New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-26
JOURNALISM DISCUSSED.
THE WOMAN's PRESS CLUB OF NEW
YORK HOLDS AN EXPERIENCE
MEETING.
NEWSPAPER WRITER'S BOLSTER Up THEIR THO
RES WITH REMINIscENcEs-A DELIGHT
FUL PROGRAMME. FOLLOWED


WITH REFRESHMENTS
The Woman's Press Club convened on Saturday
afternoon to the number OF three hundred strong
and held an interesting experience meeting. All
phases OF journalism wittily discusses
by women who have been active IN the profession,
and who are hence able 10 bolster up their theories
with "reminiscences from reality.
However. before this exchange OF condolences. ar
enjoyable musical programme was rendered. I'M
der the direction OF Mile Corradi. Miss Helen
O'Donnell sang Gould H. by Tos,i and The De
voted Apple" by Roeckle. Mrs. Potter Paddock
played the accompaniment. recitation called
The Huskng Night" also delightfully."- given
by Mrs. Elite Henderson.
The literary programme introduced by Mrs.
Haryot Holt Cahoon. who gave a bright and inter-
esting bird's-eye view OF the newspaper womans
life In general She expatiated the trials OF re-
porter and editor. and told OF the hand mouth
fashion in which the woman journalist lives. eat
Ing when she can. sleeping when she may. ana
mendng her stockings when It's possible.
Mrs Eliza Archard Conner. who said that she
was an editor on merely one but eight thousand
papers gave her hearers interesting glimpse
OF what her busy life is like, and added KIND
word for the men who have helped her In her
work While exhorting her hearers TO cherish an
Ideal in all their efforts no matter how humoie'
her face lighted up beautifully. and those VINO
listened felt tho influence Of her personality quite
Is we'll known member NJ the editorial sta"
Of the American Press Association.
No address Of the afternoon Of more interest
than that Of Mrs Frank Leslie who spoke from
the publishers point Of view. AS her tale haa
dramatic note in 1t, it could not help but wake
responsive chord In every heart The hrst morning
wien she assumed charge Of the Frank Leslie
publications she told on reaching the omo
that Garfield had been assassinated. That was hef
first opportunity to get beat, and she seized It.
She made her work all day on the Fourth OF
July She herself worked night and day and slept
ct tho office until her first number was out AS
result Of her energy her paper came out four days
| ahead Of any Of the other pictorial journals pup
lished after the assassination OF Garfield
Mrs Westover-Alden was delegated 10 speak OF
| 1.-THE Woman's Page" she outlined In detail the
| fields OF work covered by the womans department
| OF city paper.
Tho Woman Reporter was the subject OF Miss
Ella Starts remarks She described her first days
experience in telegraphing news. Ii was on the oc-
| caslon OF Governor Morton's nomination. and Hiss
| STAIRS description OF incidents in Albany at the
| time was full of color and brightness.
The experiences Of the Fashion Scribe were en-
PERTAINING as told by the Countess de Montalgu In
n happy little way she dwelt on the difficulties
| of always being oracular and prophetic. She said
that even the fact Of being regarded as infallbie
! by ones country constituents was not compensa-
ton enough for the responsibility OF other peoples
clothes. few examples or the RIDICULOUS quesuo"A
asked the fashion writer were given. For example;
What is a fchu? We hear It is new kind OF petit
| coat"
| Marion Couthouy Smith spoke next. on The Post
and the Newspaper She recounted her early ex-
periences. The only compensation she received was
a box of candy that came one CHRISTMAS aiter shs
! had contributed for several years. She said ihat
she had specially friendly feeling for the news
paper poems that were headed Printed by Re-
quest"
Mrs Sophia Brauench. who has been the we'll
! known treasurer and business manager or The En-
cheering and Mining Journal" for seventeen years.
was unable to be present. but Mrs. Cahoon read the
! interesting paper that she sent Mrs. Brauenlch
said that no woman can succeed who does not give
TO her work the best that Is In her She added that
! the work of a business manager Is trying ana re-
uures great will power and executive ability. Fss-
! cinatng as 1t Is the strain of II is too great for
most women. and she advises them TO try other
! work
Mrs. Sarah Mechanical. who has succeeded as
/ writer Of advertisements was not there TO tell how
she did II. She wrote a letter however IN "hich
she said that she tired OF the whole business.
and ddn', believe in IT, anyway.
The Evolution OF the Newspaper Woman" was
the high-sounding title of the paper read by Ger
trude Eas man Perkins. She optimistic. indeed,
as 10 the future of the woman journalist. She de-
cared that with talent and perseverance any part
OF the whole inky business might be hers. provided
she didn't lose her health or her heart She con-
Guided by saving: The chances OF the average
Seldom, however. does she care to take advantage
MIS- Jennie June Croly president Of the club.
spoke last Her theme was "The Old-Time Coun-
Try Newspaper II is impossible TO give any idea
of all the good things she brought before the CLUB
She began by saying that she in 1885 wrote the trct
womans column eyer pg6snfd IN ,be Sor Dto
taking it, And then she proceeded to relate some
of her experience in getting out a country news
Several impromptu features were added to the
programme. 4 young woman from Boston spoke
in properly deprecatory fashion OF yellow jour-
ralisrn" Miss Lucy Cleveland, who is known as
In Life" and called "Twinkles'-not az all an
Egyptological subject. Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber. OF
ism' from John Davidsons Fleet Street Ec-
afternoon tea followed. The prima donnas Of the
programme held court In so many separate groups
about the chapterroom OF Carnegie Han. Among
/ the guests present were 49, $780, AZ.
Miss George Whitehcuse Miss Falal, Miss
OConor Eccles. Mrs e. Porter. Mrs. Mary Wat
Mrs John L. Scudder. Mrs. Mark Miller. Mrs.
Theodosia C. Goss. Mrs. r. l.. Hastram. Miss
Tanscv Mrs stone. Or. Augusta Stowe Cullen.
Mrs Clara Eleanor Goff, Miss Cuttings and Mrs.
Coffin ,, -
were also noticed around tee tea tables; The Rev.
phoebe Hanaford the Rev Antoinettc Blackwell.
Mrs Clarence Burns Mrs. r. Trautman, Mrs.
katherine Won Klenner, Mrs +. v Simis. Mrs
NINA Warren Story, Miss Marie Dacy. Miss Flora
Devlin Mrs Lille Devereux Blake. Mrs. s V.
y BRYAN Miss May Hasey Miller Mrs. Harrie,
Maxwell Converse. Miss Nellie g. Howell. Mrs.
Gertrude Andrews. Mrs. Harry Wallerstein Miss
Clerihew. Mrs. Harriet Putnam Howell Or Eoise
r. Wande.