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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

Church, Langham Place, London.
Illness kept the elder Astor from
being present. Three of the brides
sisters attended her, and she was
given away by Charles Dana Gibson.
The bridgegroom's younger brother
was best man.
This marriage is apparently what
the unconscious training of her
earlier years had been preparing
Nanny Langhorne for. Waldorf
Astor was a serious young man who
was determined to conquer a place
for himself. Nanny Langhorne was
just the one to help him. Without
sacrificing an iota Of her wit and
brilliance, her independence and de-
fiance of conventions, which, on the
contrary, she made serve her, she
brought out the strong, underlying,
solid foundations of her character.
Helpnseet and Wife
The same desire to help the
mother with six children in the
train, of which her old friend spoke,
found chance for free expression
now that she had the Astor millions
at her command. Waldorf Astor
wanted to enter Parliament, and the
Conservatives were persuaded to let
him stand for the Sutton division of
Plymouth. Nancy Aston Immediately
took Plymouth under her wing. She
campaigned with her husband at
elections, but far more than that
she campaigned the year round in
Plymouth. 1t was with her not
merely a question of winning cleo
tons. She learned what the lives
of the working people of Plymouth
were, and the serious work of her
life became the alternating Of those
conditions, not only for the people
of Plymouth, but for all England.
''She always hated thu term
charity" said her old friend "She
hated the things it implied. And
yet I believe there is no other
woman on the other side who has
the reputation she has of taking
care Of folks"
That was what Nancy Aston did
in Plymouth. She took care of
folks. She went into their houses
and talked to them. She became
their friend. She learned what they
wanted and what they needed and
helped them to get it, She helped
them to get good food and clean
conditions of living. She estab-
lished day nurseries where the
mothers could leave their young
children during the hours the moth
ers were earning a living. And
when Waldorf Astor was elected to
Parliament Nancy Astor and her
husband took up the fight for clean,
pure milk for the poor people of
England and made it their own.
But while she was building up a
name and following in Plymouth
she was not less busy in London.
She reached point of great power
in British politics, and her house be-
came recognized rendezvous for
the best known men in political life.
In January, 1914, she gave a week
end party at Cliveden, which in
Guided Mr.. and Mrs. Asquith, Ar
thur j. Balfour, Mr.. and Mrs. Win
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1905 Nanny returned home for the
marriage of her sister Irene to
Charles Dana Gibson.
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rare indeed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

1905 Nanny returned home for the
marriage of her sister Irene to
Charles Dana Gibson.
Irene's Wedding
Irene Langhorne has been account
ed the most beautiful of the Give
beautiful Langhornes. 1t is she who
has inspired many of Charles Dana
Gibson's pictures of American wom-
en-. Like her sisters, she rode to
hounds and displayed also marked
talent as an amateur actress and
singer. When she was brought out
in New York Ward McAllister, then
the arbiter of New York society,
asked her to lead the cotillon with
him at the Patriarchs Ball, and
any one whose memory goes back to
the beginning Of this century, Ward
McAllister, the elder Mrs. John
Jacob Astor and the glories and
heartburnings of the Patriarchs Ball
at the Waldorf-Astoria knows what
that means. Irene Langborne had
been placed on throne than which
one could mount no higher.
In May, 1905, she was married to
Charles Dana Gibson at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Richmond. Nanny
Langhorne Shaw went back to Eng
land and rumor soon began to settle
definitely on an attachment between
her and Waldorf Aston, eldest son of
William Waldorf Astor,
On March 8, 1906, cable dis
patch from his daughter to Colonel
Langhorne in Richmond authorized
the announcement of her engage
ment to Waldorf Aston. They were
y. ~ NO. Q tnnc -, An C~.>,-s
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The Langhornes

Alwenty-odd years ago Lady As
tor, then Nanny Langhorne, was
riding to hounds over the Virginia
nils. She wac one of the five beau
!ifa' Lanshornes," daughters Of
Colonel Chisweil Dabney Langhornc,
,! Mirador, Alnenarle County, Vir-
gia;a. The Langhornes had beauty,
wit and spirit galore, but not much
Moaey. One does not need much
money IN Virginia, however. if
me comes Of tire right stock. A
little money goes a long way. And
blood was another thing the Lang
Aornes had in plenty. Not that they
Were an impoverished family, either.
but small fortune spreads out
pretty thin when it has to cover five
daughters.
old friends Of the family say that
"'s 70 her father she owes her pres
'a' position. l. was ne who taught
ef ttat conventions were made to
Hosect ~ slow-minded and do not
s"se Tor the audacious and nunble-
''hgaec. Colonel Ianghcrne loved
a01nn2 in the world so much as 70
soo or say something convention told
x.'n should not be done or said.
.sany was her fathers chum, and
''Sm him she learned in their long
ss'Scountry rides to use her
uc 10 best effect, and from him,
- she LEARNED the perfect natu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
The Candidate, Not
Politics, the Issue,
Says London
Paper
By Fred B. Pitney


.os asked to stand for Parliament
~ the Sutton division of Plymouth,
10 seat made vacant by the eleva-
.;on of her husband to the peerage
through the death of his father, the
late Viscount Aston.
And there is not one among he
friends but will tell you that in those
two sentences she summed up her
career FROM the time she played foot
hall in Virginia to the day she took
her seat in the House of Commons.
81 never hoped and never wanted
10 90 into Parliament" she told her
hearers in one of her election meet
ings in Plymouth.
Doubtless. Virginia has long been
the "Mother of Presidents" but it
has only now become "mother of
women members of the House of
Commons" and what reason could
Virginia girl have had for expecting
to become a member Of Parliament?
But when the opportunity offered
she jumped into the fight and won,
for to quote her again, II loved po-
litical life because it enabled me to
get things done"
1t is a remarkable thing she has
done now-to make an American
girl the first woman to take a seal
in the British Parliament. How did
she do it? The correspondent Of
"The London Daily Telegraph" who
followed the election in Plymoutl,
says it is personality, and he
friends will agree with him. "The
Telegraph's" correspondent says:
"The short fact is that the cleo
ton is being dominated not by poll
tics but by personality-the person
atty of a somewhat enigmatical
woman. 1t is Lady Astor's election.
Just ''Nancy''
Il have rarely known meetings
that broke up so thoroughly re-
freshed, with the feeling that all
had been having a good time. 1t is
a triumph Of personality which is
carrying Nancy Astor-everybody
so calls her here--along the tide of
success. No meetings are SO packed
as hers, no figure in the streets en-
cages SO much attention as her.
SELF"
Her old friends, those who knew
her as little girl in Virginia, speak
Of her in the same way as this Brit
ISL newspaper man, seeing her for
the first time. One Of her old play
mates said:
"She was always different from the
rest of us. She never did things in or
DER to be spectacular, although very
often what she did was spectacular.
1t just happened that Nanny's natu-
raj inclinations went that way. Her
tongue was as quick as the rest of
her young body. None was spared
her good-natured sallies. She could,
however, be just as caustic as she
was kind. She was a good sport
above all. Nothing enraged her so
greatly as to have a decision of any
sort based on prejudice instead of
IN Justice"
An Englishman, trying to describe
her, said:
She's got a punch in both ends of
her tongue, and in Parliament or
out she will always be one of the
most influential women in the
United Kingdom"
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friendship that was of great value
to her later in ENGLAND.

friendship that was of great value
to her later in England.
One may understand that there
were reasons why the marriage was
not happy. At any rate, soon after
the birth of her son, Robert Gould
Shaw Sd, Mrs. Shaw went back to
her fathers home in Virginia, and
in 1908 obtained divorce on the
ground of desertion for three years,
which is satisfactory cause in the
Virginia courts, and avoided all the
unpleasantness and much of the no.
toriety that might have been neces-
sary in another state.
Phyllis Weds
Meanwhile the third sister, Phyl-
lis, had been married. She was mait
of honor at Nancy's wedding to
Mr.. Shaw and was introduced by
Mrs. Shaw to Northern society,
where she achieved a veritable tri.
umph in Newport and New York.
She met Reginald Brooks, a yachts
man, polo player and hunter Of big
game, all of which appealed to the
outdoor Langhorne girls, and they
were married in 1901 at the Bran
don Hotel, Basic City, Va, eight
miles from Mirador. Colonel Lang
horne engaged the hotel and used
it for the entertainment of the we'd
ding guests, who came from all
parts of the country.
Mrs. Brooks separated from her
husband in 1912 and divorced him
three years later. She married, in
June, 1917, Robert H. Brand, a
partner in the banking firm of
Lazard Freres, of London.
Soon after her divorce from Mr..
Shaw, Nanny Langhorne went to
England with Mrs. John Jacob Astor
and the two maintained a hunting
establishment at Melton Mowbray.
Nanny soon became noted for her
riding, but she had harder time to
gain admittance to society in other
walks. Her unconventionality made
no appeal there. She went unat-
tended one afternoon to garden
party, and, after having run the
gamut of row of cleaning lor-
gnettes, was greeted by very fash
ionable parsonage with the remark:
"My dear, where is your chape-
ROM"
Nanny replied that she had no
chaperon.
ut was broad daylight" she said,
land l did not think chaperon
was necessary. I'm beginning to
think, though" she continued, that
l should have brought policeman"
Fauorite Of the King
King Edward, who was then on
the throne, heard, as lie had a habit
OF doing, of these attempts of the
peerage to snub the young American,
and King Edward had an especial
fondness for Americans. He had
met Mrs. Shaw and taken a great
fancy to her, and he proceeded to
invite himself to tea at Mrs. Astor s.
where Mrs. Shaw was a guest.
When the King invites himself to
tea or any other affair he chooses
his own guests and sends opt his
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Iord ana Lady BeresfOrd, Lord Rob-
erts, Sir Horace Plunkett and J. L.
Garvin. After dinner there was a
debate between Winston Churchill
and j. l.. Garvin. In the course of
it Mr.. Churchill declared he had his
finger on the pulse of the European
situation and that five days before
war was declared the English fleet
would be lined up in the Channel in
full war strength ready to protect
the country.
Nancy Aston was also ready. Her
husband went into the army and be-
came Major Astor. She went to
work for the soldiers. The magnifi-
cent Aston estate of Cliveden, Tap
low, one of the finest along the
Thames, was turned into a hospital
and rest cure, and she did not spare
herself at nursing and visiting and
cheering up the sick and wounded
soldiers. After America went into
the war she could be found two
evenings week at an American
officers club and two other eve
nings were passed at a club for en-
listed men, where she could be seen
sitting on the floor playing the
ukulele. She is said to be the only
IN m hpr Of tho Pr;t;cb Dooro1.o wi,
has mastered that instrument.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
American Personality" Won for Lady As
The mer Vir-
gi1lia Girls Cam
paign Interested
All England

a runaway fight of it, setting pace
the others could follow with diff
Guilty.
Lady Nancy began by making
Churchwood, the ruddy-faced, rotund
old coachman who had served the
Astor family through three political
battles, the director general of her
campaign. Silk-hatted and officious
executives Of the Unionist party
held council daily and drafted the
candidates strategic moves, but it
was Churchwood-also silk-hatted
though less officious-who really de-
termined whether those plans should
be executed or vetoed.
Lady Nancy would enter her car
riage in the morning, Churchwood
would whip up the elegant pair of
sorrels and the candidate would roll
away, unmindful of whittier she was
bound. If Churchwood from his
vantage point saw a street corner
gathering or lowly abode where
Lady Nancy might get hearing, he
would rein in the horses without ask
ing leave and let her do the rest.
During the campaign her ready
wit and quick tongue made her
famous throughout England, and
her clever sayings soon came to be
known as "Astorisms," while she was
affectionately called "Nancy" by
high and low.
Some 'sAstOrisn,s''
Nancy showed her fighting spirit
at her first meeting. She was intro
duced by Viscount Astor, who ex-
planned why he had to give up the
seat and let his wife try for it. The
Laborites soon got to work heckling
him, and he became so disconnected
that Nancy abruptly pulled him
down into his seat, and, taking his
place, said: II have been handling
soldiers for the last four years. You
better watch out. I just want to tell
you some things l am going to get
done if / get into the House of Com
mons. What's more, l am going to
get there. Just remember that"
"a confident person never WINS"
cried one interrupter.
"Never mind" retorted Nancy, "a
faint-hearted man has never got
there"
"The London Daily Telegraph"
correspondent quotes the following
as typical of her sayings:
ut has been said electricity was
always there, but it took Edison to
discover it. 1t is the same with the
hearts of men and women. The
good is always there if only we
bring it out"
She was always after the Social
lists, whom she dislikes extremely.
"You had better take a fighting
woman if you can't get fighting
man," she told one crowd. 81 prefer
the Union Jack to the red flag"
Another time she said II am
ready to meet the whole of the indie
pendent Labor party alone on Sails
bury Plain, because they can't or
won't fight"
She advocated a censorship for
movie films, and refused to be dis
concerted when she was accused of
being a prohibitionist.
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Nora Last to Wed

Nora Langhorne, the last of the
tive sisters to be married, went over
to England to help her. Nora Lang
horne was brought out in London
IN 1906, the year Nanny married
Waldorf Aston. During the follow
ing season it was rumored she had
received an offer of marriage from
Prince Francis of Teck, Queen
Mary's brother. She married, in
1909, Paul Phipps, London archi-
tect. The wedding took place in
St. James's Episcopal Church, in
New York, and Mr.. Phipps settled
in this city to pursue his profess
sion. When the war came, in 1914,
he returned at once to England and
entered the army, and his wife fol-
lowed soon afterward to join her
sister in work for the soldiers.
Nancy Astor was undoubtedly
right when she told her Plymouth
election audience, II never hoped and
never wanted to go into Parliament. F."
Circumstances forced it on her. But
she was ready for circumstance
which is something that finds so
many others wanting.
She was prepared to go on bring
ing up her five children and helping
her husband win his elections while
she watched over the poor people of
Plymouth. But William Waldorf AS
tor, who had been raised to the peer
age and made Viscount Astor Of
Hever Castle, died. Automatically
Nancy's husband became a peer and
lost his seat in the Commons. The
seat had to be filled. Captain Jack
Aston, younger brother of Waldorf
Aston, was asked to stand for the
division. He refused, despite all en-
treaties, and the party turned to
Lady Nancy.
There were two other candidates
for the place, Liberal and a Labor
lite. Lady Nancy, was a Coalition
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-27
Continue Trial Of QUEEN,
in Well Known CaVeII Case
Bu TAe Associated Press.

PARIS. Aug. 27-Georges CASTOR
QUEEN on trial here charged with
communicating military information
to tho enemy and with having ccl-
lected evidence against Miss Cavell,
who was executed by Germans in Oc-
tcber, 1915, was questioned by the
court today relative to his move
nents during June and July, 1915.
QUEEN admitted having seen Miss
Cavell on July 26 after he had visited
the home of Madam Bodart, at which
time he said that a certain Jean
Macs. who he said. was a fellow pris-
oner in Antwerp, accosted MIN in the
streets. There was read into the rec
ords a statement showing that Macs
was q suspicious character" and
he was known to have been in the
Germans, being employed by German
police at Brussels.
Madam Bodart gave Qulem a pack
age to be left at the home of a
Macam Machiel. QUEEN denied he
had examined the packages contents,
although during the preliminary ex-
am nation he admitted that he knew
it contained annotated road maps for
the Use of persons attempting to es-
cape form the country. 1t was point
ed out by the prosecutor today tl.at
one OF these maps which only QUEENS
could have obtained was the chief
evidence against Madam Bodart, and
brought about her condemnation be-
fore a German court martial.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-27
Local Jewish Men Attend
Relief Meeting in New York

Isaac Alpern. Leon Gutman. Joseph
Slobodien, s. Splitter, Philip Goldman,
and Philip Levine representing the
Perth Amboy Jewish Relief commit
tee. attended a meeting of the Amer
ican Relief Committee last night at
the Manhattan Opera House in New
York City.
The speakers of the evening were
Mr.. Zuckerman and Max M. Pine who
were sent to Eastern Europe to study
the conditions of the Jewish people
there and the relief work necessary to
be done. So vivid was Mr.. Fucker
mans address that much money was
raised at the meeting for the cause.
Although the representatives from
this city presented check for $1S, 900
the sum raised here during the last
campaign, Mr.. Alpern and Mr.. Spitz-
er each subscribed $500 more. and Mr..
Splitter took off his gold watch chain
and presented it to the committee.
This was auctioned off and brought
much more money for the relief of
the suffering Jews. Mr.. Goldsmith
and Mr.. Slobodien each subscribed
an additional 500.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-27
BIC ARMY TRUCK
IN RESTAURANT 7
Crashes Through Window Turn
ing Corner in Keyport
BIZ Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent
KEYPORT, Aug. 27-Four men
escaped serious injury yesterday af-
ternoon when a large army truck
crashed through the plate glass win
dows of the Bristol restaurant here.
The men were eating at the time, but
quick action on their part in jump
ing to the opposite side of the room
saved them.
The driver of~the- truck was uain-
jured but the building was damaged
considerably. A supporting column
In the interior of the room was struck
by the truck and knocked oue of
shape, The two large plate glass
windows, which were broken, fel. out
SIDE instead of inside the restaurant.
this fact making it possible for those
within to escape being cut by falling
glass.
The truck, which was a six ton ma
chine, was coming down Broad street
and was unable to make the turn into
Front street. According to state
ments made to the police, the speed
with which the truck was coming
made it impossible for the chauf-
feur to stop it when he found he
could not make the turn.
Damage to the building Is estimat-
ed at about-s900. Peter r. O'Bryan,
of 224 William street, Long Island
City, was thu chauffeur and he was
en- route from Sandy Hook 20 that
place. He was held until his lieuten-
ant arrived on the scene, which was
about 7.30 o'clock. He was then al
lowed to go with the army officer.
Pictures were taken of the dam
aged restaurant, prints of which will
be sent to, the Commissi oner of Mo-
tor Vehicles together with a COM
plant fl ON the residents here against
the high speed with which these army
trucks pass through the streets of
the borough.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-27
American Protest to
Turkey Caused CriticisTll

81 TIE A SSocidted Press.
PARIS. Aug. 27:--An informaIi
warning to Turkey that massacres OF
Armenians must cease, given recently
by Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bristolsj
commander of the United States nav>a
al forces in Turkey, caused something
of furry in French official quarters
and in the supreme council of th0s
peace conference, 1t developed today
In the council there was reported to
have occurred sharp criticism Of
American interference in Turkey
through missions and otherwise, de-
has shown no disposition to accept
of any Turkish territory. The inn
preston prevailed that in this case
the United States had acted alone I'M
formal communication to the Tur~5
kish government.
1t was explained by the American
delegation that the warning was de~
livered informally by Admiral Bris-
tol several days ago, that there was
no formal note sent. but merely an
informal statement, the United States
alone not attempting to speak for the
peace conference.
On receiving the warning Turkey
1t appears, Immediately complained
to Great Britain and France, saying
she was threatened. The explains
ton of the American delegation to
the peace conference that the warm
ing was informal apparently removed
the objection to the American action
based upon the idea that the United
States was speaking for the confer4
ence.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-27
FINAL FESTIVAL!
HERE TOMORROW
Playground Children Of City to
Give Demonstration at Park

The Perth Amboy playground fes-
tiva1, which will be held tomorrow
evening at the Hayes playground will
be the closing exhibition of the local
playground work. Over two hundred
children which will include play
grounds No. 2. 6, and Hayes will
take part in the program. The fes-
tival will start at seven o'clock sharp
with a grand march by all the play
grounds. lead by Hayes.
The events are under the personal
supervision of Miss Corrine L. Paine
Bu- visor of Fairgrounds in the city
for this summer. The children were
coached by the Misses Cynthia Frost,
Cora Campbell, Lena Goldman, Irene
Warter, and Stella Andrews. In the
case of rain the festival viii be post
poned until Friday night.
A Bean Bag drill will be demonstrat-
ed by all the Fairgrounds; ACE Of
Diamonds" q Danish Folk Dance,
will be performed by all Of the play
grounds. Nos. 6, 8 and Hayes will
then dance 'Czehboga" Hungarian
Folk Dance). Chorus singing by
Hayes and No. 6 Of Blowing Bub-
bles'' will be another feature on the
program. Hayes will then render an
Irish Jig, followed by ''Streamer
Dance by No. 2. An "Indian Dance"
by the boys of No. and Hayes prom
ises to be one of the leading num-
ers on the program. Sailors Horn
pipe" always popular, will be render
ed by No. 2. 'rReap the Flax" Swedish
Folk Dance) will be given by No 6 and
doll Dance by No. and Highland
Schottische" by Hayes will complete
the program.
The children will be transported
from their respective Fairgrounds to
Hayes by means of motor trucks. The
Boy Scouts will rope in the field and
keep the spectators within bounds.
The Fairgrounds OF the city will
close on Saturday.