The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-03-26
KANSAS WOMAN'S PRESS ASSO-
CIATION.

The Woman s TreSS ASSOCIATION COLI
vened in Roy al Arcanum Hall, Topeka,
Thursday. March 1s, with Mrs Olive l.
Royce, of the Phillipsburg "Dlspatcli"
in the chair The morning was COLI
,sumed in the usual routine of business
and a discussion as to the remOdeling
of the constitution. The women OF
the association demonstrated two
things i'm the latter discussion. One
was that they belieyed in constitutions
being progressive; that each year of
the organization something might come
up that had not been foreseen
by the founders of the organization.
There must be certain safeguards, but
constitutions must march along and
keep pace with new conditions, and
not become stumbling blocks. The
discussion in the forenoon were bene-
fetal, as it showed the keenness of
women in parliamentary usage. In
the afternoon Il splendld program was
given. The annual address by the
president, Mrs. Royce, was unusually
| interesting, as an outline OF what
place in our civilization the newspaper
should fill. Then came an account of
the late National Editorial trip to
Mexico. by Mrs. Belle J.. Harbaugh, of
the Erie '.Record', and secretary of
the association. 1t was an interesting
| account of the progressive little Re-
public on our border and its quaint,
almost seMi-barbaric people in sur
roundings which are Il mixture of an
old, old, civilization and Il modern one.
Then came IL paper, "What Shall L
Write" by Mrs. Ella B. Newill, OF the
Atchison .'Champion''. 1t WAS an
able paper, by All able woman, and put
news spaper work upon a hlgh plane
where it belongs. We wish we had
space in the GaAIH.C this week TO
give you Mrs. Newiii's paper entire.
Among other good things, she said :
| ssWGman is The best hOun of ciVliiZa-
tion, and every word she utters in
new spaper OF magazine should make
for The elevation of humanity. Wbat
women are in their real lives, the
world will become her every word
or written thought is measured by
someone It's force is felt, It's beauty
is admired, and its nature diviled.' .
Aud so she urged women to write
their best selves and make no attempt
to crafty the vulgar, morbid public
curiosity upon certain unfortunate
phases of our present life.
Then came the discussion ''ShOuld
Newspapers have IL Woman'S Column"
led by Mrs. Royce. There were many
good arguments on both sides by Mes
danes ThurstoD, Royce, Newill, Digss
Wilder, Morgan and Misses Bray
and Eskridge. Those WHO were OppOS-
ed to it took the ground that the i'll
|
same; that all questions pertaining to
the dignity of the home, the relatiors
of the sexes, the training Of children
| were of equal interest to men ard
wopep. Mrs. Morgan insisted that
the ,nan WHO were worth writing for
realized this truth, ana that there was
10 justice in having Il special depart
teres:s of both were Identical. Ie
scribe favored II woman $ column be
who are not newspaper readers in Il
broad sense; il the important questions
hygiene, sanitation. training OF child
rem, schuol questions, in fact any thing
pertainlng To the home, are placed
where they can get at them easily,
or so arranged that they think they
are not reading outside of what
they CONCEIVE wuman's sphere to be.
they will read them, otherwise SO many
good things are lost to them. Mrs.
| Digys favored Il wOman's column. us
well as X w. e: r. Z. and ali educa-
tionsi column.
In the discussion the women were
mainly together rs to AIMS. one side
! simply realizing that the interest of
the men in the more important issues
was not equal 10 that OF womeii, the
other side taking the ground that they
should be, and hence there should be
no division.
Miss Zu Adams, of the state His
toriral socieiy, read an interesting
paper OH the women of early Kansas.
Then came Newspapers aud News
paper work for Does it Pay
discussion lei by Mrs 5. A. Thurstan,
the splendid suffrage worker. The
most interesting iaik upon this Ques-
tion was given 10y Mrs. Alma l.. D!-sgs
whose experience i'll newspaper wurS
has been vely extensive. Mrs. Diggs
IS char ming personality, and when