Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-07-25
FELL INTO CLOVER.
The Happy Fate OF the Womans
Press Convention
4 NOBLE WONiy SOBLY PLANNED.
some Good Words for Three Editors Of
the Male PeFsaasf0n-Geasr-
osity OF Mr.. Hannah
Saledietory,

/ Special Correspondence 70 TELEoEAs HERALD.
/ fRAvERsE CITY, July 24.-Certainiy
the Women of the Press of Michigan
have fallen into clover in coming 10
Traverse City, and are now browsing
upon il. They have not been allowed
to pay for ANYTHING since they arrived
IN this lovely little hamlet by the shore.
First Of all Hon. Perry Hannah per-
mltted them 10 think they would be
gwen half rates II the Park Place
Hotel. The hotel is one of the finest Ia
all the resort region, SO of course the
| ladies were delighted. But Mr.. Han
/ nah Is a man OF much duplldlty. when
/ the members OF the newly-tOrmed as
! sOclauOn communed With the clerk III
/ regard 10 their bills they found there
were no bills to pay Then the Ladies
| Library Association very tOurteously
/ extended 10 the ladies the use OF
| their hall and parlors for public
| meetings. | should like TO be able 10
/ say something eloquent and grand
about this Traverse City association.
| When they organized a few years ago
| their capital stock consisted of 4 few
volumes donated by themselves,
| small Indebtedness incurred 10y them
selves and a vast amount of pluck,
courage and ambition. They now own
their building and the ground upon
which II stands. In the upper part of
the ed!hce is fine hall with commo-
dlous and convenient stage. Down
stairs is an extensive library and, what
Is better than all else, free reading
room, handsomely furnished, where
the youth of Traverse City are always
welcome and where they love 10 con-
gregate. The literary women OF the
Northland are indeed imbued with all
the graces of mind and body which COM
plete the perfect woman.
"A Noble woman. nobly planned"
Does but half express 1t.
II all the other editors in the State
have snickcred over the idea of Wo-
mans Press Association, there are ut
least three who have been enthusiastic
and helpful. Iallude TO I. L. Bates, of
the Grand Traverse Herald; +. L..
| Sprague, of the Traverse Bay Eagle, and
c. 5. Hampton, the slyer-tongued
orator-editor OF the Harbor Springs
| Resorter. Mr.. Bates has encouraged
and aided us IN every way known 10 a
man who is willing 10 blush unseen like
| the poetlcal Hover SD we'll known and
| dearly loved. Mr.. Sprague has said
very little, but what he has accom-
| plished in the way of practice
benefits should be itemized to
be appreciated. Mr.. Hampton
has been our gallant champion
| first, last and all the time. He has
given the organization his personal at
/ tentiOn, having come down to Petos-
/ key especially for the occasion. 1t
would never be safe tor Mr.. Hampton
/ to don pettlcoats even for a moment
/ for IN that brief time the members of
NJ. w. z. A. would elect hlm president
and ne would have to wear pettIcoats
with ali their inevitable paraphernalia
| till death relieved hlm from their
| shackles.
When all is over and the evening
twilight settles down upon the natal
day of the Woman's Press Association,
as we gather IN the cleaning, we vail
| tlnd the tender spot in our hearts filled
4 with the memory OF one woman. She
/ 1t was who first said TO the originator
of the association "Welcome sister,
welcome to Traverse CitO." She il
was who stiled all thoughts of personal
ambition, working ever and only for
the good of the cause, overcoming
| physical ailments, assuming and carry
| ing Herculean burdens, IN order that
the newspaper women might return to
their homes from the first meeting
filled with delight and sisterIy love.
And have her labOrs been successful?
Ask any woman of the association and
| her answer will convince you that not
| only has success crowned her efforts,
but that success has been far beyond
all expectation.
1t IS hard task to say goodbye TO
the citizens, individually and collec.
lively, Of Traverse City, even for brief
/ time. The meeting has been one
fraught with great Joy and benefit to
! those VINO have attended 1t. Hereafter
the words Traverse City VIII be syn
Onymous with all that is bright, fair and
beautiful, and the memory Of the first
annual meeting Of the Michigan WO-
mans Press ASSOCIATION will hnger long
with us ike the delicate and lasting
! perfume of the altar of roses.