Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-13
VOMEN'S leaders
URGE REGISTRATION
Final Conferences c Seek to Over.
come Poor Previous Showing
at Polls Tomorrow
MORE SEEK ASSESSMENT

..Roeister tomorrow !" is the rallying
.rv that is going out today to all women
uho have not completed the qualifying
nrocess to cast fheir first vote in No
vember.
last minute conferences are being
held by most Of the women's orsaniza /.
tions in preparation for a full turnout
at the polls tomorrow. ... -.
The women wish to overcome the
moor showing made September z, the
krst registration day. when fewer tnan
IN. 200 of them appeared at the polls.
nrhere are 251 900 women in the city
e,ivible to register, and nearly 5000
more are expected to petition the courts
N have their names added to the
: assessors lists. The petitions will be
heard BY Judge Shoemaker. in Common
pleas Court No. 1, Friday morning.
Polls Open at
The polls will be open from Z o'clock
tomorrow morning until 1 o'clock. and
then again from 4 o'clock in the after
noon until 10 o'clock at night. Pay
ment Of a fifty cent poll tax or the
holding of a property tax receipt. pro-
yiding the name is on the assessors
list, qualities men and women to reg
ister. And they must register in order
10 be able to vote. .,,.. ~.
Organization work, contemplating the
sctiyity Of committees in each ward to
bring out the women voters. is being
undertaken by women's organizations
and the ward committees of the men s
groups.
An important conference of women
political leaders will take place this
afternoon at the Headquarters of the
Women's League for Good Government
at 800 South Thirteenth street. at the
invitation Of Mrs. Frank Miles Day, the
president. Present at this, by invita-
ton. will be representatives of the Re.
publican Women's state committee of
Pennsylvania the county committee of
that organization the Pcnnsylyania
League Of Women Voters. and a mum.
Der Of other women's groups.
To Get Ward Reports '
The League of Women Voters also
will hold conference at the New Cen
tury Club today, at which reports will
be received from the forty eight ward
leaders Of the league. The various com
mittees en- child welfare. protection of
women in industry. American citizen
ship and other purposes of the organ :
ization will make reports.
Previous to this meeting Mrs. George
A. Piersol. Philadelphia leader of the
League of Women Voters, will con.
fer with Director Cortelyou, of the De-
partment of Public Safety. IN the di-
rector's office. It is expected she will
nsk the aid Of the police in connection
with the registration Of women tomor-
row.
Y. Mrs. Thomson Busy
Under the direction Of Mrs. Walter s.
Thomson. chairman of the county com
mittee of the women's Republican
state committee, the work of organizing
Philadelphia is progressing rar idly
There have been no further furries be-
tween members Of this committee and
the members Of the Ware controlled Re-
publican central campaign committee at
Eleventh and Chestnut streets. since
Chairman Thomas F. Watson addressed
letter to Mrs. Thomson. Offering alt
the co cooperation possible. It Is through
the district and ward organizations of
this committee. that Republican women
will be approached and urged to turn
out tomorrow and register in large
numbers.