The Washington times., 1928-09-25
Ludy Nancy AstOr Expected Here;
Will Attend the "GOUeTnOr's Bali =

Charming BRUSH M. f.
\ En- Route to This Coun-
try; Has Been in Capt.
tai Twice in Last Half
! Dozen Years
The prospect Of a visit
from Lady Aston is giving
Washington something to
think about at a time when
the thoughts of most OF the
feminine contingent are oc-
cupied with house cleaning,
painting, paper hanging
and politics.
The glamorous British M.
P. will probably be here
only a day or two, for she
expects to be in this country
but two or three weeks and
most of that time will be
spent at her old home in
Virginia. She sailed on the
Aquitania from Southamp-
ton on Saturday, described
as looking young and
charming in a blue tailored
costume and a close fitting
hat and is scheduled TO
visit Boston and New York,
as we'll as Washington and
Virginia.
Governors Ball
Lady Astor is said to have
been looking forward for some
time to a trip home, but ar
anged to come just now In or
der to attend the Governors
Ball, to be held in Richmond on
October 5. This is being given
in honor of Gov. Harry Byrd
and his five living predecessors
and will be one of the most
brilliant functions ever held in
the one time capital of the Con-
federacy. Lady Astor's uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
p. Lee, who make their home
in Richmond, will lie at the head
of the receiving line. The dis
tinguished visitor from England
is to be the guest of Governor
and Mrs. Byrd at the Governors
Mansion, while in Richmond.
From Washington
There will probably be mum.
Der of Washingtonians in Rich
mond for the ball, for two of the
five former governors of Virginia
etill living-Senator Claude Swan
son and Representative Andrew
jackson Montague-are Washing
tonians by political fortune.
Moreover, Governor Byrd is a
nephew of the late Representative
Henry d. Flood, whose wife
makes her home here and is
held in affectionate regard by
"Ton, Dick and Harry" Byrd,
al of whom have attained dis
ttnction in their several lines.
Former Governor Westmoreland
Davis. former Governor Henry G.
Stuart and former Governor Lee
Trinkle are the other Virginia
statesmen who's will be guests of
honor at the ball.
Lady Aston has been twice in
in the last half dozen
years. She came in 1922 as the
guest of the National League Of
Women Voters, which had been.
holding a big pow-wow in Balti-
more and which, when that was
over, brought her to Washington
for a round of festivities. At that
time Lord Aston was with her
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pinchot
had turned their Washington
house .over to them for the dura-
ton Of their brief visit. In the
summer of 1925. she was here
again. but only for a day or
TWO, on uSF way 10 NlEElnld lot
visit at Mirador, the lovely old
Langhorne place at Greenwood
In Albemarle county.
1t will be remembered that Lady
Astor was one of the beautiful
Langhorne sisters, who were IA
NOUS bellies in Virginia in their
youth. Another is Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson. She, by the way.
Is an ardent supporter of Gov.
Smith. She was much in the
news at the time of the Houston
convention and has since mad
a prominent part in the cam.
paign. One wonders which side
If any-Lady Aston will take
in the political campaign now
being fought out here. She's
naturally a born Democrat" but
she's an ardent .prohibitionIst by
practice as we'll as precept: and
somehow it's difficult to convince
any fighting dry that Governor
Smith wouldn't-and couldn't
make the country wet overnight
II he were elected to the Presi.
dency.