The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-11

1t is a great art to know how to travel,
but it is a greater one to know how to
travel comfortably.
This can only be achieved by experience
no amount of advice taking the place
of personal knowledge and no amount of
reading matter, giving just the necessary
details that person gets who has been
what might be termed in common par
lance "globe trotter.
Perhaps Mrs. A. Il. Meadow as we'll as
any one else in Birmingham knows the
art of traveling--for she has made as
many personally conducted tours as
you have fingers and toes, and she is
thoroughly conversant with everything
in regard to comfort and luxury, when 1t
comes to travel
In consequence of her thorough knowl-
edge, intelligence and aptness-for sucn
things, she has been chosen chairman of
transportation for the Woman Christian
Temperance Union, the White Ribbon
Special which Will leave Birmingham
on October 81 for Brooklyn, carrying the
large number of delegates and others to
the worlds Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union convention. which meets
there and which the most distinguished
tend.
Speaking of the arrangements yester-
day, Mrs Meadow said:
For several years it has been the cis-
tom of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union to arrange for a
white Ribbon Special convention train,
starting from central point -(usually
Chicago) and stopping at principal cities
en- route to hold meetings and demonstra-
tions. The Womans Christian Temper
ance union of the southern states has
this year arranged for a white Ribbon
Special from the south, starting from
Birmingham, and it will be my great
pleasure to personally conduct Tor chap
eron) the party to both the worlds and
the national convention. While this trip
Is under the direct management of the
Womans Christian Temperance union.
anyone will be welcome to share its adj
vantages. All the states will be repre-
sented on the white Ribbon Special and
from present indications Georgia will lead
in numbers Florida will have good
representation. also the Carolinas Ar
kansas and Texas.
"The trip means practically killing two
birds with one stone?" does 1t not, as
the national convention at ASDury 1Ol-
lows Immediately upon the worlds con-
vention at Brooklyn" / asked.
"Yes, and in that way the trip will be
two fold pleasure" said Mrs. Meadow.
1.-The national convention means the usual
gathering of more than a thousand dele
gates from all parts of the United States,
as we'll as the hundreds of visitors who
always attend, and this year the pres
ence of many delegates to the world $
convention will give an added interest
Continuing, Mrs. Meadow said:
Everything possible is being done to
make the coming together of the great
Woman's Christian Temperance union
hosts from many nations to attend the
worlds Woman Christian Temperance
union convention in Brooklyn a time of
pleasure and profit The most satisfac-
tory arrangements for the entertainment
and comfort of delegates and guests have
been perfected, and among the social fea-
lures planned is splendid banquet when
worker will greet worker and friend will
greet friend. The broad scope OF the
work of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union in many lands could not bet
ter be understood than by scanning the