New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

TART IN DENVER SCHOOLS.
A CHRISTMAS NEWSPAPER NUMBER
PUBLISHED TO RAISE THE NECES-
SARY FUNDS
WORK OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
$1,000 CLEARED. AND ALI. TO BE SPENT

WORK OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NE"S-
g. 900 CLEARED AND ALI. TO BE SPENT
on PICTURES
In order 10 raise money TO buy for the pubic
schools OF Denve, works Of art with which TO dec
crate the buildings and cultivate In the minds OF
Colorado youths a true and high appreciation OF
art the Denver Womans club took possession Oh
THE Rocky Mountain News" for Saturday, De
cember %. and brought out the Christmas hummer
which is OF the largest and fullest issues ever
seen I'm the State. II is a wide nne-column sheet
of proportionatc length. and with profuse cuts Tho
first page represents the school children OF Denver
receiving gifts OF paintings and statuarv' anu y"
the last page Is group Of Sketches representing
the work OF some OF Denvcr's best-known women
artists among whom are Harriet Wins.ow Hayden
Ida de Steigncr. Mrs. Emma Richardson merry
and Nine. Peralta Markoe
The managing editor was. by unanimous reqdesct'
Miss Minnie Reynolds. member OF the Noma"
Club and n newspaper woman Miss heyhoidS Is
a native OF Orange. y. j.. whore her mother no"
lives One sister is teacher In the orange hlSh
School: another Miss Helen Reynolds is secretary
OF the Organization Committee OF the ,Ndto
Suffrage Association. which has us hedupu" 'ci'
Accustomed TO newspaper work and to the routine
Of the editorial department Miss Minnie ise$h1}luS
entered upon the task OF editing the great mrs
mas number with fcrvor and detcrm naton 10 mag, maHe
It success She had in her work Inc ln'a ava
assistance OF Mrs Mary Holland kinkald VINO Is
known OF tho most competent he"sPaptr,
women in the country. II was found that S.til
of women could be collected who would cover tnee
local news OF the day. This STAFF was made up OF o.
the following names: Mrs. w. n. klstler Nj =
s. Kchr Professor Grace f. Patton, Mrs frcnciIIh
Ross Miss Virginia McMechen. Miss lara Batcu-
elder Miss Clara Grossmayer, Mrs NJ >. ',a"-
ford Mrs. G. Il Jacobson. Mrs. j. I. Wallace. MIS-.
Robert J. Coleman. Mrs. \. NJ. Weles, MIS- a "
Wilo and Mr. Charles Ford.
A number Of amateurs gave efncleW arc anu
wrote articles good that the necessary cutting
to permit all the news TO have place became ~
soro trial TO the editors There was no enort fnans
TO have the entire paper made up by women ana
any assistance rendered By men In any capacity
was gratefully received The tastes needs ana
WAYS OF mon were not ignored. either, ana several
columns were given up TO them.
Under the tide Mems Department. there were
Hints 20 Married Men" An Essay on Man. In
verse: The New Man" and FASHIONS for Men, so
that the stern was not neglected
Prizes had been offered In the schools Tor
Christmas story, and several OF tAc tales that re-
ceived the awards published In this number rs
were also the portraits Of dozen boys ana Glrls,
the authors of the winning stories in their separate
schools. ~. $3.50.
Colorado women have been among the mos,
active in efforts secure official recognition dnu
have profted by the liberties granted them Ihat
these are fully appreciated may be seen from tllc
most deeply interested in education or advance
mont-who at the last Presidential election, MADE
the long journey from Boston to western Coio-
| woman was for three years at the Fead OF educa-
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