The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-29
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Interesting Paper Read by
Miss Sutton at the
Convection.

A most interesting paper on "Tht
Press" was read ut the W. c. T. U. con
ventiop yesterday by Miss Annie W. SUIT
ton, OF Smyrna. She said:
~ have tried during the year to mend
the same things and to grasp new ideaf
for the advancement of the work OF my
department.
"There are now more than thirty one
newspapers carrying the unestimated in.
fluences Of printed thoughts into the
homes OF the State, and how we covst
the full power Of the press for the cause
30 dear to our hearts which 90 often
! lacks assistance from editorial pens.
But the members Of the fraternity are
our friends and there never has been q
year in which our work has been as gem
orally reported, due in many instances to
newspaper correspondents outside Of our
ranks, who like the editors of the papers
have appreciated the demand for W. G.
7. U. news and supplied IL.
II had new experience the past sum-
mer in reporting. Leaving the Camden
Camp, Temperance day before the close
of the meeting followed fhe remainder
OF the program in . report to one Of our
papers, and to my dismay learned after
it was printed that the two singers whose
names were on the program and whose
sweet voices had often given me pleasure,
had not on that occasion warbled single
note. So l resolved to return to my GUS
tom Of being az certain as possible, that
l was giving a strictly correct report to q
paper, which means that nothing shall
be taken for granted as said or done,
even though the program SAYS so.
1.-THE Unions Of Wilmington, Newark,
Smyrna, Dover, Milton and Lewes each
have press superintendent, and have
secured the publication OF temperance Sc
lections and local items in the papers of
their respective localities the past year.
'The press committee Of Georgetown
have also done the same good work, and
the Unions of Middletown and New
Castle, each without press superintend.
ent have received uniform kindness
from the editors of their towns in regard
to the publications OF their items.
Having learned that it has been the
excellent custom of some of our Unions
in towns without papers to send reports
of their work to the paper or papers of
adjacent towns, recommend that each
Union so situated appoint press super
to do this work. There are
still three temperance columns in the
State, one in the Peninsula Methodist,
another in the State Sentinel.
"Mrs. Margaret W. Houston, editor of
the Woman's Column in Georgetown
paper, lends hand to the depart
ment by the publication Of temperance
articles in it now and then. ! earnestly
urge that a greater effort be made during
coming year to get columns in the papers
OF the State. We have all been gratified
the past year by Mrs. Aron's excellent
work and frequent letters to the Union
Signal, and she is to be congratulated
upon her success in obtaining the news
from Unions. But she has not done 80
without trouble, which faithful report
err in each Union could have spared
her. We are such busy women, that l
suggest when desired there be two re-
porters in each Union, one to correspond
with Mrs. Aron and the other with the
State Press Superintendent. Another
thought in the way of suggestion-it
would be we'll for local Press Superin-
tendents to keep a record Of the number
of original and selected articles furnished
papers, so that at the close of the year
the State Superintendent can make an
accurate report to the National Press
81 am glad to tell you that promi.
nent gentleman has asserted that the
publication in the papers Of the State Of
Mrs. Mary Smithers' stirring appeal for
Jail reform had a strong influence in Sc
curing the adoption by our last Legisla-
ture of the Bill for the Establishment
of Workhouse in New Castle county,
and SO as time advances will all meas
ures for the uplifting Of humanity-by
the education of public sentiment
through the press and otherwise, touch
human hearts and be more and more
obeyed as the voice of God"