Evening star., 1920-06-01
TOWARDS, CRIES
WOMAN IN GALLERY
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women Irish sympathisers created
disturbances in the Senate and House
today when members Of parties which
had gained entrance to the visitors
galleries yelled to Legislators on the
f moor: No arrests were made, though
Senate gallery. were detained for n
time in the ONCE Of the sergeant-at-
arms.
One Of the women, who gave her
name as Miss Amelia Rosser. managed
cloakroom onto the fioor of the cham
ber. Before her presence was noticed
she yelled 'Cowards!"
Was Considering Mandate.
The Senate was considering the Ar
menian mandate resolution when one
of party of women sitting in the
gallery called to the members below
and demanded that consideration be
given to the Irish republic"
Three of the women were put out Of
the gallery by order OF Vice President
Marshall, but were released after
being held for a short time in the Of
flce of the sergeant alarms.
The women gave their names as Mrs.
Thomas X. Corless, Miss Elizabeth
Mealand and Miss Ella p. Keena. all of
New York.
the Armenian situation and had just
said many appeals have been made
to US to protect the Armenians from
the brutalities of the Turkish gov
ernment-
why don't you take the savage
woman rising in the west gallery.
who later gave her name as Mrs
CorieSs. The senator hesitated and
then continued, wnen another woman
rose in the northeast gallery and
shouted. Il demand action for the
freedom of Ireland"
Ordered Out By Vice President.
Put those women out" commanded
the Vice President, and two of the
guards escorted the second woman
from the gallery. who accompanied
them without protest. Hardly had
quiet been restored when another
woman spoke from tho south gallery.
demanding that Ireland be made
free"
put those women out" insisted Mr
Marshall. What are you afraid Off"
why are you afraid of the British
near where Mrs. Corless had spoken
from. why are you afraid to defend
Ireland?"
BY this time several guards had
entered the galleries looking for
women who were contributing to the
taken to the office of David S. Barry
the sergeant OF the three
Mrs. Coriess was the only one who
would admit she had spoken in the
gallery, both of the others saying they
had stood up to see what was going
on and not to heckle the members Of
the Senate.
After the women had been removed
Senator Brandegee continued his
speech without interruption.
Demonstration In House.
Later in the day about a dozen of
the Irish picketers created a demon
stration in the House. One of the
young women who was formerly en-
ployed in the Office of q member of
Congress and who spent several
months in familiarizing herself with
approaches about the Capitol. man
aged to make her way onto the floor
through the cloakroom. where she
yelled, "Cowards." This was Miss
Rosser of Washington. a grandniece
of Gen. Thomas Rosser and niece of
the late minister to Bolivia
Eight or ten other women yelled
from different galleries When the
Speaker ordered the sergeant-at-arms
to put the women out of the gallery
back: Call the loans on England now.
Your resolution is only an insult to
the friends of Irish freedom"
Accommodating Miss Quinn from Boston
were thee girls yet in their teens. who
had been in the House gallery since
the opening of the Session, waiting for
the signal These were Miss Helen u.
O'Brien. Miss Kathleen Savage and
Miss Mary Ferrick
These women were conducted from
the gallery and out of the hQi1dinG