The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-12
JOURNALISTS DAY.
The WOmen's Association Meet.
ing at UniOn-SQuare Hall.

Journalists day" of the Pacific Coast
Women's Association was an inducement
that brought a goOdly audience oil Gan
Franchises bright women together at U Mon
square Hall yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order at 3
o'clock by the President, Mrs. Nellie Is.
Eyster, and the report of the Secretary was
called for and read by that tunctl0nary,
Mrs. Emilie Brown Powell, OF Alameda.
Mrs. Stanton, as Treasurer, also submitted
her report, and that of the Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Z. L. Y. Parkhurst, was
read by Mrs. Eyster, Mrs. Parkhurst being
kept away by illness.
The programme for the day consisted OF
10-minute papers by members actively en-
gagged in journA listic work. The first OF
these, on "The Editorial Chair, was read
by Mrs. Branard of the Santa Clara Vailey.
Mrs Brainard is tall, dark, energetic look
Ing woman, whose perfect familiarity with
her subject enabled her TO make IL very III"
teresting to her audience. Her paper SET
forth in half humorous but wholly Just
way something of what is expected OF tnat
Omniscient being, the newspaper edltor,
who, she summed up, 20 be successful must
be at once a statesman, general polltician'
historian, poet, almost divinity, equal I'd
cause without opposing any.
Following Mrs. Braiuard Mrs. Emily
Brown Powell read an original poem, when
won. last month, the prize offered Tor the
best poem by a California writer. The
poem was as fellows:
THE STORY OF THE AGES.
A cry comes ring .ng down the ages vast:
Forget not, ye who on the earth abide,
That we, the countless myriads OF the past,
Once lived and loved and wept and toIed ana
died.
Our works lived after us-ye see them yet
BY that strange river where the lotus grows
In Grecian c0lumn-eastern mlnaret,
And on the hills by which the Tiber flows
Our deeds yet lYe-the world remembers still
The spot where Sparta's brave three hundred lie
And tales of Marathon the pulses thrill
Oh, day of glory Thou eanst never de-
We were the cOnquering leGlons OF OLD Rome;
We wore The knightly cross on Syria's plain
Age after age to you the records come
Always the same sad tale OF strife ard PAIN
Ye are. to day yesterday;
Tomorrow, as it swiftly passes by,
Shall write Tor you the same brief history:
They lived and tOed and died-and here they
Oh silent lips that speak, Oh mighty dead
You have not lived and toiled and died in yainl
Little by little from the low bow ed head
Age after age helps Ii the load OF pain;
Little by little, 10 oar waiting eyes
Broadens the glorious light that makes us free;
Little by little our cramped souls arise
And gFOpe toward their higher destiny;
Little by little SINKS the strife OF creedS,
AS in our paths the stumbling blocks decrease;
The cross We bore. of ola, TO bloody deeds
Now blossom with the snowy flowers OF peace.
God speed the time for which the prophet yearned,
The happy reign OF love for earth in store.
When al the swords TO piowshareS' snail De
And nations shall learn warfare never moreI
Mrs. Abba L. Holton of Hearth and
Home, Albrae, Cal, was the next on the
programme, her topic being Especial Writ
ing" Mrs. HoltOn is lady Of pleasing APP
pearance, with fair hair, blue eyes. and an
earnest-looking face She deprecated In
the course of her article the use by writers
of foreign words and phrases, making her
points in way to afford no little amuse-
ment Her position on the question, how
ever, called forth quite lively discussion, the
general opinion seeming to be that there are
many foreign expressions in such common
usage as to be in reality incorporated with
our language, and are so familiar to all that
their use does not SAVIOR OF pedantry.
a recess was then taken, Which was utll-
iZed by the members in becoming better
acquainted with visitors and each other.
Upon the call TO order Miss Mary Lam
bert of Oakland read carefully written
essay on poetry, which showed keenly aD-
preciative taste ana no little literary Guilt
walton. The paper was well read and lis
tenet to with interest by the audience.
At its close Mrs. EySter was reminded OF
a little story, which she proceeded to tell in
charming way, showing the value I
sympathy. In this her point was well taken
and received with enthusiasm by the de-
liglteu hearers, aIber which she announced
that Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson, who
was present, would recite one Of her own
poems. Mrs. StetsOn's personality has be-
come familiar 10 San Francisco audiences,
who always find her interesting and refresh
ing, ard the poem reeited on this occasion,
1.-The Girl of Today" is one Of her best.
The last paper of the day was read by
Miss h. d. Keith, and had to deal with
Editorial >Discourtesies." arraigning un-
sparngly many dishonest and discount
eous tricks of the trade" so often INDUCED
in by certain class of editors OF papers.
Among other things Miss Keith related the
recent experience of one of the members,
who had sent a carefully prepared paper on
aids to Art Students" to an Eastern paper.
The article was returned with thanks"
evidently having been we'll read, and the
following month, to Mrs POwtlPs surprise,
she saw in the art department of this journal
her article headed Useful Hints for Draw
ing" the name of the editor of the depart
ment being signed thereto Many similar
instances were given of similar editorial dis
honesty, for which writer's have no redress.
The reading Of Miss Keith's article closed
the programme for the day, and after voting
Mrs. NJ, G. c. Edholm Of Oakland delegate
from the association to the Coast Conven-
ton, w. c. L. u, at Portland, Oregon, next
month, the meeting adjourned