New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-28

WOMEN OF COUNCIL BLUFFS AS lad"
AGENTS AND WRITER'S.
BLESSED BE TIE NAME OF THE INVADERS
WAS THE EDITORS PRAYER WHEN
THEY LEFT THE OFFICE


THEY LEFT THE OFFICE
The business and professional women Of Council
Bluffs got out THE Daily Nonparei" OF that city.
on washinston's Birthday. and did it SO we'll that
the Editor paid them the high compliment of say
Ing that even fat office rat could not frighten
them from doing their work and doing 1t we'll
The stan OF the Women's Edition consisted OF:
Editor. Mrs Eva Garfield Me;calf business man.
ager Mrs. Anna Baldwin Phelps: secretary. Mrs.
Belle Champlcr Phillips; treasurer Mrs Jessie Har
rington Hayden; advertising managers. Mrs Edith
NJ Evans Reed. Mrs. Agnes NJ Terwilllger. Mrs.
NJ. o. Darts and Mrs A. T. Davis
Among the special articles written by women con-
tributors were: "'womens secre, Societies. -
Street Cars ard Railroads." The Business Women
OF Our City" Tine Christian Home" The Wom-
ans Christian Association" The Hotels" Pioneer
Women OF Council Bluffs" The School Board"
History OF Church Organization" The Parks"
Municipal Order" Drives and Vineyards" The
Flower Mission The Origin and History OF
Women's Clubs" and articles relating to the Police
and Fire departments the two latter being written
by the wife OF the police chief and the wife Of the
hre chief There was an interesting interview with
a a. number OF business entitled What 1
Would Do II Were Mayor" and there was an un-
usually large number OF advertisements.
Mrs Phillips had this to say OF the two weeks
paper realms: " NV
The insight into the life Of Newspaper FOLK" OBJ
Womens Edition OF THE Nonparei.' was some
Mhat OF a revelation 10 them. Few II any OF the
women VINO are responsible for this issue of the
paper pap nad had any previous acquan;ance with the
rear inside lie In Newspaper office and their
pernces Whlle acting as editors reporters special
feature writers advertising solicitors and what not
The remembrance. however Of the two weeks
spent by them in the editorial dem will always
and the edition was finally off the press many
o. OF me women felt sorry that the time had come
realized that newspaper e aeS again. They
bright side despite the fact that there was uors
Work than play about IT,
The Editor OF The Nonpareir' paid his compli-
ment5 TO the staff OF the Womens Edition in n
long article. from which the following is quoted:
a. Al our fear fed when fair hand placed on the
There a shade of Disappointment and the
heart was bowed down little as the discovery
was made that ii contained only unferment ed
grape juice but IL was so refreshing that tho
battered and rusty old lineup OF the ONCE smiled
as as though II had been retnned. Then there were
and the music OF laughter. the innocent asking OF
what ID {: meant, and the look OF establishment
on hnding that II meant double column" instead
or District OF Columbia the threading OF needles
TO sew the pages OF copy together. the pretty
poutings because the printers wouldn't grant the
request TO put two columns OF matter in COL
umn or space, and the chat-chatter-chattering-
how In the world women work and talk at the
same time and do both well?
be quite the same again The empty bottle on the
Window-sll Will still teach the temperance les
son OF tho unfermented nectar. The carame
crushed on the floor by the hasty footstep will
be safe from the rude touch OF ''Trilby's' broom
and VIII continue TO warn the editor against crush.
Ing the sweet things OF life by his careiessness
left on the table and their fragrance will help
memory TO call back the sunshine and the music
which came and which went with the invaders.
They gave; They have taken away. Blessed be the
name OF the invaders.