Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-24
LADY ASTOR DELIGHTS
PAN-AMER|CAN women
Maryland Social Leaders Also
Attended Sunday Reception
to British Commoner.

Baltimore. April 2<-win Pres
ident Harding and Lady Astor, NJ. p,
the Nisccuntess OF the Commons. have
their ,rst exchange OF greetings at the
ortcial banquet of the National
League of Women Voter~ next Tues
day night AT the Hotel Bclvedere?
All the little Spanish American
ladies OF tho Pan American Confer
encs are In nutter OF excitement,
and tho members Of the big delegate
body of the women voters are holding
their breath and Offering oblations to
their Gods Everybody in hoping the
chief Executive viii precede Secre-
tary OF State Hughes, who will speak
from tho same platform in Washing
ton es the worlds most famous woman
in politics. that IL everybody except
Lady Astor herself who declines TO
believe that any President could re
sist tho invitation of such repre-
sentation OF the newer half Of the
electorate.
Meantime. the British American
lawmaker is leaving no stone un-
turned TO win the hearts OF the CON
ference. Yesterday afternoon NJ Ever
greens. the beautiful home Of John
w Garrett former Minister to the
Argentine and Secretary General OF
the Arms Conference where Mrs.
GARRETT was giving n reception for
Lady Astor 10 the Pan American dele
gates and the officers and Cha!rmen OF
committees of the League OF Women
Voters.
Tn. Ni~countess. looking more like
rea Wellington than ever I'm n laven-
der crepe frock with spla shing black
hat and great feather set on the side
W her handsome little head, was as
say as though she never had heen
tirod IN her life she was engaged in
charming Gov Ritchie and Balti-
more's Mayor when not dancing of to
plunge into conversation with some
OF the voluNle Latin ladies deeply con
cerned in tho ways of Government. and
every new visitor presented by Mrs.
Garrett. respondent In a gown OF royal
blue velvet and a chain OF diamonds.
seemed TO hold Lady Astor tho more.
peeping out through the lines. Lady
Nancy. fresh from an eNuberant wei
come OF Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
caught sight OF "a group OF newspaper
women and men whom she recognized.
Go home" said she. "Eo home,
Have you nothing better TO do OF a
sunday; l rested all morning and
read my Bible Oh. no. / won't tell
sou the chapter and the verse, but It
was great.
Tomorrow at $50 a. m. in Mr. Carl
tons private car Lady A-tor viii rush
to New York 20 talk 20 the guests AZ
the Associated Pres. luncheon at the
Waldorf Astoria. Then she will be
whirled back to Baltimore In tins for
th. leagues big dinner and psrhape--
President Harding.
Nobody guessed, As she ratified
shrouxh her programme, that such .
msss OF mail has followed her since
she landed--vs~y section OF this
rountry and Canada beeGina. plead
TINS. almost demanding her presence
that three secretaries have had to be
taken on 20 keep abreast Of Il. Mrs.
Garrett rendered the services Of her
own secretary in the emergency, but
Lady As,or refused 10 admit any
fatigue.
II Was while Lady Astor was toying
with her priceless pearls, the pearls
that never leave her throat even IN
sleep. that the story came out about
her innumerable boxes" that ac-
companicd her from the other side
Not an enormous wardrobe dear me
no-but lots OF presents for friends
bis and little. She seemed shocked
~ the suspicion that she carried
own adornmont
The return of Mrs. Maud Wood
Park TO the Presidency Of the League
OF Woman Voters IN the election next
week &. foresone conclusion.