Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-11 | Page 1 | Lady Astor Champion of Hatless Revolutionizes Ethics of Parliament

L Lady dy Astor Champion of Hatless I Revolutionizes Ethics of Parliament Par LONDON Jan 11 By A. A P. P P.- P. The earnest speeches and discussions discussions discussions discus discus- P I that occupied most of the time of the women members members' of the house of commons at the dinner I given in their honor last night were enlivened by an ap exchange of views on the question of whether women are to continue wearing their hats in the house as Lady Astor and her two first colleagues have done donel or go bareheaded I. I The ne new labor women members departed from this precedent on the first day of the and last evening gained a recruit when the Duchess o of ot Athol thol said It It is my ambition to be allowed to do my work in the house of commons with uncovered head I Iam Iam Iam am ready to obey lobey the wishes and teachings of St. St Paul when I enter building but in the commons commons com com- mons moos I am prepared to recognize only the authority of the speaker aker and the rules of the house Hereupon Lay Lacy Astor Injected I J 1 discovered when I 1 first en en- en the house that had I gone without my hat I would have shocked most of the members much as if the Lady Go lva had appeared and I thought I wouldn't give them more than they could stand so I kept my nty hat on Once I actually did go through the lobby hatless and several members cameto came to me and said Pray dont don't do It again I II I mean not to wear a tL hat i henceforward when henceforward when I can keep leep I my hair In order I IOne One of the ancient customs of I Ithe the house is that when a a. member I raises a point of order he must don his hat Lady Terrington I wanted to know if the women would have to keep their hats under under under un un- un- un der the seats against such an emergency When the customary formal permission permission permission per per- mission to smoke was given at the conclusion o of or the dinner it was wa-j r remarked marked that the only woman to I aval aal herself of the privilege was Miss Jewson labor member for I Norwich