Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
Mostly About People

This is registration day, and an army
of new citizens is abroad in every voting
precinct Of the state.
IL stands to reason many OF the women
who Will register today approach inc
first step toward the ballot with a good
deal of lmidity. In many cases IT Is ab-
solutclv the first step toward independent
action and thought, for many OF the
rcgistrants are young girls just turned Il
and many, the great majority, IN TACT
arc women whose families have heretofore
taken all their time and interest. For the
latter cl:s,. the day Is one of very real
innovation, and significance, In that per-
hans for the first time, the woman register
inr acts squarelv upon her own initiative.
There seem to be good many COM
pl,cations about registering, when really
It's very simple matter. just try to for
gct your husband for FIVE minutes and
remember yourself, not forgetting to say
"Over twcnty-one, when asked your
age. One woman was heard to ask another
II she thought suffrage would bring about
family quarrcls. "A man and his wife are
much more apt 10 quarrel about the
bccfstcak's being burned than about the
ballot" was the answer.
In fact, where husband and wife differ
politically a real zest Is injected INTO
family affairs IA an incentive TO lndividu-
al thinking. without question the ballot
is certain to provide the necessary gln--
ger. Fewer divorces and less ennul VIII
be the result OF suffrage.
Today ON many kitchen stove the
grape icllv SINNERS UNDECIDED, for mater
familias has discovered n new world,
one wherein she may inspire and AID II hse
will only keep her eyes wide open and
her foot-hold free.
Let all Delaware women exercise the
ncw-found benefit in order that the great
questions of the hour may be the earlier
answered.
MIR. and Mrs. Matthew +. Cleary, of
Frankford, Phladelphis, announce the
marriage of their daughter Anne, to
Frank II. Monaghan, son of Mrs. 4. Z.
Monaghan, of this city, on Monday even
ing September 13, st st. Joachlms
Church Frankford. They will reside in
ST Louis. Mo, where Mr.. Monaghan is
representative of the du Pont Fabrikoid
Company.
Mrs. Norman Gaynor, of New 'ork
CITY. has been visiting DR.. and Mrs.
Packard Laird, at Woodlawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Glassburn and
family are visiting Mrs. John Il. Moore,
l4ol Gilpin avenue. Following a stay In
Wilmington they viii go to New London,
Conn.
Mrs William Laird is spending the
weekend with Mrs. Philip ID. Laird.
Mrs. c. p. Nj. Rumford. who has been
III for several days is now improved.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles B. Robcrt is and
daughter Virginia, of Washington, ID. c.,
are spending the weekend with Mrs.
Henry b. Bra dford.
Miss Marjorie Wright, of Washington,
-. C., is visiting Miss Jane Marvel.
David X. Donaldson, who has been
seriously i'll, is reported as improving.
George W Richards, William J. Lopey
and W. 4. Bryan have returned from
weeks stay al Atlantic City, where they
visited a college friend, Bert L. Faulkner
Misses Helen McCleary, Mildred Nc
Cleary and Ida Richards have returned
a
week.
Mrs Jeannie r. Field is making a
two months stay at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs William d. Hastings
have with them Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
IL Murphy and family of Laurel
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Moreland and
granddaughter, Dorothy, are spending a
few days at Atlantic City.
The Misses Emily Wiedman and !
Beatrice Dawson have Just returned from |
an extended visit In Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Anna Thompson and Misses !
Gladys Walton and Marie Walton are /
spending the month OF September at |
Sea Girt, y. J.
Miss "Skip" Townsend, who is the /
guest at ra nch in Wyoming, near Jack /
son, was the winner IN recent dudes" /