Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
LADY ASTOR WILL SPEAK
IN RICHMOND WEDNESDAY
Distinguished Men and WON.
Ell Will Hear Address I'm
der Auspices of Alliance

quests nj the draw!ng-room meet
ing. which will be held "Wednesday
afternoon ut 7l2 West Franklin
street. and at which Lady Aston Will
speak Informally. include personal
friends Of Lady Aston. members OF
me executive board Of the Southern
"omans Educational Alliance. rep
resentativcs Of affiliated orRaniza-
lions. who VIII be In Richmond at
tending tho annual meeting OF tho
alliance. special contributors and
those otherwise cooperating closely
in the work OF the alliance. In nd
dition. there will he invited prcsI-
dents OF number OF womcn's clubs
IN inc city and tho heads OF several
leading organizations OF men. 20
that there may be secured and
passed on tn others b. those in rep
rcsentativc positions. as full an I'M
dcrstanding OF the work as possible
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. sister
OF Lady Astor. who serves on the
board OF the Southern woman's
Educational Alliance, is doubtless
responsible for Lady Astor's first in
,erest in the alliance. Tho work
however. which opens now paths to
women. which helps girls first TO
want an education and then, by
means of scholarships and loans. 10
secure an education. which points
out the way, through specialized
equipment. TO lives OF usefulness; In
fact. al! for which tho alliance
stands. In part and parcel o, the
creed that has rurg clear IN all that
Lady Astor has written and In al!
she has said when speaking OF WON
an and her work.
In her talk. which will in no way
he an address. Lady Aston will touch
l,.,
ture. sounding, probably. clarion
note OF hope, Hs she shows how ade-
nuate equipment VIII make possible
tho surrounding OF many obstacles
now In the path OF the girl who
would succeed. 1t is hoped that Mrs.
Gibson WIFE say something OF the
work OF the alliance and az the New
York branch. OF which she is vice
president. DIR. Orie Latham Hatcher.
president OF the alliance. Will intro
ducc Lady Aston.
In addition 20 the Richmond mem
brrs of the executive board. Or. W,
W. Guth. president Of Gouchcr Col
lege, and Mrs. Gu,h: Dean Charles
q. Maphis. OF the University of Vir-
ginia. and Mrs. Maphis; DR.. Ander-
son, president OF RHndolph- Macon
Woman's College. and Mrs. Andcr-
son; Mrs. o. NJ Harcom, head OF the
IIarcum School, Bryn Mawr and
Miss Lena Medcsin Phillips. cxeeu-
tive secretary OF the National Fed
Grafton OF Business and Professional
Womens Clubs. all members Of the
executive board. will be among the
guests at the drawing meeting
College clubs, alumnae associations
and other groups affiliated with the
alliance. will be represented. among
them the Randolph Macon. West
hampton. Agnes Scott and Sweet
BriRr Alumnac Associations.
Tho welcome To he given Lady
Aston upon her arrival Tuesday
morning mt Broad Street Station Ia
in the hands of committee ap-
pointed by the Southern Woman's
Educational Alliance. Mrs. Stuart
MichauX. chief marshal, will have
charge OF the hundred or more
white-clad schoolgirls from West :
hampton College, the Collegiate
School for Girls. St. Catherine
school. Sacred Heart and John Mar
shall High School, and of the repre-
sentatives OF all womcn's organiza-
lions present to do honor to the dis