The Washington times., 1916-04-10
FAREWELL GIVEN
SUFFRAGE ENJOYS.
Nearly 5000 Gather at Union
Station to Bid Delegates
''Godspeed."

The spacious concourse OF Union sta
tior was taxed to It's capacity last even-
Ing when enarly 5000 gathered to say
farewell to the twenty-three suffrage
ENJOYS from the Congressional Union
who started westward to organise the
won en- voters of the country.
The demonstration Mt the station fol-
lowed a luncheon at the Cameron House.
Congressiona, Union headquarters. at
which each of the ENJOYS made
speeches. and where 800 luncheon guests
assembled in their honor.
Automobiles bedeclted with flowers
and with streamers of suffrage colors
conveyed the envoys to the station. Al
ready banner-carrying. hag-waving.
nower-laden. cheering crowd had gath
cred when the ENJOYS arrived.
Also In evidence was the Naval Gun
Factory Band. which played the Mar
seillaise" as they drove up, and at
tempted to accompany them into the
concourse. Here w. f. Welt, chief Of
the Union Terminal police force. called
n halt, objecting to the amount of noise
teh band and the chorus of 200 voices
would make inside tho station.
Great Demonstration.
For a brief time pandemonium reign
ed. but Mr.. Viett suggested that the
demonstration could be staged outside.
and thar the band might march through
boarded the train.
That satisfied the suffragists. and
after pinning suffrage streamers and
ribbons on the disconnected police
chief. they adjourned to the front of
-. Il
Onward Christian Soldiers" until train
time.
The train carrying the private car.
which already was laden with flowers,
and was decorated with yellow bunting.
departed at 6:l6. At o'clock the pro-
headed by the envoys and the band.
and as the ENJOYS boarded the tram
they were showered with Jonquils oy
hundreds of the sufrragists. Handker-
chiefs huttered, and cheers resounded
through the station concourse.
Miss Alice Paul and Miss Lucy Burns
were each given three cheers, and other
ENJOYS also were singled out for ova-
tions OF this sort.
Two District ENJOYS.
Mrs. Robert Baker and Miss winifred
Mallon are the two District ENJOYS who
went on the trip. srhe others are:
"ohio, Mrs. Dorothy Mead, Miss Edith
Goode, and Mrs. Jane Goode; New Jer-
sey, Miss Julia Hurlbut and Miss Agnes
CRmpbell; Pennsylvania. Miss Ella
Riegel and Miss Caroline Katzenstein; (;
New York. Mrs Lucy Burns, Mrs Har-
riot Stanton Blatch, Mrs. John Rogers,
Miss Helen Todd. and Miss Anna Con-
stable; Delaware, Mrs. Florence Bayard
Iiilles; Connecticut, Mrs. w. d. As
. cough: Nevada. Miss Anne Martin;
Maryland, Mrs. Towsend Scott; Massa-
chusctts, Miss Katherine Morey. Mrs.
Newell; Minnesota. Mrs. A. r. CoIvin:
Michigan, Mrs. Nelson Whittemore;
Virginia. Mrs. Percy Read.
Miss Burns. who has spent much time
in Washington, heads the delegation of
envoys. Mrs. Baker will be press
chairman.
To Organize Voters.
The purpose OF the expedition is to
organize the women voters In the free
States" to make a concerted demand
that tho vote be given all women OF
this country
The women hope to have these 1900, 900
women voters urge upon the present
Congress the passage OF the Susan B.
Anthony amendment, to urge all par
ties to incorporate suffrage plank in
their platforms, and to turn the sup
port OF these women to that party
which Is most active In fostering the
e'ffraE/ cause.
ME% Harriet Stanton Blatch, who
worked for years with Miss Anthony.
~ daughter Of Elizabeth Cady STAN
1on. She is one Of the picturesque fig-
ures amory the ENJOYS.
Among the girls who distributed flow
ers at Union Station yesterday were the
Misses Elizabeth Smith. Joy Young,
Norma Johnson. Thurston Dale. Rachel
Young, and Helene Nelson