Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-17
DEMOCRAT|CLEAGUE
. GIVES RECEPTION TO
WOMEN VOTERS
Campaign Plans Outlined and an
Interesting Social Time Held
Last Night.
500 WE'RE IN ATTENDANCE

Five hundred enthusiastic women at
tended reception given by the Demo-
cratic League of Delaware Mt its club
house, 6iO French street, last night.
Because of the surprisingly large attend
nnce another function of a like nature Is
being arranged for the near future.
Electrically illuminated and fiorally
decorated, the clubhouse presented
pretty scene. John +. McNabb, Charles
h. Saylor, James Lewis, William Reiner
aud Bernard Snyder comprised the rccep-
tion committee. Addresses by James III.
Hughes. Jr., United States district at
torncv. Mrs. Charles Tiffany of New
York, member of the Democratic
National Committee, Mrs. Henry Ridgely
of Dover. a member of the Delaware
League Of Women Voters, Mrs. Ellis
Meredith of Washington, an official of the
Woman's Bureau of the Democratic
National Committee, Henry X. lsaacs,
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittcc. and Andrew J. Lynch of George
town, the Democratlckpominee Tor gov
crnor, featured the exercises. Dancing
10 music furnished by Reuters Orchestra
followed the speeches. Refreshments were
served, and pictures OF the Democratic
nominees for President and Nice-President
were distributed.
John +. McNabb, president of the
league. formally welcomed the honorees.
District Attorney Hughes spoke briefly.
He told the women their enfranchisement
marked an important epoch In the history
Of the United States. He said they were
enfranchised when the Democratic party
was launching campaign for clean politics.
He never heard woman speak In favor
of vote buving, and he did not believe any
Delaware woman would sell her vote.
After greeting the women, Mr.. lsaacs
stated he saw a forecast OF what two
registration days and election day would
show women interesting themselves IN
vital issues. considering matters touching
thcif homes and determining where prln-
ciple and honesty lie. lie told them much
could be done by their ballots.
Commenting on the surprisingly large
attendance. Mrs. Tiffany expressed hope
that the women would keep on surprising,
FIRST for country and second for party.
She said il must be exciting to be enfran-
chised So near election time; New York
women had almost n year to learn the
art Of voting but Delaware women must
learn quickly. Remarklng that women
will be shy about their first vote, she urged
getting the women out" She declared
there is no disgrace about being crude or
green" al the polls. She proposed ap-
pointing "chaperones" or ''hospltalers.
Emphasizing the necessity Of canvassing
she suggested that the women show the
men how ably the women can junction
as canvassers.
Mrs. Tiffany thought men woul d be sur
prised If women scratched tickets
occasionally, but she believed scratch
ing" would be wholesome for country and
party. She told the women it was between
~ .Inf- Mat har cd
She warned against improper marking
Of ballots She advised registering tomorrow
and canvassing for the next registration
day. Declaring women normally are
Democrats, she stated they favor the
Democratic party because it is humanl-
tartan and they are consumers. She ap-
proved tariff for revenue only and opposed
profteering and monopollstic control. She
praised the League OF Nations and re-
sented the Republican claim that only
Republicans are true Americans.
After telling the women TO register to-
morrow and 70 mark ballots properly,
Mrs. Ridgely advised them 10 study good
citizenship, whose essentials the Delaware
League Of Women Voters teaches. She
announced that the league will meet In
the Hotel du Pont September % and 20
and will open three citizenship schools in
Wilmington October ]. She thanked the
Democratic party for incorporating in its |
platform many suggestions made by the +
league.
Mrs Meredith, who recently resided in
Colorado. said it was the first State to
enfranchise women by popular vote After
% years experience as a voter, she told
Delaware women ITO come in. the water
is fine" She spoke of trials and tribu-
lations She contrasted conditions In
Colorado and Delaware, saying Colorado
women had ''numps, measles and whoop-
ing cough of party organization" while |
Delaware women are welcomed in from !
the ground floor" She hoped Delaware
women would prove that they really