The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-27
JOURNALISTS DAY.
An Interesting Programme by the
Ladies' of the p. c. W. P. A.

The members OF the Pacific Coast
Women's Press Association observed yeSter-
day as Journalists day" at Union-sqnare
Hail, under the direction of Mrs. Mary
Lambert
In cons equence of the Illness of Mrs.
Nellie b. Eyster, President of the associa-
ton, Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper was called to
the chair.
An interesting programme was prepared
for the occasion and it was carried out to
the letter.
The meeting opened with duet by Miss
Pratt and Miss Carr, who gave td) A
Flight of Clods (Garraggiolo) and (J)
"Spring and Love" Larsen).
Mrs. , aths, late of the Santa Barbara
Independent, next read paper, the subject
being = In the Office, in which she not only
showed herself 10 be perfectly familiar with
the ms and outs OF newspaper lie, bat gave
ample proof that her experience had not
been wasted, and that she could give golden
advice to young aSplrantS lOF jurnalStlc
hunOrS.
Miss Carrie Louise Pratt followed with a
recitation, an extract from 'Timothy's
Quest" by Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin.
Mrs. Lillian Plunkelt read paper, in
which she told the experience OF women
in the Business World"
A song by Miss Louise Carr, in which she
rendered (a) Flower Of the Valley" God
dard, and (b) New, Love" Mendelssohn,
was rapturously applauded.
The first part of the programme concluded
with a paper read by Mrs. NJ Il. Johnson OF
Napa entitled 'Praetlcal Hints, which con-
tanned a great many very excellent thoughts.
The general idea was expressed In an Illus
tratiye anecdote which she cited. wherein
Z boy was endeayoriBg to climb tree and
called to another boy, VINO was passing at
the time, Say. here, give me boost" to
which the boy appealed to answered,
Boost yourse IT," That was the secret of
success.
After brief intermission Miss L0niSe
Francis, the editor of the CastroVille Enter
prise, read a well digested paper on The
Prose of journalism as Taught by Coun-
try Newspaper" If any layman, con-
tempatiug entering the field OF rural jour
naliSm, had heard that paper read he would
have forever abandoned the idea OF Journal
Stic work and would have made application
10 the first railroad contractor for work at
setting ties.
Mrs. Cooper suggested that although the
young lady had told Of many of the annoy
ances connected with the conduct OF coun-
try paper, she had neglected TO say anything
about her experience in trying to make a
new roller, to which Miss Francis replied
that she had not told one-half OF the annoy
aces, adding: Why, when my young devil
gets cranky | even have t. act as carrier
and deliver the paper to subscribers" This
was the capsheaf
Then followed an address by Mrs. Char
lOtte Perkins Stetson on the subject of THE
Effect of Newspaper Writing Upon the
Writer" She attributed the unwhOlesome
reading in the newspapers, such As records
Of pTize-hghts and similar topics, to the de-
PRAYED tastes of the readers and said that it
was catering to the private purses of indi-
yidualS rather than to the formation of a
pure sentiment and tie elevation of man,
Mrs. Cooper said that the effect of such
writ ng went deeper than most people were
aware Of and that in her kindergarten ex-
perience she had on one occasion been sur
prised to see two children of tender years in
the yards of the schools standing in front Of
himself Sullivan and the other Muldoon, or
similar names.
The programme closed with a song by
Mrs Mathis