Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-13
IINE A MIGHTY
ARMY MARCHING
FOR DEFENSE
a 400 Men and Women
+, psrade in New York Pre-
asredness Demonstration
~ 600 OTHERS CHEER
s.siness and Social Leaders
'TS Fouch Elbows With Workers
IN All-Day Spectacle

sns ~ sspPyald W. World. The principle is pre-
. lify Of ihe WVi
nrsdness - .t,, ,a,,h ~ ,,,r.
4 Ftrouehout the day the crash OIL mar
lh,.aic lh'o.i resouAded as thousands upon
tai msd ds NJ men and women marched.
foe.S marched In an unending stream
io,yer Manhattan up through the
NV. n con,norclal district of lower Broad
and then swung into 5th avenue ana
''sssd the reviewing stand.
There we're 6i divisions III the saItlc
ny The march started at $3.50 from
s,,u and the last division will not
~ ~ reviewing stand until 10 o'clock
isneht - ,,,,.,,,,,ss ,,,,,,ot,
1hroueh the streets OF Manhattan
", numerically superior to the standing
..my Of the United States
a',- T,-ssrs we're Isl 900 men and women In
uns million mere Viewed the great
~ Theodpre Roosevelt Mrs. j. Bor-
,.tstIatrlrnan. N s The jdors Roosevelt,
snd Nrg .fungerf3rd Milbank COM
.,Isr.pf the Amer can Womdn,s League
~ eos.Defenae a.e among the women
VA viii head diff rent divisions.
$50 0 WOMEN IN LINE.
p,n.ssertatives- of G6 trades and
..,sessions a e III the parade. Roger w.
81 =
'rsSoates tlat women in line number
stoco They will parade tonight Colonel
rsarles H. Sne rill, formerly United
sia,es Minister t the Argentine Republic,
4 ,be t;rard .,aranal, with Major Alfred
= whitney as Caief of STAFF, and Colonel
ls,hir f. Sclermerhorn and Captain
latham o. Reed as Chief of Aids.
The program calls for the passing of
u0a0 marcle.s by Il given point every
hour Of the ten.
The National Guard will be the only
marchers in uniform. No signs or ban
ners other than II designate the various
divisions are permitted. The only two
vshIcies In line head the parade. one is
occupied By Mayor Mitchell and the other
by Major General Wood, commanding the
deuartment of the east of the United
states army. The line of march Is from
Bowling 0Csreen up broadway and 5th
avenue to 10th st eet. The $4,000 march
sig women wol 'iels represent professional
women and women OF leisure. such as Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander. Mrs. Borden Har-
rrnan and debutantes and young matrons.
Mayor Mitchell was enthusiastically
greeted as he took his place on the re-
viewing stand, ready for a 13-hour job
of sanding and seeing and saluting. Gem
eral Leonard Woods soldierly figure also
aroused cheers and bursts of handclap-
ping
sixteen, hundred women will sit for
preparsiless. Tney are mostly members
Of ne'praparcdntss section of the Nation
al CNii federation. IA is section took
vote % the question of marching, and
Miss Anne Morgan. Mrs. Lindon Bates,
Miss Maude Wetlnore and all the officers
aEs one were against it. They said
theie wasn't time to get out representa-
ufe division and they could make a much
more impressive showing by building "A
stand and watching the parade.
Arcordingly the stand was erected at
Hta street, Just across 5th avenue from
he main reviewing stand. They will
Keep the stand full from 80 a. m. until
the hour in the evening when it ends.
They will serve in three-hour shifts, Miss
Morgan heading the first relay
Colonel Charles Fl. Sheriff. never
nqught of asking the women, but young
bride, whose husband was at Plattsburg.
vent to Colonel Sheriff. about II, and he
pd her that if she could pledge 200
Hamen to go ahead. The next day she
gas back with 800 names. Colonel Sher-
" put the women off to the very end
q the day. The first feminine section
wi leave Washington Square at D. m.
From then until 8 they will swing out
nom the arch in sections at intervals of
Nn minutes apart The late hour is a
spoo thing for the working women who
Fant to march.
financial and business interests in
over Manhattan contributed 1000
marehers. Five bands of 40 pieces each
ntfe already been engaged. Members of
F ne Cotton, Produce and Coffee Exchanges
NNo, are largely represented. Precedent
As disregarded and the high hat was
suIoTn into the discard as a distinguish
.es mark for public officials when the
rVAra OF Aldermen decided to march in
Body wearing derbes
One section of the parade consisted of
w men from the banking houseS of
s'ssh Bros, 4 Co, of Philadelphia ; j.
Aorgan Co. and Kidder Peabody &
~ Ihis section was headed by the First
neglment Band of Philadelphia, which ac-
Broa ''
= was all but holiday in New York
stss OF shops and stores were closed for
ne entire day and many others for sew.
aal hours, that he employees might march.
FROM one end of Manhattan TO the
taaf nags tiuttered from windows, from
a. .ops OF buildings, or gigantic "Old
nsass We're swung out over the streets
.nsIy trucks and Polish lImousines
~. 49, new the American flag at the ra-
~ mastheads' as they picked their
slowly through the great crowds.
49, usual with New York, the street
appeared in force They sold small
~a.' ana preparedness bows" of red,
s'e and blue ribbons by the thousands
IL tssnt s irom the front of the exclusive
ssnue clubs win blaze a big electric
we Are for Preparedness"
sssually every profession business and
80 was represented In the parade.
80 tpe marehers were noted lawyers,
.ss.zs actors and actresses. professors
siss architects, tradesmen and EN-.
h5,so oi virtually every big business or
rssssfy OF the city.
fepaE PARKER HEADS LAWYERS.
ladge Alton b. Parker acted as mar.
~ q the lawyers division. Among his
R,se we're henry L. SJmson. George w.
.--sslsham. Delaney Nicoll Captain Ar
ls,s.. crosby and other well-known at.
- were no mounted divisions IN the
Aside from few marshals every
- Afn- a.s In the reviewing stand were
fs ltehel, Major General Wood and
49, Aamiral Usher. The big official
mr., vas 70 be emptfed and refilled three
tIsss 9rling the day, Mayor Mitchell
81 ~ ne intended to try TO stick
A sls "a sntlfe l3 hours Some time dur
"a - among the reviewers.
l.gs bsss~ aork and surrounding towns
snd -. VolAped for bands, fife and drum
sfchers through the streets. ,rhe
Ffg moved up 9Th avenue 20 abreast
aase Hotel Wins Sewerage Right
ia TN May la.-The stars Public
...zse.. mission filed a report today
s ms conn laint Of the ostend