Evening journal., 1920-09-18
Many Women Are
Anxious to Vote
was Is years old.

Elruion Oluotfs or the Nllll, Ienih
and Eleventh districts OF he Seventh
ward. said the most conspicuous fea-
/ ture Of this, the first registration day
/ Tor women voters. was the knowledge
l displayed by the women seeking the
I right 70 franchise for the first time.
Very few showed any ignorance what
/ ever OF the procedure Of registering
Ihe hrsl women to register In these
| districts were: Mrs. Edith S. Morris,
1 1872 Van Buren street, In the Ninth
district at 1923 Gilpin avenue: Mrs
Mary II. Downward. 1910 Pennsylvania
/ avenue, In the Tenth district, at Penn
/ sylvania avenue and Franklin street.
and Miss Mary r. deVou, 1911 Della
ware avenue. in the Eleventh dis
trict at 1910 Gdlpin avenue, each OF
whom. with several others. was
awaiting at the place OF registry for
the registration officers A peculiar
feature was the fact that the greater
women who had attained the age Of
forty or more.
In the Ninth district there had been
ffty persons registered at 1925 o'clock
this morning, OF which number AZ
were women. Only six Negro women
had registered at that time in the
district.
In the Tenth district, at iO.35
o'clock, there had been &c women and
II men registered and women in
waiting. Nine Negro women had
registered.
In the Eleventh district at 1910
o'clock there had been 90 women and
5 men registered and in waiting to
be registered.
The women displayed more activity
than the men in these districts in get
| ting registered and only a few an
swered, when requested TO give their
axe, by using the stereOtyped
| phrase, "twenty-One and upwards" ="
but readily responded by giving their
4 exact age
Enthusiastic in Ninth.
In the Ninth ward. the banner Re-
/ publican ward, the women were out
| In large numbers 20 register. In
practically every district Of the ward
| enthusiastic women had collected az
/ the polling places before they were
opened and an displayed an eagerness
b. get their names on the books in
order that they might voc he elec-
/ tiOls
Up until noon 80 women had regis
tered In the Eleventh district OF the
Ninth ward, 1908 West street. Mary
Z. Mask had the distinction Of being
/ the FIRST woman reg sttrfd in This d s-
trict
In the Twelfth district Of the same
ward, 20Oi jefferson street, i3 women
had registered. I'm addition to nine
men. up until the noon hour. In this
district, Mrs Mary +. Dorsey, OF 2O0i
jefferson street, was the first woman
I registered.
The Fourteenth district Of the Ninth
ward. 22i1 Boulevard, registered the
largest number OF women In the ward
this morning. 81 women or the dis
trlct having THEIR names placed on
the books. The flrst OF these was
Margaret r. Bruce, who lives in the
house where the polling place is To-
Gated.
Thirtv-three women were registered
In the Seventeenth district, 405 West
Twentyi-fOurth street. Mrs. Milderd r.
Scott, OF 60 West TNNeniy-nfth street,
was the FIRST Of these TO be registered.
Although the ages Of women are not
being asked, Mrs. Margaret Hunter
2tO7 Elliott street. willingly told hers
when she was registered in the Seven
teenth district. She Is SO years old
and said she registered lust for fun.
In the Sixteenth district. 230j Wash
lngton street, Al women were reglst-
cred up until noon. The flnst OF these
was Mrs. Elizabeth B. Stirliih, 22is
washington street, an ardent suffrage
leader and a member or the National
Woman's party.
, Sixty women were registered this
morning in the Eighteenth district
250i washington street Mrs. Clara 3.
Watson, 250i Washington street, was
the frst.
During the first hours OF the opening
Of the polls this morning sixty hNe
women were registered in the Nine
teenth district. PIG West Twenty
ninth street. In all, I6 women were Or,
registered this morning. The nrsl
amonr them was Clara A. Baylis,
3OiO Washington street.
Democratic Wards Active, Too.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Keelin, 81 years
lof ace. 226 n. Jackson street, the old
est woman registering In me Inird
district Of the Tenth ward, said, when
she presented herself for registration,
II am glad 10 be able to register, even
10 enjoy my right OF franchise even
N 10 Is late In life" The FIRST woman
Ito register in this district was Mrs
LYDIA Andrews. 1906 West Third
street. who, with. one, other woman,
was awaiting the board Of registry, al
zoos West Third street. when they ar
rived at Q O'Clock. There was q
women and Q men registered at ~
! O'Clock STANDARD ttme) Ihe Ienul
is the strongest Democratic ward.
Thre were o women and 2 men reg
istered by ~ o'clock. standard time
in the second district OF the Tenth
Ward. at iii9 West Fourth street
Mrs. Anna II. Galloway, 1910 Wesl
/ Sixth street was the first woman "a
register I'm this district, which she dld
at 3 o'clock, standard time.
rrsI. D. ~ and \
men registered in the Fourth district
Of the Third Ward at 100 West Fifth
street. at t2 o'clock, standard lme,
Mrs. Lucille Brookmeyer, Of 1O2 West
Fourth street, was the first woman to
register in that district, which is
strongly Democratic She was waiting
when the board arrived.
Second Ward Women Enroll.
The women Of South Wilmington
/ showed great interest in their first
registration day. In the Fourth dis
! trict OF the Second ward Ms. isabella
IL. Banum. Npp7-css, 437 ButtonwOOd
. lister In this district 43 cOlOred
women registered up TO 70 O'Clock. II
Is a heavily populated cOlored district.
, In the Fifth district Of the Second
ward. Miss Ruth Hamilton. al South
Heald street, was the first woman 20
, register: "a white and cOlored women
registered IN this district up 10 noon
In the Seventh district Of the Second
ward. Mrs. Annie NJ Faulkner, Of 1901
B. street. was the flrst woman "a
; register at 1911 r. street. In this
district is white and > colored women
/, Registered mp TO 70 o'clock
An amusing thing occurred IN the
= Fifth district OF the Second ward
J when Sarah J. Cochran applied 10 be
J registered When asked what her age