New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-20
LADY MAYOR OF:
england is HERE
Southampton Official. Reaches
j. New York Today

New York. Aug. 20 ON her
scarlet robe of office and wearing
about her shoulders a gorgeous
golden chain that her predecessors
have worn since the 18th century.
there came to New York today the
l,os7th mayor of the town and
county of Southam pton." England.
her Worship Lucia Marion Foster
WEIGH, widow of physician.
To quarantine she came on the
Leviathan, which flew at its. mast
head her own flag, the flag of the
mayor of. Southampton. decorated
With .emhlems put there during the
wars of the 'roses-white roses for
Lancaster. red roses for York.
AS she proceeded up the harbor
aboard the olty's yacht Macon, an
escort of airnlsnes hummed over
head. and al the small I. S navy
craft dipped their flags.
For this little grey haired grand
mother. besides being. mayor of
Southampton and a lot OF other
things is ex-offlcio a n admiral IN the
British navy and Is entitled to a
salute of. IS guns.
First of ALL let those who meet her
during her brief and strenuous week
| in the United Sta.es-she' is to sail
for. home on the Leviathan Sdtur-
day and is to visit While here. Bos-
ton. Buffalo, Washington and Phila-
delphia-always remember to ad-
dress her as Mr.. Mayor"
| For that is what they decided to
ca her in Southampton-after writ
ing up to London. to find out. Any
you say yes, sir to her. not yes
ma am:
Her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
Marion Patton. who accompanies her
gets all the ma ANS When Mrs
Foster-Welch became MIR, Mayor,
the puzzled .southamptonians. con
ffronted tor the first time with.
woman mayor, had to look ABOUT tol
lady 1nayoress, the title tradi'
tonally held by the mayors wife
They gave it to Mrs. Patton,
Besides being mayor OF Southamp.
ton and an admiral in the British
navy. Mrs. Foster-Welch is an alder
man. a Judge, and head of the city,'
| departments of health and educa
ton. And before she. became
mayor. she was sherilf-the FRS
woman sheriff in merry old England
And for all these Jobs she gets no
one cent of bay-not even an 'ex
pense account
My. yos must be petty well-to-do.'
gasped one of the reporters.
oh have enough TO buy. mysel
cheese and bread and-and the res
. OF IT." srinned the mayor of South
hampton !. -. 49,,
She is provided with an automo
bile and two. chauffeurs. TN
chauffeurs are needed. her daughte
= explained. 80 keep up With mother
For James j. Walker, it develops.
not the only busy-nor the busiest
mayor in the world Here is typlc
al evening of the mayor of South
!, ampton, England: ,..
Eli st we went to a big state dir
ner.' her daughter said. Estate dir
; Ecrs in England start about 10 p. nj,
,. Then 70 four dances. and at SIS
4. N, We were down at the dock t
meet the King of Spain.
Her election by the city council !,
Der marked the. climax Of IS year
in public life for Mrs. Feste Welci
SHE was for years an active tignr
ri education work. and during tn
Har.-ln which she lost son-sh
was elected a member of the South
amptcn city council This was be
fore English women had the vote.
In her scarlet robe and blac
cooked hattie same comm'ttt
that had to decide what she was
be called had also to design heat
gear for Southampton first "oma
.nneyor--Mrs Fostor-W elch locke
for all the world like a British re'
: Iolutionary general as. she stepped o
5 the Leyiathan Grover A. Whale
. chairman of the. mayors welcomir
: committee. and the reporters. att
= wracfjne their brains and dectdll
THAT Burgoyne was too far and ri
lures of Lord. CornW allis too dim ,
3 their memories. decided that h
= Keen. hawklike '.features renrnds
t them OF plctures of the heroic your
General. Wolfe, who defeated Mon
G calm on the plains. Of Abraham ~
s won canada for Great Britain, b
fore the. American revolution.
"Mr. Mayor" was to be reeeiv'