Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-23
SENATORS APPLAUD !
GRAND OLD LADY'S'
ADDRESS ON FLOOR
Galleries Are Crowded for
HiStory-Making Speech,
Judge Walter F, George Is
Sworn In
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
408 Evans Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

BY THEODORE TILLER
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. a.
In a speech happy in theme and
grateful in expression, Mrs. Rebecca
Latimer FELTON,, senator for day
from Georgia, and the first senator
of her sex, said howdy and good
by to the United States senate We'd
nesday afternoon.
Immediately after a quorum of the
senate had been assembled, Senator
FELTON, arose in her grand, motherly
way and without a tremor in her
voice, said:
"Mr. President"
"The junior senator from Geor-
gia," responded. the chair in recog-
milton.
An intense quiet fell over the
chamber and galleries, and one
might have heard the proverbial pin
drop.
Then Mrs. FELTON, began by relat-
ing that she had recently received
cartoon which showed an old lady
that had come without invitation
into the senate chamber. "Will they
ask the lady to have a seat?" was
the cartoon caption.
She had been asked to have a seat,
continued Mrs. FELTON,, and she
thanked the senate, Governor Hard
wick, of Georgia, and Senator-elect
George. To the latter she gave es-
pecial appreciation because he had
stood aside for day in order that
she might serve.
Million Women Watch
''Ten million women are watching
this incident, and it is a historical
affair."" said Mrs. FELTON, in the
course of her. brief but eloquent and
tender address. eff Lady Astor,@
girl from Virginia. can go to Lon
don and be accepted by the house OF
commons, surely this senate can
take me, this remnant of the old
south, and you may be we'll assured
she is not going to disgrace her COM
mission
Other extracts from the remark
able speech of Mrs. FELTON, appear be-
low.
AS soon as she concluded, the. SEN
ators broke into applause, the rules
notwithstanding. The galleries join
ed in and she took her seat, her fac0
radiant with smiles of appreciation.
Then Senator Harris arose and
announced that Judge Walter r.
George was present and ready to
take oath of office. His credentials
were read and, escorted by Sena
tor Harris, Judge George came to
the desk of the vice president and
took oath of office. Meanwhile SEN
ators of both parties were crowd
ing around Mrs. FELTON, and con-
graduating her.
AS Senator George was indicted
into office the ceremony was wit
messed by Mrs. George and his two
Esons, Marcus and Heard f. George,
who sat in the reserved gallery.
Other relatives of the family were
also present. Mrs. FELTON,, accom-.
panied by her son, DR.. Howard Eel
ton, will leave Washington for her
home tonight. She intended leaving
on an afternoon train Immediately
following the swearing in of SEN
atOr George, but could not get &C.
commodatIons.
Text of Her Address
Georgias retiring feminine sena-
tor said she would spend the sfter.
noon around the capitol, taking her
lunch in the senate restaurant. She
checked out at her hotel this morn
ing and went directly to the capitol
to deliver the speech she intended to
deliver yesterday. The speech OF
Mrs. FELTON, was, in full, as follows:
"Mr. President, in my very
remarkable campajn in Georgia,
which, contrary to precedent, all
came along after was selected,
one of the very amusing things
that came to me by mail was a
cartoon from San Antonio, Tex.
The cartoon represented the
United States senate in session.
The seats seemed to be fully
occupied, and there appeared in
the picture the figure of wom-
an who had evidently entered
without sending in her card.
The gentlemen in the senate
took the situation variously.
Some seemed to be g. little bit
hysterical, but most of them &C.
cupied their time looking at the
ceiling.
cover the cartoon was writ
ten these words: Will they ask
the lady to take chair?'
Uaughter)
81 want to return my thanks
today for the beautiful, Hospital
BILE welcome that you have &C
corded tc, the lady when you
gave her a chair.
81 also want to return thanks
o the noble men of Georgia.
Georgia was very slow in her
promises with reference to WON.
ans suffrage. She has been
rapid to perform, for the first
state, in the union of tho forty
eight states, chiva1ric COVER
nor went to the front and said:
That old lady there, and let her
look at the senate for a short
time The senator-e elect from
Georgia said: She shall have