The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-02-25

the Chicago Journal. Mrs. Lull's hus-
band is a successful physician of Chicago,
and her home life is ideal.
Miss Brodlique is perhaps the most
earnest Of the league workers, as the
duties OF her position as corresponding
secretary scarcely permit her interest to
wane even for a day. Miss Brodlique
is a French girl-a Canadian by birth
and boasts Of having been the only wom-
an who ever vent through an entire ses-
sion as parliamentary reporter in the
Canadian house of commons. She is
unique in style and piquant in face and
speech. She tells you that she is 27, al
though she does not look more than 1S,
and then she adds that she is not a
beauty nor Il genius, but just an earnest
woman worker and an enthusiast in the
work OF the Press league.
Among the other distinguished mem
bers is the talented Antoi1lette Van Hoe
sen Wakeman Of the Chicago Evening
Post, who is its treasurer and to whom
the league is indebted for many of its
most valuable and sensible resolutions
in its constitution.
Mrs. Wakeman is one Of the founders
of the Illinois Woman's Press associa-
ton. She had done no writing exceptin in
connection with her charitable work in
Chicago until 1886, when she adopted
literature as a profession. She estab-
hshed The Journal Of Industrial Educa-
ton, and after a hard struggle for exist
ence turned it over to the trustees on
paying basis at the end OF a year
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also doing editorial work on The Cur
rent. She is the author of book en-
titled Studies Of Dickens the Teacher"
She has always been prolific contribu-
tor OF short poems to the periodicals, but
witllal she has never neglected the chari-
table work which endeared her to the
poor of Chicago. She has done consider
able work at different periods of her
professional career on the Chicago
Times, was once editor of an ambitious
quarterly review, and has built several
publications up from the condition of
''struggledoln" into solid money making
institutions. Altogether Mrs. Wakeman
is one OF the most untiringly industri-
GUS and versatilely talented of the many
bright women who have earned reputa-
tions in American literature and Journal
ism.
And, then, there is Pauline Given
Swain, who edits, manages and owns the
OsiSaloosa Herald of Iowa, and who repre-
sents the press women Of her state at
the Worlds fair. Mrs. Swain. while still
a schoolgirl, had given evidence of the
possession of journalistic ability and
J1fTprhI
Register. She decided, however, that it
was poor policy for a prospective liter
arv woman 10 permit ANYTHING to inter
fere with her education. She therefore
persistently declined the place until she
had graduated, when she accepted it and
satisfactorily discharged the duties for
some years. After her marriage she
Jointly edited the Cskaloosa Herald with
her husband, and her excellent work on
that paper quickly caused her to be rec
ogriZcd us oncof the brightest Of women
journalists in the west. Previous to this
the couple had ably edited the Jefferson
Bee and the Fort Dodge Messenger
Mrs Swalm's style is direct. and while
exceedingly graceful is never fiowery.
Another member is Mrs. Cornelius
Gardiner. formerly the Ruth Kimball
Of the St. Paul Globe and the repre-
sentative league member from Mime
sofa, but now vigorous Washington
correspondent.
The Press league contains the names
OF many OF the women lawyers of the
country who have written on law top
les for the daily press, and also women
doctors and women clergylnen who find
it Of benefit to them in their work No
dead wood is allowed, for there is a
clause in the constitution which says
that no one is eligible to membership
who has not been within twelvelnonth |
connected with some reputable publica-
tion as an editor, a special writer OF a re-
porter
All the league members are most en-
thusiastic in their praises Of the work
which the society is doing by rendering
assistance III the gathering Of news,
and already plans are being laid for the
accumulation of a fund to aid dis
abled members and for obtaining posi-
tons for those in search Of new fields of |
labor.
With few more years of prosperity |
like the last one, the members declare
that their organization shall rival in
strength the Actors Fund association
and all the other powerful societies
which are recognized powers in the va
rious professions to which they belong.
AUGUSTA PRESCOTT.