with the moving
crowd and the gaily bedecked auto
mobile from which purple, white anC
gold streamers and banners fOated tt
the wind. while the dull green Of th'
grass in the square and the sombr'
gray of the court house walls lent JUS
the right tone to the background o.
so colOrful a scene.
Those who went with the "Flyer'
included Mrs. Edna S. Latimer. Miss
Anna McCue. Miss Helen Cranston
and Miss Gene Brown. of THE EVEN
i ING JOURNAL. The first stop the
FLYER" will make will be at New
Castle. where a meeting will be held
on the village green at 1.3O o'clock
( Following that meeting the Flyer
will then whirl away TO Bear. from
there to St Georges, where a meet
ing will be held at 4 o'clock, an,
then on 10 Delaware City. where
night meeting wiz be held.
On Friday the Flyer" will again
start out and towns to be visited OF
that day will include: Port Penn
MacDonough, Odessa and Middletowu
On Saturday. Summit Bridge. Glas
gov. Christiana. Stanton, Marshalltol
and Newport will be visited. th
"Flyers" reaching home Saturda
night On February 4, the Flyer
will start out again and this tim
Sussex county will be toured Ken
county also win not be neglected.
tour having been arranged TO in
ciudc that county later ON.
Owing to previous important speakii
) engagements, Miss Mabel Vernon W.
unable TO accompany the "Flyer" on i
first flight, and also owing 10 pre-, iol
: important engagement. Mrs Florcn
! Bayad Hilles was unable 60 participa
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