The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
ECHOES FROM
 SUFFRAGE CONVENTION


 SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
 Knowing that where so many brilliant and influential women are assembled there must have been something of a so- cial nature to relate l asked one of the delegates about the social side of the recent convention of the Alabama Equal Suffrage association. You know it is a serious and business-like organization" she said, and there is really no time and not much inclination to social affairs The sessions are called together at 9:so in the morning and there is so much business routine as to make it just pos sible to get away by the luncheon hour. We reassembled at in the afternoon, and left the hall at dark or just in time to get home at dark and get our dinners before the night session. But you know very well what it means for an at tractive body of women to meet in Tus- calooosa, that beautiful, old. historic city, where we all had friends and where the people have been noted for their hospital ity during many generations. So l will have to confess that some of us did snatch few minutes from a session or two and take a drive about the beautiful streets under those giant oaks, the pride of Alabama forestry Sweet Margaret Nixon and Mrs. w. D. Partlow have a
 
 lovely car which was placed at the dis posal of some of her lifelong friends from Birmingham. She Is in deep mourning, but always true to her Birmingham con- nections, she met them in her sweetly cordial way and several were the pleas ant hours spent with her, her husband and her two lovely children. They live out near the asylum in a darling little bungalow, which is always open to her Birmingham friends
 Ira Bradfield, now Mrs. Washington Moody, also was seen among her old Birmingham friends, and was the hostess at little luncheon where she collected a group of former schoolmates. They live in one of the lovely old Tuscaloosa homes near her beautiful mothers child hood home. Mrs. Frederick D. Losey, who, as all Alabama knows, is a brilliant and charming woman, entertained Mrs. Jacobs and Miss Worthington in her home, a quaint red brick, which, from one of the prominent driveways. looks as if 1t has come out into the middle of the street to give greetings. Dr. Losey is connected with the State university, so he lives near his duties. Mrs. Losey gave the address of welcome in the afternoon of the day we arrived, in the place of Mrs. Kay, who was to perform this duty, but owing to Illness was kept away from that meeting. - Mrs. Losey looked most distinguished in an afternoon gown of black lace and net over white. Her beautiful white hair was topped with the jauntiest of black turbans and a chantilly veil Her well come was the embodiment of grace, dig nity and smiling sweetness.
 Mrs. Walter Gulley, before her mar riage Kate Smith of this city, carried away from the convention during the noon hour several Birmingham friends snr rlor r,x,f, pliment to Mrs. Oscar Hundley In the afternoon. when the sessions were over, Mrs. Prowell, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Bat tie Searcy, Mrs. Sam Friedman and oth- CTS were seen going for drives or little dinner parties with some of the delegates as honor guests.
 "Wednesday evening the delegates all attended the moving picture, Your Girl and Mine,' which was written and staged for the cause of suffrage by that ardent suffragist and distinguished woman, Mrs. Stanley Mccormack Mrs. Hundley ap- peared between the acts of the senario and gave a pleasing talk to the large audience, almost all of whom were in evening dress, and looking most repre- sentative. Mrs Hundley wore a superb gown of jet and lace, made decolette, and looked anything but the 'suffragette' cartooned as masculine and rough. The hall where Dr. Shaw gave her wonderful lecture had been decorated in suffrage colors. The University band was there giving inspiring music in a concert, while the audience was being seated, or shown standing room, as the case might be. for long before the time of arrival of the distinguished party all the standing room was taken, the boxes being re- served for the delegates to the conven- tion, all of whom were in evening dress. In one of the boxes two of the most admired figures were Mrs. Henry F. De- Bardeleben and Mrs. William D. Nesbitt, whose beautiful white hair and splendid presence were noted by many in the large audience MT. Nesbitt and MT. An- gus M Taylor had both come down in the afternoon for the lecture and occu- pied the box with Mrs. Nesbitt and Mrs. Taylor. The university students occupied the balcony, occasionally giving a yell for the suffragists-'Rah! Rah! Rah! Votes for women! Votes for women' When Dr. Shaw arrived through the boxes on the arm of Dr. Losey in company with Mrs. Losey, Mrs. Jacobs and Miss Worthing- | ton, the boys yelled 'Rah Rah! Dr. Shaw! pr. Shawl Mrs. Losey, beautifully gowned. arose after they had entered
 the platform. and in her inimitable way | introduced the distinguished speaker l Mrs. Jacobs occupied the stage looking very lovely in splendid gown of jei with throat decoration of white tulle
 Miss Worthington was the other occu- pant of the stage, wearing an evening gown of plnk chiffon with rosebud trim l mings. After the lecture the University l Glee club sang several inspiring songs | and the convention of 1915 was over" T was almost forgetting to mention, [" l she continued. after a moments thought, "ln the presence of two delegates of a suffrage club recently organized-Mrs. Frederick Koenig and Mrs. J. T. Leeper of the Columbia association, who were among the most admired young women at the convention. Their youth and beauty and the earnestness with which they were watching the detUils of the meetings, .te promptness with which they were in their seats at the beginning of the @sessions and the diligence with which they mads rote Uf the proceedings SO that they mlgllt Ct Try home accurate reuurts. Were freouent.v commented upon. Both ap- peared in smart blue tailored gowns, Mil I;oenig skId,i and dark and tall wca,- ing hat topped with blue feathers and Mrs Leepei, a dimunitive go len- haired heautv. the perfection of tailored style, completing her costume with frothy, | d. 'cc; nLIe-ioe king blouses and closa-tit- tia, hats
 In one of the front boxes the final even- | ing Mrs. Milton Humes of Huntsville and Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce had listened to pr. Shaw. Both these splendid women have been lifelong suffragists Mrs Humes Is a vigorous speaker, and was one of the most pleasing at the conven- | ton. Mrs. Peter Bryce retains her beauty white hair lending dignity te