Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-05
LADY ASTOR'S OLD HOME
ROYALTY WELCOMES HER
Danvills, Virginia, Showers
Honor on Former Nancy
langhorne.

Danville, Va, May S.-Lcrd and
Lady Astor. ACCOMPANIED by several
relatives. arrived last night from Rich
mond and are the guests OF the mu-
nicipality today at a homecoming
celebration" held In honor OF Lady
Astor. who was born here. The City
Council. on learning that she was
to yisit America. rendered her An In
vitstion In order TO show the pride
of the community in tho achievements
OF a native daughter.
The party arriving last night In
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson OF New York, Mrs. Ronald
Tree and Mics Alice Perkins. nieces
NJ Lady Astor. and w. II. lAnghorne
NJ Albemarie. a brother of tho pecress.
The visitors were escorted to a local
hotel.
Dsnville is gay with bunting and
rass In honor OF Lady Astor's visit
doubly gay In fact since the city also
Is hedeckcd for n convention which is |
Co open tomorrow. Prominently dis
played are the American. Confeder- |
ate and British flags. While II IL not
a public holiday. court adjourned its
morning session and children did not
attend school In the morning so that
they could play their part In the pro
gram OF exercises.
A special meeting OF the Council and
all city officials was held at 1880
o'clock, when the visitors received the
freedom OF the city. Mayor Harry
wooding made an address Of wei
como and handed 90 Lady Astor the
symbolic key Of gold. A. Berkeley Car
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scented her with an ordinance dedi-
eating city street in her name, in
scrihcd on parchment and contained in
on ornate leather case. Lady As;or re
sponded, after which the visitors were
escorted 90 the old Ianghorne home
al Main and Broad streets. where she
spoke 10 the people Massed there were
the city children, clad in white. and
the hand played Dixie" and other
southern airs.
The lAnshorne home recently was
moved several yards from the founda-
ton about which Nanny Langhorne"
played As child. She spoke from the
porch Of the home. the space before il
permitting the assembling of several
hundred persons. Harry G. Ficklen.
boyhood playmate, introduced Lady
Astor and presented her with a loving
cup in the name OF the people OF Dan
Vile. The cup stands eighteen inches
high.
In the afternoon the Astor party
werr driven TO Cottage Hill, ten miles
from DsnVille, where Chiswell Dab
ney Isnshorne. Lady Astors father.
spent his boyhoOd days. Later. Lady
AstOr and the women OF the party
were entertained at tea given by
women's clubs in the historic Memorial
Mansion. Lord A>sor and the men of
the party win play golf and meet bust
ness men at the Tuscarrors Club.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Keen
Will be hosts at family dinner at
which nifty relatives and friends OF
Lady Aator will be guests.
Tho As,ors will leave for Lynch
burg and AlbemArle County Saturday
morning.
Richmond, Va. May S.-v.scount
and Lady Astor and a party OF rels %
tive and friends left here yesterday
afternoon for Danville. the birthplace
Of Lady Astor.
Lady Astor wept when she awoke
20 the realization that 81 wa. her las,
day in Richmond. After telling report
ere that shs had said sll she could
say until she learned something else
and then chatting for half an houi
about everything under the sun, she
suddenly though, about the flying min.
utes which We're bringing her VISIT
here 20 a close.