Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-03


alone at Genoa. and said that the
league she advocated included all ma
lions. including the enemy nations
and Russia.
Getting back 10 Virginia. Lady
Astor asserted that IL she said all
that she thought, the audience wouId
believe she ~as running for Congress.
ITO be loved by Virginia is enough
TO turn the strongest head. bu, 70
be worthy Of her Is enough to humble
the proudcst heart" she declared.
Inc strains OF Dixie" still make
something happen inside. Lady Astor
admitted. She said that when the
people OF plymouth want to do her
honor. they fly the Stars and Stripes
and play Dixie"
At times Lady Aston dropp.d IN.
serious vein and launched into some
anecdotes that were enhanced by IN.
dcilciouS dialect OF the viyacious
speaker She told her little stories
IN scotch and Irish. hut her descrIn
'oh OF the letter from "a negro sailor
10 "hom she seems Nike a mother"
ana ms postscript that he hoped the
i'''" VIII b" with her. az he couldn't"
capped them all.
Character.
80 character as the future boa-
con for young America. va ,Ivn
Gated by Lady Axtor. who declared
,h"' thc Victories Of Gran, wouId he
tofHp'tcn when She greatness az ,no
southern chicftIan was rccIpnizcd
even by Yankees"
Lazy Astor was followed a., bor
husband who rivalcd Mayor AipsIi.
~, ~ ms s'o"inS description OF the Jit,I.
cr' man who broke through the
"S' OF British conservatism wiz,
w. ,"Sihs OF God BE with You Till
,bn AGAIN by the negro chorus
p"E came to an end
=, hecnils Childhood Her.
Mayor .Ainslic spoke for rn,
innh I'VE minutes in in,rodurin.
Hs'or. recalling from bis ny,r
'"'"'y "a bcwitching sprI,. =, >.
SUI Eivacicus bundle az air..
we ana sparkling ch.lohond.,
s"e pi"E.d about the streets OF Rich-
Fl wonder il she remembers ,ro
which She ana on. of nor
brothers were won't 10 take
astridc the goat" he asked 'S
How She blossomed into w,,
/ mooa, became one Of the bellies az
'no ga! ana then left us. h. r.cnIl.d
"uulnS mat she returns tho ,r.,
"idciy known Of living women ~,
Wi'hhl "a woman who has ken, har
hca!th. her head and her sons.
huHor Her declaration tina, sh. H.
u.s. an ordinary woman" was dis
ru.'' bF Mayor Ainslie. who az
%" mat II was modesty tina,
n""np.ed mother OF six and a
reeress OF Britain, to say such a
thing.
She smashed through proceden,
TRADITION and custom which had az
S'tH IN England since the birth Of
'hc mother Of Parliam.nts. bv suc.
c"ssiuUE Offering as candidate he
ior" the Plymouth constituency ANA
being elected "A member Of tho o,dos,
eNistnE Legislative body. the British
f"T'ianent This alone marks her
"s something more than an ordinary
"o''ah' Tor no ordinary person can
break through the conservatism ~
Ehs."hh' tho Mayor continued
Qualities of the Patriot.
How Lady Aston cxhlbI,.d ,bo
Qualities of patriot. with the woman
~ and mothcriy qualities to INC
I i"r". was described By Mayor AinsIia
III describing the hospital Lady As
tor organized and maitained during
ne world war. lie declared that he
had II from witnesses how sh. had
worked HaE and night in giving per
/ sonar attention to the great mill
l'tary hospital at Clivedcn. an or
sahizati"n with nifty physicians and
! NOR" than 200 nurses. and how sn.
constantly visited the patients To
( look after their wants and revive
their spirits.
one man said 10 me-" the Mayor
asserted. 1T is "A difficult thing, sir.
to bring smile TO tn. face OF a
man who has been on bed OF pain
and suffering for months. but have
seen Lady Astor do IL over and over
again. and then he added. she's :.
wonderful woman"
with the declaration that Canada
had honored Lady Astor by con-
;erfing the rank OF lieutcnant-col-
onel in its medical corps upon her
in appreciation OF what she had
done for Canadian wounded. Mayor
Ainsiic concluded now while thai
was going on. tho war was rs much
I our war as il was that OF England
and Canada. We should have found
that out If Germany won II In any
of the earlier years. and. therefore.
I think il appropriate that Rich
mond's token OF grateful apprccia :
tion OF patriotic service in the
world war should be presented TO
her and | ask her TO accept it,"
As Lady Astor rose smiiingly TO
receive the gold medal. similar In
design to the bronze token presented
by the city To its returned warriors,
the Mayor presented her formally as
Nancy Langhornc. Niscountcss
Astor. NJ. T."
"Much Ncnrcr Thnn Friends"
At loss just how to address tho
vast audience. Lady .\stor said:
"You are much nearer than friends.
50 I will say Ladies and gentlemen
do you realize how difficult ii is
for me to speak here tonight?
! believe you do and ] know that you
viii understand ii my speech secms
not worthy of so great an occasion
If ] could speak from the fullnLS;
of my heart as the Bible says, then
You would have to have the patience
of job to bear 1t. This morning I
was swept off my feet by the wei
come that you gave me at 7 O'Clock
To he loved hV virginia ic nnonc "a