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Show WILL DODGE SERGEANT Many Members of Congress Con-gress Will Join the Suffragist Parade Washington, Feb 21 From all appearances ap-pearances it will be nip and tuck March 3, whether the perturbed and perspiring serjeants-at-arms of the senate and house will he able to keep a quorum in congress during tho pas-scge pas-scge of the suffragist processiou on that dav A number of leading members mem-bers of both bianches. according to a statement civpu out today ai the national na-tional suffragists headquarters, have announced thai 'hey would march in the parade, oven if thev had to hide from their respective sergeants-at-arms to do so ' Among those quoted as having made the declaration are Senator Polndexter of Washington and Representative Victor Murdoch ol KansaP majority of 'he members of con-gr-s; however, ar showing signs of nervousness over the prospect of being be-ing caught between two fires on the Universal suflrane question The antl-snffragists antl-snffragists todav appeared In numbers num-bers in the halls of the Capitol and In the senate and house office buildings build-ings They displayed as much enthusiasm en-thusiasm as their suffragist sisters In hutton-hollng members. The batteries of typewriters in both camps of the women, situated onK B block apart, began rapid fire clicking i ar an earlj hour hi the preparation ; of literary ammunition to be used for ar.(j against the 'cause." The two big guards, holh of whom resemblp "white hopes," also were early on the scene and they seemed to have become be-come ardent l partisan 'o overt arts were committed by them however how-ever although it was not the fault of small boys who sought tauntingly to get them together. |