The Washington herald., 1917-02-24
huff FAILS TO RIPPLE
WATER OF INAUGURAL
Col. Harper Calm and Smiling Despite
Mrs. Boggs.

Unperturbed by the action of Mrs.
James II. Boggs and her committee of
withdraw wing the ''woman's division"
from the inaugural parade. the usual calm
hum Of business prevailed at the head
quarters Of the inaugural committee yes
terday
The committee considers the incident
closed.
It was reiterated by Col. Harper yes
iterday afternoon that one of the require
ments of women as well as men is that
all marching bodies must have uni
formity OF dress. 1t was principally on
this point that friction arose between Mrs.
Boggs and the Inaugural committee. Mrs.
Boggs was arranging to have number
of floats In the parade which, 1t was stat
ed probably would have been censored at
the last moment.
1t was learned last night that the ques-
ton of finances also entered into the con-
troversy. number of inaugural COM
lmitteemen intimated that 1t would be well
lif certain features of the parade were
eliminated IL 1t were apparent that they
would get their promoters" into a
hole"
Not Seeking Notoriety.
Mrs. Boggs refused to be interviewed
yesterday and. assigned Mrs. Kate
Trenholm Abrahams as her spokesman
Mrs. Abrahams has been the secretary
of the committee appointed by Mrs.
Boggs.
Mrs. Abrahams said: THE matter
rests. We women are not seeking news
paper notoriety. Col. Harper would not
have been asked to pay a cent"
Mrs. Mary Wright Johnson. founder
and secretary of the Woman's Wilson
Union, issued a statement last night de-
claring the organization which Mrs.
Boggs created to carry on the inaugural
work under the name of the Women s
Wilson Union was not the original union.
Mrs. johnson said: ''The original union,
while now being extinct, was not a suf-
frage nor an anti-suffrage organization.
Mrs. Stoner yesterday enrolled fifty
prominent Democratic Washington wom-
en- who will march in the parade. she
also stated that the voting women OF
Chicago and Illinois, the Massachusetts
Peace Party and the National Trade
Union League, which has branches in al
large cities, as well as other women's or
ganizations, will send large marching del
egations here.
Col Harper was yesterday informed
that the Columbus Democratic Glee Club
of Columbus, Ohio. will have forty singers
in line. These singers will precede a
band, and as they march will sing the
airs played. The glee club will also dc
considerable serenading the night before
the parade, and arrangements are being
made whereby the singers will render 9
program on the Ellipse while the fire.
works display Is going on.
MfIIionaires to Parade.
Mayor Asa G. Gambler of Atlanta, Ga.
head Of the Coca Cola Company. wrote
the Inaugural Committee that he has or
gantzed a Loyal Legion, comprised OF
milionaires from Georgia, who will have
delegation OF 100 in the parade.
Another new feature IN the parade will
be a division of new American citizens
headed by Raymond F. Crist, deputy
Commissioner of Naturalization. In this
division will march the United Syrian
American Clubs Ruthuanian National
Union, Polish American Society, United
Italian Societies, Allied Jewish Societies
and various other societies comprised OF
aliens who have been naturalized or who
have taken out their first naturalization
papers