The morning call., 1892-09-23
AGAINST MASSAGE NOTICES.
The Literary Ladies Indorse
"Ihe Calls" Action.
An Interesting Session of the Women's Press
Association Wherest Numbers Of Mas
tsrly Papers Were Read.

The Women's Press Association has in
dorsed THE CALL for the stand it has taken
in excluding from it's advertising columns
immoral or vicious advertisements.
Mrs Mary E. Lambert arose yesterday at
the close of Mrs. Leila Ellis reading and
stated that since THE CALL had excluded
and agtated the question of excluding such
advertisements from Its columns the other
papers would be obliged to follow suit.
The morning session of the Pacific Coast
Women's Press Association convened yes
terday at 10 O'Clock.
1t was not business meeting.
Mrs. Emma r. Enders of this city read
an admirable treatise on the Nicaragua
Canal"
She showed she possessed most thorough
mastery of the subject. and her paper will
undoubtedly prove a most valuable contri-
button to the literature on that subject.
Mrs. Isabel II. Raymond of Santa Cruz
read an interesting paper entitled "a Cnun-
try Newspaper Woman" which was appre-
claied by an attentive audience.
4 motion made to extend an invitation to
Mr.. Ambrose Bierce TO attend the conyen-
ton was quickly voted down.
The afternoon session was called to order
at o'clock.
Mrs. Nellie d. Eyster presided.
A paper on The Teacher in Journal
ism" by Mrs. Maude 5. Peaslee of Emigrant
Gap, and an essay entitled The Woman
Question in Japan" by Mrs. Helen Gregory
Eiesher were read first.
Miss Alice &. Waterman made the tro-
duetory address by reading treatise en-
titled RESOLUTIONS as Levers" and spoke
of the subject from many standpoinIs.
Mrs. t. b. Powell presented an article
entitled IAN Important Question. written
by Mrs. Carrie 5. Walter of San Jose.
Mrs Emeline M. Worth of this city read
a paper entitled THE Press as an Educa-
tor"
1t reasoned that the duties of the news
paper were to chronicle faithfully the cur
rent events, whether good or evil
Miss AIDE ine L. Knapp presented one of
the best written papers at the meeting; 1t
was entitled "News-What it is from an
editors standpoint"
Mrs. Cara 5. Brown OF Los Angeles read
an article having for its text "News-From
the readers standpoint"
wv hat Constitutes News 10 a Weekly
Paper" was answered by Mrs. Clara Eddy
Hamilton of Tombstone, AriZ.
News or Gossip" was subject interest
ngly discussed by Mrs. Nettie b. Wilcox OF
this city.
An article entitled Theory and Prac-
tice." written by Mrs Emma Sickle Mar
NJ. McCOmas.
An ESSAY, entitled Lamentations of the
Country Editor" by Miss Louise f. Francis
of Castroyille. was read by Mrs Maude 5.
Peaslee OF Emigrant Gap.
"a Story Well Written" was read by
Mrs. Maggie Downing Branard of San
Jose.
A paper entitled at is economy to make
the Good, the True and the Beautiful attrac-
tive to the Masses" was read by Mrs. Ada
Van Pelt Of Oakland.
1.-The Survival Of the Fittest" was the
subject chosen by Mrs. Mary V. Lawrence
Of this city for a mastery discourse.
1.-THE Attitude of Women's Clubs to the
Newspaper" written by Mrs. LiDdon w.
Bates of Chicago. was read by Mrs. Leila
Ellis, and was a scorching enumeration of
certain newspapers allowing their advertis-
ing columns TO be used for fragrant immoral
purposes.
she favored the establishment of a State
censorship over the advertising columns of
the daily newspapers.
The attendance was large and apprecia-
tive, and no sign Of discord was apparent at
either of the meetings.