Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
POLITICAL LEADERS IN
DOMINION ARE CORDIAL
Finds Premier King Much Interested in Unemployment
Conditions in Engand-Receives Big Ova-
ton in Toronto.

10 tho Governor General, an old man
win huge baR OF golf clubs. and
seVera! other friendly people visited
me In the grcen-room later
Inc Old man showed me a photo
sraph OF my father given to him on
'he INKS at CarnoustiP. which touched
mo deeply.
when Lady Drummond said that
had beautiful smile. and the pa
pers SAID had a golden voice felt
! ,"sS exhausted as resumed my
journey. 40 one who has not been
"h tour in America can Imagine the
fatigue Of crowded elevators. shaky
trims, and perpetual travelling
~ Toronto limited my address
TO an hour and fifteen minutes
longer than which no one can be ex-
pected to endure. and as we had still
limo before catching a midnigh.
train. invited M enthusiastic au-
dt"nce on 10 tn. stage
An ovation Mt Toronto.
A. this the platform was Rtormed
that ! was allowed 10 move They
showered with compliments and never
at any time robust ngur-, go
crowded and crushed that felt suf-
located My chairman did his best,
but IL was not until my secretary. in
n voice OF thunicr, begged them no,
10 mon IN" ~ mao IN eaten 4 'rdl:
that ! was aiiocwd To move They
all rushed 10 tho stage door shouting:
wv" think you are wondertul,''
why cant you stay with u.s. 'You
must come back You're perfectly
lovely"
We had TO lock- one Of Tho doors ar
the grecn-room, but Will" | was
given brandy and congratulated rs
by nay chairman and his family,
very old charw"man peepcd in a. an
other door. saying with emotional
timid!'y
Excuse me-, hut though am only
a poor old woman who sweeps the
stage would liE. 10 shake hands
With you The last fa~'us person
that I spoke 10 was Nine. Calve over
whom "" were all crazy: may say
She 10; mo Kiss her hand
| turned and kissed The old lady
on bJ,H her wrinkied checks. at
which she blessed me and burst into
tears felt Ike doing tn" same.
but was steadIed by the presence Of
my Jolly chairman and his relations.
II was with !. feeling OF tens" graft
,udc that heard our motor an
nounc"d
Touch OF Vanity.
CliuSing TO Tho arm OF my sccre-
tary, swaycd through an en;husi-
ast.c crowd gathered on the pave
mcut They were cheering, waving
! handkerch!efs. and throwing NJ their
hats Half OF the audienc. appeared
to have collected round our motor
and had the creates, difficulty
( in reaching ~
Knowing that this sort OF hing
Viii probably never happen to mo
again. and with a touch ~ vanity
that seldom feel. wished my hus
band had been there to witness my
unexpected triumph
Lying awake that night I won
dcr"d what would have fclt had
! married man who had consented
- he either Governor General OF
canada. or Niccroy Of India can
imagine no career excepting per
haps. that ~ minor ROYALTY that
! would have minded as much
Not all the srea, functions. per-
snnal prestige. wonderful scenery
pig sticking in the East. or skat-
ing in the Dominion. would make M
10 me for the friendships without
intimacy and grandeur without
gaiety.
came TO the conclusion that only
men OF certain Kind OF vanity ana
ambition. or animated by the high
est sense or public duty could ever
he found to IN these honorable po-
sltions.
Copyright, 1929. by the Rell Synd-
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copyrighted in Great Britain by
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American men and women from
the personal side. nre discussed
In Mrs. Asauith's next article.
which appears next sunday In
The Timcs-DiSpntch.