New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-13
SUFFRAGE ISLAND
FOR CINDERELLA
Basil w. Rice, Prince
Charming, Doesn't Care
for Expense.
/ WON HIS BRIDE
FROM A SOAPBCN
Orator for "the Cause" to Have
Organization All Her Own
After Bridal Tour.

Then IN. rr,ne- sat Cinderella. NJ before him
on his high white horse. ard they rods away to his
own realm
Nowadays you have 10 put up with
steamship de luxe instead Of a high
white horse. Nevertheless, this is the
true fairy tale of certain little suf-
frage Cinderella. rescued from her mar
row round of activities by great, big
gallant Prince Charming who believes
in vote. for women as thoroughly rs
in the glnss-slipper test.
In other words. it's the story Of how
Basil Warner Rice, having met and
married Miss Frances Joife, worker for
the cause, is about to give her whole
island az suffrage sphere in place OF
her former somewhat limited soapbOx
kingdom In fact, upon their return
from the Philippines he has promised
to give her a suffrage organization for
her own, II she wants il. For what's
expense to true Prince Charming
when his Cinderella is fair?
But il will have TO be run entirely
without prejudice or politics" declares
Mr.. Rice. a warm admirer Of Mrs. Car
RTE Chapman Gait and an ardent ad-
vocate OF women first in the business
Of balloting
And it's going to be run b. real
workers and nobody else put in young
Mrs. Rice. flushed and enthusiastic.
Pink tea suffrage will never get any
where"
Husband Favors Suffrage.
81 nm in favor OF suffrage. but am
openly opposed to letting my wife do
any more work for any Of the New York
organizations" went on Mr.. Rice. "They
quarrel too much among themselves,
and make the mistake Of trying TO have
a finger in politics. That is why
have promised 10 finance an organiza-
tion for my wife when we come back
20 New York"
Once upon a time this couldn't be
a fairy story without that Cinderella
lived with her dreams NJ 9l9 Second
Avenue She did her duties faithfully
and well. rs all Cinderellas should, but
stern Stepmother Chance had made her
soapboX speaker and humble worker
when she would have preferred 20 be a
person OF power and importance in the
organization.
ooh. that had chariot" sighed
Cinderella. YEARLY. as she got of the
soapbOx and started for the a.
And. 10. without even the inconveni-
ence Of having to substitute a pumpkin,
tie chariot was soon afterward hers.
To be sure. since this IL nowadays. 10
was only high power automobile with
a chuy!ish honk but, after ali. you
don't have TO bother chasing up mice
for steeds when il is only an auto
mobile. With il went Prince Charm
ing, who is in reality king a cocoa
nut King from the far island Of Min
danao. in the Philippines. As he took
her about, from soapbox 10 soapbOX,
he told Cinderella OF the suffrage POS
sibiities in his distant home where the
skies are ever blue and the guavas
juicy and the typhoons energetic.
Suffrage in Islands Planned.
SO. in due course Of time, they were
married. after the November election
gave Cinderella a breathing space for
romance. From 9l9 Second Avenue she
went 10 live with Prince Charming in
his suite at the Hotel Majestic. whore
together they are planning her suffrage
work in the Philippines.
81 think they'll get the ballot. -" said FIR.
Rice, who has spent eight years on the
islands and who Is the vice president
Of the Philippine Cocoanut Products
Corporation. They are far moro alert
and progressive than you would sup
pose. The day of head hunters is past.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. who 7 know
In Toxic and OF Manila. would tell you
Of tho suffrage possibilities there"
"Oh, ! think 1t will be lots of fun, ~
said his wife. dark eyed and girlish aud
full Of enthusiasm. "a the workers
on our cocoanut plantation arc natives,
and my cook and maids, and. IN fact,
everybody on the place except our
selves will be natives, TOO. I'm going
to bring some Of them with me when !
come back 10 New York 10 start my
new suffrage organization
without any politics in it, re
peatod Mr.. Rice.
And all workers. emphasized his
wife.
But they wouldn't admit they we're
the Prince Charming and the Gin
derella Of fairy tale, as you can
mainly see they are.