Evening star., 1898-02-21
F OR M AN ALLIANCE
Woman's Press Associations Combine as In
ternational Union.
Officers of the New Organization
Chosen Saturday-ReceptfOn and
ColIatiOn-The Guests.

With the close of the annual convention
of the International Congress of Press Wo-
men, Saturday afternoon, the organization
was merged with the Woman's National
Press Association, and thernew organiza-
tion will be known as the Woman's Interna-
tional Press Union. This action was the
outcome of a paper by Mrs. II. B. Sperry on
1.-The Outcome of Press Congresses" which
caused a great amount of discussion, in
which many of the members took part.
The constitution adopted by the new or
ganization is very much akin to that of the
Woman's National Press Association, the
purpose of the organization being to further
social intercourse among its members, who
are to be recruited from the ranks of wo-
men engaged actively in newspaper work
magazine writers. authors and illustrators.
The charter members believe that to meet
once a year and hear of what others are
doing in the same field will serve TO cd
vance the welfare of all members Of he
profession and to give. members far re-
moved from literary centers an opportunity
to keep abreast of the times.
Election of Officers.
After the organization had been per-
fected officers to serve one year were
elected, as follows: Pre- esident. Mrs. Mary
S. lockwood. Washington; first vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Ellen s. Cromwell. Washing
ton: second vice president, Mrs. Helen E.
Day, St. Louis: third vice president. kath-
leen Blake Watkins. Kit, of the Toron-
to Mail, Toronto; fourth vice president
Mrs. Agnew Smith Lewis Cambridge. Eng
land; fifth vice president, Mrs. F. o. Nc
Clelland. Chicago: sixth vice president
Mrs. Lucy Leggett. Detroit. seventh vice
president Mrs. William King. Atlanta,
Ga: eighth vice president. Frau Morgen-
stein. Berlin. Germany; ninth vice pres
ident, Miss Hulda Lundin, Sweden: tenth
.rs n. m
French. Washington: eleventh vice pres
ident Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. Washing
ton: corresponding secretary, Mrs Mary
NJ North, Anacostia. ID. c.; recording
ington and treasurer. Mrs. NJ. w. En-
erson, Washington. These officers will
serve one year.
Saturday night at the Strathmore Arms
a reception was rendered the members
of the congress and their friends. The
officers of the association. including Mrs.
Ellen S. Cromwell Mrs. Mary s. Gist. Miss
Francis Graham French, Mrs H. b; Sper-
~ Mrs. Mary NJ. North, Mrs. NJ w. En-
erson Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood, Mrs. Patty
Miller Stocking, Miss Lillian Pike and Mrs.
Belva s. Lockwood, received the visitors.
Mr. John Hutchinson sang several old
songs during the evening, and Miss Vir-
sinia Culbertson again charmed the dele
gates with recitations of her own poems
in dialect Mrs. Mary c. Cooper of Lon
don also gave several songs and recita-
refreshnent room.
The Guests Present.
At 10 o'clock a collation. was served
Among the representatives to the congress
and others present were: Mrs. E. A. Will
lard, Mrs. E. r. Gilman Mrs. Virginia ID.
Young. Mrs. Florence o. McClelland Mrs.
Ida B. Boyer, Miss Bessie Murry, Mrs
Lucy a. Leggett. Mrs. VIM. King. Mrs.
Holen z. Day Mrs. E. p. Muslin. Mrs.
Elroy Avery. Miss c. S. Colby. Mrs. Vir-
ginia S. Hodge Mrs. II. II. Little. Mrs.
Ora Langhcrne. Mrs. Mcneil, Mrs. Minnie
Horning. Mrs. II. l.. Coolidge. Mrs. Frank
l.. Hubbard. Mrs. Ahnina Springer, Mrs.
Claire Kendrck. Mrs. DIR. Wilcox, Mrs. Nj.
s. Lockwood Mrs. II. B. Sperry, Mrs. f. s.
Cromwell, Mrs. NJ. s. Gist, Mrs. F. G.
French, Mrs. NJ. NJ. North, Mrs NJ. W.
Emerson. Mrs p. NJ. Stocking, Mrs. A. NJ
Hamilton. Mss Lillian Pike, Mrs. Belva
Lockwood. Rev. Amanda Deyo, Miss Theda
North. Mrs. Charles NJ Pepper. Mrs Emily
Edison Briggs Mrs. Edwin Brandt. Miss
Venable. Rev. Joseph b. North, Mr.. John
Mclaughlin. Mr.. Childs. Mr. VIM. Holtz-
man. MIR. John Hutchinson. Mr.. Warder,
dr. Paul Sperry. Mrs. Peachin, Miss Stone
road. Mrs. ]. W. Turner. Mrs. S. Craig
Mrs F. White, Mrs. Day, Miss Day Miss
Shaw, Mrs Belva Lockwood, Mr.. Settle. Mr..
Garrett. Mrs. Reynolds. Miss C. J.. Ransom,
Mrs. Stilln,an. Mrs. French, Miss Ellen
Nockey. Miss CuibertSon. Mrs. Mary Lewis
Miss Lewis Mrs. d. +. Voorhis and others