Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-27


Journalism. as editor, reporter. con-
tributor. ana sometimes. by force OF
circumstances. she u publisher and
owner. AL are familiar with noted
instances OF success, which 1 need not
MERTON. but we are all Interested in
what Is being accomplished in our OWE
state. advancing us II Is on all the
lines of human progress. There are
numbers OF aealous, earnest women
engaged In actual newspaper and kim
dred work. and the 4. w. p. A. was
organized for their benefit, and we
arc proud to number majority or
| their names OIL our rolls.
"This Is our first annual convention,
\ and with the feast prepared for US,
there ID certainly no lack o. mental
pablum TO suit the most fastidious
tastes Each member has come IN II
receptive mood and stimulative as it
IS "a anticipation, the actual assimu-
/ lntion will make us feel tina; we have
! partaken of what The ancients styled
nectar-the food OF the gods. Seated
| at the same table, breaking OF bread
! together. should bring with II u bless
! ing; sh0tld be the beginning Of fra
/ ternal friendships that viii last all our
[ lives Woman's life is made up NJ
strong purposfs and large sympa,hies,
and with jenaitive conscience and
indomitable Will when she feels she
is In the right. her influence is potent
when needed to aid and uplift a sink
Ing or dropping heart
In our consultations one with the
other first. there must be unity, a
desire to Yield to the wish Of the ma
tority, otherwise there would be ITO
concert OF action. An must work for
the same end-thc adv ancemenl Of the
association to mn elevated star lard OF
usefulness. In all that implies IN the
individual FIRST, then tho Association as
an aggregation. The whole world llveS
NNs la.HN \
! century the age OF electrlcity--under
the full blaze Of a great electric light.
You could not hide your light under II
bushel II you would. TO say nothing OF
search-light Tor dark deeds. and Tire
great motor which produces this light
is Tue modern newspaper
"And 1, turning on the force TO make
this light, the operators should regu-
late the MISUNDERSTANDING the vision
when 1t should not see the dark blots
on the face Of nature, but letting In n
divine effulgence, Ike unto tie light
that was never seen on land or sea, on
all That IL true and beautiful--emana-
tons OF the great good-the omnipotent
motor that dispellcd chaos and dark
ness with Let there be lightr
who can compute the power Of the
press as factor In the enlightenment
OF the world2 A complex machinery
brought into action by human intelli-
gence. which Is guided by the wisdom
born of the experience OF the ages.
The stories Of the past are recounted---
its hidden secrets laid bare-all the de-
dails OF u multforfn existence OF the
present are given With faithful nccu-
rncy from every known quarter OF The
globe, until the newspaper IL modern
necessity. 1t is a great honor to serve
an humble instrument In this great
work-room. and imagine the respon-
sibllity! Let your Hight SO shine that
You may show your good works and
Heaven"
View Members.
Thee came the presentation OF ere
dentiais and applications for member
ship. A numebr II new names were
referred to the executive board.
The secrctnry's Rcport
"a secretury's First Years Exper-
lenee. with Report" WIS then read
by Mrs. Aurelis III. Mohl OF Houston.
Mrs, Mohl, who Is the founder of the
association, and TO whose nrdous labors
the present organization is mainly due.
said that the program called her re-
marks "a First Years Experience"
but that she had had fifteen years ex-
perience us corresponding secretary OF
associations OF various kinds. and that
while this was her first years exper-
lence In the present association. she
had had so much other exercise as a
secretary, that she believed that Office
was all she was NJ for
II will be remembered that Mrs. Mohl
refused tho presidency OF the assoeia-
tlon, asking to be made secretary in
stead
She continued by reading volumIn-
Gus paper In which she detailed her
work for the past year and told most
Interestingly OF the difficulties which
surrounded the organization OF the aa-
snake 10, II.s .
what would be the result of the work
OF the present organization and rxalted
woman and her work.
When she finished her report. on
motion, 1t was unanimously ordered
accepted and approved and vote of
thanks rendered her for her paper and
her valuable work
Mrs. NJ. II, Walton then delivered
an invittion from the Press Associa-
tion which was In session in the ulty
hall for the ladies' to meet with them at
? O'Clock. This measure was discussed
and II was decided to accept the in
Nitatlon partly-that IS that they
would postpone their meeting an hour
and be with the gentlemen for TINT
length OF time. They will then re- |
assemble NJ tho church for the after
noon session. They decided to 20 I'm
a body,
This closed the business OF the morn
Ing session and the meeting was about
60 adjourn when some one discovered |
IL was only II O'Clock, Being newspu- |
per women, and therefore, knowing mo |
ndVantage OF never putting on any |
,hing That can be done at once, the
ladies decided to transact some of Tho |
afternoon session then and there; No |
Mrs, NJ, n. Walton. In the absence az |
the author, read by request Mrs. Bride |
Neal Taylor's paper, "Womnn's Place |
and Power In the Newspaper"