New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
suffragists just
Out of Jail Mild
AtCarnesie Hall
Policemen Have Nothing to
Do, aud Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Prove To BE
Strong for Women Voters

Strong for Women Voters
outside Carnegie Hall last night
.sea.y policemen swung their night
acss to keep warm. Within the hall
GORDON Of valiant lads in Khaki and
.,.e members Of htc Soldiers. Sail
~. and Marines Protective Associa-
.oa. stood ready TO preserve law and
order. come whatever might from tho
ra.heriur Of militant sunragists.
t was tire "Dcmocracy Limited
meeting Of Tho suffrage "prison spc-
eav and Terrible things had been
croohesicd from tho women who have
o,Eetod to White House. the state
House and the Metropolitan Opera
House by way Of protest against the
allure Of Congress to pass the Fed
eral suffrage amendment
Very Little to DO
Il was the m.ldest militant demon
.ration in suffrage history. All the
sol5iers. Sailors and Marines Pro
,se.ive Association had to do in the
course of three hours programme
was to yell acrcely to the audience to
4stand up, you,' when Miss Vida Mil
holland sang "The Marseillaise"
All the police outside had to do was
10 imagine The terrible things the
miitants were saying about them. This
is what Mrs. II. O. Havemeyer said.
~The police arc a kindly and noble
group Of mon. Don't blame them be
cause few thugs happen to wear thoir
uniform Done judge all policemen by
ibe few, hut look for the men higher
un who permit the thugs to remain in
uniform
After $500 had been amiably
pledged By the audience the saccharine
character ct the affair got on the
nerves Of The boys in khaki and blue.
you've gotta give us a chance" they
yelled from their front row seats.
Sailor Leyon Explains.
Iecrs and hisses from those in the
rear seats, WHO thought this was the
beginning eff disturbance, enlived the
hall fer & moment. Then Sailor Leven
jumped to the platform, and shook
hands with Mrs. John Winters Bran
nan, chairman OF the meeting.
"We just have to explain why We
are here he said. turning TO the audi
once. Il e have come to protest against
-ae way Women were treated by other
Soldiers aed sailors before the Metro
polian Opera House last week. ANY
tme aas gathering Of men OK women in
this l.ty is denied it's legal rights of
rc-tia or protest the Soldiers, Sail
ors a.H Marines Protective Associa-
ton i ready to help them IN defence
Of those rl5
Ihea the soldiers and sailors tramped
dowa tlr maia aisle amid applause.
resolution was passed demanding
i1a- the Prs sident call an extra ses-
sion Of Congress.
Arrival Of Jail Party
Tie Prison Special. bearing twenty
SIX suGngistz of The National Woman's
Marty wa0 have served jail terms in
ineir t- IS for suffrage, drew into the
0fana Central Station at $40 last
night
ew members Of the Welcoming
committee. and d knot of newspapermen
ami nnotorraph pliers, provided the only
gree ns. .lfe women have been tour
lHg ne Cour trv since February - on
tera. OF nationwide suffrage.
Che co.Nted u0rtcr' were as I'M.
pressed as any ore ait the arrival Of
me ero11- with the purple, yellow and
"ai.e banners auG sasnes
Is nats this delegation ." asked one
are women who have been
al. and arc proud OF it," he was
Tie porter cast frightened glance
al inc women. tnen made off as fast
could ntn valise full Of assort-
ca race literature.
tourists were taken i'm automo-
1e homes of various women
'a-es u suffrage. whose dinner
sAe'' fsey wefe. rom these homes,
'-ef Nea- c.rectiy 10 Carnegie Hall
in the Boxes
.ss Bertha Wall crstcin. Of Barnard
N9..es, nts n charge Of the sixtv
Horn by Evans was
N-'-'t A.a-l I BOXES.
Amo' 'ee boxho'dors were: Mrs.
iM,eary Goddard Leach. Mrs. Henry O.
;;.1Feme ar, frs. o. H j.. Belmont
a.. n.s J Sargent Cram. Mrs. Charles S.
~ 1~''i.man. Mrs William Randolph
Hears. Mrs. John WIntcrs Brannan,
ATS H. 81. Caldwell. Mrs. Frederick
1stslm Mrs. Elizabeth Colt. Miss
n ~ alp'ey. Yrs. william Floyd. Mrs.
a. ~ tlt fliss Auna Constable. Mrs
11.''a1r Hays. Mrs. Frederick Goller.
r. "Taia4 hresa, and Mrs st. Clair
mo esoH
no ir OBI Specialists had racked
ia Syracuse Saturday night.
of meetings in Boston Sunday
N1 ta enthusiastic reception at
.-aeaoon Il Hartford yesterday. On
eoHm''ee TO meet the returned
aaei Wore Mrs. Belmont, Mrs.
neat Mrs Leach, Mrs. Alderman.
"raanan. Mrs. Colt, Mrs. Robert
fe.l'nson, }lrs. Kiimer Kearns ard Mrs.