The sun., 1916-09-24
SUFFS' PARK SHOW
DODGES THE LAW
Three Hours Are Required ia
Produce the "DOn't Call
1t Tableau."
HIKE MIXED UP WITH 1T
Police Eager to Make Arrests,
but Park Commissioner
Is Obliginy.

The suffrage "dont-call-it- a-tableau"
that the New York State Woman Suf-
rage party gave yesterday in and
around Central Park. as the police
moved 1t, has a name now. II was
chrIstened Immediately after the some
what fatlguing three hour the affair
o They call II POO Jo."
Remember how In Dickens's BLEAK
House the strong arm Of the law keeps
reaching out and making 10 move on,
and move on. and nov on? The SUNS
declared last night. between applications
OF foot's ease. that they felt enough like
that poor walf of the slums 4 be twins.
AZ behooves women who are trying to
SHOW that they are worthy Of the vote
and would do II no discredit. Mrs. Ca RTE
Chapman Gait. Mrs. James Lees Laid
law and the rest Of the one hundred who
starred in yesterdays performance were
determined not TO make the slightest
dent In any city ordinance.
Request for Guidance.
They requested Par COMMISSIONS
Cabo Ward to he on hand and expound
TO them the intricacies of the statute
that tells what Is prohibited In the park
and to point he exact boundaries Of
the space where they could stage the
"don't-call-it-a-tableau." For although
they had been assured that II they didn't
call II a tableau they could pose any
where In the park, they had their doubts.
which as It turned out were we'll
founded.
Mr.. Ward couldn't come. but sent an
amiable young deputy. whose name can.
not be given here. because he was mara.
thoning around so rapidly with Mrs.
Laidlaw trying to find legal spots 10 10
things In that there wasn't time TO get
introduced.
The deputy feeling sure that music il
legal In the Uand stand. and Mrs. Gait
assuring him that their corps Of suffrage
trumpeters can play to beat the band,
four beautiful maids In cheesecloth drap-
cries stood up there and trumpeted sew
eral tunes TO All audience Of nursemaids,
babies. family parties and enfranchised
states. partially enfranchised States and
disfranchised States.
SUNS in white n yellow represented
The enfranchised states. and the partially
enfranchised wore a sort of lavender
half mourning. The disfra nchised, or
slave. States were In deep mourning. with
clanking chains. the kind sold for q
quarter to hang hammocks with. con-
filming their wrists.
Police Eager for Arrests.
W AAhiuhhW ncpt All uuAlOus eye OUT
TO See that the States didn't get by acct
lent INTO any group tina, might look like
a "don't-ca!l-it-a-tableau.' for the police
on duty around there looked az II they
would just love to arrest that bunch OF
SUNS Az a rule the police are good pals
with the SUNS. but probably they were
tired yesterday from strike duty.
The ardent oun press agent Of the
National Woman suffrage Association
Charles Haeslop sought to convince Mrs
Gait that he could get n better story
across II she would get arrested. but she
didn't seem 10 take TO the notion.
After half al hour of music the pho
tographers and movie men became clam
orous for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80
the procession get u for Fifth avenu,
aud Seventy-second street. where Com,
missioner Wards deputy thought 4
would he legal show Il. That procession
was one OF the furnies: things Contra
Park has seen In a good while.
The populace Joined IN. II enfran'
chised States, nursemaids. buns, IA
ladies with toy dogs oil leashes. Mrs
Gait. DISTINGUISHED States. las. sid
kids, a large man with a young sailboa'
under his arm and four children hang
ing to his coattai,s. Justice and Lihcrt,
and the res. OF the stars in the don't
oall-it-a-tableau.' partially erfranchisec
States. girls selling suffrage literature
distracted policemen. and Miss Marjorie
Dorman. the well known an;i-suffrag!st
streamed In an !mpassioned mass lfte,
the Commissioners deputy and Mrs
l.a!dlaw. who'led the way like a pair o
Pied Pipers.
But at the end /. turned u beauti
fully. For at Fifth avenue and Seven