San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-08-11
4 lady Oh the Editorial Convention.

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We clip some spicy passages from
the account Of Mrs Swisher, Of tn,
Skctch-Book, Austin,
We arrived in Houston about
eleven o'clock that day. Found som,
gentlemen ut the depot distributing
badges, Don't think they were ex
pecting ladies, for they took no no
tice Of us till Mr.. Snyder, the Sketcl
Book printer, suggested that we by
right should have one, as we were
one of the two lady proprietors in
Texas. Then they gave us the old
gold badge, (glad the Post said il
was gold. We should have called il
mud color, il we Ind not been told
differently and babe us to follow the
crowd. We didso; stopped at large
brick house and climbed up two OF
three fights Of stairs, when the
crowd came to sudden stop in front
of bar, covered with all kinds OF
liquors. We did not know what it
all meant, but afterward learned that
that bar is the entrance to the Press
Club rooms of Houston, very fine
apartments when you once get into
them. The gentlemen, however,
seemed to admire the entrance most.
Here, we were spoken to after n
time by the gentlemen who gave us
the badge, and who informed us that
room had been engaged for us at
tho Hutchins' House. Arriving there
we were told that no room had been
engaged for us and that the house
was full to overlooking. In the par
lor, we found Mrs. Mcpherson of the
SHERMAN Democrat" who had not
even been treated to O badge and who
was in some concern as to what was
to become of her. We also found
our two assistants, Miss Efnor and
Miss Irvine there, and they suggest
ed that we camp with them during
our stay. The hotel clerk being will
ing to such arrangement we conclud-
ed to do so.
We then went to the opera house
and listened to the Grafton and the
poem. After that came meeting OF
the editors and the election ofotiicers,
over which there was considerable
discussion. Some eight were nomi-
mated, but to put stop to the wran-
gle, all withdrew but the Gosling of
the ''Quill' who was declared elected
by acclamation. They wrangled
about every thing it seemed, except
the invitation of Mr.. Cleveland to
sample som. ''kerosene oil. Wedont
know why they were needed to sam
pie kerosene oil, but that was the
way the invitation was delivered.
Not feeling interested in kerosene,
while there was 80 much gas to be
had free, we did not join the
party.
There was to be banquet at the
Hutchins house in the evening, and
there were some twelve ladies IN ut
tendance on the convention, all of
whom received personal invitations
from different editors, to be present,
md one of whom had been invited by
one of the committee, by letter, to
give u reading thereat. The ladies
put on their Sunday go-to-meet,ng
rocks and descended to the parlor
that evening, only to learn that Cos
ing OF the "Quill' had something to
say about ''women, which he did not
want them to hear, and therefore the
of male members had voted
,he exclusion of the ladies. True,
hey sent iii some OF the yitila.s and
vines by the colored walters, and
some of the ladies INDUCED in the re-
,ast, Others did not.
Although the lady members are
greatly in the minority, there being
,nly two, we would like to suggest,
wen without the least possible hope
If the suggestion being acted upon,
hat the editors include their wives in
he association. This is what is done
n the north, and it is no more than
light. Any place that can not afford
o extend an invitation to mans
wife as well as to himself, should not
xtend an invitation to either. We
lope at the next convention the mat
er will be taken up and 50 deci led.