The Washington herald., 1921-02-16
CONGRESS GETS
MARBLE BUSTS
OF FEMINISTS
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more than thirty other national
women's organisations who were
presenting the memorial.
Each standard bearer was at
tended by a flower girl attired In
spring colors, soft yellows, greens
and fawns, symbolic of the promise
of better things brought by the
suffrage victory.
Mrs. Field, in presenting the
statue, called attention to the fun
damental principle of the early suf-,
fragist platform which made 1t In
reality a human rights platform.
Speaks for Freedom.
DO you think that women who
thought in those terms would sit
idle today because political democ-
racy has become an accomplished
fact in this nation?" she demanded.
DO you think that women ike
these, who published a paper in the
SOS called Revolution, would not
see the need of that brooding an
gels presence still? Needless to
say, I do not speak in terms Of
bloody revolution any more than
did they. But men and women are
not yet free.
You will see that II you thought
you came here tonight to receive
on behalf Of Congress merely the,
busts Of three women who have
fought the good night and gone to
their rest, you were mistaken" she
said to Speaker Gillett. You will
see that through them it is the
body and blood Of a great sacri-
nraaant-fhR
body and blood OF revolution, the
body and blood OF freedom herself.
Here are we living workers in
the temple of humanity and above
US these comrades Of ours who have
climbed ahead. 1t is the likeness
Of them and all they mean in them
selves and in us, that we, the
women Of America, present through
you, Mr.. Speaker, to the Congress
of our nation, the United States of
America"
The dwelling.
Following the Speakers remarks
of acceptance. lights we've turned
low and as strains OF the "Reces-
sional" lost themselves in. the shad-
owed arches of the lofty dome the
draperv was removed from Mrs. Ade-
laide Johnson's sculptured group.
Suddenly the statue was enveloped
in a blaze of light, and the figures
of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucretia Mott were re-
vealed between the marble figures
of Washington and Lincoln, Carrara
white against the somber walls.
Upon the unveiling of the statue
representatives of the women's or
ganizations of the United States and
foreign countries took part in pay
ing tribute to the three leaders, SER
pentining through the aisles in
long professional, each one pausing
to deposit a wreath at the foot of
the monument.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman OF the
National Woman's Party, stood near
the statue, but took no other part
in the exercises. When a wreath
was placed upon the group for the
Womens Peace Society and the red
and white banner OF the Organiza-
tion was held in the spotlight, cheer
after cheer arose from the crowded
rotunda as both men and women
rose to their feet and stood applaud
ing several seconds.
The convention will open off,
cially this morning in the Washing
ton Hotel, the first session at IL
o'clock, when Miss Mabel BOardman
District Commissioner will welcome
the delegates on behalf of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Rev. Olympia
Brown, one of the oldest suffrage
workers, will deliver the invocation.
The opening session will be devoted
to reports from national officers Of
the party.
Mrs. H. o. Havemeyer arrived
from New York City yesterday
afternoon to preside at the session
this evening, which will be given
over to the women OF other coun-
tries, who will tell Of the activ-
tiles Of their sex abroad.