The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-27

A MONO those who will soon be re- "A turning from the far north is Mrs. 4 A Nixon Norris, to whose homecom- ing many are looking forward with eager interest and pleasure. Mrs. Norris has had an extended and most enjoyable tour throughout the northwest and Alaska and has figured very prominently in social affairs in both Vancouver and Victoria through the delightful summer season which these Canadian cities afford.
 Leaving Birmingham early in June, she went first to St. Louis, where she was one of the leaders in the great golden lane walkless parade. While there she was the guest of Mrs. Dix and had the coveted privilege of a card of admission to the democratic convention.
 After being entertained at dinner by the Civic club she was asked to participate in the huge suffrage demonstration in the Plaza, during the course of which she made three talks in her character istic and magnetic manner. Those who know this unusually attractive personal ity will realize how quickly she won her audiences.
 was Cincinnati, where she was the house guest of Mrs. E. V Overman of Walnut Hills.
 Ten days were spent there amid friends in the city which was formerly her home From Cincinnati she went north and west stopping only few days in Chi cago, where Mrs. Shirk was her hostess Mrs. Shirk and her husband are partners in a huge refrigerator manufacturing company and go to their offices together each morning. After Chicago the stop overs at Minneapolis, St. Paul and Win nipeg were brief. Longer stays were made at Banff and Lake Louise,. amidst the awe inspiring magnifcence of the Canadian Rockies, where one sees not one Jungfrau, Mont Blanc and Matterhorn, but dozens and scores of them in every direction. & e-
 Vancouver was the next objective, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Tate McEwen Robertson, in her handsome and unusually artistic home "Struan," which is built in a semicircle and in such ingenious fashion that each room has the sun all day long. Mrs Norris letters have emphasize over and over the great charm of this wonderful Canadian city, buried in flowers, with a temperature that never goes above 7S and where snow Is almost an unknown phenomena-a city situated on the heights that look over wonderful bay to the white capped peaks beyond. While in Vancouver Mrs. Norris has been the re- cipient of many delightful courtesies, among them an unique English picnic or ganized by, Sir William Mackenzie, and many teas and bridge parties. At gar den party given in Victoria by the gov- ernor was the lovely Princess Pat" who, on account of her royal rank, could have none of the men present introduced 70 her. Said Mrs. Norris "The princess looked longingly at them and the men equally wistfully back at her. What terrible calamity to be a young and pretty princess!'
 Among the exquisitely beautiful sur roundings of Government house Mrs Norris was presented to their royal high nesses. the Duke and Duchess of Con- nought, who are soon to return to Eng land, as the duke finds the duties of the goyernorship of the dominion rather too arduous for man of his years.
 Shortly after this she was asked by the Pioneer Political Equality league to speak on Suffrage in the States" The talk was given in the blue room of the Hotel Vancouver, where she elicited the enthusiastic applause of the audience. So successful was this talk that she was asked to make another speech the follow ing week. These journeys into the world Of politics were followed by a whirl of social frivolities, among them being bridge party by Lady Tupper and a gar den party given by the same hostess for the benefit Of the English prisoners fund. Mrs. Norris gave her unusually efficient cooperation to the work of the French flag day and was a guest at other baa zars. organized for the benefit of the various war activities.
 The letters of this brilliant and versa tile woman have been most interesting, especially those dealing with the war, Canadian politics and the attitude of England and Canada toward us of the states. (And by the way. the Canadians resent very much the fact that we arro- gate exclusively to ourselves the term "American."D They have told of the reg iments leaving with hardly a woman showing trace of a tear, but each one sending her man away with a brave smile and the knowledge that he is go- Ing to almost certain death; of how dances are impossible because all the young men are at the front; of how the returned soldiers wear their caps without the supporting wire frame work, which gives them curiously crushed appear ance; of soldiers from New Zealand on ehe streets who wear queer little knitted figures on their hats which they call ''Woolies," and hundreds of fascinating things tragic and amusing
 From Vancouver Mrs. Norris went I'D into Alaska. travelling by boat along this shore of marvellous beauties, seeing the Taku glacier-a mass of blue-green, gilt tering ice mile wide-and the indescrib- ably exquisite mountains. streams bays