The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
DISTRICT WILL
VOTE TONIGHT
Community Centers to Show
Congress That They Can
Cast Ballots.
WILL USE MACHINE
Suffrage League Will Try
Voting Device in John
son-Powell Center.
WILL USE MACHINE

Washington will show Congress
that it can and viii vote when the
annual community center elections
arr held tonight. For the first time
since away back in the 'T0s the city
will choose officers paid from public
appropriations in concerted elec-
ton by ballot.
This applies only To- community
secretaries. The Offices Of president
and vice president arc filled Cratui-
tously. The centers are making a
real event out of the elections. sup
pIcmenting the main business by
special features. q.
Uncle Joe" Cannon and Repre-
sentative John c. Raker are the
speakers at the Thomson center.
Mrs. David w. kinchelOe and other
singers will give a musical program,
followed by dancing
WEI Use Voting Device.
The District Suffrage League vot-
ing machine will be used at john
son-Powen center. Mary O'Tooie.
president of the Womens City Club,
will be in charge of the elections
Representative Daniel Reed VIII
sTeak.
pr. J. T.. MacBrien. former state
surcrintendnent Of Nebraska. Will
speak at the Park View center. BAL
lot boxes and secret booths, manu-
factured by students in the manual
training department of the FarN
View school. will be in operation:
Representative Addison T. smith
il scheduled to speak at the East
Washington center. \ musical pro-
gram has been arranged.
The election at the Elizabeth '.
Brown center will be held tomor-
row night. when the community as
sociation will meet.
Officers to be chosen are presl-
dent. vice president. secretary
treasurer and the recording secre-
tary of the community association
The only qualifications for voting
are residence in the community
legal voting age and registration
before voting. The polls VIII open
at o'clock tonight and VIII remain
open until 10 o'clock.
Candidates for president. vice
president and secretary in the CEN
tcrs are the following:
East washington-Presid c.
NJ. Emmons and c. Duvan; vice
president, Ella Scott, Mrs. F. Bean
and Ben Carcombe; secretary, Mrs.
L. W. Hardy.
Thomson L. B. Hud-
son.vice president. H. F. Ashton
secretary, Mrs. A. c. Driscoll.
Petworth-Presiden Mrs. Berthe
Crum; vice president, no nomina-
tion: secretary. Mrs. A. McElroyi
Miss 7. F. O'NeiI. Mrs. Criswen,
Elizabeth V. Brown. Mrs. G. ="
Stone, Mrs. r. F. Jackson and Mrs
D. c. Chace.
Candidate. Announced
Johnson n-PowelI-President. Mrs
@. S. Rafter; vice president. W. H.
Linkfns: secretary. Mrs. ]. H. Hun
ter.
- Park View-President and vice
president. no nominations; secretary,
Mrs. F. s. Farley. Mrs. E. ]. Ward
and Miss Edith Shannon.
Elizabeth Brown-President,F F. c.
Stewart. p. L. Kicker and E. c.
Stowen; vice president. E. c. Stow
cell. W. Y. Brady and n. f. Bittin-
ger: secretary. no nominations.
Southeast-Preside ]. E. Car
yer. \ q. Herman and NJ. A. Nc
Grory: vice president. W. T. Baum
J w. Pythian and Mrs. ?. T. Wolfe;
secretary. Mrs. NJ. W. Davis and Mrs.
W. 5. Hall.
Margaret wiIson-Presidcnt.M NJ. b
'eilrr; vice president. Mrs NJ. T,
rholl. Miss l.. o. Kent and Miss Ce-
Ill Is. Norton; secretary. Mrs. Eva
Wilson.
Wilson Sormal-Board of direc-
-"rs. +. C. Snyder. Henry Cole. Mrs.
D. Ellsworth. Mrs. G. T Merrill and
Mrs. Beulah Kaufman: secretary
Mrs. !. +. Kebler.
Dunbar-President y. w. Magow-
IN aad p. ". Murray: vice president.
-. NJ. Murray and n. W. Mcgowan:
'ecretary. Mrs. NJ. a Tapscott
BiTney--Presiden VI. Dale and y.
:. Fosque: vice president, Mrs. VIII
is and s r. Fosque: secretary, Mrs.
:. Stewart and Miss NJ. Hite.
Miner Nnrmal-President, W. Bal
imore: vice president. A. W. Hicks;
- ;rretaTy. Miss N. Quander.
Randall--President. Joseph Man
ing. J. =. white and Miss c. E.
henderson: vice president, Mrs. A.
= Coleman, Mrs. 4. Lee and P. l.
woodbury.: secretary. Mrs. E. F.
His Mrs. n. MahOney and Mrs. C.
J arrix.
i''iDs--Prcsidcnt. G. A. Parker
, nd George Beason: vice president,
GaSkins. c. Turner and George
. '"ason: secretary. Miss S. Gaskins.
t'arnet-Phelps - President, d.
reeman and ]. E. Williamson; vice
president. J. II. Howard. c. A. Mar
~ NALL and Mrs. Lawson: secretary,
airs. J. Layton and Mrs. A. G. Green.