The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14

tai. all the hospitals In the city. In
fact, marched just In front Of the indie
pendent patriotic women's division, and
the last Of them got mixed UP with
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. - that
instead OF .~marshalling her W division
she walked up the venue
by a nock of the nurses. Bu. by the
time young Mrs. Theodore got started
she was so worried M nervous hat she
was glad to be of. no matter how.
OF course everything went wrong. as
It always hoes at the beginning OF a
parade, and as the slender young mar
shall said. IL was much worse handling
women.
We'll know how to set of properly
when we've had a few more suffrage
parades." she said. but at present-oh.
dear. there goes the automobile with our
flags. Stop II. somebody. please"
Sure enough. the machine loaded with
the banners was on down West Twenty
second street. Mrs. Roosevelt, followed
by other Patriot Women. gave chase n
eventually the banners were recovered.
Then at last the division set of. Miss
Alice Carpenter, who arrived early ON
the scene and put the women through
some strenuous military evolutions.
walked in front. Then came Mrs. j.
Borden Hartman, dressed In her widows
oth'h, diii dlteT UtT WITS b"TDy anu Tue
whole division in long lines twelve
abreast. II wasn't till they were several
blocks up the avenue that they discov-
cred they had lost their marshal and
that young Mrs. Theodore was far ahead
with A group Of nurses. But IL was
agreed that this was quite appropriate,
since she IL much interested in social
service work.
Few OF the onlookers along the route
recognized the colonel's wife. Now and
then some woman on the curbstone said
"Oh. there's Mrs. Roosevelt 80
suHs There Too.
But II wasn't till they reached the
Waldorf that there was any cheering.
The men and women massed at tho
windows OF the hotel. however. broke
into hardclappinc and applause az this
part OF the parade came under the win
dous. TIL" Roosevelts got a good round
also from the men in the stand erected
outside the Union League. Men lifted
their silk hate. and ore enthusiastic in
dividual shouted What's the mattes
with the wife OF our next P~rcsident,
She's all right :"
In this division also were p group 81
well known suTnKe workers. though -!
course they cou,dn': display the SUIT
frage co'ors. Mrs ogden NILS Re-
went as far as she dared. wearing a q.
OF votes FOR women yellow and a ha;
with a cleaning yellow crown Also
81. came 20 the parade early and indus.
tr!ously distributed some suffrage dodg.
ecs on m" side Ines.
Mrs. John Blair. Mrs. Philip IrGg
and other members Of the New YORK
State Woman Suffrage party were in this
group. Mn. Arthur Dodge. president OF
the National Association Opposed 70
Woman Suffrage. sat In the stand erected
by the preparedness section OF Tho
women's department Of the National
Civic Federation.
With wonderful patience a la--. UNI
Der OF the spectators. some OF whom had
stood on the pavemcn.s for hours
watching the men. waited TO see tn.
women And with mingled feelings of
surprise. disappointment and scorn they
saw III" advertised 10000 shrink to less
han 1000. Five thousand IS a generous
estimate for the number OF women who
cam. up 10 the scratch. According "a
Inspector Schm!t.berger there were but
5000. The kecrest disappointment was
felt. X not expressed. in the rev!ew.ng
stand at Twenty-s!Xth street. from
which Mayor Mi;che! and other Officials
watched the parade.
Col. Charles G. Sheriff! would venture
no reason az 10 why less thar ono
fourth OF the women who had sent ~
their names appeared TO march. but Il
was evident that he was dNep'r DIS
appointed.