The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-20

1 with white wings The cooler weather of today made her return to cloth 1 gown.
 Mrs. Vanderbilt There
 Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is here from New York Upon her arrival at her hotel she found the corridors filled with notable men wondering where they were going to sleep. Luckily the Vanderbilt quarters had been arranged for since last January.
 MT. and Mrs. Ogden Reid of New York are also at the Blackstone, as also are Mir and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, the lat- ter formerly Miss Elsie Crews of New York: MT. and Mrs T. Coleman DuPonr of Delaware, Judge and Mrs. Charles H. Duell of New York. Mrs Cfauncey De- pew, Mrs. Herbert Berri and others. En- tertaining for these celebrities is being carried on extensively.
 National committeeman are no respec- tors of dinner dates and while they are wrangling over differences dinner parties are being made and unmade at such an alarming rate that engagements arc made for the witching hour of midnight. Among the women conspicuous in the convention hall today were Mrs Charles P. Taft, in white serge tailored suit, with American Beauty roses, and her daughter, Louise, in a dark blue serge.
 Mrs. Louise Anderson, wife of the min- ister to Belgium, wore a striped tailored suit with brown hat.
 Washington Party Tn another party were Mrs. H. c. Cole man of Washington. dressed in black; | her niece, Miss Laura Merriam, daugh- ter of the former governor of Minnesota. l in a black and white checked gown. In | ell Patton of Washington, in a tan silk with old rose trimming: Miss Margaret Cam- | eron of New York, in dark blue silk, and Mrs. II. c. Corbin. sister of Miss Patton, in plain colored silk. Two rows back of the speakers stand sat Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt in black with a black hat and black lace veil. Be- side her sat. girlisn in a dark blue suit, l Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Long, worth removed her hat and her dark l hair was done in a high flat roll over 1 her ears. Miss Ethel Roosevelt and her | brother, Quentine, took seats just back
 of the national committee. George Roose- welt, a nephew of the former President,
 was with them, With Mrs Roosevelt l and Mrs. Murray Crane of Massachusetts, MT. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft held a for mal reception when they arrived at the 1 convention hall. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
 Taft had platform seats.
 Boy Guard for Mrs. Roosevelt Colonel Roosevelt asked that a body guard be supplied for Mrs. Roosevelt. Accordingly three delegates were sent to attend them. They will remain on the job all during the week.
 Miss Lorrie McLin of Glasgow, a charm ing young woman, whose father installed her at the Congress note a few days ago, in the care of a maid, Is In di- lemma. MT. McLin is consuler of Glas- gow. and came especially to attend the convention. He promised to show his daughter all the sights, but has failed l to make good his promise. q never saw papa in such a stew"
 said Miss McIAn. "Iie just runs all over
 the place like a shot rabbit. Enjoying
 himself, I have no doubt, but leaving me to guess how. the convention crowd looks. because he Is my only chaperon 1 except my maid.'
 Senor Frederic Pezet. minister from Peru, believes that women should have the right to vote.
 Do you think the women of Peru should have the right to vote?" he was asked.
 The Peruvian is a large. jolly man with a black vandyke. His very white teeth glstened through into a smile as he answered:
 T think so. yes; but 1t has not reached us down there yet. Yet 1t will come.'