Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-11
THE PRESS.
A's'Large Attendance at the
IA Dallas Meeting.
NtwofFlcERS WERE ELECTED.
of Tho.. Who wal Make the raplo
Chicago.
The wsman's Press AesociaIiou oruanl,ed.
o'Ssots E'seisa- aouiiue Proceedings
Of the Texas Ediios and
Newspaper Pro-
pfistOrS
NtwofFlcfRs WERE ELECTED.


Dallas. May 1O.-lspceial This /.
The second day of The Texas Press asso.
'iaiion IN the city.
y <sere was marked Increase In the
q. Oo,, ges Of the press convection whom
! Ne, Ins. ~ ladies being among The
a ~ M.aacs - editors we're busy
around Hor, nry's desk. preparing
editorial an Cher copy for their
Hon. A. p Riddle. ex-lleutenap,-roy.
ernor of Kansas, and publisher o. the
Kansas Workman. was visitor Ia The
convention this morning His long time
friend, Judge Norton, discovered his
presence. and after hand shakes he was
called upon by President Copeland 10
address the convention. He made a
happy hit In short extemporaneOus
speech. referring to his former "Trip 10
Dallas Ia 1881, when the city was in
It's swaddling clothes, saying that he
did not know brick Ia the city that he
saw on his former visit. He sat down
amidst applause
On motion Of Mr.. Shaw the associa-
ton was treated to speech from Mr..
j. NJ. Howell. yice.president of the
Texas horticultural association. lilo
made good speech. which was wen
received
The secretary announced that there
were III applications for the excursion
and also read communication from the
Pullman company relative to the arrange
ment Of seepors.
A letter WINS read from Frank Vernon.
the wounded editor of the Cisco Round
Up wishing the boys a happy trip to
the White city.
An invitation from Laredo was p'ad
asking the association to meet In that
city next year.
Of the State Fair association, was called
to the stand and introduced 10 the CON
yenfion lie thanked the newspapers
Of tue state for the Interest that they
had taken and the good they Ind done,
aud spoke OF the fair of this yenr. mud
invited the entire association TO meet
him at the grounds, where little spread
wouli be- IN waiting at O'Clock, The
members viii assemble 1t The Mcleod
hotel at 'i:3O y. IA. tomorrow, when The
street car company VIII have cnrs ut
their lisposal to transmit them 70 the
grounds.
A resolution by Cullom OF the Gar
lands News. changing u clause of the
voting. was referred TO the committee
on constitution aud bylaws.
Mrs. Julia 1'ruitt Bishop Of Austin
was escorted to the stand and read 4
pnper on "rhe Achievements aud Aspi-
rations of Women in the Field Of Jour
nalism.'
Of Center. Tex, edtress Of the Chmiu-
pion Press. IN wcll-written paper ON
The same line, which was well received
Mr.. Kolp escorted Mrs. NJ. X, Walton
of the Fort Worth Gazette. VINO read q
finely written paper or rather delivered
a lecture on the subject above mem
N1t.. aaNa ION nt
casional refernuce to her manuscript
she delivered her lecture Otfhnhd. Mrs
Walton Is one Of the leading writer's
Of her sex in the state. not combining her
talent to any one branch or style Of
work hut handles diversified subjects
with cousnmnntc ability.
Mrs. A. H. Mohl Of the Houston Post
was escorted 10 the stand and made IN
extemporaneons speech tEat was n pleas
urable surprise. She closed by inviting
Tho lady members Of tine association TO
meet IN the parlors of the Windsor hotel |
this afternoon. when steps would be |
taken to organize a woman's press as'
socinlion Of Texas.
Mr.. Shaw, for the membership COM
mittec. reported number Of names rec |
commended for election to membership. |
An Of the names recommended were |
elected.
Perry Hawkins Of the Taylor Journal
was called TO the stand, and delivered |
an address on the same line rs the Ia
dies who preceded him. Mr.. Hawkins |
Is an orator Of some ability. and, with |
the subject in hand, covered himself |
with glory.
Vice.Prpsilent Scurlock announced that
Mrs Bishop would write syndicate let
tiers for the Texas papers.
The members Of the legislature who
were slated for addresses ON the subject
If Tho "Npwsnappr Man AZ n Legisla. |