Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-30
THE LADIES' EDITION.
Words Of Praise fog the Novel Venture
From NelyhboriDg Cities.

The venture of the ladies' auxil-
iary Of the Y. M. C. A. in issuing a
special edition of The ARGus last
Tuesday has been attended by the
most kindly and appreciative men
ton on the part of the press gener
ally. and few Of the pleasant refer
ences made to the same are herewith
ropublished. commencing with the
Morning Union of this city:
The ARGUS of Tuesday evening
was received with eager interest all
over town. 1t was the special
Thanksgiving double number issued
by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Young Mems Christian Association
q genuine "women's edition, the
regular staff having abdicated it's
functions and given place to ambi-
tious young women, who filled every
part from editor and business mana
ger to reporter and advertising solic-
itor. The ARGUS never before had
so many people devoted to its SER
vice. OF editors, reporters and con-
tributors there were 81, and of bust
ness workers there were Is. The
net result is highly creditable
achievement. The Y. NJ. c. A., its
growth. achievements and work is
the subject Of two articles by Mrs
Z. B. Kinyon and Mrs. w. S. Mar
quis; "Our Brother Man" is the no
bic theme that inspired the pen of
Miss Anna Bailey; Physical Gull
ture" engaged the attention of Miss
Sarah A. Green; the Department of
Art is enriched with contributions
from Miss Florence A. Stewart, Mrs.
George C.. Blakslee, Mrs. A. II. Nc
Candies and Miss Abbie Dean; the
Household Department contains sew
eral articles which are anonymous,
and recipes from ladies who are no.
table housewives; the Art Depart
ment features are without names; a
Thanksgiving story is contributed by
Mrs. c. f. Taylor and a poem by
Mrs. c. W. Durham; the editorial
page is full of we'll written articles
and the local columns contain a won
derful grist of items, showing indus
try and alertness on the part of the
reporters; and the advertising col
umns cover the business staff with
the glory of solid achievement. There
are several engravings from original
sketches and we cannot but admire
the artistic way in which Mrs. Blaks-
lee has put head on THE Argus.
The Union congratulates the ladies
all around on their successful work.
| Moline.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
G. A. had charge of the ROCK ISLAND
ARGUS yesterday, and got out a
16-page paper, the proceeds of which
will go to the cause they represent.
A bevy of fair reporters drove about
town in carriages and called ON
everybody either for an ad. or an
item. Judging from their paper
they corralled a good many of both
The editorials, too, bore the stamp
Of genuine feminine enthusiasm for
the good and pure things of life.
The editor was Miss NJ. W. David
son: the editorial writer, Mrs. c. l..
Eastman, of the High school; re-
porters, Miss Jennie Taylor, Miss
Maudc White, Miss Carolyn Bailey,
Miss Lulu Baker, Miss Fannie Gle
land. Besides these there we're sew
eral department editors. contribu.
tors of poetry, prose and fiction, 4
business manager and several ad.
solicitors, as we'll as an executive
committee-nearly forty in all. That
thev made things lively around THE
ARGUS office can well be imagined
The poetic contributions, many OF
them, were of superior merit.-Mo.
line Republican-Journal.
The special 16-page edition of THE
ARGUS of Tuesday evening, gotten
out by the ladies's auxiliary of the
Y. NJ. G. A., was a highly creditahle
one. and the ladies should be proud
of their work, for they made the
paper fine one, not only from the
standpoint of reading matter, but
from that of the business manage.
mcnt, the advertisements showing
the cOrdiality with which the ladies
were received in their solicitations
Of lady editors. reporters and con.
tributOrs there were "a and of bust
ness workers 1S.-Moline Dispatch
Davenport.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian association of RocE
Island was in full control of the
evening ARGUS of that city yester.
day, and the women's edition of that
paper last evening was not only 8
very interesting one. but highly
creditablc to the ladies who com
posed the editorial staff for the time
being. The issue comprised II
pages and in addition to the regular
local news contained numerous H.
teresting article. on q variety of sub
jccts. The editorial staff and con
tributors comprised 81 ladies, and Il
others looked after the interests o.
the business department. Miss NJ
W. Davidson of1iciated as editor
Mrs. G. B. Kinyon was the city
editor, Miss Ella G. Taylor presided
in the business department, Mrs. C
l.. Eastman furnished the editoria
inspiration, while all the other Do
sitions on the editorial and bushes.
staff were filed in q most acceptable