Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-25 | Page 9 | Women in Belgium Cast First Ballot

u WOMEN IN BELGIUM CAST FIRST FiR BALLOT Municipal Elections Show Cities Favor Cleric Clericals ls BRUSSELS April 25 5 5 B By the Associated Associated Asso Asso- elated Press The Press The results of oC the munIcipal municipal municipal mu mu- elections el Sunday In Belgium show that the clericals made considerable consid consid- erable crable progress in the big bis cities at the I expense of the socialists The latter however held their own in the Industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial districts The liberals generally remained stationary Women voted today for tor the first time in the tho history of Belgium The number of women who registered registered registered regis regis- exceeded by the men and they might have ha J they so desired secured control of or all the municipal councils of the country There were only a few women c candidates how how- ever evet- Queen Elizabeth voted here taking her place In line and waiting her turn to enter the toe booth on en President Harding Sunday by the Rev Re Dr Francis E. E Clark president 1 of the World Christian Endeavor union and fifty clergymen and laymen laymen lay lay- men