Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
A Few Hand-Shakes


Mrs. Belle Pigg Of Mount Vernon,
ILL.,, one of the delegates from the
! southern part of the state, is one of the
live wires Of the convention. Mrs
Pigg is proud of her name, and says
she does not care who knows it.
| Mrs. Marie Wynings of Birmingham,
Ala, is proclaiming to the world that
Alabama is the banner state of the
| union, and that if the delegates act
Wisely they will select her city as the
place for holding the next supreme
| camp. She has brought with her a
number of banners bearing the name
of Alabama, and is distributing them
among the different delegates. She
has selected one corner of the New
Harper lobby as headquarters, and has
fitted the place up in fine shape. There
is miniature fire place, plenty of nice
easy chairs and a lot of warm greet
ings.
Mrs. Emma Barnes of Mckeesport, |
Pa, is one of the happiest delegates
attending the convention She is hap
Ply for the reason that she won out in !
her fight for delegate. She was one of |
the very first delegates to arrive.
Mrs. Alice c. Nash of Minneapolis, |
is a busy party. She is a candidate
for supreme receiver and no delegate
is allowed to get past her without be-
ing greeted with a pleasant smile and
a hand shake. She contends that the
Minnesota delegation is composed of
the best looking lot of ladies, collect
lively, in attendance.
Parlor E at the New Harper is be-
ing used by the credentials committee,
as headquarters. The committee was
busy all day yesterday making up its
report. This parlor is to be used as
Illinois headquarters after o'clock in
the evening
While Mrs. Ida Hamblin of Pendle-
ton, Oregon, is not an Indian, she
comes right from the midst of them.
Her stories of the big Indian roundup ,
which takes place every year near Pen ,
dleton, are certainly very interesting.
A secret vote was taken by lot of the r
delegates last evening, and Mrs. Ham !
elm was voted the best looking woman 7
Of the convention.
Mrs. Hannah c. Swanson, one of the +
aides here boosting the candidacy of :
Mrs. Nash for supreme receiver, is a =
ady of fine voice and a fine singer.
During the trip down from Minneapolis
saturday Mrs. Swanson persisted in ;,
Ter Efforts to sing. 1t was finally nee !,
ssary to call in the train crew to sub :,
ue her. Some of the ladies say she =
5 awful
Has anybody here seen Wilson ?" t.
hat was the question being asked Il
round the Harper Saturday evenine. W
irs. Wilson is a delegate from Mime Il
polls. She was known to have beer. al
n the train Saturday. When the other 81
elegates alighted from the train here :
irs. Wilson become lost in the busy =
'hlrl OF Rock Island and could not be
ound. When last seen she wore a red J.
ose and carried her handkerchief in
er right hand. Any Information as to
er whereabouts will be thankfully re-
eived by Mrs. Badger Later-Mrs.
'i!son appeared at the hotel yesterday
nd made a satisfactory explanation
5 to where she had been.
Inc ladies are brushing up and get
ng ready for the big reception to take
ace at the Harper this evening.
MISS Margaret Vessey came down II
ON Minneapolis to hunt for a man. \
1t incidentally to boost for Mrs. Nash II
II receiver. Miss Vessey gives as !!
n qualifications TO make a good wife /
e fact that she has been recorder of L
'r camp for nine years. taat she is tauI /
I'd stately and good looking. She is K
sng assisted in her hunt for a hus. Is
md by tae other ladies' from Mime II
'oiis She gives her age at % sum. II
ers ana says she has been looking
husband for the past five wears
lie wants to go back home in SINCE 81
essedness, but would like TO have