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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22

On last Wednesday a birthday
dinner was given at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Trevathan,
in honor of Mr.. Trevathan's Goth
birthday.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22

Miss Georgia Goldsby from Bir-
mingham, is visiting her parents,
DIR. Goldsby and wife. t.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22
METHODIST CHURCH.

METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. T. H. Davis, Pastor
Preaching each second Sunday at
II a. M, and 1880 p. m. Also third
Sunday at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Frank
Margrave, Supt. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night. a..
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22
GLEASON CHURCH DIRECTORY
c. r. CHURCH.
Rev. Reed. Pastor.

Preaching every first Sunday al
II 4 m. and z p m. Sunday School
zach Sunday morning at 9:45.
]. N. Trentham, S. S. Supt.
Mr.. Ned Castleman, Asst. Supt.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22

Get your molasses labels at the
Enterprise office, SOC per 100,
mailed post paid if cash accompanies
the order. If
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22

The Enterprise covers 'Weakley
county like the dew of heaven.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22

The little girl of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Clark has been very i'll with
scarf let fever. -.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

DR.. Anderson, Pastor.
Services every third Sunday at II
a. M. and Z p. m. Sunday School
each Sunday morning at 9:45.
Mr.. Altman, S. S. Supt.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22

Mr.. Granville McDearmon h
been very i'll with congestion.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-22
BARRIX-S UMMERS

The wedding of Miss Edwinna
Summers to Mr.. George Barrix was
solemnized Thursday, Oct. IA, at
the home of the brides parents,
Rev. T. H. Davis officiating.
The bride is the talented daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Summers
and a popular member of the So
cial set.
For the ceremony the bride wore
a suit of blue tricotine with pict-
ure hat in black, gold trimmings
and other accessories in harmony
and corsage bouquet of valley Ill
lies and carnations.
After a short bridal trip, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bark will be back at home
with the groom's uncle.
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Women "Leaders"
Scored by Knight
Cestinucd frsn Pase Oss

Centfuucd from Page One
Party organizations are chosen by the
people themselves. They are not ap.
pointed by anybody. The fact that these
say they were appointed by Governor
Sproul doesn't mean anything.
"As long as women now have the
right to vote. let them 20 ahead and
vote. But they can't expect to run
everything. They wanted an equal voice
with the men, and now they have It..
Let them express their views as pro.
vided BY law"
Mrs. Warburton, who is state chair
man for the Republican women's com.
mittee, came early to headquarters TO-.
day at 500 South Broad street, and
Immediately went into conference with
Mrs. Thomson, who Is chairman OF the
county committee; Mrs. j. Willis
Martin, member OF the executive
committee, and Mrs. Thomas Robins,
secretary Of the state committee.
Mrs. Warburton was not present al
the meeting yesterday and wished to
learn at first hand from Mrs. Thomson
just what had happened at that stormy
session. The, conference lasted for
about an hour, and at its conclusion
George O'Brien, speaking for the con /.
ferees, explained that the women would
ignore" Coroner knight and 80 right
on with their. work. ..w =
Mrs.. Warburton, however. made the
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NEW BALLoT.Boxes NEEDED
Complaint 10 Made That Old oo..
Are Not Ell for usa

Old, dilapidated, Inadequate hail..
boxes imperil the integrity Of In. aiot nn..
Ing election, according I'd Prothonotas.
Henry f. Walton, Of the Court Of Cos.y'
mon Pleas, In a complaint to the cov, @
ty commissioners, Kuenzel, Holmes ana
Lank. "na
They are not At to receive thu So...
Of the men aione In the past elections !,
said Mr.. Walton, 'and they thresten :.
bring confusion, disgrace and poiitics,
disaster upon us at the coming election
II II is attempted TO stuff nearly douhi.
the number Of ballots into them.
I'm the last election count, In n cor.
test, attorneys directed the court. sms
picions to the condition in which M
ballots arrived In the boxes. Tb.re
were cases where they were hansin.
ont, SO that any crook could 6sys
snatched them.
There is new and safe ballot bor
that stretches out In sections like A tsle'
scope. 1t works well. The prothonotsry
is responsible for the safe keeping n
the ballots In the boxes after deliycrv
to City Hail. have a right 10 ssi
that the boxes should be ADEQUATE In
number and size and In condition.
have a right also to ask that the boxes
.ot each division should be plainlv
marked with the division and ward. Il
would be a great additional security.
Nobody can now tell one Of the 1854
boxes from another"
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accorded the women lead
At the city committee meeting,
J Deplores Attack on Women

reception accorded the women leaders
at the city committee meeting.
Depiores Attack on Women
II was sorry to read about IT," she
said. II feel sure ft was a misunder-
standing, and that the men had no rea
Mrs. Hubbs stated that women are
registering in large numbers all over
"The women are alive" she said,
I "and most Of those who have been
| assessed will be registered. Our work
ers throughout the city are encouraging
! women to register today. After we see
| the result Of the first days registration, !,
we will compare the registration OF
women BY divisions with the assessment
Of women By divisions, and then make
| q drive on the two remaining registra-
tion days to yet every woman who Is
Senator Ware said today he was sorry
there had been a misunderstandin at
the city committee meeting.
"I am confident" he said, that we
will all be able to work out q plan Of
co operation which will be satisfactory
\ to both men and women.
Despite Coroner Knights statement
Republican Alliance and Ware lad.
ers announced today that they would
have to. adopt an entirely new line OF
procedure In dealing with the work OF
organising Philadelphia's army Of won.
en- voters.
This announcement was made because
Of the clash yesterday.
The meeting had been called by Coun.
Gilman Charles b. Hall, chairman Of
the campaign committee, for the pur-
| r,ss - 6Avf.tu0 uvs - snd means Of ne
| curing co operation with the women's .
committee. The Ware leaders raised the
point, for the sake Of technicality. that
| the women had not been oHicially chosen
directly BY the people a. had the mem
bers Of the mems committee.
| Promptly, the women, headed by Mrs.
Walter g. Thomson, chairman Of the
Philadelphia county committee, arose
to resent the suggestion that they had
no standing, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. John
II. Mason and others insisted their
authority. and standing came directly
from Will II. Hays, chairman OF the
Republican National Committee.
Both Alliance and Ware leaders ad J..
mitted today that there could be no real
question as to the standing OF the WON :
en-. Technicalities, furthermore, had nc
place In the situation, II was added. fof
the reason that the women have moi
used the ballot, and therefore have had
no chance to elect women committee
men In the same way as the men are
elected.
VIII Have to Revise Rules
Harry A. Mackey, ono OF the chic
spokesmen for the Ware organization
said that the rules Of the party will
have to be revised so that all chance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02
Pointers on Registrdtion
V for the Ne,o Toters

Women not registered today, or on
September IA. or October 2, may ap.
pear before the feeistration commb.
sioners at City Hall any day between
October 8 and October %, and make
their applications for registration
then.
A woman, not yet twenty .ons
years old, but who will be twenty.
one years old on November 2 or be-
fore, can register. II woman Il not
twenty .one By November 2 she can
not register.
In the case Of a man and wife
Jointly owning property, holding a
tax receipt made out to "John Doe
ct ux." Latin for ''and wife," can.
not have the wife registered on Il.
The registration commissioners have
instructed the registrars in all such
cases to call for the deed, showing
the man and wife hold property
Jointly. .'ps
State or county tar receipts must
be shown except In the case Of
women who are more than twenty
one years old and not yet twenty
two years old. They can "votc on
age" without payment Of any tax.
II tax receipt IL not produced a
poll tat OF hfty cents must be paid.
Payment can be made at the polling
place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02

This is the first Of three resistrs-
tion days for men and wcmea elec.
tors. TIE polling places were open
from Z .. m. to I. p. m. and VIII
be open again from 4 p. m. TO 10
p. m. To register ycu must make
a personal visit 10 your division
polling place.
Women are being registered ~
voters for the Arst time 10 the history
OF the city.
Locate the polling place for the
division 10 which you live.
II your name IL on the assessors.
list the registrar viii require you to
sign your name and win ash the fol.
lowing questions:
Name; address: age: occupation;
height; weight; length Of residence
In the division (voters must have
lived sixty days IN the division be.
fore they can vote there): length Ct
residence In state: where born color !
room or floor occupied at given ad.
drese; whether applicant 70 the les.
see or owner ef the Iivsn place oe
residence.
Having been duly asses~ed AMI
registered, the electos Is fully dusH-
hed to vote In November.
TNe other registration days are
September IA and October 2.
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following brief statement concerning the
authority Of the Republican women's
state committee:
1--WE are proceeding with the otgani.
sation of the Republican women In
Pennsylvania, as authorised by the
chairman Of the Republican national
committee and the governor of the
state"
Mrs. Harriet L. Hubbs, executive
secretary Of the Pennsylvania League
Of Women Citizens, took exception to
Coroner knights comment on Mrs.
Warburton, Mrs. Thomson and "the
working girls" ."...
II don't feel that way about t."
said Mrs. Hubbs. Those women are
deep students Of social conditions and
their only endeavor Ia TO help to better
them. Mrs. Thomson has told me that
she was interested In active politics
only because she wanted to help women,
no matter where they may be placed.
Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Warbufton are
all right"
Mrs. Hubbs expressed regret over the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02

minis, OF Magistrates Oswaid's once.
She lives at 1913 Oxford street. :.
"I'll vote the same way my husband
votes" she declared. Hes ne
publican.
u.rs,r, H. r.,.r,.s
MRs. PAULINE sCALL. sixty
AVA eight years ola, lsSf East somer
set street, sAnch supporter OF
Senator Harding. Immediately sfter
breakfast this morning she called on
four Of her neishbors and brought them
with her to the polling place OF the
fifteenth division Of the Twenty -hfth
ward, at Frsnkford avenue and Scfner.
set street.
Mn, Schall registered A. q Republi.
can, a. did her neishbors - Mrs.
Mathilda Hoist, hfty three years old.
1899 East Somerset street; Mrs. Mary
Reed. forty y-six years old, 1881 East
~ two years old, 1885 East Somerset
street, and Mrs. Mafyaret Livingston,
fifty two years old, 1888 East Somerset
street.
II did II for the good Of the country
and Of the Republican party" said Mrs.
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Mrs Cayen Not on List
XIyHEN Director Of Public We

XLyHEN Director Of Public Works
w and Mrs. Frank II. Caven arrived
nt the polling place at 1891 North SiI.
ty third street. they discovered that
Mrs. Cavcn's name was not on the as
sessor's list. Director and Mrs. Caven
both expressed indignation at the over
sight Of the division assessor. Mrs.
Csven is so eager to register and e1er.
else her newly acquired right that Di-
rector Caven said he would appeal to
the county commissioners.
The first woman to register as a
Democrat In the twentieth division OF
the Thirty fourth ward, at the Sirty-
third street polling place, was Mrs. John
P. Dwyer, Of l145 North Sixty fifth
street. She was the only woman Demo.
crat registered up until 10 O'Clock, at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02
Here's q Problem

MISS DOROTHY DEXTER, Of 1858
AV1 Sherwood road, Overlook. social
worker, told the registrar at 1901 North
Sixty third street, that she was wor-
ried because her name would be diff
ferent BY the date Of the general elec
tion.
She expected to Be married BY then,
she said, and didn't want to take any
chances on losing her vote for the pres
idential nominees. The registrar ex.
pressed sympathy, but said he didn't
know what would happen In case like
that. '... ..
Mrs. Mary p. Chambers, Of $500
City Line avenue another registrant
at this polling place. said she was sew
enty- six years old and, to use her own
words. 'fcr fifty years has been q quiet
sutfrsgist." -..
Mrs. Lilly Hoppy, 1901 South 'six.
teenth street. was the FIRST woman to
the Twenty sixth ward. She seemed
conversant with her duties and answered.
to the point. In this division ninety.
seven women are enrolled and 331 men
Mrs. William Wolf, of 2G11 Oxford
street, had tn, honor Of the being tho
first woman to register in the tenth
division OF the Twenty ninth ward.
Hr husband. William Wolf, ii one OF
the registrars. This morning Mrs. Wolf
accompanied him to the polling place
at Twenty sixth and Oxford streets and
promptly at Z O'Clock was registered.
II am going to vote the Republican
Ticket" she said.
In the eleventh division polling place
Of the Forty seventh ward, on Nine.
teenth. street above Oxford, one Of the
first to register WIS Mrs. Mary Cum
Minis, wife Of Constable James Cum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02
coupIs's Politics Differ

A HOUSE was divided against itself
"A when Ernest z. Norris and his
wife. Mary. arrived at the fortieth .di.
vision polling place Of tho Forty -sixth
ward, at Alter snd Fifty ninth streets.
Norris registered as a Democrat and
his wife expressed Republican prefer
encc.
A moment later James buchanan and
his wife. Hannah 4. buchanan, ar.
rived at the polling place. They live st
5p18 Ellsworth street,
When the fegistrars asked Mrs. Bu.
chanan her party preference. she said :
"Oh, I got my orders before / came
here-Republican." ..
Her assertion was greeted by laughter
on the part of the registrars. .
II might add" the woman said
that the orders came from my sister,
not my husband
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for dispute win be eliminated on,. I,
women actually begin to elect tSs,,. e sne
resentatives to the ward committss. rps
Mr.. Mackey urged that the woms, =.
entitled 20 elect two fcpresentatiys. ~ -
each division In addition to the two ~.
The men are now legally entitled Ia 'sst ~
iect: This plan would double the AZ. II,
possible for the women In sorns
TO elect city committeeman. 'sses
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Woman, 80, Is Glad
Of Chance to Register

Mrs. Mary Gibbons. eighty years
old, ,of 8O57 Frankford avenue,
proudly walked to the polling place
Of the twenty second division Of the
Twenty fifth ward, at Z o'clock this
morning, and registered as Republi-
can voter. Her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Gibbons Moore, matron at Central
Station, accompanied her. ''I've
been waiting many years for this
privilege" said the aged woman,
with sigh Of satisfaction.
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Balks at 6lvInq wsIoht

SARAH HAGGERTY, sixty five years
Oold, and Mary Devine, forty years
old. both Of 170S Pierce street, regis
tered together in the polling place Of the
thirty first division, Twenty sixth
ward, at 1880 o'clock. Both declared
they would vote for Coz.
Three women were among the
early registrants in the thirtieth di.
were Mrs. Marion Montgomery, 1882
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02

which time thirty -six women had reg
istered and thirty -Rve men.
When the registrars asked Mrs. Ida
M. White, Of 1923 Ovefbrook avenue,
her Approximate age, the woman said she
did not believe in approximate ages"
my exact age Il sixty .one years."
she said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02
} approximate My Age!
= | Guess Not, lis 81

Mrs Ida W. White. 632S Over
brook avenue. registering at 1891
North Sixty third street, was asked
10 approximate her age.
She declined, saying she didn't be-
\ asvs IA spproximating ages. Mine
= axty one." she declared.
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"Antp 10 Registered
SSD EGIsTRATfON IL more imr

~ tant than my days work." re-.
marked Mrs. Anna Southafd, OF 1923
Summer street, As she entered the poll. :.
ing place Of the twelfth division OF the
Tenth ward at g o'clock this morning.
at 30 North Fifteenth street. "So I
stopped on my way to work to register. :"
She was the hrst man or woman to ap.
ply for registration in the division,
which has 30 women assessed.
An eighty two year .old woman who
does not approve OF suffrage was the sec.
ond to register at this polling place. She
was Miss Hannah Lawrence, Of 1911
Summer street.
signed the book, Though / don't believe
IN suffrage, I don't believe In Sinking
q duty. either. II 1t Is legal for wom-
en- to vote think It Is their duty to
vote. 60 I'm going to say my say In
the government Of my country"
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East Thompson street. were the first
voters TO register at Thompson street
and Indiana avenue. the polling place
OF the hfth division Of the Twenty fifth
ward.
They arrived before Z o'clock and
registered ~ Republican,.
Surely we're married" said Mrs.
Allen to a registrar. Were married
and we each have . child. But don't
think for q minute that we're voting to
suit our husbands."
The two women beat their husbands
10 the polling place BY an hour. Mrs.
Clark was inauisitive, and for every
question the registrar asked her she
asked him two or three.
Great guns!" he said a. the two
women left for their homes to get
breakfast for ''their' families.
Great guns!" he repeated. "In an
other year that woman will be running
this division"
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To Polls with Husband

" FNbeSSVo
MRS. JULIA DUDLEY, 528 South
A'4 Nineteenth street, was the first
woman to register In the eighteenth 81.
vision Of the Seventh ward. She was
on hand at the polling place, 528 South
Nineteenth street, shortly after Z
o'clock.
In the forty sixth division Of the
Twenty second ward, the only woman
TO register by 8 o'clock was Mrs.
Cecilia b. Masee, 5241 Knox street.
Germantown. She Is Z designer. Her
husband. John 8. Masee, accompanied
her TO the polling place.
In the southern section Of the city
scores Of prospective women voters were
lined up to register before the polling
places opened.
This was especially true OF the Twen-
y-sixth ward.
In the thirtieth division Of this ward
the first seven women who registered
at the polls, 1925 Volt street, an L.
nounced themselves as Republicans.
They answered all questions cheerfully
and seemed to be well versed regarding
the procedure.
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Register, Then Embrace

TWO women embraced each other
L after they had registered at the
twenty eighth division polling place of
the Twenty second ward. At 103 Queen
lane, Germantown.
Sixteen women registered In this diu.
ston before 8 o'clock. The sixteenth to
register was Emily L. Jones, OF 1904
Knox street. Miss Jones gave her oc.
cupstion a. en- assessor, her weight a.
1875 pounds. and her demeanor was that
Of veteran voter until the registrar
said, How old ore youf"
The woman cast her eyes down, and
q blush sutfused her face.
"Ah, that is--well, I'm over twenty.
one," she said finally.
Then hurrying out Of the polling place,
she WAS met ~ another woman who
had preceded her.
"Weli. II didn't take long. jid it!"
said the friend.
whereupon the two women threw
their arms about each other, and then
hurried down the street.
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Brlnos Family to Polls


VOTING Is not new experience for
Y Mrs. NJ. q. Alexander. eighty years
old. 23S Buckingham place, who brought
her family to the polling place OF the
fourteenth division, Twenty -seventh
Mrs. Alexander was accompanied by
two daughters, Miss G. A. Alexander
and Miss NJ. II. Alexander, and her
son, H. E. Alexander. The mother
said she had voted in Ohio and had
then been . Republican, but now was
Democrat.
A. c. Arnold, a registrar, asked
Mrs. Alexander her occupation.
Mother" she replied.
Arnold hesitated. 81 will put you
down as retired" he said.
The daughters also regfstered as
Democrats, while Mr.. Alexander was
enrolled as nonpsrtisan.
Miss Ida Johnson, Of 1889 Salmon
street. announced proudly that she had
been Republican all her hfe,' when
the registrars arrived at o'clock this
thirty seventh division Of the Twenty
siIth ward, at Hicks and skunk
streets. To make sure she would be
the hrst woman registered In her d..
Vision, she was there long before the
polls opened.
A mother and daughter in the same
division, Mrs. Mary Vuhrman and Miss
Nellie Vuhrman. OF 1881 South SiI-
teenth street. came early to register,
saying they were going away on .
vacation and wanted to be sure to get
their names down 30 they could vote
at the general election.
The printed book containing the
names Of the men and women voters
assessed in this division had not ar. {.
rived when the polls opened. The
registrars did not know what had be.
come Of 1t, nor who were the assessors
Of the division. The word Of the women
applicants who came to register was
taken that they had been assessed.
The absence of the book was explained
when Edward J. Lynch, the assessor,
appeared. He said there were 6O1
women and GAS men assessed In IN.
division, which is one Of the largest In
the city, and that he had not been abl,
to complete the work In time.