The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23
NANCY CAPTURES
W0MAN'S MEETING
Everybody Stops Listen
ing to Speakers When
Lady Astor Appears

BALTIMORE, April 22.--Almost
nil the young women and the older
women attending the pan-Amoflcan
conference OF women seemed 10 cult
listening attontlvcly 90 the speai crs
as soon as Lady Astor appeared on
the plntform this evening. This
Vivacious Virginia girl who became
the first woman member OF the
house uf commons had hardy
taken her seat when she began
making short comments Of approval
ON the statements of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, the suffrage leader,
who was then advising the delegates.
Hear hear" or that's riEht,'
Lady Astor would say from time 70
time, nearly everyone appeared TO
no Interested more ia her remarks
than IN those Of the speakers.
Finally Mrs. Cate pounded the table
and said
Lady Astor. Two presided over
many meeting, but ! never had
10 much trouble In my he 0s !
have since you came In this room.
None OF these reporters IN inter-
csted IN woman suffrage but only
in you. so. wen have to lot YOU
talk and then you can leave and
give tho reporters their Interview.
and want everybody olso TO stay In
their chairs"
I'm here because tho women
have the vote" snld Lady Aator.
Think what n disaster for the
world IL had boen hidden I'm n two
room cottage instead Of tho house
of commons" she added with n
laugh OF mocacry. MY accom-
plishmcnts are entirely due to the
work the women did II In through
the labors OF those who have gone
before that can carry on my work
for the reconstruction of tho world.
Why. I tell the women OF England.
] sometimes almost feel Il n shame
for me 10 be representing them Ia
the houge OF commons. You sec,
Lady Astor didn't have 20 smash
and go 10 JAIN fighting for sur
frage. That was done by others,
and wo younger ones who are en-
toyng the fruits ought always bc
thankful to them,
During the great suffrage move
ment was busy populatlng the
world" she explained. referring TO
her six children.
~ have been quoted MS saying I
didn't think much of the Washing
ton conference. / think II was the
btklnnlnE OF tlNlllIbtlpns Inc WnOle
world is looking to washington, and
the whole world Is going 10 Keep on
looking 10 Washington. | think the
whole world ought to he grateful TO
President Harding, TO Secretary
Hughes and the administration"
Then Lady Astor went to the press
room to see the correspondents.
Immediately about three hundred
women posed AZ reporters and cir
cled around hor with tho several
score OF newspaper representatives
at the conference.
"Is that your house OF commons
dress" n girl said to Lady Astor.
Lord no, child. This is the best
dress I've got" she replied.
when are you going to WASH
fngton to sec tho PRESIDENT"
why I thought the president was
coming here to the conference. He
ought to-" said Lady Astor. 1--WE
are scheduled to go to Washington
Friday"
When the interview ended she
was taken 10 the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Garrett, whose guest
she Will be while In Baltimore.
Monday Lady Astor is to take part
In the conference. Tuesday she
will go 10 New York to address the
annual luncheon OF the Associated
Press. returning Immediately 10
Baltimore To make speech here
Tuesday night.