THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 141, 17 June 1913, Page 7

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

DAVISON'S FUNERAL.

3000 WOMEN PARTICIPATE,

AN IMPOSING PROCESSION

[Peess? Association.]

LONDON, June 15.Three thousand women participated in Miss Davison's funeral procession through London. As Mrs Pankhurst was leaving her flat to attend she was re-aTrested and conveyed to Holloway" Prison. Eight white-robed suffragettes, with black sashes and armlets at Epsom escorted the coffin to the station.

Davison's body was enshrouded in the suffragette colors. The coffin was lined with cashmere, and a lead plate was inscribed with the deceased's last message: "Fight on. God will give the victory." A purple pall, with broad arrows embroidered on each side, bore a heart-shaped wreath of laurel, inscribed: "She died for women."

Captain Davisori, the deceased's brother, was chief mourner. The procession formed: up outside Victoria Station, and divided into eleven sections, each with a band and banner bearer.

Wreaths of flowers filled six coaches, and groups of processionists in white carried lilies, those dressed in black carrying irises. Those in purple bore laurel wreaths and other tributes.

A tall fair-haired woman, dressed in white, and carrying a gilded cross, led the cortege*, the bands playing funeral marches.

Two carriages hidden with white flowers preceded the open hearse, which was escorted on either side by a guard of honor with lilies. The hearse was followed by the relatives, Miss Kenney, Sylvia Pankhurst, Mrs Despard, Miss .Sanders, and a few men, including^Mr Ben Tillett. Then came many hunger-strikers, several surpliced clergymen, numerous society ladies, shop girls, factory hands, nurses with uniforms, and women doctors and graduates in academic gowns. Enormous and respectful crowds lined the sunlit streets throughout the route.

Archdeacon Esoreet conducted the service at St. George's, Bloomsbury. Thence the body was taken to King's Cross, where it was entombed.