The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-14

 VARIOUS STATES
 HOLD CAUCUSES
Rainbow Veterans Enjoy Various HOspitalities. Many Friendships Re-
 newed as Men Meet

With thousands of Rainbow division veterans from twenty-seven states thronging the streets of Birmingham many in uniform and with hundreds of Boy Scouts hurrying back and forth, while streets and buildings are gaily dec orated, Birmingham has taken on an extremely busy and holiday appearance. The little red. yellow and blue badge of the veteran is worn by fully half the people on the streets and big Ask Me- button or a committee badge worn by half the remainder.
 The wearing of the badge is not con fined to men only, for the official wom- en are given an insignia of the Forty second division as a pass to all events.
 On the streets. the Illinois delegation is particularly noticeable because of q glaring red hat band worn by the mem bers with Illinois printed in gold letters. Iowa delegates advertising their state and themselves by wearing white Iowa badges with their Rainbow buttons. Cali fornia's hat band is yellow. symbolical of the golden sunshine of their state. The greeting with which a California man is met is, "Tell us about the climate"
 POLITICAL CAUCUSES
 While the streets are scenes of hurry ing activity, the hotel Hobbies are even more crowded Caucuses of delegates are always going on at most hotels, de- batting matters to be taken before the convention at the business sessions at the Jefferson theatre. In the Hobbies the Ohio delegation is in evidence by it's desire to talk politics. Several heated discus sions are always being heard about the relative merits of Cox and Harding. particularly as Cox is represented by a second cousin in the person of one of the Ohio delegates, while the majority of the delegation are Harding mem
 The impression that New Workers were all millionair tres. sons with bored express sions and lacking ambition is routed by the delegation from New York. general 1y conceded by the other deleeates to he the livest bunch for it's size in the con- vention. Though they are after no parti- cular object, the New Workers are ready to lend their enthusiasm to other dele gations.
 Aside from hotel Hobbies, the veranda of the Southern Club is one of the most popular places in town for the veterans. That place is the headduarters of the Salvation Army, and several lasses are always on duty with hot doughnuts and coffee for the boys. The Southern Club also has secured cabaret for the vet erans to supply musis curing the meal hours.
 MAIL DELIVERY
 With registration over. the headduar- ters in the Ledger building is not sc busy. though hundreds of men are To- cated daily through the card index Of all delegates- kept there. This is also the most office for the visitors and all mail that is received at the post office fo' delegates is sent to the Ledger building. where general delivery window has been established.
 Capital park where divisional head have been established. is where the majority of the delegates spend their idle hours Many friendships are renewed in the various unit tents by comrades who served in the same unit. but were from different parts of the country.
 place that has found instant favnr with the veterans and which is crowded all day and part of the night is the roof of the Jefferson County Bank building. Cabaret stunts are put on at tae cafe there during n'eals and this has secome a rendezvous for the delegates.