Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-05
SUFFRACISTS FAIL
TO SEE President.
Mrs. HilIes Sends Note and
Resolution TO Wilson at
White, House
DELAW AREANS TAKE
PART IN PROCESSION
stafI Correspondent.

stan Oorresg pOhuehl.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 5.--Not !
daunted by the heavy downpour Of rain
and the slush and wet through which
they had 10 march, seventeen Delaware
suffragists joined hands with their
suffrage sisters from forty other
States yesterday and marched through
the streets Of Washington 10 the
White House and participated in the
concerted effort to have an interview
with President Wilson TO ask him TO
begin his second term of office with
some definite action on the federal
amendment But they didn't get the
interview. President Wilson, 1t seems,
does not receive delegations on sun
day and besides so the suifragists
were informcd-thc guard on duty at
the White House gate, being on duty
could not leave the gate long enough
even to taxi the sunragists' cards IN
/ to the President.
/ Standing in the pouring rain ciaA
/ in slickers. old hats and raincoats'
the suffragists carrying large purple,
white and gold banners surrounded
the VIII te House and stood on picket
duty while the committee of spokes-
men stood on the stone steps lead
ing into the White House grounds
before the locked iron gates and en-
deavOred to place their resolution be-
fore the President. But-nothing do
ms Finally. Mrs. Florence Bayard
Hilies. Delaware State chairman for
the Congressional Tn on, now known
as the National woman's party, and
one of the committee OF eight spOkes-
men, was chosen to write a note TO
the President which, together with
Tho suffragists' resolution, was sent
TO the country's chief executive. Then
the sutfragists went home
The suffrage demonstration yester-
day. which was conducted under the
banner of the National WOman's Party,
was one OF the most impressive that
has ever taken place In suffrage ranks.
Throughout the entire demonstration
Delaware took a most important part
Miss Mabel Vernon was chief marshal
OF the parade, which included about
500 women from all parts OF the coun-
try, and Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles
was one OF the committee OF eight
spokesman who led the parade. and
) she was also chosen to write and
sign the note which was sent in Il
the President The handsome Stars
and Stripes which belongs TO the Della.
wa e Congressional Union. and which
was loaned 10 the national party fOi
this occasion. was carried at the heas
/ Ct tho parade.
| he Delaware delegation made a fin
showing in the parade. The Delawar
state hammer was carried by Mrs. Mai
garet Bacon and Mrs. p. V. K. lvor
was marshal of the Delaware section
The parade formed at 3 o'clock in fror
, IT the little White House'--the Cor
1 gressional Union Headquarters-an
3 started TO move promptly at 1913
, % clock While the committee stood o
} the steps Of the White House maxim
their plea TO see the President and dur
ing the writing and final sending in @
the note and resolution. the sufiragist
marched around the White House unit
the grounds were completely surromde
% by purple. gold and white banners an
e they remained standing ON picket dut
2 until the deputation sent in the not
r to thc President.
T Previous 10 the forming OF the pa
rade outside Miss Mabel Vernon, al