The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
By MYRTLE MILES

BY MYRTLE MILES
Remembering we'll the decision Of the
State Suffrage association at their or
ganization meeting last fall in Birming-
ham, to in so far as possible make the
the social side of the conventions a NIL
nor consideration, I hestated to ask
returned delegate to tell me something
of the social side of the convention
which met at Selma this week realized
however, that so attravtive and femi-
nine a contingent as the Birmingham
delegation to be guests Of so far-famer
a social center as Selma, Ala, must Of
necessity have something OF social inter-
est to tell, so / approached one of the
members on the subject. Such broad
and beautiful hospitality as we met there
one seldom finds" she said. OF course,
we went for business and the Selma or
ganization meant business when they ar
ranged the days programme. You know
we thought one day all that was neces-
sary for the first convention so we went
prepared to stay a day and return on
a very early morning train the next
morning. With their accustomed hospl-
tality, however Selma would not hear to
SO early a departure and most of us
were easily persuaded that we would not
at all tax the hospitality of our hostesses
by remaining another day. After the
first session on the day of the con-
vention the delegates were invited with
the state officers to luncheon with Mrs.
Julian Parke, the state corresponding
secretary. 1t was a seated luncheon
with eight tables, each of which was
decorated in flowers and containing a
band OF yellow satin ribbon, the suffrage
colors, at each end. of which was a large
cluster of yiolets. At the table with the
hostess was the president, Mrs. Solor
Jacobs OF Birmingham, MRS. Gunter of
Montgomery. Mrs. wilkins and Miss
Partridge of Selma, Miss Amelia Worth
ington and Mrs. Richard Johnston of
Birmingham. The luncheon was de-
lightful event. BY the way, Mrs Parke,
our hostess, is the wife OF a brother of
Dr. Thomas Parke and of Mrs Alexander
London of Birmingham, and 1t was in
the ancestral home of the Par1xes that
the luncheon was given. The flowers
used were from the home garden, one
of the loveliest In the state, now especial
ly attractive with its hundreds of bulb
flowers, its purple and white beds and
borders of violets and the red and white
Japopicas growing everywhere. After our
decision late Wednesday night to remain
over, our hostesses arranged for rides
over the town. informal bridge parties
and luncheons until every visitor felt her
self and especial honor guest at some
charming function.
Mrs. DuBose, the wife OF DR.. DuBose,
gave a delightful luncheon the day OF
our departure for Mrs. MurdoclS, Mrs.
Johnston, Mrs. Nesbitt, Miss Amelia
worthington, and their hostess, and sis
ter, Mrs Carroll Long, who was citizen
of Birmingham and has many friends
here made both before and after her
marriage. Mrs. Murdoch and Mrs. Du-
Bosses house guests during the conven-
tion. Mrs. Charles M. Spencer and Miss
Maud Mcclure Kelley were house guests
of Mrs. William worthington. She is
going TO visit her this spring I believe.
Mrs. Atkins, who was before her mar
riage the lovely Carrie Wilkins, and
who is so we'll known here as the fire.
quent guest of Mrs. w. N. Malone and
Mrs. Alexander London was house hos
tess She is a niece of Mrs. Perry Fowl
kes and a close relative of Mrs. Edward
Durham of Birmingham. She was one
fthe most delightful OF the hostesses
of the convention, sharing the honors
with her three -months-od son, George,
whom one of the girl delegates declared
was quite the most interesting person she
met in Selma"
IT was a source of much regret to
both visitors and hostesses that Mrs.
Aird and Mrs. Robert Lewis were COM
PEELED to return home before the post
convention courtesies. An invitation TO
a large and brilliant reception had to
be refused on account of the business
of the afternoon session. This was es-