Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
MANY WOMEN ARE
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two colored women and five men.
Third district, 11O4 Tatnall strect--21
white and one colorcd woman and ono
white man.
Fourth district-Thirteent and Tat
nall-23 white and three colored women
and two men. There was some confusion
among the rcgistrants, as the early list of
registration places contained an error,
giving these polls Mt Thirteenth and
Orange streets, whereas they are Mt the
southwest corner of Thirteenth and Tat
nall.
As far as is known there are no Negroes
living in the Fifth district OF the Seventh
ward, the polling place OF which is Mt
1910 Washington street. Here 81 white
women and two white men had been
registered up to IL o'clock, and during
that time there had been no colored APP
plcants. Twenty-Five women were wait
ing for the polls to open, some having
been there some time before 8 o clock.
Two women workers were busy at this
registration place, marshaling the women
and helping 10 facilitate the work Many
Of the applicants came with their market
baskets and many came in motor cars.
Some Of the regs.rants manifested sur
prise over the short time required To regis
ter and the few questions asked them.
One woman, before venturing in, asked
another woman TO 90 inside and inquire
whether, if she registered, she would be
required 10 serve on jufies. Being advised
that this was not matter for the regis
tration officers to settle. she went inside
the polls and registered Many Of the
women there volunteered their ages One,
when asked whether she was over II, re-
piled, ives | asked my husband last
night whsther was 26 or 27. had for
gotten" The registration officers said II
was delight To register the women there,
so much intelligence was shown.
QUIET IN SOUTH WILMINGTON.
Registrations in the heavy districts ri
South Wilmington at noon were as fol-
lows:
Second Ward. fourth district, 432 But
tonwood street --42 colored women; two
colored men
Fifth district, il20 b street. colored
women, IA white women, two white men.
Sixth district, 1913 Lobdell street-l2
white women, one colored woman.
Seventh district, 1914 ID street-47
white women, two white men; SIX oolored
men.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Cothran, sos South
Ecald street, was the oldest woman TO
register in the Fifth district. second wsrd.
She gave her age as 80 years. There wers
no disturbances &C all in South Whining
ton Registrnnts came 20 the polling plao-
es quietly and left quietly. A rush Of
registrants is expected this afternoon.
LOOKS LIKE "rrrrs on nssr."
Conditions were similar in the east eide
Negro districts. as a rule, though there
were some exceptions The most notable
exceptions were found in the Sixth ward
section Of the second Representative
District. where DIR. w Henri Pipes, a
Negro. il the Republican nominee for
Representative In the Legislature. The
Negro women came out IN force there,
Eighth district of the Sixth ward, 800
East Fourteenth street-At 1i.55 SO
persons had registered, of whom 35 were
oolored women, ii white women and seven
men.
Fifth district of the Sixth ward, 9i6
Walnut street AT 1906 81 persons had
registered, of whom 90 were oolored
women, two white women and five men.
Mrs. Susan LOTHIAN OF 90i Wilson street,
who is IS years old, WAS one of the reg
lstrants.
Third district Of the Sixth ward, $40
French street-At 1910 40 persons had
registered. of whom 81 were colorcd
women, four white women and four men.
Mrs. Hannah Brown, s44 French street,
who is over 20, was among the registrants.
The Second district, Sixth ward,
Seventh and Walnut streets, at l2.40, re-
ported the following registraats: A
total of Al persons, including seven men,
IL white women and IL colored women.
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Registration in the Second district,
Eleventh ward, at sol South jackson
street, was very light up 10 II o. clock, only
two men and two women appearing before
the registrars up TO that time There are
many Polish people in the Ele enth ward
b the women didn't seem very keen
about registering.
In the Fourth district, sos Maryland
avenue, seven registrations had been made
! up To noon, three women and four men
] One of the women was born In Germany
/ but was married TO an American. Al
/ of the women were white.
| In the First district, 427 South Harrison
/ street, 81 registrations were made, q
/ women and nine men. Before the placs
/ of registration had opened this morning
/ 4women were waiting outside at the door
/ The only colored woman eligible In tbs
district registered,
In the Tenth District of the Tenth ward
1107 Linden street, 10 registrations wer'
made, all women.
IN THE FOURTH WARD,
While many Negroes live IN the Fourtl
ward, very few colored women registered
there today
In the Second district, at BIS Eas
| Fourth street, there was only one up Il
IL o'clock, while there were IL whit
women and four men. Miss Catherine
f. Davis, 329 East Fourth street, was tn,
first to register. 1t appears there was quit
a contest for this honor there
In the Third district, at 424 Eas
Fourth street, IL women and two men
all white, registered.
In the Fourth district, SIS East Fourth
street, Is colored women and seven ool
ored men registered.
In the Fifth district, $40 East SiXtl
street, eight coiored women, four whit.
women and six clored men registered
add to the end of regis tration Of
Mayor William G. Taylor this after
noon win take Mrs Martha ]. Camper
son and Mrs. Mary Adams, twin sisters
aged 81 years, and living at 1890 Scot
street, out to the polling place in thei
district.
Mrs Ella Barber, living at 1923 Jack
son street, aged II years, was an en-
thusiastic registrant.
There are also many Negroes In the
eastern end of the Fifth ward, but thei
registration was hardly what was expected
! Az II O'clock in tho First dist riet a.