Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-19
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She made magnificent speech, lar outdoing any of the men in eloqtle1ces be pleasant for the democratic party, as it was a scathing indictment of the party for it's neglect Of the women.
 Mrs. Belmont Pledges $500 900.
 When Mrs. Blatch had finished speaking. Mrs Belmont stepped for- ward, very quietly and modestly, and pledged to raise $500, GOO
 "Wednesday daWned wet, although we were repeatedly assured that it would clear by noon. Sunragfsts of every shade of opinion were prepared to join in the great woman's parade and were wearing the pledge button, q will pa rade on June 7th. VIII your?
 $7,000 Raised at Luncheon.
 The Congressional union had al luncheon on that day and most of the 4omen came in parade hats and white dresses, ready to fall in line.
 There were 1000 women and almost as many more clamoring for tickets which were not to be had. Several hundred-as many as could be admie- ted-paid the price of the luncaleon simply to stand and hear the speeches.
 The speakers included Miss Helen Keller, who could hardly be induced to end her speech, so thrilled was she over the new Woman's party Mrs Boissevain, Mrs Rheta Childe DOrr
  clearness and directness could not be excelIed.
 At this luncheon about s7.o0O was raised in addition to inc magnificent pledge of half a million made by Mrs. Belmont the evening before
 Marching in the Rain.
 By the time the luncheon proceed at the head of the parade was heard and along Michigan avenue came the suffrage host It was magnificent to see the courage and determination of the women. On they came, the wind and rain driving into their faces, whipping their skirts and snatching from them their banners and turning umbrellas inside out. The police were most sympathetic and helpful. They picked lip and restored to their own CTS, hats, scarfs and other properties. Nevertheless the pavement was strewn banners which were continually being rent off the persons and poles of the i host.
 Connecticut Represented.
 Tue plea for the suffrage plank was written on parchment and signed by a representative of each state, Mrs. Seton signing for Connecticut. It was then wrapped in an American flag and car- ried by women at the head of the procession
 Connecticut came nearly at the front of the parade, and at the head of the Connecticut division came our gallant Mrs. Seton, stepping along as sTnartly, 1 jauntily and nonchalantly as though the sun were shining and spring zephyrs blowing. Mrs. Seton carried a pole with a l double yellow card about two feet square with Connecticut in plain let ters on each side.
 1 3Tn1a wind tore auUay rrac ,-;da of 414o card. which was hopelessly lost: soon a gust took the other also, but with l quick presence of mind Mrs. Seton snatched the card and flung away the 1 pole, and for the rest of the route she l carried the card, wet and Soggy, and difficult to hold. but still bearing the name of Connecticut. where all could read it.
 Bore State Banner.
 After Mrs Seton came two girls bearing our state banner. All theii valor and determination did not avai to keep it upright, and much of the time 1t had to be carried level by si1 bearers, three on each side. Of these two were Mrs. Porritt and Elsie Hill
 Arrived at the Coliseum, the suffra. gists filed in, filling the seats of thl delegates, while the committee on thu suffrage plank.
 Charles Hopkins Clark was a mem Der of this committee. After this dem onstration of the will power and cour age of the suffragists, will he still as, sert that women do not want tn, Important Incidents. It seems worthy of notice that tn nationwide suffrage organization 0 Canada, in the person of it's preSi dent gave its blessing to the newl, formed woman's party, and that
 
 of the states of the solid south, offerel the moral support of that state | 2 the new movement.
 On my return to the hotel foun, Mrs. Porritt quietly seated, read. dressed for the evening, and readinI the evening papers, as though nothin 3 unusual had happened, while about tn radiator hung every article of clothini that she had worn. She had returne with not dry thread on.
 A significant Incident. would like to relate an inciden ! which occurred to Mrs. Sara Bar Field while on her way to the con 8 vention which seems significant of tn 5 importance of the suffrage moyemen \ today.
 r Two men were discussing the Holif cal situation and Mrs. Field, appar | ently watching the scenery, was lis : tening to them and heard the follow . l.. e One said: sWhat do you consider th
 greatest accompI pIishment of this ad
 ministration z''
 The answer was .The appointmer
 of Brandeis''
 i, What the greatest mistake ?'' The failure to enfranchise th women is the greatest political erro The women are too great politics z factor to be ignored" ]"
 Address by Mrs. Pcrritt. }, The last speaker was Mrs. Edwaz 8 Porritt of Hartford, the press secre s tary of the c. w. S. A. Tn speakin q of the opposition to suffrage, MT g Porritt told of the assertion made b s Governor Osborne of Michigan in Gl e address to the woman's party conver r ton June 7th, that woman suffrae }. carried in Michigan in 1912, but ws !, counted out fraudulentIy through tI s work of the liquor men. A simils n thing appeared to have happened l t Iowa in the recent election; for aft
 suffrage seemed to have won, return
 from wet counties wore down the ma
 Jority. There were votes enough el carry the amendment, but paany wel . thrown out because the ballots wea ' not initialed by the election judg III Curiously enough, every ballot reJectt a was a Yes ballot for woman sufErag t Mrs. Porritt also spoke of the On d cago parade. in which she had take