New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
1000 WOMEN
TOIN IN PARADE
yurses in White Making
brilliant Showing-Mrs.
Roosevelt Happy"

-, women Of New York showed
oh. that thcy were possessed o.
-. ,reparedness the preparedness Of
~ Ian. rather than Of the hands.
y.A,sv asked them 20 be IN this
..,,ss They begged for the privilege
,h,v could not bear to he absent
,be men were giving 70 the world
!. rroof Of their patriotism.
-. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife
~, greatest preparedness advocate
% the humblest Of the little
...orraphers. every class Of women in
.;,v was represented. and they all
-,,,hed in an exaltation Of spirit
..,,b was eloquent. 1t was as If every
80, IN the parade was saving:
sH,re we are. Iou have read what
..oren Of Europe have done for
corrtrics i'm their hour of need.
- I've come ont 20 show you that
, 90 are ready 20 do our part.
Ways in Gutter Silent.
r.. crowd along Fifth Avenue seemed
-ssd this message IN the women's
go and they gave it the courtesy
.s'5erre. There was almost no cheer
y, and very little testing from the
ritter wags.
Ms Theodore Roosevelt voiced the
s.,V,- Of al 1.-The marchers when at
-, srd Of the parade she SAID:
~ en- happy 20 have had this oppor-
..,,i.v Of demonstrating my belief IN
~ rrt-ineiples. This has been one OF
80 most impressive sights Of my me-
,,S / wouldn't have missed a step
Ms Roosevelt never took part in
az sort Of a public demonstration be-
~ much less did she ever march IN
, psrade behind a brass band. The
,.man who has been the mistress OF
ia White House marched almost at
b. end Of the parade in an inconsplcu-
,ss position. She was second from the
si. Of the eighth line Of the indepen-
.s-t ratriotic women. She was drassed
% dark blue silk, with q small blue
rrsu ha. trimmed with ping rosebuds.
Beside hey 20 the left was Mrs. George
Roosevelt. and al hcr right was Mrs.
Robert Bacon. Her daughter, Mrs
Richard Derby. captained the division
nd turned now and then 20 shout
Left Left" TO her distinguished
mother. who looked az her and smiled
mused.y.
Mrs. Roosevelt in Parade.
Few people recognized Mrs. Roose-
nlt. though everybody was looking for
ier unit. the photographers came 10
heir assistance. 1t was just above the
rand stand at. Twenty-ffth Street that
Tie battery began firing, and from
hen on, al the way up the street,
Ms. Roosevelt was under bombardment
At every stop Of the procession.
In the mere matter of numbers, the
zomen's section Of the parade, failed
. live up 20 the expectations Of the
committee. Instead Of the twenty
predicted there were scarcely
core than FIVE thousand. They were
cough, however, 10 prove the point,
Tat the women Of New York are just
1 patriotic as the men.
They were enough, too, 10 be I'M
wessiye from the picture point Of
rev. The most beautiful single d.
vision was that formed by the nurses.
hey we're all in white, their heads
svered with white colts Of religious
rsterhoOds There were more OF them
han Of any other group of women,
co. as IL the nurses felt that they
vould be called first in time of war,
I'D thatthey must be more ready than
as others. They were marchalled by
Kiss Frances Rowland, and came from
u the city hospitals.