The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-26
THOSE WOMEN EDITORS.
THEY ARE GETTING THEIR BIG
PAPER WELL IN HAND.
And 1, WIN Appear Next Thursday Bright
Cdsp, and fnl' food Reading
The Bicycle Contest.

.s the time approaches for The "o,
mans Edition of The Times 10 appear az
the Indications point more coheius'sels
than ever TO a grand success Do'h niiall-
cialiv for a good cause. as wen aS 1'o'.'
the standpoint OF the newspaper lea'.',
Mo Yin certainly admit that women aS
M W., 49,, Know how TO get out an
excellent newspaper full oil interesting
Tho movement has been popular one
e,.,,, Tho etart Hundreds Of people man
Tested great interest in 1t as soon as
80 definitely decided who would De
80, - 81 the staff. Communications
,rom ali over the country poured INTO
nc edftorial rooms of the ladies', anu
many injuries were received, reques one
Information about the terms OF ouF''
tisement. Contributors OF "iue-spi
regulations responded freely 10 Iepues'S
cor sneoial articles. and there was 10
~. from, the beginning, that the paper
would be a credtabe result OF uIe
,adsce, enorts. Ii will be issued next
Tbursdav morning. and viii be bright
crisn newspaper Of twenty-four pakea'
with an extra edition % 5ooV' cop'sa.
short stories. poems, attractive aTucie9
ON home and domestic matters an H'
toreefing editorials will be only soihc o.
mo features OF the paper CONTRIBUTORS
from the best writers in the count
will be another feature. MUSIC, ar, a.
society will receive due auenliCh' VIZ
fashions. sporting news, ana lne ol, .,''..
ren's mage will add 10 the many othel
so,ar,ments As an advertising medium
10 Wonan's Edition Of The Times VIII
H. the hest paper ever issued IN inc
south The merchants have not Dee"
Glow "a realize this fact.
THE EDITORIAL STAFF.
The members Of the editorial stan oi
the narer have been actively engaseu ~
n~enaring for thu big paper for some
Time The members OF the stan are
rsa,tor-in-Chicf. Mrs. stephen Putney'
civ Editor. Miss Alice L. Houston' 20,
ciot,, EDITOR. Mrs. A. Il. Camm' Musical
rsitor Mrs. Decatur Axtell; Art bditor'
Miss Adele williams; Dramatic Ealtor'
Mrs Z, OBJ. Cowardin; News Editor
Ms r. Ashby Weller: Telegraph Editor
Mrs q. r. McAdams; Subscription De
partment, Mrs. J. Bell bigger
Resides. Mrs Augustine Royal tose'her
with a corps of able assistants ~ IN
- ~ the Manchester department OF
The papcr. which will occupy an ehtre
page OF the paper. ,-.,-,....
me executive Board Of the Advertising
Committee are: Mrs. J. X. Mc'rnher.
~ W., Moran Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. g. y.
Sta,dams Nrs Donnan. Mrs. f. y.
Uotchkiss. Miss Matte Harris, MIS-. >.
4 white. Mrs }. +. Yancey. Mrs. II. NJ
1'avlor Mrs. Or. Michaux. Mrs. Charies
Branch.
THE RTTORToHIAL STAFF.
Tho rerorters for the Woman's Edltloh
hold meeting at No. 92l west Franklin
street last Friday afternoon at o"v
o'clock and a deal Of business Was
transacted -. .,o
THE entire city was mapped by inc
city editor for work, and plans "eio
ERECTED for gathering and preparing 1os
publication all the important news ."
the city on the 18th instant.
The Young ladies on the reportoriai
etaff will take the local night work as
ven as the day work. and will be accom-
ranied from place to place by escorts
and chaperOnes.
THE members Of the local staff are
Miss Alice Lodge Houston. city editor :
l<anorfers-Alisses Bessie Martin, Nellie
parker Marianne Meade. Mamie Gil
liam. Carrie Elicit. Bessie Pace, Maggie
Ferguson. Kate Edwards, Carrie Cole
man. jamie Grigg. Eta Hayes, Mary
Lewis. Annie ana Fannie Mcclure ana
Miss Wthers.
They Will be chapeioned py MIS-. ScO''
Parrish. Mrs t. u. Hotchkiss, and Mrs
a. +. Donnan.
WHEELS IN THEIR HEADS.
Since the announcement Of the iadies
in regard 10 the wheel was made all
the young people in the city have had
'wheels in their heads
When the ladies who are to issue fhe
Times on next Thursday decided to give
a handsome Prince wheel 10 the boy or
girl bringing I'm the most subscribers
for that edition Of the paper, they
struck popular chord. Ever since the
offer was made through these columns
applications for information have been
as thick as candidates for Office In Hen
rico county, and the names Of subscribers
have been rolling In thick and fast.
With the name OF each subscriber must
be sent ten cents.
Every evening from 3 10 s o'clock one
Of the ladies' will be i'm their Offices IN
The Times building. TO give further de-
tails about the contest. Subscribers
names will be received until 10 o'clock
next Wednesday night.
The younger people are working like
Trojans TO get the handsome Prince
wheel. The race is growing quite ex-
citing.