Evening star., 1922-05-14

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the Woman's Party. founded by Miss
| Alice Paul, formerly chairman and
| now vice president of the new or
ganiza ton. another epoch will be en-
tered upon in the campaign for
| "women's rights" begun three-quar-
tiers of century ago by-the pioneers
! who called the Seneca Falls conven-
tion in 1s4S.
The President of the United States,
senator's, representatives in Congress
| and women from every state in the
Union and from foreign countries will
participate in the ceremonies which
will mark the taking over by the
Woman's Party Of the three large
houses al 25, 1st street northeast, COM
prising the historic mansion known as
the "Old Capitol" where President
Monroe was. inaugurHted and which.
during his administration and while
! the National Capital. burned by the
! British in 1914. was being rebuilt.
served as, the Capitol of the United
Will See Pageant.
! President Harding. other guests of
| hopoEes speakers and founders Of the
/ the platform, from which they win
view the pageant which. under the
direction Of Mrs. Marie Moore For-
rest, will give pictorial representa-
! tion of the part played by women in
American life.
| The program will be opened with
music by the Marine Band. and the
ceremonies will begin with a great
! professional of women representing
the professions and activities .and led
| by community chorus of 200 women
Mrs. H. o. Havemeyer of New York,
chairman of ceremonies.
, Miss Younger to Speak.
! Miss Maud Younger of California
rational Legislative chairman. will
deliver the address on The Meaning
| of the Headquarters" Then will fol-
low the "PTesentation of the Head
! quarters" by Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont.
i president. and the Receiving of the
president of the. Woman's Party.
! Mrs. Belmont's speech will be in
| the nature of a keynote address, and
, following it the purple. white and
gold flag of the movement. especially
| cial1y raised.
The corner stone then will be uncov-
! cred, and the greetings from the
President. from Senator Charles S.
Curtis of Kansas, chairman of the
rules COmmlItee, representing tue
United States Senate; Representative
Fess of Ohio, representing the House
! of Representatives, and former Repre-
! sentative Cordell Hull of Tennessee,
| chairman of the democratic national
committee, placed within 1t. March
| ing in single file, women representing
| the state branches of the party and
| occupational groups and the women
! of foreign countries will bring greet
| ings to be placed in the corner stone.
! together with the names OF the life
! members. founders and charter men,
! bers Of the Woman's Party. During
this professional will be sung by a
| quartet the song written for the occa-
sion by Mrs. Josephine Preston Marks
Peabody of Boston. member of the
national council, after which the cor-
ner stone will be closed by Mrs; Izetta
Jewel Brown of West Virginia. ma
| tional political chairman.
Radio to Garry Program.
The speeches and music Of the cere-
political headquarters for women at
Washington will be carried by the
naval radio service, the use OF which
was authorized by Secretary DENLY.
and will be distributed over radius
Of 1000 miles and relayed> to the
| coast
A feature Of the dedication cere-
! monies will be the presence Of three
of the oldest women in the suffrage
movement-Mrs. Charlotte Pierce Of
Philadelphia. sole survivor of the
Seneca Falls convention of 1Sls; the
Rev. Olympia Brown of Racine.
Wis, the first woman clergyman, in
the United States, and Mrs. Mary A.
! Nolan of Jacksonville, Fla. who
served three days In the workhouse
at Occoquan for picketing the White
House during the last stage Of the
campaign for the federal amendment
Places of Honor.
The three pioneers will have places
of honor at the head of the pageant,
while bringing up the rear of the pro-
cessional win be group of children
of members Of the Woman's Party.
marching under a banner inscribed
Among the foreign nations repre-
sented at the. dedication ceremonies
will be Brazil Chile, Colombia, Ecua-
dor Denmark. Portugal, Czechosle-
vakia and Serbia, and a greeting has
| been sent by Prince Bibesco, minister
of Runlania.
Miss Bertha LutE of Rio de Janeiro,
delegate from Brazil to the Pan
American Conference of Women, re-
Gently held at Baltimore, will bring
the greetings of the Brazilian League
for the Emancipation Of Women; Miss
Louisa Lopez and Miss Sofia de Fer
rari Rajas, representing thirteen
women's clubs, will place in the corr
ner stone the greetings of. the women
nado and Senorita Hortensia de coro-
nado, both Of whom have remained
over from the convention at Balti-
more, will represent Colombia; Mme
Matilde de Carlo, Ecuador; Miss Anna
Qanelund- OF aHen.-Dsnmark.