New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
SUFFRAGE DOLL
READY FOR BALL
Equality Wright, Christen-
ed Yesterday, to Make
Debut at Garden.
CINDERELLA" LEADS
FIFTH AVE. PARADE
Mrs.Rice ard Workers Announce
tuesdays Big Eyent-EX.
pcct Record ihrOng.


II is not every little stranger who
IS welcomed into the world with
speeches and a whole suffrage parade
but, Of course, little Miss Equality
Wright IS most unusual child. She IL
destined to win votes for women By
nc time she Us r year and n half old
Iier precocity manifested itself ct her
Christening yesterday. when she
clapped her hands and avcd a suffrage
nag m time 10 the rhythm Of the poem
with which Mrs. Norman de K. White
house concluded the christening cere-
monies. She will make her debut al
tho early age OF four days at the
sufrals carnival ball. on Tuesday even
ing, at Madison Square Garden.
The christening took place At
suffrage headquarters. 663 Fifth Ave
nue. , p. Ethel Watts Numford Grant
gave her 10 the service Of the cause.
and Mrs Nhitehouso. chairman Of the
New York State Woman Suffrage party,
acted rs god-motncr.
Equality is handsome child, about
Jour INHi tall
Merry Of eye. but firm Of chin,
She's n Tor fight. and sure 10 win"
Parade on Fifth Avenue.
Her christening gown was in blue
and gold Water-colOrs, and over her
shoulders was Graped flag studded
with golden stars for each Of the
suffrage states. Her heart alas. her
heart is only a clock beats in march
ing time, and connect with the arm
which waves the flag Equality is des-
tined 20 sand in many d suffrage auto
mobile, waving her flag while the ora
tors convince tho waviaring voter, dur
ing the next campaign.
Miss Equality Was0t
Working with al .er m..
WI Patience 40 f1r. i-f Sisters $780,
l'il win The suf age ~
o. don't sou know Miss Virgin.
Meet her now, ! pfay.
JON he rezi -cctlou 1sN
When r:hl netcs nigh
others who stood sponsor Tor the
suffrage child yesterday were Mrs.
Mary Heatop Worse. Rose O'Neii and
Anne o Hagan Shinn.
After the christening the parade
started down Fifth Avenue 10 distrib-
ute hsndbi!s about the ball 20 the
Saturday crowds. The parade was led
BY the Queen Of the Cocoanut Isle, as
the romance-loving sutfragists call Mrs..
b. W. Rice, otherwise known a the
Cinderella sufrsgist who was Miss
Frances JofYee and met her millionaire
cocoanut prince on a soap boz in I lines
Square.
Special Trains for Ball
ne largest crowd ever seen at 4
New York ball is expected al Madisou
Square Garden on Tuesday night The
Sufraglsts nave ISSUED 1900 tickets,
10 say nothing of free passes TO dozens
Of flower girls and pennant venders
and Equality Wright. Special trains
Will leave the Grand Central Terminal
a. . r. n. 20 take the suffrage dancers
back 20 Mount Kisco, Peekskill ana
Port Chester. The Garden will I've dee
Grated with suffrage colors, blue and
gold.
Along the Fourth Avenue end booths
have been constructed for the sale Of
yellow paper costumes, caps. horns
and boutOnnicres No one will be
obliged 20 wear the yellow paper COZ.
June il She has brand new dancing
froch. Those whose loyalty 10 the
cause is equal TO the acid test viii wear
the yellow smock 20 give that touch
OF suffrage 20 The party which is 20
dear 20 the hearts OF the worker.
Paper caps will be supplied IN album
dance. They cost 10 cents each. and
the ticket of admission does not cover
their expense. Admission is 30 cents.
including hat check. Tickets are on
sale at 663 Fifth Avenue. At A. East
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