Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-02-08
FOR PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Rosanund FoIIett of Green Bay

Milwaukee Telegraph Fifteen years
ago | was at Green Bay for day.
While talking with the late Dwight I.
Follett, of the Gazette, woman
entered the office, laid off her cloak,
hung up her hat and dropped into a
chair and began to throw off copy at q
Nancy Hanks pace Ever since then.
indeed, before then, she has put her
very soul into that paper. The old city
of Green Bay has no better citizen than
the editor and publisher of the daily
and weekly Gazette, of whom this
paper made q brief mention a few
weeks ago. She is one of the noblest
women in Wisconsin-is Mrs. Rosamund
Follett-and one of the states best
editors. The State Press Association
has no better friend. She seldom
misses a session, and her counsel is of
the right stamp. What of all this, you
are asking? This: Wisconsin was the
first state in the Union in which an
editorial association was organized
Let 1t be first In another respect. Let
the Press Association make Mrs
Follett its next president. The PROPOSE
ton will shock that lady, but her
serve the association eNcellently we'll
term plan for president of the Press
Association? 1t would give a chance TO
confer desirable honor upon much
larger number Of popular, capable
newspaper men. Who doubts that it is
an honor to hold the office of presi-
dent Of the Wisconsin Press Association?
Why not begin this year, by comforting
the honor upon Mrs. Follett? We do
not believe that there is an editor in
Wisconsin but would be glad to step
aside for the sake Of placing so worthy
and capable a woman at the head of
the Press procession? Right here let
us look at some of the good folks we all
would like to see honored, sometime.
There are John Nagle, Herman and
Julius Bleyer, J. NJ. ~Chapple, w. A.
and John ?. Hume, j. H Waggoner,
J. E. Jones, W. D. Merrill, II. A.
Taylor, G. E. Hooker, Frank Long,
Frank Flower, GTif. O. Jones, L. A
Lange, Sam Shaw, NJ. p. Rindlaub, A.
s. Hearn, r. NJ. Crawford, A. t. Glaze,
c. /. Hubbs, w L. Norris, r. II. John
son, 7. X. Dunn, E. Hulburt, J. a.
Killen, G. w. BoWron, Ed. McGlachlin,
Millard, Ogden, Henry Sanford, Z. B.
Thayer, 2. V. Deuster, James Ryan, A.
J. and 7. B. Reid, Gaffron, Dan Camp,
w vi. MOTIFS, L. II. NdIuCN. join Z {.
Stone, a. L. Fontaine and others The
list is a long one, but if the one term
were to prevail good many of them
could be placed on the roll of honor.
This should have no reference to the
secretary and treasurer. When good
men are in those places keep them
there as long as possible-just as We
kept good old General David Atwood
and as we are keeping Mr.. Coon and
Charley Stark.
We, for one, have always recognized
the marked ability Of Mrs. Rosamund
Follet not only in a literary way, but in
social way as well. She possesses
those Womanly characteristics which
we most admire and would like to have
them all possess. If our mutual friend
W. H. Yomans-is satisfied with one
term we would be delighted to address
her as the first lady President Of the
Wisconsin Press Association. From
our intimate acquaintance with the
members of the Press in Wisconsin, we
know, they will gladly pay her this
honor.