The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-09-23
THE RELIEF CORPS
News and Gossip Of the Great
Auxiliary.

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The scribblers, Who Made n Pleasant Week
for the Women Attending Buffalo Conven-
tion-The New National Secretary.
The uses Of woman's organizations are be-
coming every day more apparent, particularly
in their associated capacity OF woman cluos.
The General and State declarations OF woman
clubs are making themselves power III inc
land. uniting they do the highest intciii-
gence, the most commendahlc ambition ana tue
most exalted character in American woman
hood. There is n large Relief Corps represen-
tation in the clubs.
Buffalo has an organization OF this kind IN
The Scribblers The members OF The Serb
blers women Of delightful personality.
Nany Of them are active in Journalistic WORK
on ufYalo newspapers: some Of them, like Mrs.
Fulton. are authors and contributors to eurrsns
periodicals. All Of them are students OF cur
rent literature, who WELD ready pens. some
have done professional work and retired; all
of them might do it if they would.
The Chairman OF tho Press Committee. part
Of the Woman's Citizens Committee was Mrs
Esther G. Davenport, of tho Erening Neus' o
charming woman, with a face like flower and
possessing all the graees of delightful hostess.
She had q kind word ard pleasant smile lot
everyone, and the numerous woman editors
and correspondents Of. the Relief Corps and
other associations present at Buffalo will re-
member her with perennial pleasure.
Mrs Davenport is charter member OF me
Scribbler., member Of tho Buffalo Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution, and
founder Of The Friends, another OF the Leading
literary clubs of Buffalo. She is art and social
editor of the paper with which she 10 connected,
and Tor years has done active work, daily, on
the Buffalo press. Her literary ability is
quickened by that genius for work which en-
ables her to accomplish wonders III sweet
serenity Of spirit.
Besides tho press room at Womans Head.
quarters, fully equipped the Woman's Press
Committee had department at Elllcott Square,
fitted up with typewriters, papers, pencils,
tablets, ETC., for tho use Of visiting women,
with bevy Of Press women to give them IN
formation and paid attendant always III
charge. Here is u hint for coming Encainp-
ments.
Among Mrs. Davenport's assistants were Miss
Marian DeForest, of the Buffalo Commercial
graduate of the Buffalo Seminary, charter
member Of The Scribblers and its Treasurer
since its organ ixation. Her brightness and re-
liability in journalistic work is accentuated by
rare personal aniablity.
Other young woman journalists prominent
among The Scribblers are Miss W himan, OF the
Courier Record u promising writer only year
or TWO out of school, and Miss Marie de In
| the leading newspapers of Buffalo
Several of the brightest Scrbblers come from
the Canadian side. including Mrs. Henry, OF
the Euening Times, and Miss Charlton, of the
Express, while Miss Houk, editor OF tho No-
mans department. OF the Express. is u Cicve.
land journalist, who sailed across East Lake
Erie t. find fame in sister city.
One OF the brilliant press women is Mrs.
Edwin K. Lawrence, editor of the womsn's
page OF the Enquirer. VINO was active Oh The
Press Committee. She was Secretary OF The
Scrihbsrs for three years. presides over
lovely homo and IS noted for her piquancy
both woman and writer.
Oiher ScrIbblcrs prominent on the Press
Committee were Miss Ada NJ. Kenyon, Prin-
clpal of the Buffalo Central High School, and
Vice Regent OF the Buffalo Chapter. DAB.
DR.. Amelia Earl Trant, Principal of the Boys
Department of the Masten Park High School.
prominent in educational and literary clubs,
State and local. Mrs. Frank A. Wade. editor of
tho Camera department of Harper's Round
Table; Mrs. CORTLAND G. Manning, Vice
Chairman snd Corresponding Secretary of
Tho Scribblers. and daughter Of National
Senior Vice President Sarah L. Atkins, OF the
Woman's Relief Corps; Mrs. G. M. Capp. mem
Der of Tho Friends aid patron of art and
literature; Mrs. Felix kessel, Recording Secre-
sary of The Scrbbers and President Of The
Friends. and before her marriage writer on
the Buffalo Express; and Miss Mabel Fenton
ard Miss Cornelia r. SeIkrk two lovely
young society girls who fnd in club work
something moro satisfying than the daily
round Of social pleasures; Mrs. Ellen N. Stod-
dard. Secretary OF the Woman's Insurance
Council and member OF the Wasten Park High
School faculty.
Among The Scribblers, not directly repre-
sented on the Press Committee, was the bril-.
liant Mrs. Helen Leigh Sswin. chief woman
81. D..A, IL nj
large experience, she has been associated with
the press of New York City, and is gifted with
unusnal literary and journalistic powers.
Mrs Frederick Kendall, the lovely daughter
Of Mrs. Davenport, q founder and former Vice
President of The Scribblers and the pioneer of
daily newspaper work for women In Buffalo,
begun after her graduation from the Buffalo
Normal School. Sne is tho wife Of Frederick
w. Kendall. one Of the editors of the Illus
trated Express. and has for years been Presi-
den; of The Friends. Stately and graceful as
lily, she charms all by her sweet personality.
Miss Eleanor NJ. Laid. scholarly woman,
writes charming verse and is pleasantly known
in western New York Tor her lectures on the
poets Miss Charlotte Mulligan, first Presi-
dent of The Scrbbers, is woman Of power.
full personality aud pronounced views, founder
of the Twentieth Century Club. and iustru-
mental in the erection Of tho 100000 club
house in which the women of Buffalo rejoice
She founded the Guard OF Honor, and was for
90 years the only woman writer on Buffalo
pnper xs musical critic.
Grace Crew Sheldon, an extensive traveller,
has enlarged the fame of The Scrbblers
through her European correspondence, and
another member of international repute is Mrs.
| Truman J. Martin, who WAS married to DIR.
Martin at Westminster by Canon Farrar. She
Is an authority on hypn0tism. and is the
| author Of several books on this subject.
| Mrs. james b. Parker, Vice President OF Tho
| Scribblcrs, is OF the veteran members, hav-
| ing begun her intellectual work as Il lecturer
| on Abolition. She is sister of Col. Shepherd,
| head OF the Soldiers Home at Bath. N. Y.
| Mrs Nary J. b. Wiley, head Of tho Buffalo
| kindergarten Union, and who has studied the
| science of FrOebe among his own native sur
| roundings, has brought prestige to the club.
The sparkling Mrs. Henry Altman, Chairman
OF the Badge Committee for the women of En-
earn pment week her husband serving as Chair.
man of the Grand Army Press Committee, was
prominent among The Scribblers Emcampment
week She is noted for her literary tastes,
European travel and conspicuous philanthropy,
| aud is at the same time the best dressed woman
in Buffalo.
Oiher noted Scribblcrs" are Miss Emma e.
Sales an authority aud writer on social biology,
| and Mrs. H. Z. Fl. Edwards, wife of Judge
! Edwards, of Dunkirk, q. nonresident member
| and daily contributor TO the CouriOr Record.
THE NATIONAL SECRETARY.
| National Secretary Mary II. Shepherd,
| Brook field. Mo-. is n graduate of the Episcopal
| Female Seminary Granville o. and il fully