The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-03
WOMEN WILL
PARADE BY SITTING
Will Build Their Own Review
inc stand to Cheer 5000
Sisters .AfOOt.
ALL DAY WORK AHEAD

Sixteen thousand women viii march
IN the preparedness parade on May ~,
and sixteen hundred womeu Will SIT for
Preparedness the same day. The sixteen
thousand marcherr vii, represent work
ing women. professional women and
women of leisure. such as Mrs. Charles
y Alexander. Mrs. Borden Hartman
ana dehutautes and young mitrous who
never thought anything about war until
last summer. when their brothers and
husbands went to the military camp at
plattshurg.
The sixteen hundred who VIII SIT are
mostly members of the preparedness
section Of the National civic Federation.
This section O "A vote on the question
of marching and Miss me Morgan,
Mrs. L.indon Bates, Miss Maude Wet
more and all the officers save one were
against It. They said there wasn't time
to get out a representative division and
they could make a much more impressive
showing by building "A stand and watch.
ing the parade.
Accordingly tho stand will he erected
at Twcnty-tourth street, just across
Fen avenue from the main reviewing
stand They propose TO Keen their stand
full from the tim" the parade starts, at
. 30 A. NJ, until the hour In the evening
when i ends, They will serve in three
hour shifts. Mlss Morgan heading the
first relay.
Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith Is the
one rebel in the preparedness committee
of the civic Federation. She is going to
march and IL organizing a regiment TO
march with her.
Col. Charles II. Sheriff. and the Other
men who are getting the parade up never
thought of asking the women, They
were just making il a purely masculine
affair. hut one day a young bride,
whose husband was at Plattshurg, got
to wondering why her sex wasn't asked
10 JON. She went To Col. Sheriff. about
it, and he told her that if she could
pledge 200 women TO go ahead.
The next day she was back in the
parade headquarters, at TO Broadway,
with zoo names. of which these are
some; Mrs, Gordon AuchiIcloss, Miss
Civilise Alexandra, Miss Helen Byrnc.
Mrs. Reginald Fincke, Mrs. Albert b.
Kerr, Mrs. Lewis q, Morris, Miss Mary
Schiefrolin. Mrs. {. y. Wickcrsham, Mrs.
Lewis q. Starr, Jr, Miss Camille Nor
gan, Miss Mary Wood and Miss Grace
Henry. These are all licutenants, and
each lieutenant is to muster four ser
gcants. and each sergeant seven pri-
Yates. They call themselves "The
Young Womcu's Battalion" and every
one of them had a husband or brother
~ y l''iFN'Aiir w Wv Wv y
camp. Most OF them are members OF
the Junior LEAGUE or the Colony Club.
Col. Sheriff is ~eXhaustinG all the
diplomacy at his In the effor,
to stave off the women's organizations
that want TO marCn AS organizations
The Colony Club was determined (,
march as the Colony Club, and tn.
Womcn's University club wanted &c
walk in cap and gown, carrying the
club ensign at the head Of the division
But orders are that all must marcl
| as women, and the Young Womcu's Bat,
TALON is coming out in its prettiest
, FULLEST summer dresses, without so mucl
} as "A pennant.
Col Snerrill " putting the womcn Of
\ To the very end of the day. The frs
2 feminine section will leave WashtIIgto,
| SQUARE at & T. NJ From then unit
$ s they will swing ont from the arci
: IN sections a. Intervals OF ten minute,
= apart, Tlc iat" iuur is u good TIM.
I for the working womr who want Il
march.