The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
woMAN's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Recognition of Woman In the League Of
Press Clubs.


Recognition of Woman I'm the League OF
Press Clubs.
1t was like the International League
of Press Clubs and thoroughly graceful
for its members to decide that the next
annual convention in 1894 should be
held at Atlanta. The invitation was ex-
tended by one of the womens clubs be-
longing to the league-the Wom:n's
Press association of Georgia. The Inter-
national League of Press Clubs was organ
lzeu three years ago, mainly by the late
Mr.. I. j. Keenan, of the Pittsburg Press.
at the beginning he and a few others de-
clded that women's press clubs should
be admitted on equal terms. There was
opposition on the part of few fogies,
but it was overruled, and every press
club in good standing with q mem
bership, male or female, or both, of not
less than % can now become a part of
this admirable organization. It strength
ened the hopes of all who have the prog
ress of the race at heart to witness the
way in which the lady delegates were
treated by the gentlemen at the late con-
vention at st. Paul. Men do not usually
like to have women attend their ban
quets-largely because it is taken for
granted that ladies object to smoking
1t had been accordingly arranged that
the women delegates should have sep
arate reception of their own, while the
gentlemen enjoyed the banquet the citi-
zens of st. Paul had provided. But
a deputation of men, uncommon
ly good looking ones, invaded the hall
where the ladies were and carried every
one of the women delegates off to the
banquet, where one Of them, Sallie Joy
White of the editorial staff of the Bos-
ton Herald, made brilliant speech. Ad-
mirable tributes to women newspaper
writers were paid by distinguished men
Journalists, and brave words were spoken
by these in favor of equal pay for equal
work. Two Women We're elected among
the officers of the league for the coming
year, one being a vice president, the 9TH
er Il member of the executive committee.
Six press clubs of women have IL men,
bership in this chivalrous and brainy Or
ganization. The number should be in
creased. The league is now endeavoring
to: funds to build home for aged
and infirm journalists. Wherever you
can say Il good word for the Interna-
tional League of Press Clubs, say it.
Man is an animal with foreshadowings
of higher development.
Did you observe the fact that the
topics which aroused most interest and
enthusiasm at the women's Chicago con-
gress were dress reform and suffrage?
Sc, Il,
ranged the Cincinnati room i'll the Wom-
ans building at the Columbian fair. The
pottery, painting and other art work of
the women of Cincinnati have long been
famous, and none of those who see their
beautiful parlor at Chicago will grudge
them an atom of the credit that is theirs.
Pottery, painting, embroidery and wood
carving of rare quality are here. The
decoration of the room itself, including
the wall painting, was done by Miss
Agnes Pitman and Mrs. Trivett. The
famous reproductions of Limoges pot
terry, through the method discovered
by that gifted Cincinnati girl. Miss
Louise Mclaughlin, dozen years
ago, are on exhibition, from their
earliest to their latest development.
OiAO VI VIC 1oHlOuS dTb ODJ6CCS III the
room is Mrs. G. A. Plympton's Alham-
bra vase, lent for the occasion by the
Cincinnati Art museum. Mrs. Plymp-
ton has been for years urging artistic
potters to develop the many excellent
clays that lie all about them under their
very feet in America. Her vase is made
of inlaid clays Of various colors. Its
wonderful effects of soft, rich color show
what II field is before ceramic artists in
the United States. If we only knew it.
we need not go to Europe for fine and
beautiful clays for potters' wares
Mrs. e. f. Bowditch of Massachusetts
will keep the fine herd of Guernsey cat
tie bred by her late husband and main
tain them i'll perfect condition She
will contribute her share to the Guern-
sey dairy boom.
ELIZA ARcHARD CONNER.