Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-20

-, MN thAt We are Il necessary hal
sS9not only in private, hut in POLITICAL
{. life. The best way that we can dc
Z this IS 10 show him our ambition
}, are not personal.
. To Face Wrongs with Rights.
Y Let the men see that we desire
!, n better. safer aud cleaner worlt
( FOR our children and their children
We realize that only by doing our
= bit, by facing uncican things witt
J cleanliness. by facing wrongs with
/, rights. by going fearlcssly into all
/ things that may be disaErecablc that
:. we viii somehow make it little
: better world"
$ Lady Astor said she faced the hope
: hat women OF all countries could do
/. their duty and raise Il generation Of
{ men and women who will look upon
war and all that leads to II with
: as much horror as We now look upon
!. cold hlooded murder
Must strive to RrbuIId world.
III we want this new world. we
can only get it by striving for it,,
!. she said. The real struggle viii hc
) within ourselves. TO put out OF our
consciousness. of our hearts and of
hate. envy. greed. pride, force and
materia! ambition"
Lady Astor asserted she knew the
welcome she received today had moth
ing 10 do with her Ever since she
:irst entered tho mother Of Parlia-
m"niS she had realized that she
ceased 80 hc u person and had be
come symbol. The only remarkable
thing about her was ner children.
she said
When She entered Parliament. she
recalled some OF the members looked
upon her more as a pirate than "A
pilgrim. y pioneer may he a pic.
turesGuc figure. she added. hut often
is rather lonely one. still she
said the men in tho House bore their
shock with dauntless dcccncy. and
mo- body Of men could have been
kinder and fairer.
Greeted mt pIcr.
Smiling. chatting continuously and
joshinE those about here. Lady AStor
arrived from England aboard tho
steamship Olympic tcday on her way
to Baltimore. where sh. will address
the Pan American conference Of wo-
men. To greet Lady Astor-native or
Virginia, Wife OF a British peer aud
tho first woman ever elected 10 the
House OF commons-Scoras Of friends
and admirers gathered ar the pier
rs the Olympic steamed mp the hay
fr9m Quarantine. She gave reporters
flashing comments on all manner Of
thinEs-lloyd George. #pN"rs. nrrhi-
hilton, Margot AsquIth. Tire irho: SIT
uation, the Genoa conference. the
servant problem and her own chill
dren-six in number
The only remarkable thing about
me Is my children she SAID. holding
10 the arm o fher husband, viscoun,
William Waldorf Astor.
.'Ilord George still has his head
abov" water. and it's some head, too"
shc replied 10 II question.
Lady Astor said She wanted 10
make II clear that she was not In
America on II mission She Is here.
she said. because she received an
invitation 10 attend the convention
at baltimore TO discuss matters of
Interest 10 women all over the world
After that She is going to Virginia.
where She was Nancy Iaurhorne
and then 10 Washington and Chicago
ana one or two other cities before
returning home 10 her children and
te~r job in Parliament.
Speaking as Nirglnian does.
without trace OF British accent,
Lady Aston said she was stu an
unreconstructed SShiherptr"
Dixie Aiw'G.. Siirs Her.
ana when ! hear Dixie. some
thing happens" she added. Her chill
: dren she described as ''moncrcls-
: 'hree- fourihs Amc-%an''
LAS 10 womens place in tho ,Yorln
5Hf said those Of her sex were NIsI
las: individual rs men.
-+'|o one cant say women do ,bis a,,I
sswomen do that" she remarked ne
riho-e than men" ""H
.'HS'l IN just symbol no, - 1o,,o. ..
Sne declared when some on. snols
o'.S h'r position a. the head of tn.
itodeFh women who arc tatinr cn,,i
'aL ro!eS IN the affairs Of the world
~ 'hls point hcr husband ci,t IN
WIN remark that Lady As;o,.s
done" ""'' can De
Sure" She remarked 90, ,,,s.
an ordinary woman, can do il ihcn
mink what we can cxpcc, from,
traordiuary women
me clothes nearly all women az.
wearing nowadays are unfor,u,.,,c
rom her po!n, OF view, Lady Astor
Discusses FIappcrs
Nothins lets the sex down l;Le
running about haif naked" sh. won,
on. There is no use Of ,alktnc
about equality. II we only uso orr
llherty TO show our hideouxness Ta.,
''eht wore dress ! have usoG
since 1918 If You keep Your eve on
: your hody al the time. YOU can,
keep ii on your SOM. N'''
10" ABOUT the happcrs ana their
NfA'' '' az sht repeated ..'Tb ,.;,
plethcs are UNFORTUNATE. h,, M,
ueir mothers fault. The ire, III 80,
ie." oman ought to teach her rhilGre,
rs obcdience'' ="
..e..lh running for recollection to hnr
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