The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

think 1 have always unconsciously been a believer in 1t but just since I have
 had vocation of my own have I been in a position to see the injustice in for
 bidding women to cast ballot. Wom-
 en. and there are many of them, who
 work just as hard and just as long as
 men, have a right to a voice in the
 matter of government Proof of wom- ans faithfulness to her obligations, her efficiency and her strength have been often enough to leave no doubt as to her equal fitness with man for dis charging political obligations"
 Miss Shelley is positive that her ex- perience as a business woman has had a broadening and beneficial effect q think 1t has followed quite appropriate ly the frivolity and gayety of my but terfiy' days" she says, nor would I have had those different, Sometimes 1 think of the outlandish good times we had down here in Birmingham and wonder if I should be ashamed of those mischief-1oving, misunderstanding days of my girlhood, and I know that l am not. I would not change one of them Birmingham really had at that time d most wonderfully interesting and
 amusing circle. I question if the younger set now has the resources for as much fun. There was Lucille smith now Mrs. Sam Earle-as clever and witty as could be! And certainly there was never a brighter girl or one with a keener wit than Bertha Woodward
 Mrs. Oscar Underwood: or Madge Par
 sons, now Mrs. Saffold, and there were dozens of others in society then who
 were chic and clever and who gave an originality and spice to every enter tainment."
 "Tell me about Mrs. Underwood" I suggested: "do you see much of her in
 Washington, or does your work keep you too busy to continue old-t time
 friendships
 ."rhe department of agriculture is a very busy place." she assured me, "but we all find time for pleasant interludes. My chief is a pronounced anti-suffra- gist, unfortunately, and when ask permission to leave at some extraor-
 dinary hour he wants to know imme- diately If 1t is for a suffrage meeting, and If it is! But you asked me about
 Mrs. Underwood. We often meet and
 ours is friendship that suppose will last Forever There is not more popu- lar woman in Washington than she. She has every social grace, universal sweetness and tact, besides an unusu- ally brilliant mind. She has greatly aided MT. Underwood in rising to his present distinguished position, and don't believe you in Birmingham how really big he is. Do you know, it is my idea that the secret of Mrs Under wood,s popularlty Is her interest in peo- pie. I have never seen anyone who seemedto derive more pleasure or more
 inspiration than she does from contact
 with just people of all sorts"
 Mir. Greer came by just then with his
 camera and we begged Miss Shelley
 to pose for him, which she did--very
 entertainingly-for both the artist and
 myself. 2 As she explained how very absurd she felt-who doesn't when
 being photographed?-put one prettily
 shod foot forward or back at the 4sug- gestion of the artist. protested against standing, because she was "too short" and just hated sitting because she was 'stoo broad" She did them all cheer
 fully and prattling all the time in her gay fashion.
 This is the first time in many years" she said. that I have had such an ex- lperience. The last time my picture was fin The Age Herald I declared Never again l had been Queen of the Mardi