The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-01
NIGHT SESSION
SEESEVENlVG
GOWNS
Jean Eliot Gives Interesting
Comment on individuals
at Convention
~ JEAN ELIOT,

eeeiety Editor q Ths Waahington TImss.
NEW YORK. July i a pleasant
gentleman from South Carolina II
one of the tragic.comic figures d
the convention. ne Is generally
spoken OF AZ Mrs. Leroy Springs
South Carolina has announced IT.
intention Of placing the beautiful
Mrs. Springs IN nomination for the
Vice Presidency, he seems possessed
with the Idea that he may become
known as the sQuaw man Of the
convention.
+ NY wife always has been q good
mother, - the usual burden Ok Mr..
Springs remarks when intervieWere
seek him out the implication being
that he has fears for the future.
But at al events Mrs. Springs viii
have the distinction Of being the
first woman named Tor second place
on 9 national party ticket.
Evening Dresses Out.
With the first regular night ses-
sion Of the convention last evening,
many WOrnenfolk bIossOnaed out 81
evening dress. On Saturday, when
the Ku Klux Khan plank was
thre1hed out. the session lasted Tar
Into the night, but the session was
continuous from the afternoon. ana
those who left the hall could not
get back and there was no oppor.
tunity to don party clothes. Last
night. however, many Of the ladies
had patiently come on from dinner
parties and there was even one man
n 8 dinner coat on the speakers
platform, Needless to eay he was
not q candidate Tor anything 4
Democratic convention had to offer.
Black seemed to lead IA conven-
ton fashions. Princess Bibssco.
wife Of the Minister of Roumania,
who remained on the platform un.
u the moment OF adjournment
keenly interested In every Incl.
dent. wore = severely simpA but
becoming black dinner gown. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. who has occupied
e special corner near the rostrum
since the sessions opened, was also
in black. and Mrs. j. CampbeIl
Cantrtll. national commftteewonan
from Kentucky, wore an engaging
costume Of thin black chiffon. With
corsage bouquet OF pink sweet.
peas. It was the first time I had
seen her without d hat. disclosinq
the fact that she has 3 new and
becoming single bob.
Talking TO Senators.
Mrs. Henry Wilder Reyes, wife
q Senator Keyes, Of New IIamp-
shire-a good Republican who has
neen occupying seat somewhere
e the press section, was on the
platform last night, hobnobbina
with Senator Walsh, Senator King.
q Utah. and Senator Royal Cone.
land. Mrs. Theodore TiIler was
also snapped in animated CONVEX.
sation with Senator Copeland.
senator and Mrs. Peter Goeiet
Gerry occupied seats behind fhe
rostrum, the first time / had seen
them although hearing confin,,ailv
81 their activities. Mrs. Gerry had
on an afternoon gown. & three.
piece costume OF hattieslIiD rray
worn with e small black hat An
otner Washingtonian whom
glimpsed for the first time was
MRS. Charles 8. Hamlin.
MRS v. Borden Hartman came
IN rather late evidently fresh fror,
e dinner party and wearing a moaf
becoming gown OF brocade N Par.
san coIoring. She Is handsome.
tnan ever since ner hair turned
gray. Mrs. James Hamilton I,avis
w. N white lace over black aafin.
with q black hat. Others ssanno,, /,
nose present. were Mrn. AfIas
fomerene, Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs'
Cari Vrooman, Mr. and Mr.,
hallcnel Palmer she was as nrattv
81 picture In q gray frock ana
g huge rose coIored Nisa Ala
shepard. Mrs. Blair Banistar ana
Adrs. Breckinridge Long.
mrs. Long had not seen hafora
ai!nougn Mr.. Long, one OF McAdoo'a
ApiesI ueutenants, has been ccr.
rsinually IN evidence. Mrs. Baniater
ls onel Of the leaders IN women
ACTIVITIES in the national connmiffae
ana sne has q keen personal iY,far.
est ~ the convention deliberations
since she ID sister Of Eenatnr
Sarter Glass, whom many. inciud.
ing. naturally. Mrs. Banister. ~.
neve 20 be an ideal connroy,iaa
canuluate, An exceptionally hand.
some woman, Mrs. Banister we
oeautliully gowned last evening A.
g black and white figured georretfa
Us design outlined In small iet
Gilbert ON Platform.
3. Parker Gilbert, sometime m.
ecretary OF the Treasure. ahnvUed
w on the platform last nfrht ~
oid Henry ckinridge. onca ~.
sistant Secretary OF War. ana d,,r.
ING the course OF the day Wa a..
countered Rupert Blue. fornari,
surgeon General of the PmhIir
Health Service; John Elivvar6 T,ics
LeAn CALDWELL and Frank Murphy.
sne after formerly Of Washineton
nuI now resident Of New York.
t'arker Gilbert, BY the way. IA nov
practicing law In New York. a.
An the afternoon Mrs. Cary 0rav
son, confirmed convention fan
was under the chaperonara \,
Bernard Baruch. / didn't aee Mrs.
Grayson in the evening. hit M
Baruch was much IN evfdence q
the platform. It was 4 buaw ave
ning. too, for Brice Ciagetf. Mr.
McAdo0's secretary, who spent fhs
evening In consultation with ons
group OF delegates or another. M
Clagett Is q washington man Win
has been on McAdoo's staff sir,cs
he WAS Secretary of the TreasurS
ana who II described a. his fright
Doctor and Mrs. Macpherson
Crichton, who are on the eve d