Evening star., 1898-02-18
international Congress in Session in
This Tity.
WELCOMING ADDRESS And RESPONSES
Papers Read by Prominent Men,
bers andeDmer Exercises.
OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY


the routine work incident to perfecting an
organization. The convention was called to
order at 10 o'clock by Mrs. Hannah B.
Sperry, president of the association Rev.
Anna H. Shaw was called upon to invoke
the divine blessing. Mrs. Ellen s. Crom-
we'll was called to the chair and gave the
members of the association a hearty well
come. Responses to the address of welcome
we're made by vice presidents for the sew
eral different states in which there are
members or auxilaries of the national
body, among whom were Mrs. Lucy Meg
gett Of Michigan, Mrs. Hollen T. Day of
Missouri, Mrs. F. w. Gresham of Texas
and others. Letters and kilograms of cun-
gratulations. cEregret at enforced absence,
were read from Mrs. Susie M Sweet of
California, Miss Clara Barton, Mrs Mary
o. Owens Of Rhode Island, Mrs A. R. New
lit OF. Pennsylvania and others.
At the conclusion of this part of the pro-
North, corresponding secretary of the w O.
mans National Press Association, and Mrs.
E. p. Muslin of Philadelphia. s,.---.-i
Speeches by Members.
Mrs. Victoria Conlelin Whitney of Mis-
souri,, a writer on law topics, and a mem
Der Of the supreme, court Of her state, as
we'll as: member Of the Womans Press
Association. was introduced and made an
ADDRESS. Mrs. Kendrick being called upon,
wittily responded in q few words and then
excused herself. Miss Bessie Murry repre-
sented the Des Moines, Iowa, Press Asso-
citation in a short speech. Mrs. VIM. King
brought greetings from. the Georgia Wo-
mans Press Club, representing the vice
president of the w. N. P. A. for her state.
Miss Ruby Scruggs, Mrs. F. w. Gresham
made report for the Wcmans Press Asso-
citation Of Texas. showing that seventeen
magazines and papers Of the state are ed
tied by members of that association. Mrs.
Ccnine of Colorado was presented and
greeted the congress. Mrs. Virginia Young,
vice president for South Carolina, spoke of
the Charleston Gazette, which was started
before the revolution and edited by wo-
man. Mrs. Ella A. McNeal of Denver made
a short address.
A committee On resolutions was appoint
ed, as follows: MrsS Mary w. Emerson,
Mrs. Ellen s. Cromwell, Mrs. Mary NJ.
North. tofso
The committee WAC instructed to report
resolutions of coincidence over the terrible
accident to the United States battle ship
Maine in Havana t1arbor also on the death
of Miss Frances,hs Willard.
President'41 annual Address.
In her annual address, the president.
Mrs. Ellen 8. Cromwell. said, in part:
welcome Is a,lsentiment prompted by
feeling. and feeling is from the heart. Such
heartfelt saluta ton the Woman,s National
Press Association, I'd through its president,
brings to the -ixternational congress OF
press women. For several years We have
thought and talked over, not officially, but
in friendly, frhf9fHAl Conversation. the
feasibility of calling together a press con-
gress. 1t seemed TO be the ardent wish of
many of our members. and today we reach
the acme of that desire.
"The members of the Womans National
A.e,r 0fat n
fortunate In leadership, or the initial step
for woman's progress. Pardon their pres
ident, proud of it's membership and Its
record. for citing two instances OF sue
cessful Organization which had their birth
in the fertile brains of our two past pres
idents 1 have reference to the Society
of the Daughters of the American Revoiu-
ton, which was the outcome of "A letter
written ty Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood, the
first meeting being held at her residence:
and the organization of district fedora
ton of women's clubs, which was suggest
ed and carried to completion by our past
president Mrs. Hannah b. Sperry. The
Daughters of the American Revolution now
numbers 2,300 members, and the district
federation Is composed of twelve OF our
best local clubs. Heaven grant that we
may be equally successful in this our last
effort for womans progress.
THE Womans National Press Associa-
ton gives you cordial greeting. We well
come you to our beautiful city, with it's
beautiful streets. its public buildings and
its hosDitable homes. We welcome you to
the headquarters of our association. with
its hallowed memories-for in these rooms
the association vas organized in 1892 and
here we still fold fortnightly meetings
The very walls Of these rooms seem to
have a fascination for us, and your pres
ence, and the assembling here Of this con-
gress will add to the affectionate appre-
citation OF our headquarters. Again, in
the name Of the Woman's National Press
Association. 1 tender you the freedom
d,r ata
and say. welcome! welcome!'
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session began at o'clock.
when there were discussions on Practical
Journalistic Work." in which Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton
Of Ohio took part Caroline Ruth Hull of
Baltimore read paper on Moral and
Educational Value of Journalism" Mrs.
Lucy Leggett of Detroit, Mich. presented
paper on Journalism as an Art" and
Mrs. Mary 8. Lockwood a paper on THE
National Newspaper During the after
noon Miss Arianna E. Scammon of Chicago
Will present paper on ''The Unrestrained
Freedom Of the Press
At O clock tonight there will be a meet
Ing of the association at the Columbian
University at which President B. L. Whit
rran Will deliver an address Of welcome. A
number. of papers will be read. among
News" by Mrs. Efroy M. Avery of Cleve-
land. Ohio: a paper by John Russell Young,
librarian Of Congress. to be read by Mrs.
Young: Literary Women of Maine,'' to be
read by Mrs. Sc3GS6f Frye: Literary Wo-
men of Wyoming, ~ Mr.. Frank MondelE
The Movement Eeministe," by Miss Fran
ces Graham French,,, second vice president
Of the Wonan's 1&aticral Press Associa-
tion. and THE Ccn~ergence of the Paths"
by Mrs. Mary WriGfrt Sewall, president of
the National Council of Women.
Iomorows program provides for a ses-
sion at 10 in the, morning at Willard's Ho-
tel. and at 2 oicEJeR pm. at Columbian
University. The tit3etfng will be wound up
by am elaborate banquet tomorrow night.
sce4essst Gayety.
Wfiiard's wasH,0i scene Of gayety last
night. when the members Of the associa-
ton assembled t6 gfect the representatives
to the inteulatiohsaii gfoneress of press wo-
men, The parlors owere magnifcently dec
Grated with thenEAAeb colors, orange and
black. and polma and other tropical plants
were grouped inMlt convenient places. A
huge bunch Of Easter lilies on the pres
iaenf's table she'd rich perfume through
the foOnfo.it y II r;-Era--
About fifty; Representatives from press
cubs or newspapers were registered. and
as MANY moro xviu r,rryrSa hIv prpeos,f ora