Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-06-19
MRS. MOSS TAKES PART
I'm "WALKLESS PARADE"
Women Voters From the Suffrage
States in St. Louis Demonstration
Make Deep Impression.

Through golden lane the delegates
TO the Democratic National Conven-
ton in St Louis walked on June IA, the
opening day of the conventionfrom the
Jefferson Hotel to the Coliseum. Suf-
fragists dressed in white with yellow
parasols, were silent reminder to the
party representatives of the votes-for-
women plank that is desired.
Mrs. Robert Moss, of Annapolis, Sec
ond vice-president of the State League,
who took a prominent part in the suf
frage parade in Chicago last week
represented the Just Government
League in the demonstration Promi-
nent in the demonstration were women
voters from the suffragist states dress
ed in red, white and blue, and carrying
banners reading II am a Voter" On
the platform opposite the entrance to
the Coliseum a symbolic tableau was
staged picturing the appeal of the wo-
men for the vote.
The "Walkless Parade" as ii was
called. lasted from ten in the morning
until twelve. In the evening yellow
lantern demonstration took place with
speeches and music. Through the long
lane of women the delegates made
their way to the Coliseum. Not a
word was spoken. Not a delegate was
buttonholed, and yet the demonstration
was ona of the most effective ever
undertaken.
Long before the noon hour, when the
convention was to assemblethe women
poured into Locust street all wearing
white dresses with yellow sashes, yell
low scarfs around their hats and car
rying yellow parasols. They took their
assigned places under the State stand
ards. Some were seated, but most of
them stood on the curb for two hours
while the sun beamed upon them. The
arrangements have been going on for
months, under the direction of Mrs
at 10 O'Clock, the hour fixed, everything
was in readiness.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, in her schol-
arly robes; Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
Mrs. Updergraf, and others who had
arranged the demonstration, went
through the golden lane just before
the first band blared out a march in
front of the Hotel Jefferson, indicating
that the movement toward the con-
vention hall had begun. From their
automobiles tie suffrage leaders saw
on both sides of the street an dnbroken
line OF suffragists. Behind the lines
they saw hundreds of women similarly
dressed, women who were net a part
of the arranged demonstration, but
who were showing their sympathy
with the suffrage cause
Roger Sulliyan's followers were the
first of the Democratic host to parade
through the silent lines When the
Sullivanites want to they can make a
showing second to that which Tam
many Hall offers when it takes a no.
! ton to prove that the boys are still
loyal to the organization. Roger Sui
livan is being doomed for the Vice
Presidential nomination tbs year, and
his men are here, hundreds of them.
They swung in behind their band and
marched gingerly through the golden
lane to the Coliseum
strung through the press. Suffrage
colors were everywhere in evidence.
The demonstration continued until
noon, when many of the women sougth
their places in the convention hall.
Thousands of men and women stop
ped on their way to the Coliseum to
view the tableau on the steps of the
Art Museum at 10Th and Locust
streets. Mrs. David O'Neill was Lib
erty" in the tableau. A tall, hand
some woman, she made a striking fig
ure as she stood, all in white, bear
ing torch high above her head. On
the steps below stood the women who
represented twelve states where wo-
men have full suffrage, and others who
represented Australia and Canada.
White and blue Greek costumes were
worn. and each participant bore the
parade of delegates and visitors follow
Then came the big delegation from
Michigan ard Philadelphia, each with
band. After that long unorganized
shield of her state.-Suffrage News.