Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-28
woMEN's PRESS ASSOCIATION


Second Annual Convention at San Fran
cisco.
About one hundred women engaged in
literary work gathered together in
Union Square hall, San Francisco, on
September 2lst. 22d and 23d, the occa-
sion being the second annual convention
of the Women's Press association of this
coast. This was strictly working con-
vention; no effort had been made to
draw the attention of the people to it,
and consequently visitors were not 30
numerous as at the first convention.
The programme, however, was more
carefully arranged than ever before, and
those who were SO fortunate as to be
present felt that the association had
progressed in some important matters,
and that each individual was richer for
this opportunity of working with the
others and of making their personal &C.
quaintance. As transportation was not
furnished outside the etate. and was re-
stricted to certain conditions within it's
boundaries, there Was only one member
present from Oregon and one from Utah,
while Washington was not represented;
but Southern California was ''to the
torev in the persons of Mrs. s. E. A.
Higgins and Mrs. M. G. Frederick, of
Santa Barbara; Mrs. Schultze, of San
Diego; Mrs. Elizabeth A. Wore, of Pasa-
dena, and Mrs. Alice M. McComas and
Mrs. Clara S. Brown, of Los Angeles. 81
The southern delegation did good
work in presenting the claims OF its
section for representation in various
movements of the association, and made
itself felt in all discussions.
The first day was given over to busi-
ness, and the presidents annual ad-
dress. On the second day, papers were
read on The Nicaragua Canal, A Country
Newspaper Woman, Resources of the
Pacific Coast, The Teacher in Journal
ism and The Woman Question in Japan,
and Mrs. E. A. Wore, of Pasadena, recited
an original poem, entitled An Ode to Our
Age. The afternoon was taken up by
a symposium on News, which had for
its text resolution offered by Mary
Allen West of Illinois, to the National
Editorial association, last May, depre-
eating the publication OF the details OF
crimes and sporting events to the ex-
clusion of honorable events and instruct
i've items. Twelve persons took part in
this symposium, among whom were
Mrs. Emma Seckle Marshall, of Los An
| Practice, and Mrs. @. s. Brown, of the
same place, who wrote of News from q
Readers Standpoint. Mrs. Marshall
not being able to attend the convention,
her paper was read by Mrs. A. M. Me-
Comas.
| The election of officers took place on
Friday. The ticket, which was almost
unanimously carried, was as follows !:
President, Mrs. Emily Browne Powell of
Alameda; first vice-president, Mrs. Sa-
rah B. Cooper OF San Francisco; second
vice-president, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins
Stetson of Oakland; third vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. James Neall of San Francis
co; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Min
ma V. Gaden OF San Francisco; record
ing secretary, Miss Mary Lambert oi
| Oakland; assistant recording secretary,
| Mrs. Ella M. Sexton of San Francisco
treasurer, Mrs. Florence P. Matheson of
San Francisco; auditor, Mrs. Nettie B.
! Wilcox of San Francisco; librarian
i Mrs. s. E. Reamer of San Francisco
executive committee, Mrs. Agnes Man
| ming, Mrs. Lillian Plunkett and Mrs.
/ Nellie Blessing Eyster.
These officers must of necessity reside
in or near the headquarters at Sar
Francisco. u
A paper on The Collective Conscience
as applied to press associations, was reat
at the closing session by Mrs. Stetson
and Miss Adeline E. Knapp of the Sar
Francisco Call staff, opened discussion
on the employment of children in Cal
ifornia.
| Six delegates were chosen to represen
the association at the worlds fair, il
the meeting of tie Woman's auxiliary
three of the number reside in San Fran
cisco, one in Oregon, one in Utah, AM
one, Mrs. Alice Moore McComas, il
Southern California. 1t was resolved t.
endeavor to induce the various women
clubs of San Francisco to unite will
this association in the erection of
building suitable to accommodate ther