The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-27
Viscount Hires Hotel Ball
room to Accommodate Over
flow i'm Baltimore.
OPPOSED TO SEX PARTY
Tells Women to See That
Neither Windbags Nor Car
petbeggers' Arc Elected.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW Nosk HERALD
BALTIMORE, April 26.--viscount AS
tor came to the rescue of about 1000
disappointed women who were out
side the Century Theater tonight try
ing to get inside to lear Lady Astor
deliver the speech she came all the
way from England to make TO the
National League OF Women Voters.
Two thousand delegates 10 the con-
vention and others were already
packed inside the roof garden. and
5000 more were wedged up and down
the street VIXEN the little member OF
the British Parliament, accompanied
by her husband. arrived.
"Ill arrange an overflow meeting"
announced the viscount 10 the clamor-
ing mutitudes that were driving the
police of Baltimore well nigh to dis
traction. And the husband of Our
Nancy" engaged TIE ballroom in the
Hotel Belvedere and had it announced
from the platform that Lady Astor
would speak twice.
Then the Viscount seated himself
on the floor OF the stage upon which
his wife and the officers of tie league
were distributed and waited to escort
her to the next gathering.
Southern hospitality was slightly
strained when the overflow meeting
was announced. Mrs. Charles T.. Eli
colt, president OF the Maryland League
Of Women Voters. called upon zoo
hostcsses TO resign their seats in favor
OF that number OF registered visiting
delegates who could not gain admit
tance. The first TO withdraw were ap-
plauded and when Mrs. Ellicott herself
marched out there was an uproar.
This was the largest gathering OF
women Lady Astor had addressed since
her arrival In this country and the re-
ception accorded to her has not been
equaled.
She urged the league not to form n
sex party, but to 60 into tho existing
political parties and help them.
She called upon them 10 establish a
single standard OF morality by raising
mans and not lowering woman's. and
she averred that men were the weaker
StA, WHICH Won1Pu nave kilONW hli lNf
time. but lacked the moral courage to
tell
She said that tho best thing the
league OF women voters could do was
to keep the bosses frightened.
II think women possess both cour-
age and faith" Lady Astor said. when
I speak Of women ! don't mean every
woman--f mean real women, women
who care about real things. Tho sort
OF women who have not only borne
men but have given them such unself-
ish love that the world mas been through
them bit Of what the love OF God is
like.
Now is we possess courage and
faith II, will bc OF no value unless We
use II. ! Faith ls like benent--it is
only helpful II Il leads us 10 knowledge.
Belief In God will only help Us II II
leads 10 knowledge Of God.
"we women must turn 10 account
some Of this courage and faith. We
nust put into public life these qualities
which women have had 10 put Into their
Observation-Disclosures. cleanliness and kind
moss. The world needs II don't sup
pose the world az whole was ever
moro In need Of kindness than Il is now.
"Wc need not ask ourselves why tho
world needs help. You have got TO cast
your mind over the world and YOU will get
the answer. The continent OF Europe part
Is devastated and still hating Russia
almost az far apart az ever before.
suppose this must he the aftermath OF
war. You can't let he'll lose on earth for