Show Women of Chicago Exercise Right of Franchise to Vote CHICAGO Feb S. S Women Women registered for for- forthe tho the first time In Chicago preparatory tory to exercising their thedr right of or franchise franchiso fran fran- chise chiso at tho the spring sprInt aldermanic primaries Upwards of or women according to conservative o estimates will have become become become be be- come registered voters by tho the time tho the books bools close chose at 0 o'clock tonight Not ot less i ithan than men who have hae changed their residence within the last year car will have havo qualified according to estimates I Acting as judges ana aria clerks of or election elec elec- tion for or time the first time In tho history of oC Illinois a approximately 7 women as assisted as- as slated in registering the tho new voters Basing their figures ures on the probable registration of or OO women election of officers officers of- of today predicted that Chicago's now new registration will 6 exceed Greater New Now Yorks York's total The previous Chicago registration was Plus the expected ted womans woman's regIstration registration reg reg- and the additional men's mens registration regis regis- tills thIs years year's total registration would ex exceed cd 87 compared with 66 12 the tho total of ot of New Now Yorks York's last regis regis- tra tion Baby stations where hero mothers could leave lea their children while whilo registering word maintained in several wards warde h by suf slIt sin frage frate leaders and political politiC organizations Reports from tho the polling places were weme that women omen freely treely giving t ages In some somo of the strictly residential wards few row women visited tho the polling places In the tho early carlY hours Detained by household duties was wa tho the explanation lyon h n b by the tho women and judges of or election erection Tho The registration opened officially at S o'clock Mayor Carter H. H Harrison and ils is wife Mrs Edith Ogden den Harrison together with three household employees registered to today to- to day doy in a polling place ih a basement in Barry avenue a short distance from flom their home borne in tn Sheridan road Mrs Harrison without hesitation declared her ago to bo 10 62 52 years year The Tho mayor maor acknowledged au an additional year ear The five were wern sworn b by a woman Judge of or election Mrs rs May L L. Schultz |