The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
Delegates Pleased With Hospitality.
 In New York

Mrs. Charles J. Sharp, who represent ed Alabama as committeewoman at | the recent national convention, has ex- pressed herself as delighted with the hospitality extended the delegates while in New York.
 A late issue of, the New York Eve ming World has the following comment II in an interview with number of the women delegates, including Mrs. Sharps and Mrs. Echols
 '.The majority of women delegates and alternates attending the convention are highly appreciative of the efforts of their metropolitan sisters to make their visit pleasant. That they are pleased has been evident to all who have cir ! culated among them during tho past twelve days. Many of them have sought some way to express their appreciation, and yesterday several unbosomed them. selves to a reporter.
 Mfrs. Charles J. Sharpe, national committeewoman from Alabama, whose democratic club was the first to offer a reslution to indorse Underwood for the presidency, belives 1t would be diff ficult to compare with New York's hospitality.
 ''It will be hard for any other city to try to entertain delegates anywhere like New York has done," she said. s'1t has been really wonderful. All the women of the Alabama delegation feel they want to express their gratitude to those who planned their reception. What has impressed me most about the city is the peoples solidarity. l have never seen anything like 1t. Rich and poor alike. s.t
 
 There is one thing would like to say about the women delegates. Some of the men have become i'll and others have been called away, but every wo- man in this delegation will stick to the end and they haven't missed a single meetingI have no complaint, either, about the gallery crowd. can under stand the feeling is tense, and being used to Confederate reunions and other big demonstrations, the yeils of enthusi- asm do not annoy me.
 Please mention," she said, "that no convention is complete without our good old friend who is with us, T. 8. Smith of Alabama. He's our medical officer"
 ."I haven't seen anything 50 fine fin the way of hospitality since the return of the A. E. F., as the reception we
 
 Waller Barrett put it as she sat in the headquarters of Senator ~ Carter Glass yesterday. She is a delegate from Virginia. Wants OsIey For Second On Ticket
 eve women will never forget. New York's kindness to us. think the citizens wonderful interest in Governor Smith is admirable. Next to Carter Glass am a great admirer of Colonel Owsley. I'm roofing for him for vice president. To my mind, he's the high est exhibition of what mother would like to have for her son. sr
 Mrs. Mary Echols, delegate from Alabama and the only woman city commissioner of Birmingham, who is known to her city as the "City Mother g said: Any one who criticizes New York's reception of the delegates is an tngrate. We have had a perfectly de- lghtful time. No more could be done than has been done for US. It seems that every form of entertainment has been provided and New York has done herself proud"
 Mrs. Nellie Hall Root, president of the, Mothers Clubs for McAdoo for President, always has been a republican, she says, until recently. It was her son, likewise a republican, who won