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44 Woman's J. & Suffrage News 1 (1913)

handle is hein.journals/wmjrnl44 and id is 1 raw text is: AND SUFFRAGE N EWS OL. XLIV NO. 1 PLAN BIG PARADE AT INAUGURATION Suffragists Will Have Splendid opportunity to Impress Presi- dent and Congress Ullder tile joint auspices of the Na- tional Suffrage.Association and the District of Columbia Suffrage Socle- tics, a procession will take place In 1ashiggtol on March 3, the day be- fore the inauguration of President \,Uses. Chance is Unrivalled The opportunity is splendid. At tilat time politicians and press men, ls[giglshed ambassadors and crowds of sight-seers from all parts of the world, will be gathered In Wash- legtoi. Th suffrage*procession has been recognized as part of the official program of the week. To make It I striklng and successful part, we nee 1) army of women marching; to send to the president, the party organils- tious, and to the nations of the world, through their press representative N10 \Vashlngton, a message of the growing strength and unity of the woman's movement. Women Wanted from Every State 'his is the first national suffrage parade in the history of the country, and representatives from every State i the Union are wanted. Particular- ly welcome will be repreentatiVes from the States where women vote; they will undoqfbtedly.carry a sPecial- ly Rlglficant message to the eye of a politician. Delegations of women from foreign countries are also beling organized, to show that the movement is world-wide. Hospitality for Early Applicants Hospitality during March 2, 8 and 4 will be provided for those marchers who a toe it at ly. Mrs. Harvey W. WMley has kindly consented -to act as chairman of the hospitality com- umittee; please address 1420:F street; Washington, D. C. Train fares during inaugurstion week will be reduced to one and one-third of the single fare for all cities except those In the vicin- fly Of Washington. It is hoped that large numbers of women will visit Washington at a time of such unusual interest to them and to the nation. Arrangements for the parade are in the iands of the congressional conm- nititee of the National Association- composed of Alice Paul, chairman; rystal Eastman Benedict and Lucy Burna-working in assCiation with the State Equal Suffrage Association ot the District of Columbia, the Di- trict of Columbia Woman Suffrage As- sociatIon, the Stanton Suffrage Club, the Political Study Club, the Apthony leage, and the College Suffrage Club. To concentratc management a joint inaugurl procession committee has been formed: Miss Emma M._(Gllett and Mrs, Glenna Smith Tinnin repre- senting tile District of Columbia Suf- frage Society, with Alice Paul, chair- man, and Lucy Burns representing the eongressional committee of the Na- tional Association. 'rhe Pageantry of the procession ill be planned by Mrs. Tinniu, In conference with Miss Hazel Mackaye. Mrs. Tinnta has already orgaulsed in \W'shington a number of very, beauti- ful Pageants, and Miss Mackay# is Well known as the stage manger'of her brotier's arrangement of theCan- terburY Tales. Committee Appeal for Funds The procession committee ask most urgently for your speedy financial eP,. Considerable delay was experV; enced In obtaining permission to hold the Procession; and ou time is ahort But the oPPOrtunity, once sqoured, of holding a suffrage demotratjon 1n \\'5shlngton was too good to be lightly Plited with. The work imust now. go [° adPromptly, and our supply of ds should be completed during the ye-ks* contr bution, sould .... Miss Gmm lllett, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1913 BUBBLES FARMERS DO NOT' NEED TO LISTEN Tillers of Nebraska Soil Already TUndeistand Why Women Vot- ers are Desirable Onaha suffragists who attended--the Farmers' Alliance Congress of Nebras- ka recently, in order to convert the members, received a pleasant shock, according to the Omaha Daily News. There was no chance of conversion, for the farmers, several hundred strong, already knew why women should vote, and believed in It. What are you trying to do? in- quired J. D. Ream of Mrs. Draper Smith, after the State suffrage presi- dent had advanced some learned argu- ments. I am trying to convert you, re- sponded Mrs. Smith. That was done some thirty years ago by Susan B. Anthony, and I have been talking suffrage ever since, said Mr. Ream. During the evening the suffragists were given an hour in which to pre- sent, the question. Mrs. Harriet Hel- ler, Mrs. G. W. Covell and Mrs. Smith spoke, followed by a ha'f dozen mem- bers of the congress, all of whom ex- pressed the Idea, It can't come too quickly. 3, D. Ream told the women that the Grsnge had put Itself on record years ago. My horses, carriages and my wife are at your disposal when you want to carry aroundi the petitions for the Initiative in our aeighborhoed, re- marked one of the members to Mrs. Smith. The United States has done a re- markable Job of cleaning up In the Philipplne, Nevertheless, according to the lately-issued report of the Sec- retary of War, half the children born IA Manila die in Infancy, a million children are without schools, and the manses of the people still suffer under the old system of peonage. treasurer, at 1420 F street, Washing- ton, D. C. Miss Gillett will be glad to receive also pledgee of money, which-may be paid any time up to Mare . Pleae gIve ll you can, and Nive it soon. HAIL, COMRADES IN THE FIGHT! (Written by Jessie tardy Stubbs In Albany the day before Governor-elect Sulser received-the a~ege from-the Pilgrims. The poem is dedicated to the rest of the band.) Once In the ages past Man was In bondage fast Of power shorn; Then, In the name of right, Men fought with holy might, Great prophets loomed in sight, Freedom was born! When this great cause was woQ Woman's had just begun, Few gave It ear. Stilt, noble souls took heed; They kept alive the seed Till through each lofty deed Victory is near. Thanks for the States that To ker a voice allow! God give them peace! For, by the light they cast, All shall awake at last, And as a Union fast Woman release! now Hall, comrades, In the fight! Keep looking toward the light, Justice we call! Strong let our courage be; Man is about to se Our country must be free To one and all. Jessie Hardy Stubbs. Albany, Dec. 30, 1912. IOWA CONFERENCE ENDORSES CAUSE Des Moines Women Invade Good Roads Meeting and Win Unan- imous Vote Fifty Des Moines women, headed by Mrs. Homer A. Miller, went before the Iowa Good 1oads Conference, held In that city recently. and secuied the passage of a resolution favoring worn an suffrage. Mrs. ,ller spoke briefly, and an ally among the men proposed the resolution. It was carried without a dissenting vote. At Hood River, Oregon, in the first city election since the suffrage amend. ment passed, 228 votes out or 614 were cast by women. SULZER SWEARS AID TO CAUSE New York Governor on Last Day of Year Assures Pilgrims of His Support On' the last day of the old year, General Rosalie Jones placed the se- cret message sent by the several suf- frage organizations of Nev York in the hands of Governor-elect Suler, and received from him a pledge of fealty to the suffrage cause. Mr. Sul- zer had already assured Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch In New York city that he would be the best suffrage gover- nor New York ever had, but a good deal of anxiety was current about the way in which he would receive the pilgrims. The message said: Tho suffrage hosts of the Empire State send greetings and ronewed con- gratulations to Gov. William L. Sulzer. and express the earnest hope that his administration may be distinguished by the speedy passage of a woman suf- frage amendment. I received this message in the spirit in which it was sent, said Mr. Sulzer. As a matter of political justice, I have always favored equal suffrage for men and women, and have recom- mended in my message that the Legis- lature submit, as soon as possible, a woman suffrage amendment to the con. stitution of the State of New York. You ladies deserve commendation for your enthusiaism for a great cause that ought to be respected by every- body and receive the consideration it merits. I congratulate you on- the suc- cessful outcome of your pilgrimage and assure you that In the future, as in the past, all I can do for your cause will be done. Mr. Sulzer said later that he bad Introduced an equal suffrage bill In the State Legislature 20 years ago. After receiving the message, Gov.. elect Sulzer was photographed, sur- rounded by the army. With a burst of cheering, several flashlights, and a about or two from small boys of Votes for wonieni the pilgrimage of the suffragists from New York fo Albany, begun Dec. 19, ended at 4.40 Dec: 28, in front of the Hamp- ton Hotel, Albany. See Albany Ahead At 3.30 P. M. the tired women had reached the summit of the hill at Clin- (Continued on page 3.) FIVE CENTS SPEAK NEAR HOME OF EACH MEMBER New York Women Remind Leg- islators of Suffrage On New Year's Eve The New York Woman Suffrage Party ushered in the New Year by holding meetings as near as possible to the homes of each of the sixty-three members of the Legislature In Greater New York. At each meeting a resolution -was passed reminding the legislator of his duty, and the resolution was carried by a deputation to the legislator's abode. Mrs. Catt spoke at Manhattan ave- nue and 105th street. The speakers Included Mrs. Laidlaw, Miss Alberta Hill, Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hall and Dr. Norman Guthrie, rector of St. Mark's Church, and a great many others. Miss L. L. Dock, the suffrage pil- grim, presided at the meeting in the Second Assembly District, having hur- ried back from Albany for that pur- pose. Miss Leonora O'Reilly was the speakdr. The meeting was near the home of Alfred E. Smith, Assembly- man for that district, who may, it is said, be Speaker of the House. BURMESE BELL RINGS YEAR IN Suffragists Rouse Boston New Year's Eve With Temple Gong From Free Land The New Year started auspiciously In Boston with an equal suffrage de- memstratlo at Its blrh. From 3 P.M. till i A. M. an automobile went all through the city, decorated with flags and a large banner on which was printed Votes for Wemen in the Happy New Year. A bugler and a temple gong from Burma, where wo- men are free, heralded Its approach. In the machine were Mr. and Mrs. Owen Phillips, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Mliss Margaret Foley, and Miss Florence Luscomb. Stops were made for speeches at East Boston, Charlestown, South Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Brighton, and at a large meeting In Central Boston. NEVADA TEACHERS TO HELP CAUSE Suffragists Gain New Members at Institute-Measure Sure to Pass Legislature The officers of the Nevada Equal Franchise Society recently made the State Teachers' Institute which met in Reno an important instrument of equal suffrage propaganda. The State Super- intendent of Public Instruction, Hon. J. E. Bray, allowed the suffrage society time toward the close of the principal afternoon's program, during which short addresses were made, tea served, suffrage literature distributed, and new memberships secured from teach ers residing in all parts of the State. Mrs. Bridges and Mrs. Menardi, the two secretaries of the society, were leading workers In the very success- ful afternoon. The Legislature. which iests in January is expected to pass the joint resolution for a constitutional amend- ment enfranchising women in rec- ord time, as in 1911. This second pas- sage Is necessary to send the measure on to the electorate for ratification. There is every prospect that Neva4, now entirely surrounded by equal suf- frage territory, will be one of the very next States to enfranchise her women. Mrs. Bertha Carter was appoinjed Field Secretary of the N. A. W. S. A. at the Ofelal Board's recent meeting i't Chicago, and Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch was made directress of par- ades. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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