Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-06

NicccS Unable to Attend.
Mrs. Gibson wore blue crepe
meteor. skirt anklc-length. with a
large black hat and lace veil She
had on triple string OF pearls. sand
coiored stockings and tan shoes. Her
flowers were orchids. Neither Mrs
Ronald Tree nor Miss Alice Perkin,
nieccs. arrived for the celebrate
Mrs. Tree being taken III at Rich
mond and returning TO Greenwood.
accompanied by her sister.
Lady Astor was given a generous
ovation upon appearing IN the Coun-
troduced her as the woman who had
achieved more. perhaps. than any ono
virginia woman. lie presented her
with an illuminated copy OF an ordi-
nance defeating 10 her a city street
Mayor Wooding. in presenting her
with tho key to the city. delivered
hitting Grafton. Lady Astor, I'm re-
ply. said that sho needed no notes
To tell what was uppermost In her
heart. She was deeply moved as she
spoke. and her eyes glistcncd.
Snys she WINS u "Mothcr's Child"
references to her father and
mother were particularly touchin.
TO her, She said. because the lasting
impressions Of Danvillc on childish
mind came from her mothers teach
!ngs. who so often told her OF this
city. which she left when she was
years OF age. The love or mother.
she said. taught her the love of God.
OH
mothers child" the mcn,ory OF
Dahville had always chung to her
mind.
Lady Aston was facetious at times.
MY forbeHrs. though pious. had
iapses," she said once. land am
Ike them. Continual piety, YOU
know. is not right. for 1t leads to
acknowledgements. the worst crime
in the world" She referred to her
husband as a ''miscrable Yankee
Win Hh amazing amount or under.
stahdin She accused him Of get
Ting his gentle blood from grand
mother In South Carolina" Public
iife. she stated, was so tremendous
an undertaking that one nevr
knows where 1; will lead. and she
said that she might some Ony he
The Queen Of China. Unity of the
Engiish-speaking peoples for the
preservation OF civilization was ON.
rhasized In one point Of her apeech.
LORD Astor was next introduced bv
colonel Darlington and given mn on
rortuniiy to defend himself" Tho
opening OF the PROCEEDINGS with
PRAYER had impressed him. and he
spoke OF tho broader vision of I'll
vine service" this after having cx-
pressed himself in eloquent terms
over the reception. He said that he
came to Danriilc with misglvings.
tearing lest the people Of his wlfe's
nome should bear grudge against
him. He CALAMITY replied to hie
"ife's reference to being n Yankee.
saying that he had tried to supple
ment what he inherited OF gentle
plood when lie selected his wife
Gather at Ola Home.
az the close OF Lord Astors speech
fiashlight picture was taken n, tha
gathering. after which the party was
conducted to the Langhorhe home
where more than 5000 people were
sa'hered. The band playing "DixIe"
stirred Lady Astor again tn ,ear.
and she controlled herself with dim
Guilty when she spoke.
She was introduced as the sweat
heart Of two nations" and ms tho
champion mudpie matter i'm tha.o
parts during her bnbyhooI dav.
VIII Skinner was presented to tho
audience as having carried Nanny
l'hnghorne on his back "a thopsann
tines
speaks for Twenty Niinutc,.
Lazy Astor spoke for twenty min.
u.cS from the porch of her old homo
her TAIN WAS ful! of epigrams given
WIN ready wit. Prohibition was
a to-.
'hat prohibition could not succccd In
one generation. Child welfare. n sub.
Ject close to her heart was refcrrea
90 also ana she urged women 10 nIov
RTeater part In the probIcma NJ
their own community and 10 awaken
10 inc realization of what tbn 49,,
feminine sphere really means and ths
opportunities for service IL offers
men she entered the House OF Com.
mons Ahe felt the prejudice aaaIns,
her. although she wan treoted -.
every courtesy. you have yot 20 90,
.ne men To lay down their preIudlces
mat warn and weaken and Thai MAXI
ior narrow and provincial iIfe"
speaks GOoh Word fur UrIt,i,
sne SAID also word for Greot
hrtain. declaring that when pconIo
heard England run down" tbo,
Sh"uld remember that tho civili,atiom
'hat makes America what she IA was
eheehdered in England. She an.
swcred an unRsked. hut Interesting
question, when she stated TIA, she
sot her political instincts fran her
mother's people. the Kcens and the
Witchers.
rms AFTERNOON Lady Astor visited
'ot'oh ltii!, the old home of her faith
Ut; AZ o'ciock shn spoke To 3 0No
schooI children who were given rnse
nushes. Al o'riock she was enter
ta!ncd at tea Lord Astor shnuaa
Keen interest In the industrial d.
mocrscy Mt Schoolfic.h, and he speut
Inc AFTERNOON there In preferences 10
golf Nearly 100 persons attended
the family dinner at the golf club
tonight. this bringing the day's events
to close.