The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-22

second Brigade - SpOnSOr-.-MtSS
Dorothy p. Harrison. of Petersburg.
maid Of honor, Miss Virginia Paulett,
of Farmville.
Third Brigade Sponsor--Mrs. James
K. Lipscomb. of South Boston; maid
of honor, Miss Mary Benton Lips
comb, OF Elba, Pittsylvania county.
Fourth Brigade Sponsor-Miss Ell
la May Darst. of Pulaski; maid OF
honor. Miss Mary Trollinger, of Pu
laski.
Fifth Brigade Sponsor--Miss Emily
Fletcher, of Warrenton: maid of hon
burg.
About the Astor's Visit.
Town and country Of last week has
the following comment on the visit of
Mr.. and Mrs Aston to America which
is of great interest to Richmond so
ciety:
MIR. Waldorf Aston, who. with his
charming wife, one of the beautiful
Misses Langhorne of Virginia. comes
to New York this week, is the eldest
son of Mr.. William Waldorf Aston, of
Lond on. Mr. Aston has made several
visits here. but the last time Mrs. As
tor came over without him, as ne was
toe occupied with important affairs
abroad. Mr.. waldorf Aston is a great
fsvorite in London and he has many
friends in New York. A young man
of much ability. he Is however modest
and unassuminE. At Eton and at
oxford ne did well and at the former
scnool was captain Of the boats and
he was captain of the Oxford univer-
sity polo team and president OF the
Burlington club 1t was to his energy
and skill that tt was found possible
some years ago to revive the interuni
versity polo match and he was elected
short time after he left oxford to
membership in the birmingham. club.
Distinctions Of this Kind count in
England. Mr.. Waldorf Aston was
born in 1879 in New York. At the
time Of his birth his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor, lived at
No. East Thirty-third street. for
merry the home of the late Thomas
Garner. His mother was. before her
marriage, the beautiful Miss Mary
Dahlgren Paul, of Philadelphia, and
she was married TO Mr.. William Wal
dorf Aston, the only child of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Aston. in
1875. In 1890 Mr.. and Mrs. William
Waldorf Aston left New York TO live
in England. There were -four chfT-
dren. A little girl died at Cliveden.
Pauline. the other daughter. is now
Mrs. Spendef-Clay and there is a
younger son, Mr. John Jacob Aston.
who Is an officer in a crack English
regiment. Like his grandfather the
late John Jacob Aston. Mr.. Waldorf
Aston Is "a great pedestrian and on his
visits here before his marriage to
Mrs. Mamie Langhorus Shaw, he
seldom had any use for cabs or pri-
waite conveyances. and he frequently
walked from the Motel Nethe-land TO
the Battery. He did not take any
part in social activities but he Wis
tied quietly a few relatives in Phila-
delphta and New York and old friends
Of the family and he WAS then APP
pointed co-executor of the estate OF
his gra ndfather. the late John Jacob
Aston. who died in New York in 1890.
AS Is we'll known. Mrs. Aston who
was formerly Miss Mamie Lsnghorne.
was first the wife of Mr.. Rober; Gould
Shaw, I'd, of Boston. from whom she I
obtained q divorce"
Mrs. Astor vii spend some time in
Virginia with her father Colonel |
IN sswell ID Langhorne. at Mira
dor" his country estate in AlbemarIe
county,
Visiting in AlbemarIe.
Miss Evelyn Morris. of Clearwater. !