The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Thirty w O m e n in A s.
sembIy Which Selects
Ginter Park Officials.
GA RN EFT T w ms
ON FIRST BALLOT
Results of Last Nights Meeting
Will Be Ratified at a Special
Election Ordered by the
Court to Be Held on Janu-
airy 1I-Music Enlivens
Wait Between Votes.

Women exercised the right OF SUI
frage for the first time in the history
Of Virginia at the meeting OF Glnter
Part citizens last night. which unani-
mouslv elected John Garland Pollard
first Mayor II the newly incorporated
town and chose six members for the
Council that will frame its legislation
In reality the election was only
primary. but it is conceded that the
ticket selected will be ratified at the
legally appointed election ordered Tor
January II when the Henrico Circuit
Court incorporated the town. Inc
town has a voting population of ~
and. including the women, there were
12O persons at the meeting last night
{. b. Garnett was tine only member
of the Council selected on the first
ballot He received q total of sixty
four votes. which was a majority OF
all cast The remaining FIVE members
Of the Council viii be > II. Halves. W.
:. Rhoads. B. w Wilson. Thomas Whit
tst and /. z. Curry.
Women Cast Votes.
In all. thirty women admitted that
they were more than twenty Jne years
OF age BY attending the meeting
Practically all of them showed some
hesitation in marking their ballots.
and II was not until their male escorts
had sent an example that they ventuTed
10 write down the candidates OF their
choice None of them. 50 far s could
be seen. voted on the oral questions
which were put to the body In every
particular ii was an election de luxe.
In addition 10 the presence OF the
women. who added a homelike air TO
the auditorium OF the school building,
a number of selections were rendered
: on the piano while the votes We're be-
Ing counted. and il was not an cleo
trio piano, either. for W. B. Cridln
responded TO the call of Mr.. Pollard
Cor entertainment and manipulated the
school piano with credit to himself.
when il was taken into consideration
that the constant banging OF the
Younger population had unkeyed the
higher octaves Of the instrument
In staying qualities. the women
showed themselves much better on
than the men. for not one OF them
sought the hall outside during the en-
tire procedure, although a number OF
men could be seen inhaling tobacco
smoke just beyond the door.
Pollard Chairman.
Mr.. Pollard. as chairman Of the Citi-
zens' Association. called the meeting
to order at $50 o'clock. and read the
call recently issued by the finance
committee c. Z. Garrett then pre-
10 e
election They set forth in greater
detail the provision. contained in the
call.
over the resolutions considerable
debate developed. in which none Of the
female contingent participated The
legal portion OF the citizenship. In
Guiding n :. Fulton and Mr. Garrett
led the debate. The resolution ordered
that there should be no -canvasslng Tor
votes nor any nominating speeches
\ final provision provided for filing
any vacancies that might occur on the
ticket before the regular election The
finance committee of the Citizens As
ISOLATION was empowered to select
substitute for any candidate who could
not make the race. by taking the per
son who received the next highest
number Of votes.
The resolutions disposed Of the six
;ellerS who had been appointed dis
tributsd the ballots and gave the sig
nal for much confusion on tne part
Of the first voters who watched close
IL the actions Of the men seated just
next TO them. As soon as the ballots
hal been collected the tellers retired
TO a neighbo-ing room to count the
vote
Then it was that Mr. Griffin took
his seat at the piano and began TO
play various compositions. ranging be-
tween Beethoven and old Kentucky
Home. At the first note from the
riano the door OF the room IN which
IA. tcIIers were working could be
plainly seen TO close.
After the results Of the first ballot
had been neatly tabuiated on a big
blackhoa-t. Dr. r. W SIN moved 10
drop from the running all candidates
for the Council who had not received
more than ter votes lie Immediately
Withdrew his motion when his attcn-
ton was called to the fact that he
had received just eleven votes
seven ballots were required before
,be entire ticket was nominated. The
meeting adjourned at ii.so o'clock
A meeting % the finance committee
o. the Citizens Association was called
for this afternoon AT . o'clock In the
fg,rSfrcss Mems Grub. Final arrange
rncnfs for tnaugurating municipal gov
eminent will then Be taken. IL y ru-
rorcd that one or more OF the can
dIiates selected las; night ~iil not &C
cen, the honor conferred. In that
event Charles 9. Taylor. IT.. T. g Ruf-
an ana G. y Cs5ot. having stood next
20 thr successful Candidates In the
baIiotinx. Will be eligible for places
on the ticket IN the order named.
4 closing vote Of thanks was given
"a the anance COMMITTEES 81 the town
for devisine the unique plan % secur-
inr an expression % the entire popu-