New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
Women Stand
Patiently in
Line at Polls
Laughingly Tell One An
other That Suffrage Is
Worth the Trouble; Many
Bring Along Camp Stools
Girl Scouts Tend Babies
Some Feminine Watchers
at Voting Places Before
the Doors Are Unlocked

tory of New York City was cast yester-
day Women showed an intense inter
est in the Presidential election, which
they had not manifested in the two
minor elections since they won the bal
lot in 1911 The polling places were
crowded during the morning with
women voters and the election boards
were entirely unprepared for the con-
geston.
No exact count Of the woman's vote
was made hat Miss Helen Varick Bos-
well. chairman of the New York County
Women's Republican Committee, esti-
mated that more than one-third Of the
total city vote was cast by women.
There are 1887 ,S35 registered voters in
the city, Miss Boswell said and the
woman's vore probably aggregated more
than 100000.
'In many election districts in the
better residential sections, the woman's
vote equals THAT of the men," she said
"and in some districts there are more
women than men. This is offset, how
ever, by the fact that many women.
especially Of foreign birth, do not vote"
Women Crowd Out Hylan
The women were blamed by Mayor
Hvian for his failure to vote before
going TO the City Hall. SO many thrifty
Brooklyn house wives on their way to
market were lined up at the Mayors
polling place that HiZzoner had to stand
in line twenty-five minutes. after which
he lost patience and gave it up, prom
ising MS Democratic captain, however,
that he would return
The women bore the ANNOYANCE of
standing in line for long periods with
amused fortitude, laughingly saying to
one another that the privilege of voting
was vel worth standing in line for.
The prudent had provided themselves
with camp stools and reading matter.
Many a school teacher corrected her
papers and many housewife flashed an
embroidery needle while awaiting her
turn q, the little white door Pomer-
anians helped while away the hour for
some women, and others had brought
their children along to talk to them
from the sde~alk.
G.rl Scouts were active at many poll
ing places, assisting the mothers by
guaranteed baby experts.
Father Brings Baby, Too
AT the polling place at Amsterdam
Avenue and l23d Street a Girl Scout
was called upon to assist male voter
IN the performance Of nursery duty.
He vas John McCulloch, whose wife is
III, he said. and had asked him to take
the baby out for its airing when he
went to vote. Mr.. McCulloch had left
the matter Of q watcher for the baby
to fate. thinking that some woman
probably would come to the rescue.
When he found the competent little
Scout, adorned with a Baby Badge,
ready to hold the child, he voted with
an easy mind
Many picturesque incidents marked
Womens appearance at the polling
places. A procession of nineteen sis
ters from the Church Of Our Lady of
Angels. at 232 East Thirteenth Street,
was led 10 the polling place at 81 East
Fourteenth Street by Mrs. Margaret
Ryan the Democratic district leader.
From the st. Lukes Home for Aged
Women ar Broadway and Hath Street,
resolute voter in black shawl and
prim gray curls hurried to the polling
place before o'clock.
HAp'aiHS fole before BREAKFAST
4 just couldn't relish my breakfast
nntl | had voted" she explained to
the astonshed clerk. 81 wanted to get
1t off my mind
Later in the morning, Mrs. Howard
NcCadden. the Republican district
.eader provided automobiles for the
entire voting population of the home
TO visit the polls in comfort
Many women watchers and district
leaders were on the job before the own
efs OF the polling places had arrived or
the ballots had been delivered
Miss Laura Skinner, campaign chair
man Tor the New York State Women's
Executive Committee. and hustler In
the Tenth Assembly District, was able
to start things moving at the polling
b;ace at 6S West Thirty-ninth Street
Inc owner Of the place. musician
named hpi, was not in evidence at 6