Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-24
Lady AstOr Charms Women
in Pan-Americ0n Meeting

great emphasis. Remember, there's no |
greater suffragist than I. You can't
make that too strong" she added, to the
press table.
But Lady Astor was not to be allowed
to rest there. She smilingly submitted to
an interview with correspondents then
and there. Mrs. Gait asked everybody TO
remain seated except members Of the
press who were to follow Lady Astor,
escorted by Mrs. Richard Edwards, first
vice president of the league, into an ad-
Joining room.
There she was asked to stand on a table.
and did so, jumping like fawn. She
must have thought she was haranguing
one Of her Plymouth audiences on a
street corner, for she leaned down to the
crowd surging around her.
Goodness gracious" she chided. "are
you still interested in me-" Truth to tell
everybody was about all talked out and
thought out, but one point she made
again. please believe" she urged. that
I am most enthusiastic about the Wash
ington conference, and give the greatest
credit to President Harding for It."
Some one asked II she expected to meet
| him IN Washington. But I understood
he was coming here" she replied. 'Oh,
well isn't he? He ought to- because all
good men ought to support what good
women are doing"
She ended by declaring she didn't in
tend to indulge In any party politics
while In this country 1T wouldn't be
good form" she said
How Lady Astor is going to divide
herself remains to be seen. AS q Var
ginian she was born a Democrat and her
keen interest In the League Of Nations
heartened the Democratic women leaders
who are here In force. Two affairs are
scheduled for Washington next Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Harding will receive
members Of the convention at the White
House. and it has been announced that
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson would receive
Democratic women who win hold a con.
ference that day at the same hour. How
ever, Lady Astors reputation Is such
that no disturbing contretemps- Is an.
! ticipated.
OF course, Lady Astor's arrival at the
convention, to attend which she con-
scented to journey across the sea. was
/ the big feature Of the third and last
day OF the Pan-American Conference.
But one must not overlook the enlight,
ening round table conference Of the morn
ing, led by Mrs. Mabel walker VILE
brandt Assistant Attorney General Of the
United States. She gave a most interest
ing resume OF the position Of women In
regard to property laws, divorce, guar
dlanship of children and kindred sub
Jects Pan-American delegates told OF
tho position In their countries. Uruguay
was pictured as a paradise for women,
where men were so progressive that they
allowed women to obtain divorces just
because the woman didn't love her hus-
band any more On the other hand II
the man wants a divorce he has to
furnish proof Of wrong doing On the
other hand. Ecuador was the warthest
back In the dark ages. according to mod
ern Ideas and the other countries fitted
In between. In the afternoon Mrs Gait
made masterful summing up OF the
pan American conference. She was chair
man for the afternoon and the topic was
political Status OF Women" She said
OF tho six continents in the world Count
ing Australia), South America Is the only
ore where not single country has given
suffrage 20 its women. She wants sec,
ond pan American conference in Monte
yideo Uruguay. which will help to bring
votes for women IN Latin America.
She told the delegates that the Catho.
lie church would not place any obstacles
to woman suffrage. as the new Pope had
recently blessed the Catholic Woman Suf-
frage Club In London Woman suffrage
e. In the relentless march OF progress"
she said.