The herald., 1897-11-02
WOMAN'S PRESS CLUB
Interesting Program on Magazine
Writers and Authors

The WOman's Press club held it's reg
ular monthly meeting yesterday after
noon in the parlOrs of the Hollenbeck
hotel, with a good attendance of men,
bers. The first hour was occupied with
routine business, including the election
of the following new members: Mrs
Mary f. Hall Wood, for ten years editor
of the Santa Barbara Independent, a
writer and poet Of acknowledged ability;
Mrs, A. c. Frederick, a newspaper and
magazine writer; Mrs. Emma F. Ed
mundson, contributor to the Century
and other publications; Miss Retta A.
Garland, q promising young writer, all
of Santa Barbara; Mrs. c. w. Scott OF
the Capital.
The club will be represented In the
two countries most prominently before
the public at present. Mrs. Alice Rol-
Inns Crane has recently signed a con-
tract with an eastern syndicate to go to
Alaska in January to study the Dyea
and other Indian tribes, and will, then
proceed to the Klondike, to be absent
year, contributing articles for the
press. Mrs. Carmen Harcourt Austin
went to Mexico some time ago and
thence to Cuba as correspondent for the
1etAy 1SAS6 oPiA.
The program of the afternoon being
devoted to magazine writers, the first
selection was read by Mrs. Clara S.
Brown from an article published in the
New England magazine, entitled "Old-
Time Epitaphs." It was an interesting
account Of curious century-old inscrip-
tions from gravestones in the writer's
birthplace and other towns in New Eng
land. Poems by Mrs. Hall-Wood and
Mrs. Ruddy from the April Century
and selection from the Chautauquan
written by Mrs. Higgins were read.
Mrs. f. A. Wore read character sketch
from Leslie's Weekly, entitled "Sairy
James Uprisin'." Mrs. Ella H. Ender-
lein read an able paper on "The New
School Of French Literature" A sketch
of the magazine writer's, authors and
illustrators of the club was read by Mrs.
L. Torrey. Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe,
whose fame is worldwide, win soon have
| new book on the market for children
entitled "Sweet Song Stories" Mrs. Ella
Giles Ruddy has published two novels,
a book of verse and has been volumin-
GUS contributor to magazines on a va
riety Of subjects. Mrs. Clara s. Brown
has published book of short stories and
writes regularly for eastern magazines.
Mrs. NJ. Burton Williamson's work in
conchology is recognized in pamphlet
published on Pacific Coast Shells" by
the Smithsonian Institute. Mrs. Mary
Hall-Wood, in addition to her editorial
duties, is the author of two books, one
of poems. entitled Sea Leaves" another
of prose, "Santa Barbara AS 1t Is" Mrs.
J. Torrey Conner writes descriptive arti-
cles, stories and verse. She is the author
of book entitled Lucia, Booklet" +"
'Sea Leaves" and is publishing descrip-
tive serials for three magazines, which
will run through the coming year. Mrs.
Harriet Winthrop Waring of Santa Bar
bara has published booklet, "a Santa
Barbara Day." and Mrs. Higgins of the
same city had an historical story pub
lished last year, ia Casa de Aguirre, -
and the year previous a booklet of
verse in collaboration with Mrs. Conner,
"Flowers Of the Sea-" Mrs. Wore is a
regular contributor to Leslies and
Moore's publications and writes char
acter sketches for Judge. Miss Olive
Percival, though young writer, con-
tributes to Demorest and other publi-
cations, and Miss Belle Dem of Santa
Barbara Is writer of plays. Mrs.
Marshall, Miss Rose Ellerby and Miss
Garland are writer's Of short stories.
Mrs. Jeanie Peet has done exceptional
work in French translation and writes
stories and poems. Mrs. Sadie Metcalf
combines verse and story writing witt,
newspaper work. Mrs. F. c. Davis of
Englewood and Mrs. L. Torrey are the
illustrators of the club.
Mrs. Jewett Of Lamanda Park has in
vited the club to hold it's next meeting,
the first Monday in December, at her
home, where the members have an op-
portunity to inspect her fine collection of
| Indian baskets.