Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
LADY Aston IS
PLEASED WITH
Il. s. PRESIDENT
She Found Him Enlightened
as Herself, Reported
Remark.
Rr CONSTANCE DRExEL.


WASHINGTON, May II can only
say that I have had most charming
visit" was Lady Astor's only comment
after she had her chat with the President
today, though she added in a stage whis-
per with a CLEAN of satisfaction in her
eyes
And found him almost as enlight-
ened as ! am"
Before going to the Presidents office.
Lady Aston had quite Il chat with George
Christian the Presidents secretary, and
extracted from him the admission that he
used to be a Democrat. You renegade"
she chided him.
After the chat with the President, which
lasted about ten minutes this morning,
the party, including Senator Eugene Hale
of Maine. Lord Astor and the Hon. Mrs.
Lyttleton left the executive office for the
White House proper and were received
! by Mrs Harding.
The first woman member of the House
of Commons and her husband. who Is g
member Of the House of Lords, also had
the unique opportunity OF being received
in the two corresponding legislative
bodies of the United States.
Introduced by Senator Swanson OF Viz
ginia. Lady Astors native State, the
Astors were presented on the floor of both
Senate and House. In the Senate, Lady
Astor had an opportunity of chatting
with Senator Lodge. which she seized
upon with pleasure.
II don't in the least agree with your
convictions" she is said to have told
him, bur at least l can admire the way
you stick to them
Having made an impromptu address
after IL O'Clock at the League of Womens
Voters meeting in d. A. R. hall last eve
ming and after such a busy morning, Ii
was little wonrer even the indomiable
Lady Aston should have to rest this
afternoon. She and Lord AStor were
guests Of honor of Robert w. Bliss, third
assistant Secretary of State, at dinner and
at o'clock went over to the reception
In Lady Astor's honor rendered by the
League of Women Voters at their nation
al headquarters.
This event marked the close of the Pan
American conference and League of
Women Voters convention. 1t also marked
the opening of the headquarters, which
is a gray stone building of about twenty
rooms dating from before the Civil War
Most of the convention delegates and
alternates stayed over for the reception
to which members of Congress and their
wives were invited, and to be received at
the White House. President and Mrs
Harding stood in the blue room while the
Marine band and military and naval aids
gave touch of official formality to the
scene.
But there was no formality about
President and Mrs. Harding, and most
of the delegates, hundreds of whom had
never seen them before, were impressed
by their cordial greeting to each one in
the long line fling past them.
From s to 8, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
stood next to Mrs Emily Newell Blair,
resident national committeewoman of tho
Democratic national committee and re-
ceived Democratic women of the con
vention in the Willard hotel. Mrs. Wilson
was looking very handsome in a biscuit
colored lace gown topped by a large
black lace hat She merely shook hands
and greeted each one who came up in the
line, leaving the reception Immediately
after.
Tonight the Democratic committee
women fro ma majority fthe forty
eight states finished their days discus
sion on organization and finance by Civ
ing a rinner to Chairman Hull Other
speakers were Mrs. Blair. Hamilton Holt
Senator Walsh of Montana and Senator
Jones of New Mexico.-Copyright, 1922
by Public Ledger Company