The morning call., 1891-08-11
WOMEN JOURNALISTS.
They Meet and Discuss Newspaper Core.
spondence.

They Meet and Discuss Newspaper Corre-
spondence.
a well-attended meeting of the Women's
Press Association was held yesterday after
noon in Union-square Hall, Mrs. Nellie u.
Eyster presiding.
A brief address on 1.-THE Newspaper
Woman" was delivered by Mrs. Sarah Joy
White of the Boston Herald, who was the
first woman in Boston to be employed as re-
porter on daily paper. She described her
journalistic experiences, and gave some
practical advice to her auditors, whom she
warned not to be mannish; not to neglect
dress, and TO endeavor always to look sweet
and pretty" the duty" she concluded,
'of every woman. whether in the kitchen,
the parlor, or the newspaper Office" Mrs.
White is a member of the New England
NomenS Press Association, and described
the plan of that organization in detail
The subject for the day. Newspaper Cor
respondence In Its Various Phases" was
then considered, ana papers bearing on the
work of correspondent were read by sew
eral ladies. Mrs. 5. L. d'EYelyn first dis
cuSsed what line of correspondence is
most interesting and what pays best?"
The eSsayist advocated boiling down."
and recommended short pithy paragraphs
formed OF pungent sentences
Mrs. Leila Ellis described her recent New
York experiences, referring to the metropo-
lis as city of gltteriDg shamS and cruel
disappointment She commended highly
the literary work of Dorothy o." who,
she said, was very bubbling-oYer with po-
etlc faneies and bright criticisms.
Mrs. MathewsoA said hers was paper
without subject, and then proceeded TO
describe in a humorous style her work as
country CORES pendent of a country paper.
The con federation OF the subject was con-
cluued by Mrs. Prescott oil Oakland aud
Miss NJ. '. Lewis OF the New \ Ork Business
Woman's Journal.
The Nominating Committee presented a
ticket to be voted upon at the Septem Der
meeting of the association, reco amending
the following ladies as officers:
President, Mrs. Nellie B. Eyster (Harrsburgn
Telegraph, Pacific Ensign; First Vice PresI-
dent, Miss L. d. Keith. DE Vernon (San Fran
cisco News LelteD; Second Vice president, Mrs.
Sarah B. Cooper (San Francisco Bulleiin); Third
icePTesideut, Mrs. Jeanne C. Carr (corre-
spondent Sacramento Record Union); Core
(Pacinc Coast Literary Bureau); Assistant Cor
responding Secretary. Miss NJ. Y. Lewis (cor-
respondent Business Woman's JonrnaD; Re-
coIdng Secretary, Mrs. Emily B: Powell;
Assistant Recording Secretary, Mrs. 5. T d Eve
Ign Correspondent Dublin Victoria Magazne):
Treasurer, Mrs. ~. l.. Hoffman; Auditor, Mrs.
Isabel Raymond Santa Cruz SurD; Librarian,
Mrs. S. Z. Reamer: Executive Commttee-Mrs.
EIwood Cooper. Mrs. Hannah l.: Neal. Mrs. a.
and Mining Revew.)
Among those present were: Mrs. Sallie
Joy White of the Boston Herald, Mrs.
Charles Frederick Holder of Pasadena, Mrs.
M. L. JOsyn of the Los Angeles Woman's
Exchange, Mrs. Eyster, Mrs. Powell, Mrs.
Parkhurst, Mrs. George Mitchell. Mrs. o. d.
Carr, Mrs. Ellis, Miss Lewis, Mrs Lydia
Prescott. Mrs. Lowell White, Miss Lam bert,
Mrs. Hannah Neall, Mrs. d'Evelyn, Mrs.
Marion Taylor, Miss Tucker (Aneleh), Miss
Keith (Di Vermont, Miss Estabrook, Miss
Curtis, Mrs. NJ. l.. Hoffman, Mrs. Virginia
billiard. Mrs. Matheson, Miss Hanson, Mrs.
Sarah Is. Cooper, Mrs. S. C. Reamer, Mrs.
Shuey, Mrs. a. c. Waterman, Mrs. Lillian
Plunkett, Mrs. Evelyn Ludlum, Mrs. Abba
HoltoD, Warren d. Ever.