“DIED FOR WOMEN.”

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8457, 17 June 1913, Page 7

“DIED FOR WOMEN.”

SUFFRAGETTE’S FUNERAL “FIGHT ON. GOD WILL GIVE US VICTORY.” By IVflosraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, June 15. Two thousand delegate suffragettes attended the funeral of Hiss Davison, fatally injured at Epsom during tho race for the Derby. The interment took place at Morpeth, Northumberland. In all, three thousand women participated in tho funeral procession through London. As Mrs Pankhurst was leaving her flat to attend she was rearrested, and conveyed to Holloway Prison. . Eight white-robed suffragettes with black sashes and armlots inscribed “Epsom,” escorted the body to the station. Tho body was enshrouded by the suffragette colours. The coffin was lined with cashmere, and on the casket was a leaden plate, on which was inscribed tho deceased’s last message: “Fight on. God will give us the victory.” A purple pall, with broad arrows embroidered on each side, boro a heart-shaped wreath of laurel inscribed: “She died for women.”

Captain Davison, a , brother of the deceased, was tho chief mourner. The procession, formed outside Victoria Station, was divided into eleven sections, each with a band and banner, Wreaths of flowers filled sis coaches. Groups of processionists in white carried lilies; those dressed in black irises; those in purple laurel wreaths and other tributes. AH the fair-hair-ed women dressed in white, and carrying aloft gilded crosses, led the cortege, the bauds playing the funeral marches.

Two carriages, bidden by white flowers, preceded the open hearse, which was escorted on either side by a guard-of-honour with lilies, and followed by the relatives, Miss Agnes Kenney, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, Mrs Despard, Mrs Sanders, a few men (including Mr Ben Tillett), many hunger-strikers, several wrpliced clergymou, numerous society ladies, shop-girls, factory-hands, nurses in uniform, women doctors, and graduates in their academic gowns. Enormous respectful crowds lined the sun-lit streets throughout the route. The Yen- Archdeacon Esreet conducted tho service at St. George’s Church, Bloomsbury. Thence the procession proceeded to King’s CVoss, whore the body was entrained. A LARGE, CROWD. (Received June 17, 0.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 16. A large and orderly crowd attended Miss Davison’s funeral at the parish church of Morpeth.