New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-21
WOMAN'S PRESS CONGRESS
CLOSE OF SUCCESSFUL MEETING n
WASHINGTON.
THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS AND AUTHORS ~
ISOLATION FoaMED--oFrTcERs ELECTED
DELEGATES RECEIVED BY
PRESIDENT MKINLEY.

fsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRi5uTEl
Washington Feb 2o-The second day OF the
Womans international Press Congress YESTERDAY
included two sessions and final adjournment mrs.
Mary s. Gist. vice president OF the Womans ga
tionai Press Association. presided at the morning
session. calling the Congress TO order at ~ ciocS
There full programme embracing a numoer
of papers and the open discussion Of Sunday jour
nails. Before the session was fairly unier way '""
whole programme was side-tracked. and scheme
OF reorganization set in. followed by the eiectiou
OF officers not only occupying all the time out
making decidedly lively morning hour Nooo'y
seemed to know just how this unexpected feature
was brought about but some Of the delegates SAID
Il sprung the Congress. Those VINO ever
attended "A congress OF the Daughters or the Amer.
can Revolution will be able 10 form some idea OF
the spirited atmosphere prevailing IN tho Inter
national Press Congress as Il at once suggested
a small edition of that patriotic body. The pre-
siding officer used her gavel almost ne vigorously
Speaker Reed often does. but lot nearly 80
effectively, for she was pcwerloss 20 prevent sew
eral delegates from having the floor a, the Same
moment or to prevent half n dozen from 'all talk
ing AZ once" However the reorganization was
finally accomplished which changed the Womans
National Press Association 70 the international
Press and Authors Association The new organ
ina,ion will include women and men. and rs pur-
pose is 10 hold annual congresses. II Is not known
whether men Of the press desire 10 JON iorces,
ship in The new assoca,on: but II they should The
fact OF being men will be- no bar to their advance
Mrs c rom Il The s rctrins president, took the
gavel and the election OF officers proceeded with
spirit and haste. Apparently the result gave more
general sa.facon than II time pad been Tss,eS
ana Mrs Ellen NJ cromwell we're nominated for
president Dy motion and second. The ballot
,n rS rs Lockwoon iar ana W. e name and
asked that MIS- Lockw GODS election be declared
the Congress - aoceded with much enthusiasm
Mrs Mary $ lockwood. Who has ne honor ,s,orr OF
,ona Press ard Authors Association, was for
Two years me preslden, Of ne former ISOLATION,
smoothly whatever She undertake. She IS tho
Edtor ''t Of The American Masazine" published by
the Daughters OF the American Revolution. and .
Known p S nS a h author Of orc Homes
OF Washington. Its Noted Men and Women"
but at T the 81 mc sho%Sd s
first contest was oyer three candidates Mrs Kate
of Washington ana Mrs Alden. OF New-York.
While these names were presented. voice from
sented and named Mrs. William kins Of Atlanta,
national element and proposed iSo name of Frau
Lena Morsensiern. OF Berlin Germany and still
az okSo swedn Ry ra this time there wa
great deal Of talking and some confusion. in which
OF her gavel. Blu, out Of all the confusion and
what srS b to the aGdenGe serious
so that all the candidates named were elected. and
The fs'y yice.presi dent are Mrs E 81 cromwei Of
Washington Mrs Helen F. Day OF Missouri Mrs
Hak S cy Es n1s
Michigan, Frau Hulla Inmdin. Of sweden; Mr..
Agnes Smith. Lewis. OF MASSACHUSETTS,: Mrs VIII
lam King. OF Gsorgia. Mrs. Alden Of New-York
The offices Of corresponding secretary. recording
secretary and treasurer were filled quickly and
Mrs Mary A. Gist. ali Of tho District Of columbia
presiding officer reminded the delegates that the
nchon BEFORE gong p the wh team Hou m.
| There She had made an appointment with the
| the effect Of cutting of several little speeches OF
delegates inclined TO rise 70 point OF order" Al
| appeared at the door hesirared then NJ an en-
! couraeing nod from the presiding officer walked
Congress Immediately after the RECEPTION n, the
Whit House The presiding officer said:
Ladies you hear the request What Is your
| some Of the delegates said they were willing 20
! be photographed the White House portico Tho
photographer. however. not at liberty to prom
ise this but said he would eroup them as near
10 the entire satisfaction Of the deega,e s placing
them Just outside the portico though II required
both time and patience his par, to give to each
delegate just the exact position she desired
| The recepton by the President had left It's IN.
huence. and the picture viii show groun OF srr-
ing women. delighted with the Presidents cordial
welcome. and with the White House for back
The. afternoon session opened with Talk on
Remus' Tales" by Anna virginia Culbertson; a
pa2per on Copyright" contributed by Thomas a
AIlvord OF the Library OF Congress, and read nv
Mss Cyntkia + Cley.and; The Mission q tho
tiS in Fiction" by Mrs MAY whitney EMERSON n;
Poem 10 American journalists" by Mrs. Kate
aGpsre Mrs KS" s Past
~. The % session was closed with the benedicton BY
evening the delegates were enter,alned at q do
lishtful reception given by. Mrs Mary s Lock-
the guests delegates to the National American
Woman Suf1rags oonyen,ion and the Daughters