Arizona republican., 1916-05-14
THE GOLDEN FILLER
 ENROUTE ID PHOENIX

"Tke Golden F1ier' will reach Phoe-
 nix shortly. Mrs. Alice Snitjer Burke
 and Miss Nell Richardson left New
 York on April 9th in their little vel
 low automobile under the auspices of | the National American Woman Stuff rage Association to carry the suffrage message all around the United States | They are giving the news of the as- sociations plans for the demonstra- tions at St. Louis and Chicago during | the Democratic and Republican con 1 ventions in those cities. St. Louis is i to have a ''Walkless Parade" and Chi 1 cago national parade of 10000 wom- | en, the details of which Mrs. Burke
 and Miss Richardson will give out to
 suffragists as they make the trip. Mrs
 Burke and Miss Richardson are the
 first women to make the circuit i around the United States in an auto
 mobile and theirs is the biggest suf-
 frage automobile tour that has ever
 been planned. Their route runs south
 from New York along the Atlantic
 Seaboard by way of New Orleans and
 C;alvestor and along the Texas, New
 Mexico and Arizona border into Cal
 ,fornia as far west as San Francisco,
 through South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois,
 and thence to New York.
 The Golden Flier' had q ronsing
 send off n New York when 1t left there on April eth The demonstra-
 ton included an automobile parade and christening of the car by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt with q bottle of gasoline.
 At every stop for the night the car
 becomes q rostrum For suffrage U spcches. It is lighted up by four vel U low moons of electricity swung at its
 four corners and fed from the cars storage batteries. 1t also carries sut- ' frage banners and literature. besides
 suitable gowns for two ladies, who ar'
 being entertained by many people CT " route. Not to be caught mapping II i' emergencies, tools of all sorts mus 'e fird a home Tn the car which Mrs ie Burke brides herself on being able t T. repair without getting herself dirty.
 1t is whispered that Miss Nell Rich '- ardson. who can cook with the neat ness and dispatch Mrs. Burke show 7s' in repairing. is carrying fireles | cooker on the running board so tha ol rhere are never any long waits in con
 necting-up with the commissary. iit small hand sewing machine and a tin ne typewriter are also installed. maxim H. the arrangements for the big tou e complete
 no Mrs Burke and Miss Richardso a both have had wide suffrage expei uI ! ha Work stat ne campaign last year they were exceed an inglv active. Mrs. Burke made l2,O' nd miles during the campaign in her fir D. suffrage car Victory. 1915 Mi Ire Richardson accompanying her part m the time as she toured the entire sta " for the cause.
 es Mrs. Burke was born in Illinois, live 10 in California and Colorado. but or present makes her home in New Tor eE' She has spent a great deal of her tin 'es in suffrage work. speaking not on his from an automobile, but from a soal nee box. and she made the corner , lee Broadway and seth street a famo lil- suffrage conner by a siege of suffra for epeeches there 1C5 nights straig hu running.
 It was three years ago that "' ct- Richardson from Virginia came up rec New York to visit Mrs. Burke. MI lse Burke was busy then with Wall strt Of soap-box speeches and took the Sout art ern girl with her on her suffrage tril rho In A short time. she was maxi ted speeches. herself She has been in a' rily iye suffrage work ever since. her ard ficial position being an organizing SC leir retary for the New York city party