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ballots should also take charge OF
the ballot box which could be To-
Gated at the point where the ballots
are issued.
-Four or more clerks should be
on duty from pm. until the count
is completed, three to register vot-
ers and one to ask questions and
issue ballots.
Proposes Counting System.
''The actual number of clerks for
the late shift should be elastic so
that an ample number would be
available in case of last-minute
rush to vote.
I'm counting, ballots should be
separated between ayes and hayes
on the first question and counted
The process should be repeated on
the second question. The results
should be telephoned by the senior
judge as they are obtained on each
question to the central headquarters
at the Board of Trade.
when all counting is completed
the two judges should sign a state
ment of the result showing the re-
suits on each question, and the total
number of votes cast by those who
already had voted on an absentee
ballot in one of the States. The
signed statement then should be de-
livered to headquarters at the Board
of Trade.
"The precinct personnel should be
assigned as quickly as possible and
a meeting of all for instructions
should be arranged. If the meet
ing should be unwieldly in size, then
a meeting of the judges would be
sufficient for they in turn could in
struct the clerks at the individual
polling places"
Flag Placed Before Plaque.
The OAR ceremony at which Mrs.
Talmadge approved the plebiscite
took place in the lobby of Memorial
Continental Hall. The new silk
American flag was presented to Mrs
Talmadge by Mrs. Michael Torlin-
ski, District chairman for the Cor
rect Use of The Flag. After accept
ing the gift from the committee, Mrs
Talmadge turned it over to Mrs
David D. Caldwell, national chair
man of buildings and grounds.
The emblem was placed on a stand
in the lobby, appropriately in front
of the silver plaque on the wall in
scribed with the Declaration of In
dependence.
Mrs. Wilfred j. Chairman, State
regent of the District OAR, who
participated in the ceremony, said
she personally felt that Washing
tonians should have the vote.
Il realize" she asserted, that
Congress has exclusive jurisdiction
over this Federal city. But with so
many issues now before us we all
should have a voice in issues and
be able to express ourselves at the
polls"
Backed by Businesswomen.
A check of other womens organ
izations here revealed rapidly
growing support.
Another group which has come
forward with approval of the
plebiscite and votes for Washing
ton is the Business and Profess
slonal Women's Club of the Dis
tr1ct. Miss Vera Lundquist, legis-
lative chairman of the group, said
a previous resolution favoring
suffrage here was reafirmed at a
business meeting this week in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building. Miss Lundouist
said she personally is strongly in
favor of the referendum"
MRS. G. R. Wilhelm, president of
the University Women's Club,
which Is the Washington branch
OF the American Association of
University Women, said, Person
ally I am in favor of letting people
express themselves at the polls. -
The General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, with headquarters here.
is specifically on record in favor
Of national representation for
Washington.
A solution to this effect, it was
pointed out by Mrs. Thalis S. Woods.
executive secretary of the general
federation, was adopted at the June
convention in Chicago. The resolu-
ton was presented by the District
Federation, headed by Mrs. Ger
trude Parks.
Sent to Affiliated Groups.
Text of the resolution went out
officially to all affiliated groups of
the general federation, including an
overall membership of more than
100000 women throughout the
United States, Mrs. Woods empha-
sized.
This resolution puts the general
federation on record as indorsing
the principle that the Congress
shall have power to provide that
there shall be in the Congress
and among electors of the Presi-
dent and Vice President members
elected by the people of the District
constituting the seat of the Govern
ment of the United States in such
numbers and with much power as
the Congress shall determine"
| Further the resolution urged that
Congress give prompt and favorable
consideration to this proposal of
| simple justice and submit it to
the States for ratification as an
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States"
The text of the proposed consti-
tutional amendment for this pur-
pose, pending in the 10th Congress
was read yesterday to the Educa-
ton Committee of the Board Of
Trade by Jesse C. Suter. He spoke
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