Telegram-herald., 1890-06-29
PRESS ASSOCIATION
TO De Formed % the Newspaper
Women of the State.
slHES OF Ta0st BHO gILL ATTEND
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The .dea O. a M0maa's Press Assoc
auoa has been as.tA<ed among the
newspaper women " the state for
about q wear. When ths state Press
Association met 10 lnls city last summer
efforts we're made ~ form such IA or
ganzaEOn, bat were unsuccessful on
account OF the Aul.ted nnmber or NO
nen editors present. However, a COM
mittes made up Of Mrs. EIta ; Wllsoa,
Of the IELEoRAN-HERALD, Mss L. NJ .
Fleming, Of tne kssailsq Leadsr, and Mrs.
Eva {. Doughty, then or the Mt. Pleas
ant Eafsgprtse- were appointed ~ make
a thorough canvass OF the state, with d
view OK nndlng a. near Is might be how
many women were ri bic and % make
the necessary arrangements. Within a
short time Mss hiemlug accepted =
position Ia the Government printing
office and left for Washington, where
sle has since resided. Mrs. Doughty
lett the newspaper business, and the
committee 0f three dwiudled down 10
one. While searching for cO-Horkers.
Mrs. Wilson has received material A.
s.5tance from Mrs. NJ. r. c. Bates, OF
the Grand Traverse Herald. Miss HATTIE
Sleeper, of rue Port Huron Itmes. and
Mrs. e.. l.. Murphy, OF the M,ehigQa
Cath0tc. Mrs. Doughty has recently
re-entered the newspaper leld, being
now connected with the GiadWln
Leadsr With their AID constitution
has been drawn up and plans perfected
for an entertaining and instructive
meeting at Traverse CITY july -. %
and p. when the organization w.ll be
completed.
In addition 70 those already men,
toned, the following ladies are pledged
70 become charter members. Mrs. VI
L. Rayne Detroit Free Pres; Miss Jen-
ME Starkey, Free Pres; Mrs. Howard
Detroit Tribune; Mrs L. III. TrOwbridge
Ctrt.tian Herald, Detroit; Mrs. Belle NJ.
Perry, Charlotte T'ribune; Mrs. +. b.
Wllmarth. Mt. Pleasant Democrat; Mrs.
". r. Clarke, ManistiQue P,0n>er; Miss
r. Cora DePuy, journalist: Miss Loana
Stacey, Tecumseh Herald; Mrs. Ethlyn
ClOugh, Brooklyn Exponent: Mrs. +. T..
Kellogg, MIS-. +. L. Miner and Miss ;.
Isadore Shaw, Good Health, Battle Greek
Mss Florence Brooks, Jackson Patriot.
Several others have sgnified their
good Will toward the organization, and
vii attend, If possible.
The people OF Traverse City viii well
come the Womans' Press Association OF
Michigan, with cordial hospitality.
Free entertainment has been offered
and there Will De drives about the city
and a steamboat excursion on Grand
Traverse Bay.
The association aims TO he both Of a
business and a social nature, the object:
beng the promotion OF all matters per
-. Il
change of their ideas and to foster q
spirit Of unity and good Will among al
women doing newspaper work IN the
state.
Any woman regularly connected with
the editorial department OF any state
paper or acting as correspondent fol
any paper published IN Michigan !:
eligible for membership.
The following papers Will be read:
Woman N JOurnallsm-Mrs. T.. b.
Wilmarth.
An Original POem-Mrs. VI. L. Rayne
The IdiOsvncracies of the Country
Newspaper-Mrs. w. f. Clarke.
Hustling-MIss Florence Brooks.
Diagnosis EliolOgy, and Prognosis oi
the WOman's Press AssociatiOn-Mrs
NJ. f. G.. Bates.
The Coming Dress-Mrs. Belle NJ
Perry.
The Ethics of Our PROFESSIONALS
Eva c. Doughty.
Woman as a Publisher-Mrs. Ethlyn
Glough.
Weekly Va. Daily Newspapers-Mrs
c. /. Murphy.
Soclety-Mrs. Eta :. Wilson.
How I Entered Newspaper Work
Conversation by the members.