The morning call., 1891-07-21
WOMEN JOURNALISTS.
What Was Done at the Meeting
Held in UniOn.Square Hall.

At session of the WOman's Press Asso-
citation held at Union-seuare Hall yesterday
afternoon the following business was trans
acted:
Fourteen new members were elected viz. ::
Mrs. z. B. Cornwall of San Francisco, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Wore of Pasadena, Mrs. Au-
gusta Z. Lowner of Santa Ana, Mrs. l.. A.
Nash Of Corvallis, Or, Mrs. Lillian Plunkett
of San Francisco, Miss Tessa kelso of Los
Angeles, Miss Sarah 1. Lymon of Portland,
Marion Tay lor of San Francisco, Mrs. Ada
Van Pelt of San Diego, Miss Younkin of
San Diego, Mrs. Lillian C. II. Schera of
San Diego, Mrs. Durfree of Stockton. Mrs.
Annie W. MearS of Spokane, Miss Lucy
jerome of San Francisco.
meeting of the Finance Committee was
called for next Monday afternoon, to take
steps to INCORPORATE the association, so that
il may legally accept the gift of certain
funds and real estate that have been ten
dtred.
The initiation fee was increased to So,
and life membership fixed at $50.
Mrs. A, c. Waterman was appointed the
Chairman of the Nominating Committee, to
be assisted by Mrs. James Neal and Mrs.
Barbara knpll, in preparing a ticket for the
election of officers which takes place on the
9th of September.
Mrs. S. f. Reamer, the Librarian of the
W. =. A, has been elected member of the
American Librarians Association, which is
to held its next international convention in
San Francisco in September.
Mrs. N. L. Hoffman's valuable paper on
County Roads and City Streets" read be-
fore the association on July 18th, was
ordered printed and copies forwarded to
the American Economic Association, the
Board of Trade, Colonel Albert a. Pope Of
Bos ton and others.
Resolutions of svmn1thv wara orderad
sent to Miss Mary Lambert of Oakland on
account OF the death of her father.
system of fines was fixed for all men,
berS not wearing their badges at regular
meetings, and for all Chairmen of commit
tees who fall to present reports at the regu-
lar meetings without good cause.
Mrs. Abba H0lton rendered the associa-
ton one page in her paper for The use of the
association.
At meeting of the Presswork Com
mittee reporters were assigned to take
charge OF all association reports, Mrs. T. p.
7. MatheSOn being appointed TO notify the
city papers of ali meetings and TO see that
regular reporters were sent to the meetings
il the papers desired it.
1t was decided to hold business session
of three DAYS in the fourth week in Septem-
Der here in San Francisco instead of at
Coronado.
Miss E. D. Keith Obi Vermont was ap-
pointed Chairman of the Committee on Ar
iduSSHheutS ~ piepdLo RECEPTION anu pro-
gramme for the closing night of the con-
vention.
Mrs. Virginia billiard was thanked for
the many cOurtesies extended to the ladies
through the columns of the paper she repre-
sents. extracts from which had found their
way into the Chicago Inter Ocean, New
York World and other Eastern papers.
Mrs. Rosa Smith Egenmann sent in let
ter stating that her husband had received
an appointment in the university at Bloom
iugdale, Ind, and that town would be their
future home. She will retain her memb er-
ship in the association, however, as she in
tends passing the summers in California.
An order was issued requiring all MEM
berS TO send an authentic list of their regu-
lar OF occasional newspaper connections to
the Corresponding Secretary
The meeting then adjourned.