New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-12
COL0nel'S Wife and 10000
Other Women to March
CI eadcrs Sbon iris Business Workers and Debutanes
VIII -Trldge Fifth Avenue in Preparedness
Plea Tomorrow Night.

morning to Miss Smith, at 80 West
Thrty-ninth Street.
Department Store Delegation.
About / 800 department store women
led by Miss Mary Donnelly, will appear
in the parade. Miss Donnelly said yes
terday that the number would undoubt-
edly have been doubled If IL had not
been for the lack OF patriotism" on
the part Of the shopkeepers in refusing
to close long enough TO allow theft EN-
ployes to march.
Don't put off telephoning until the
evening OF the great parade. The
switchboard girls are prepared Tor
many things, but not for that. More
than 5000 women stenographers and
hello girls, with Mrs. L. Aimsworth as
marshal, will appear in the parade
Wall Street women will have division
all their own, and fifty lighting trades
women will march in the second small
est battalion. The smallest VIII be
that Of the Art Students League, led
by Miss X. W. Richardson and made up
two companies of sixteen girls each.
About 1000 women Of the Movement
for National Preparedness, including
tho Women Of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, will witness the parade from
the grandstand. Fifty Senators and
Congressman will be among their
guests of honor. Mrs. Lindon Bates.
national chairman, announced yester-
day that il had not been possible 10
send out as many invitations as the
committee had hoped, since every Civic
club in the United States had been on
the list Of guests. She exhibited the
IL n
by Spicer Smson, which Will be worn
by many Of the women on the grand
stand. and will be sold in the crowds.
The medal bears the words wv omen
Section of Movement for National IRE
parednes.," and is n representation
OF an American Eagle, protected by
the American shield.
Mrs. william Cumming Story, presi-
dent Of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution, announced yesterday mat
there will be large grsndstand at
Washington Square, near the "asning-
ton arch. where seats will be sold 20
members OF the organization.
"AntIs" Give First Aid.
One of the unique features OF the
perade will be the first aid" stations,
opened bN tne dHll-oua e6 800 ''''S
the line OF march, where tired mothers,
sleepy children and those suffering
from illness or accident will be as
sisted. The central first aid station,
at Fourteenth Street and Fifth Avenue,
will be in charge OF DR.. Josephine
Walter and staff OF amateur nurses,
and there will be second station
above Twenty-third Street.
Mrs. Robert olyphant Mrs. II. H.:
Story and Miss Alice Chittenden will
be among the many women serving IN
shifts. to demonstrate their belief that
"woman's place ia not on the hring
line. but Just outside of IT,"
All women who have had Red Cross
training for home service, or first aid
training. are requested 10 parade and
TO send their names in advance 70 Miss
Rowland, l65 East Sixty-first Street,
and TO meet Saturday AZ o'clock p. M.
at Fifth Avenue and Twenty-second
Street
An officer in a Brooklyn regiment OF
the militia, who protested against the
"womanizing" Of the great prepared
ness parade, will probably think his
worst fears realized when he sees the
long lines march down the avenue.