Miss Anthony's Birthday. Susan B. Anthony's birthday this month
was celebrated on the suffrage picket line
in Washington in an impressive and beau-
tiful manner. In the face of heavy snow
and rain dozens of young women stood in
line holding high special banners made for :
the occasion' which proclaimed the un-
swerving policy of the suffrage leader in
holding parties responsible and putting
"suffrage first." Thousands of men and
women streaming home from work in the
early evening paused to read the gallant
banners that so absolutely upheld the
policy of the young banner bearers of today.
The big golden flags were lettered as
follows:
"We press our demands for the ballot at
this time in no narrow, captious or selfish
spirit," read the first banner, "but from
purest patriotism, for the highest good
of every citizen, for the safety of the republic and as a glorious example to the nations of the earth."
"At this time our greatest need is not
men or money, valiant generals or bril-
liant victories, but a consistent national
policy based upon the principle that all
governments derive their just powers from
consent of the governed."
The third Susan B. Anthony banner bore
this inscription: "The right of self-gov-
ernment for one-half of its people is of far more vital consequence to the nation,
than any or all other questions',"
So impressed by the line was a Baltimore
clergyman that he took a picture of the
bannered pickets to show to the young
women of his Sunday school, promising a
delegation from his church for the picket
line in the near future. A woman who also
caught the truly religions spirit of the
pageant like procession stepped up to the
leader of the procession and said "I wonder
if you realize the mediaeval spectacle
you young women present; you have made
us realize, that this cause is a crusdae."
Lawyers, doctors and nurses have stood
on the suffrage picket line on their res-
pective days this week, and at the "picket
teas" held at headquarters after the pick-
eting is over each day, different speakers
have described the new spirit that is ani-
mating the suffrage movement largely be-
cause women are willing to visualize the
movement to the man and woman on the
street.
