Evening star., 1898-02-17
PRESS WoMEN's CONGRESS
First International Assemblage to Begin
Its Session This Evening.
Initial Meeting at Willards to he
Entirely InfOrmal-Many Dele
gates Already Here.


from women's associations are beginning
to arrive, and the outlook for the first in
ternational congress of press women, under
the auspices of the Woman's National
Press Association, is declared to be decid-
ediy encouraging. The initial meeting will
be entirely informal and will be at Will
lards this evening at 1880 o'clock. 1t will
be in the form Of reception by the Wo-
mans National Press Association for the
presentation of credentials by the guests
The credentials committee-Mrs. Mary NJ.
North. chairman; Mrs. NJ. w. Emerson,
Mrs. A M. Hamilton, Mrs. F. W. Gresham,
Mrs. Z. S. Cromwell and Mrs. P. P. Peeler
will register the representatives, furnish
badges and receive the credentials.
The Society of Friends of Baltimore will
be represented by a member Of their press
committee, Miss Caroline Ruth Hull who
will make a short address before the con-
gress. The Cincinnati Times-Star will send
a lady Of its staff and number of other
newspapers of other cities have also sig
nified the intention of having represen-
tative ct the congress.
Mrs Hollen E. Day, president of the Mis-
souri, Woman's Press Association, auxiliary
to the w. n. P. A, chaperoned large
party from St. Louis and vicinity over the
Big -Four, and she will be heard during
the sessions on theme concerning the
part woman has taken IN Journalism In
the party is Mrs. Victoria C. Whitney, FIST
vice president of the Missouri Woman's
Press Association, who has the reputation
of being brilliant speaker, as well as
ready writer
From all parts of Pennsylvania. it is
said women writers coming. Mrs.
Annie Wittenmyer of Saratoga. a past
national president Of the Woman's Relief
Corps and an honorary member of the
Woman's National Press Association, will
attend the congress. Another Pennsyl-
vanian is Mrs. Annie r. F.. Nesbtt, preSi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Womens Press
Association, an auxiliary of the w. n.
P. A She will send a paper to be read
by Mrs. Muslin.
The Michigan auxiliary will send several
of it's brightest lights Mrs. Lucy A. Leg
gett will take for her theme Journalism
as an Art" Mrs. Marie Nelson Lee will
also represent Michigan.
Illinois will be heard through Mrs. Sui
livan and Mrs Barnes of the Press Club.
Colorado and Utah.
Ruth Ward Kahn comes from Leadviile,
Col, and Utah sends from Salt Lake City
one of her sweet singers, Mrs. Emmaline
b. Wells.
Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood of Canton. Ohio.
is in the city. and will have a part in the
congress Mrs. Kate Tannatt Woods of
Salem, Mass. authoress and poetess, has
written a poem for the occasion and in
scribed it ITO American Journalists 1t
will be read Saturday afternoon by Mrs.
Mary NJ North Mr. John Russell Young's
paper will be read by Mrs. Young Mrs
Henrotin, president of the General FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs and Mrs. Daniel
Lothrop, Margaret Sidney" will give
talks from he platform. Many of the
local literary women will contribute to
the program also.
Friday morning the congress will be con-
Yened by the chairman of the committee
MIS-. II. B. Sperry. who will introduce the
president of the w. n. P. A, Mrs. Crom-
well. This session will be held at Wizards
Hotel. as Will also that of the afternoon.
At pm. there will be a meeting at Co.
lLmbian University. President T. L. Whit
man will make an address OF welcome and
an elaborate program will be given Sat-
urday at 10 am. the meeting will be at
Wizards and at pm. at Columbian Uni
yersity.
The whole affair will wind up with bril-
liant reception at the Strathmore Arms,
1101 K street, to which only those having
cards will be admitted
Topics for Discussion.
Among ether topics discussed during the
session will be Folk Lore THE Artistic
in Fiction. - The National Magaz zine" The
Woman Movement, Practical Journalistic
Work" Literary Women of Maine" Nor
al and Educational Value of Journalism
Can Journalism Be Taught?' why Do We
Educate Our Girls?" THE Outcome of
IItSS Congresses, Inc COPYRIGHT Law
''The Modern Novel,, Woman as a Jour
nalist.'
The Subcommittees.
The subcommittee are: Mrs H B.
Sperry, general chairman. Program-Mrs
NJ s. Lockwood, chairman; Mrs. E. S.
Cromwell, Mrs H. B. Sperry, Mrs Belva
Lockwood, Miss F. G. French. Decora-
tions-Mrs. NJ. w. Emerson chairman;
Mrs. E. NJ. stilman, Mrs. L. H Gatschet.
Press-Mrs. Mary NJ. North, chairman;
Mrs M. S. Gist, Mrs. NJ. w. Emerson Miss
F. G. French, Mrs. b. A. Lockwood Hall
Mrs. Patty Miller Stocking, chairman;
Mrs. Clinton Smith, Mrs j. w. Turner,
Mrs Lockwood Mrs. A. III. Hamilton. En-
tertainment-Mrs. Mary S. Gist, chairman;
Mrs E. s. Cromwell, Mrs. NJ. S. Lockwood.
Ir-vitations-Miss Frances G. French,
chairman; Mrs. Mary NJ North, Mrs.
Patty M. Stocking. Mrs. NJ. W. Emerson.
Miss Ruby Scruggs Railroads-A1ss
Lillian Pike, chairman; Mrs. E. S. Brinton,
Mrs c. B. Colby. Credentials-Mrs. Mary
NJ. North, chairman; Mrs. NJ. w. Emerson,
Mrs A. NJ. Hamilton, Mrs f. W. Gresham,
Mrs E. S. Cromwell Mrs. P. P. Peeier.