Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-23


tory. Laughter This is pleasure
that you had right to look forward to,
and | will endeavor to make amends.
If desired | can give you two columns oil
solid nonpareil, with accompanying
tables and diagrams of statistics TO
prove that you are extremely unfortun-
ate in that you are not going to remain
in California. Let me bid you hearty
whole souled welcome to Southern Cal
ifornia, and let me at the same time
ring in an "ad'' for this glorious. country
with it's unequaled climate-the best
| in America.
We people OF the Pacific coast are an
intensely patriotic people. AS you find
in the British colonies a deeper sense OF
patriotism than iD the home country, so
you will find here in the west the deepest
depths OF patriotism. The people OF
California have a gteat love of country,
and while today there is serious ques-
tion pending affecting the honor of
American citizenship, let it be said that
the people, of the west will do all in
! their power to protect the majority of
the citizenship wherever assailed.
Ladies and gentlemen, we represent the
wild and woolly west. | want to speak
about the marvellous growth of this Sec
ton, but you have had the living pic
ture spread before your eyes. Let me
say that we hope that you will come
back to US again, and that when you
next come you will stay. We thank
you for eievating 10 the presidency of
your association California's most dis
tinguished journalist, VI. H. De Young.
We also thank you for affording us the
privilege of meeting those distinguished
women of letters, Kate Field and Mrs.
Frank Leslie. Let me again bid you a
hearty welcome to the City of the
Angels.
NJ. H. DE YOUNG. e
Mr.. M. FL. de Young was called to re-i
spond, and said: ''In the name OF the
League OF Press Clubs, desire TO thank
you for the magnificent manner in
which you have entertained us today.
Not only do We thank you for the good
cheer you have set before US, but also
for affordng US an opportunity to see
this prosperous and wonderful section Of
the state. In the olden days California
was noted alone for its mining industry.
Now the golden nuggets find a prize |
rival in the golden orange. Applause
On behalf OF g Press league wish to
thank the people of lbs Angeles, the
most prosperous county in the state, for
your hearty hospitality. GApplause.
MAYOR HAZARD. r fa
"Our guests" was che next toast. and
it was responded to by Mayor Henry L.
Hazard, who said: II suppose l am
called on to talk to newspaper men be-
cause know SO little about running a
newspaper. l will say that l never saw
a newspaper made the admission that
an item published yesterday was incor-
rect and that the paper Was sorry for it.
| believe, that the press OF America is
the superstructure OH which is based all
oil the intelligence of the people. | be-
lieve that in furtherance of this grand
scheme of education the first duty of
newspaper should. be to tell the truth
first and look to policy afterward. am
glad to meet you all, and would be
happy to have you all come back
and live with us in the land OF sum-
mer, sunshine and flowers. [Applause.l
MR.. CARPENTER ABOUT THE LADIES.
Mr.. Carpenter of Boston made the re-
sponse, saying: The ladies and gentle
men of the Orient hardly know how to
appropriately thank the people Of the
Occident for the magni rcent hospitality
which we have constantly been receiv-
ing since we entered California. 1t has
all seemed like wonderful dream, and
as l stood on the beach and saw the gor-
geous tropical sunset glow / thought of
a delicious June sunrise down on old
Massachusetts Day. Let me say to the
people of California that you do not
nalt IN
chusetts, and particularly Boston. AS
Chicago, Omaha, Denver, San Francisco,
Angeles. They are all good men,
who came here brought a
him and cast into the Pacific and gave
to say one word about your California
women. They are all princesses of the
blood-the finest women in America.
They walk in beauty like the light, and
have all the graces and-I was about to
say, culture of the Boston girls.
KATE FIELDS ADDRESS.
Woman in Journalism, was the toast
assigned to Mr.. E. F. Spence, who paid
a unique and graceful tribute to the
feminine writers of America and wound
up by saying that the journal for the
hearthstone was the one to which
women contributed their talents.
Kate Field was delighted to respond
to this toast, and said: eff Abe Lin
coin were here he would say that in
making this response, | had a big job on
my hands. It's contract that can't ell.
l want to thank the Press Club league
for so early in it's history extending the
hand of recognition to women n'jour-
nalism, and 1 want to thank the Los
Angeles people for treating us as equals,
| as creatures with apepetites, and invit-
| ing us to sit down at this banquet
tonight. This is something which
our brethren OF San Francisco
| forgot to do. l have been two years an
editor, and as baby in journalism, |
am glad to say have not been failure.
1t is time the women's side OF the world
should be pictured in the press. Two
sides OF face always differ in contour
and general characteristics men and
women are eternallvequa and eternally
different. Mayor Hazard says rightly
that truth should be the first aim of a
newspaper. This has been my motto,
and it is the motto of womankind in
journalism. The ladies of the league