The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-17
WOMAN'S PRESS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF MRS. VI. n.
WALTON, THE PRESIDENT.
Papers Were Read and Discussed.
Entertainment of the visitors In
cluded "a Clever Performance.

assoCiatloh began this morning az the
knights OF Pythias hall at $3.50 o'clock.
The meeting was opened with an inyoca-
ton by Rev. Father j. t. Sloan. Attorney
Lawrence I. Mccormick opened the city's
gates in a few happy remarks, taking the
Place OF Mayor J. B. Walters, who was
unayodably absent
Captain George q. Wilcox president OF
the board OF trade. welcomed the press
women on behalf of that body and reter-
ated the cordial sentiment expressed by
him last year, when ne extended the ladies
an invitation to meet in the Prairie Queen
city The board Of trade has all along
felt the importance Of the meeting of the
Woman's Press association, and have IN
tered heartily into preparations for The
pleasure Of the visitors
To these addresses Mrs. Halle NJ. Dump
lin OF the Waco Telephone responded most
happily. Mrs. J. NJ. Bass, then, on behalf
OF the lads of Temple, added her words
of welcome yoicing the sentiments Of those
1 spedhlhg before her and adding her own
gracious welcome.
MRS. Cornelia B. Stone of Galveston re-
spondeu TO Mrs. Bass address
me iollowlng new members were re-
celVed: Miss Cora Wilcox OF Temple;
MISS Mary Cook, San Angelo Miss Irvey
Paul Buck, Palestine; Mrs Jennie West
brook Lorena; Mrs. Kate Ovgain, Temple;
/ MRS Carrie Il. Cheatham, Mrs. Mabel p.
Sayre, Temple
Mrs. Sidney Smith of Dallas, recording
secretary, being absent Mrs Laure e
robinson of Huntsville read the minutes
/ Waco.
President Mrs. NJ. r. Walton delivered
| her annual address as follows:
| Inc month OF May Is chosen almost uni
Veisally Tor the annual assembling of
bodies associated for common aims, nor
is this selection OF season without it's
lesson, Tor after all, 1t is to Natures book
that the diligent and serious student must
turn to gain wisdom ard find 81 ~, ion
The world around has awakened from a
death-llke slumber, and quickening If.
IS stimulating nature to fresh effort The
forest trees and the tiny grass root alike
teel the revivlfyng Influence and man
himself rejoices in the increasing evil
dences of renewal OF vigor. Neither are
the neart ana intellect lnsensible to the
silent approaches of a coming life that is
pulsating and throbbing through ali ar
terles. rousing the dormant faculties and
kndllng afresh passive emotions, thus
breathing life and activity into every part
Nhen, therefore, such organizations as
the one here assembled meet 10 is reason
able to assume that benefit will be derived
from such meeting, and each of us Will go
to our respective homes more determined
IMAM before to win the victor's wreath or
al least to leave along the course such
footprints as will give the faint hearted
courage TO strive for the goal of their
nope and ambition. Certainly outward
conditions are favoring and 1t would seem
that there must be hope, enthusiasm. a will
TO DO and realization of the truth that
the life within us does not belong ev-
cluslvely to tho individual, but Is trust.
ana that upon one rests a Threshold re-
sponsibility; to the Great Giver, to self
on9 10 our feilow-man, whether we are
endowed with one talent or ten.
Never In the history of the race hns n
oeen more apparent that no man liveth 10
himselt than now. In this age of discovery
ana invention thought may span the
globe' and an action vibrate to farthest
realms
Today the Texas Woman's Press assocta-
tion celebrates its sixth anniversary and
the question naturally arises has its
growth and development been commensu-
rate with its years, and are we as a bodv
e%erting the influence that is possible IN
such an organization?
Wl'hout undue Partially 1t may he said
tnal thls Organization is made UP of
IN. a.
JoTltY WORKING women who are actuated
by desire to Improve themselves and to
income ethcient factors in the work of
uplifting the race. They are women who
Whlie recognizing the element of beauty
as a part of grand whole, are more keAn-
Nv alive to the actual and essential Feel
ing the need OF cooperation and even
more keenly a desire for mutual sympathy
and help, call was made In 1888 for wo-
men engaged In literary work to meet ar
Dallas, and IL deemed advisable, to form,
a state organization. This cali met
nearly response, and the Texas Womsn's
Press association was the outcome. Tho
requisites for membership were liberal In
scope, In order to reach all who were
barred by constitutional restrictions from
becoming members of otherSlssociations OF
IKE aims, The dues and other expenses
We're made as small as possible to insure
efficiency, it being the wish OF the pro-
motors that lack Of money should not
prove a barrier TO admission. In a word
the heartfelt desire of the organizers was
TO BRING together from all parts Of the
state those who are literary workers. 10
embrace IN one sisterhood those who are
tIe successful ones and those who are
surviving to achieve success. that the more
favored might by their larger experience
De able TO counsel and assist the timid
and the faint hearted whom dstrustine
their own ability, dreaded the unsparins
criticism OF others. Each successive spring
the members have met by invitation ar
the different towns, and everywhere have
been received With cordial welcome and
nave enjoyed most lavish hospitality. This
OF itself is gain. for whatever calls into
play the nobler qualities OF humanity Is
step upward and onward. Friendships have
been formed that time will scarcely sever. !
am many o. US have derived comfort and
cheer from these meetings, and have been |
stimulated to new effort. More than this
II ere has been developed a commendable |
seli-conhdence on the part OF those a. |
tending; and by this is not meant merely |
In the preparing and reading of papers /
but also IN discussion of topics and In mat
tiers Of business, Our organization has not
reached out into any particular field. nor |
has II pledged itself TO the advancement
OF any special public movement What, |
ever theories we may hold as in1ividuols |
in whatever line we elect - direct orr
energies separate and apart from the work
laid out for this body are matters or in
dividuhl choice.
The three paramount objects in this as
ISOLATION Of ourselves, as given in the
first section OF article ? OF the constlta-
tion are to advance and. encourage Texas
women in literary work, 20 promote fra
ternal intercourse with kindred assacia-
lions outside the State, and to secure AM
the benefits resulting from organized eff
fOrt