Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-10-08
REGISTRATION VITAL
TWO MEETINGS TONIGHT

k.ElI8S L<A ION VI AL
TWO MEETINGS TONIGHT
Ton ght The Women democratic
Campaign organization viii hold
meetings in the second city ward, and
Il Ia pou The former will be ~
fhe circle near The Market house AMI
he iii fer al the intersection OF Sey
ern asenue and Third street
The principal speaker Al these Two
meefnses will be pr John Iatane,
professor of history and dean u
Iobns Hopkins University. a noted
AUTHORITY ana writer on standard
work on International Law Wha has
made Il specially on tile subject of
American Foreign Relations He 4,
therefore an authority on the League
of Nations, which Will be tho sub
jeei II his addresses There will b.
other local speakers
Pref Arthur Nj Anderson's baud,
of B4ltimore. has been engaged 70
furni h music al both meetings The
Momeas committee viii meet the
visiting speaker i the railway sta
zion IN automobiles and will thus be
conveyed 10 the scene OF the meet
ings The city meeting II schedules
for O'Clock and that at Eastport
for $50
Isislng 10 the vital duty that con
fronts them, since they are now full
tiedged voting citizens and With the
Presidential election less than four
weel rengyed. the women Of Anna
polls last night got into politicai har
ness and held two interesting meet
ings IN different sections of the city
Tic League Of Nations, which Is the
paramount issue In this campaign was
veil cxpoundel. and points carving
earnest pleas TO the women Of he
community to get abreas, Of their re-
spoisiblify IN participating In good
government by having their names
placed on the registration books that
they may cast their ballots at the clcf
tion November 2. were forcihly driven
h0ma
Attendance Was Good
Tie meetings were arranged dis
tincfiyely for lie women and in addi
ton tt the addresses, literature to en-
.igh;en those Of the sex on H. course
fo IS pursued in registering and then
voting was distributed rhe first
nee ing was held in the Third Ward
shortly after seven O'Clock and the
|secona in the First Ward Il $50 The
'tormer was under the direction Of Mrs.
tseoree Rawlings, nard leader. While
Mrs. Mamie LaEg conducted the First
Waitl meeting
Taere was i good attendance az
eacll 81 the meetings. but those IN
charge we're keenly disappointed be-
eanae Of he absence Of music 10 help
get the crowds together However,
The asscmblages nj both cases CON
prised both men and women md much
intalgst MAS shown. Toe wosnan
speaser a both OF the meetings was
Mr Walter i. Alexander of BAIT;
more who has just joined the speak
ing f9rces OF State Headquarters Of
the Democratic Women's Organization.
ana is en- tour Of the State having de-
liz red her frs; address Wednesday
ning Mrs Alexahde i Z good
talkaf and Is we'll yersed ia the vari-
on phases Of the League of Nations.
III which Governor Cox. the Demo-
cratie candidate for President and his
runang mate, Franklin d. Roosevelt,
are the exponents
VI. Nel,in Explains League
Calling the Third Ward meeting TO
oeder. Mrs Rawlings first introduced
iIkidgely RI Melvin. Of Annapolis Mr.
Melvin. IN his address. also empha
sized ~ League Of Nations issue as
Ithe one which the two leading parties
I have adopted as the decisive factors in
The campaign. and which Governor Cox
las declared is the supreme issue of
NE century
/ AIr Melvin pointed out that for any
/ voter to be IN favor of the League Of
nations he or she must necessarily
! vote the Democratic ticket, as that
marty alone is definitely committed to
/ Il. While the Republican party Is
against it, He also referred 70 the
fact that If a separate peace" Is
made. as proposed BY Senator Hard
ing. and rejection Of the present
Treaty OF Peace is persisted in. the
United States will be lined up in COM
pany with Russia, Turyey and Mexico
in that position. while the rest Of the
World snbscribes To the Covenant
i which is to prevent war.