Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
The Christmas Examiner.

The Christmas edition OF the S. +.
Examiner was edited by the women OF
that city, and is . model newspaper in
all respects. While there were no big
fires, murders Or shipwrecks to report,
they succeeded in making very fair
synopsis of all the news of the day.
The following account OF the inno-
walton, appears in the Associated press
dispatches:
w. r. Hearst, in order to aid the
women OF San Francisco to establish
and maintain a ward for incurables at
the Children's hospital, turned his
entire plant over to the society wo-
men of San Francisco and gave them
carte blanche to run the paper for one
day as they pleased. The Examiners
regular staff of men were given vaca-
ton and in their places young, pretty
and well-dressed women officiated
Society buds "did" the water front,
police, the city hall, the courts, the
races and every other detail that falls
to the lot of an ordinary reporter, be-
sides working up special stories. There
were so many applications for the va
rious positions that two young women
were sent out Oh each assignment
For the rougher sort OF work, such as
the water front and police, and assign.
ments requiring technical knowledge
male escorts were provided for the
young ladies. The new reportorial
staff Of the Examiner was received
everywhere with mingled politeness
and curiosity. The young women en-
tered into the work with great enthu'
siasm and their main object in life
seemed to be to scoop" the other
newspapers in town.
The managing editor for the occa.
sion. Mre. F. M. Pixley, did not appear
at the office until l o'clock, and the
telegraph editor, Mrs. w. H. Mills,
with her assistants Mrs. Judge Pol
lock and Mrs. Voorhees,, were also no.
obliged 80 60 on duty early. The city
editor, however, Mrs. J. Downey Har.
vey, was one of the first arrivals, and
her assistant, Miss Emily Hager, was
also early at the scene of duty.
Reporters were not the only mem
bers of the staff who were sent out
In the art room Mrs. John F. Merrill,
the chief in charge. with Miss Will
hanson and Mrs. John r. Loosing
among the number of her assistants
dispatched no less than eight members
of her staff in various directions in
quest of pictures. In other depart
ments those in charge were equally
busy.
Mrs. c. A. Spreckels had the post Of
second in command. or news editor
her only official superior being Mrs. F
NJ. Pixley, the managing editor. Mrs
George Lent was the society editor
and the supplement was in the hands
of Mrs. Francis Noble, Mrs. Ramie
Schwerin and Miss Laura McKinstry
At the copy-reader's desk sat Mrs. DIR.
Younger ready to struggle with what
ever specimens of penmanship might
come her way and the dramatic editor
was Mrs. Geraldine Bonner. Among
the members of Mrs. Harvey's staff oil
reporters were Miss Nellie Joliffe. Mrs.
Tobin, Mrs. w. S. Barnes, Miss Julia
Croker, Miss Kate Clement, Mrs. E.
r. Dimond, Miss Minnie Houghton,
Miss McKenna and others.
At the business Office of the paper
the ladies were also in charge and, &C.
cording to the report, made records
which the regular clerks and attaches
will find it rather announcement to
compete with. The entire proceeds
from to-morrow's issue Of the Ezamin.
er, including advertisements, papers
sold, and everything, will be turned
over to the Children's hospital. 1t il
estimated that this one edition of the
Examiner will net the hospital be-
tween s. 900 and $4,000.