Evening star., 1938-05-01

School. Several other prominent
names were registered, including that
OF John 1hlder. chairman Of the Dis
trict Alley Dwelling Authority.
Col. w. E. P. French, retired, said
as he cast his ballot that he wanted
to see a woman in the White House,
and added he would live to be 180 If
necessary to see women get equal
rights with men.
Voted for Horace Greeley.
Another elderly gentleman said he
hadn't voted since the time he cast
his ballot for Horace Greeley.
At Gales School, First and G streets
NV, polling place for precinct No.
!, Mrs. Jessie Whitney Irving, 22e
First street NV, who claimed friend
ship with Susan B. Anthony, said:
Susan always told me never to pay
any tax without filing a protest
against being taxed without repre-
sentation. I'll be delighted If Wash
1ngton gets q vote as I've always hated
to pay without having a say"
At the same polling place elderly
George T. Canalier, who sells calen-
dars in front Of st. Aloysius Church
and rode his bicycle to Chicago two
years ago, told officials his great-grand-
fathers name had been in the first
Washington City Directory and that
the latter had fought in the War of
1912, when the British burned the
Capitol
Speaking as one whose folks have
been here since the beginning, it
would be great to get vote," he said.
Heurich Voted for Grant.
Christian Heurich, who is in his
96th year. was among the first In line
at the Weightman School, Twenty
third and M streets NV, when the
polls opened yesterday morning. 1t
was the first time he had voted since
1868, when he marked ballot for Gen.
Grant. Mr.. Heurich expressed the
hope the Congress would be so i'm
pressed by the referendum results that
suffrage will be forthcoming.
The oldest voter at the Barnard
School was Chester Hunter. Sc, Of
5l13 Seventh street NV, who was
chairman of the election board in
Philadelphia when he liver there years
ago.
Fred w. Strobel celebrated his 77th
birthday by taking part In the elec-
ton. He lives at 4406 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Another 77-year-old voter at the
Barnard School was Mrs. Emma j.
White of 1924 Ninth street NV, who
cast her first vote after living in
Washington for 40 years. She said
she was born In Baltimore, Md, but
left before woman suffrage was ap-
proved.
At the John Burroughs School Pre-
cinct Captain Fred Nerlich, who
served for IA years as ward commit
teeman in Rochester, N Y. declared
the voting was as heavy here as in
regular election in Rochester.
Flags Not in Evidence.
Lack OF flags on the public schools
where voting was going on caused
some comment. One elderly man pro-
tested vigorously to Harold Kraft,
chairman of the 54th precinct,
in the Lafayette School. Chevy Chase,
but Mr.. Kraft explained he had moth
ing to do with flags on school build
ings. DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent Of schools, in response to in
quiries, said it is the custom Of the
school system to raise flags only on
school days. However. he said, If
anyone had made request for un-
furling OF the national colors over the
schools yesterday 1t probably could
have been arranged.
One Of the younger would-be voters
surprised election officials at the Bar
nard School with demand that he
be afforded an opportunity TO vote for
George Washington. He was Donald
Wiezer, S, who came to the polls with
his mother. Mrs. Sylvia Wiezer, of
4801 Fourth street NV. Donald didr'.
succeed.
More than 200 Boy Scouts were de-
tailed to the various voting precincts
to aid in directing voters to the polls
and in maintaining order. No special
details Of police were considered nee
essary by Maj. E. w. Brown, police
superintendent, but men on beats in
the precincts were ordered to keen
their eyes on the banoting and render
any assistance needed. Many of the
policemen got in line and dropped their
ballots into the boxes.
One Of the prominent voters at Paul
Junior High School was Can't. VIII
liam j. Santelmann, director of the
United States Marine Band. In line at
this school also was Henry Backen-
helmer, who carried in his arms his
21-months-old son Michael. Michael
went right to the ballot box with his
dad, but he did not vote.
Commissioners Out Of Town.
District Commissioners George r
Allen and Dan I. Sultan were out of
town when the voting started. Com
missioner Allen sent word he would
make desperate effort to arrive back
here from Richmond before the voting
ended.
Robert " Fleming, president Of the
Riggs National Bank, was an earlv
visitor to the polls at the Adams
School.
A junk dealer. Albert Landay Of 6ol
Twenty-third street NV offered his
truck and services in hauling voters
to the Grant School, where he was
nrst to register Mr.. I.anday explained
10 reporters that one of the reasons
ne is eager to get the vote in Washing
ton is this ticket business the trafic
police are engaged in. He said that
every time he parks his truck to de-
liver package, some policeman Sins
up and tags his windshield. He would
IKE to vote against such goings-on at
every opportunity, he emphasized.