The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN SOCIAL WORLD Women Prominent In Work of
 Press League HOW TIE DAY WAS SPENT Reception at the Country Club This Evening In Compliment to League
 Visitors-Notes and Per
 sonals of Society.
HOW TIE DAY WAS SPENT

The simultaneous arrival of the women in the New York, Philadelphia and Wash ington parties and those from Denver, to- gether with a number of the southern women. all of whom are delegates to the meeting of the international League ot Press clubs, gave a brilliant interest to the informal reception held yesterday morning by the Writers club in their club rooms at the City hall. The recep- tion followed the late breakfast at the Hillman, the guests coming direct from the cafe to the club rooms, where they were received by the president of the club, Mrs. J. A. Rountree, and several members of the club. The club quarters presented most attractive scene. Palms and potted plants of the richest foliage were used in it's decoration. Gar den flowers as well as the rare blooms from the conservatories gave spring-hke appearance, and the arrangements of the rooms made them quite cosy-their air of cheerfulness emphasized as greetings were exchanged between hostess and guest, d greeting expressed in many charming ways before the day was ended.
 The visiting women were asked to regis ter in a handsome guest book. They were presented with badges, key to the city, and other souvenirs of Birmingham. Invitations to the entertainments Of the week were distributed, guest cards were sent in from all the clubs, and the general arrangements for the social features were ,1ox+ fa In l. teresting events and all the clubs to keep open house in compliment to the visitors.
 Although most informal, the first ocea- sion assembling the visiting women was one of notable brilliancy many of the guests being women of national promi- hence. their personalities, their success in Journalism, the wide influence they have exerted on national life through their newspaper and magazine work mak- ing their presence in Birmingham of wide interest. Following the informal recep- ton the visiting women joined the party in the auditorium where the opening ses- sion of the convention was held. Ad- burning for luncheon the visitors re- turned at 3 o'clock, where, lining the curbing in front of the City hall, were twenty or thirty handsome touring ears the chauffeurs waiting for the automobile parties to be made up. The afternoon was spent in motoring the ladies in the party concluding their tour between 1 and o'clock, when long line of autos drew up on one of Birmingham's pret- test boulevards the ladies alighting at the residence of MT. and Mrs. John Asa Rountree, corner Eighteenth street and Eleventh avenue. The chauffeurs waited while the ladies were being entertained informally at tea. after which they again entered their cars and motored to their hotels. A slight rain began falling about dusk but women have learned to adapt themselves to the exigencies of motoring, and automobile veils and coats seem sut- fcient protection when seated in the com fortable tonneaus of the big touring cars Last evening people who had house guests entertained informally at dinner, dozen or more congenial parties being given.