Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
PRESS WOMEN IN COUNCIL
CLOSING SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION.
Members Listen to Addresses ana
Transact Routine Bnstness-
Election of Officers.

Press Union was held at the Riggs House
last night the big parlor being crowded
with interested guests.
The address of the evening was made by
Mrs Olive Logan, well known to both con-
tinents as a newspaper woman and writer
of books. She addressed herself to the sub
ject, rs a Newspaper Office Place For
Girl?" and she made her statement very
strong that a newspaper office was just as
safe place for a girl as a Sunday school
class. Mrs. Logan is her own best exam
pie of what may be achieved in newspaper
work, for she is one of the pioneers, whose
life history reads like a romance. She
reused great applause at times and much
laughter with her bright anecdotes and
witty comments. There are no elevators
in the house of success she assured her
hearers. You have to climb step by step.
She urged women writers to work for the
highest aims and to cultivate the very best
there was in them. Mrs. Logans paper was
bristling with good points and was applaud
ed to the echo.
1t was discussed by many of the ladies,
led by Mrs Ida Hustled Harper, the suf-
frage correspondent of the New York Sun.
Mrs. Harper has been an editorial writer
most of her life, and Is thoroughly
quainted with newspaper work, which she
considers a woman peculiarly well adapted
to do.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball objected to the
discussion of the communicating inf1u-
ences' of newspaper work. She said there
were none, or more than in any other
field of labor where men and women work.
when woman does thing she ought to
do it right Mrs Ball said and she be-
Heves that newspaper work well done is a
high type of literature, as it brings out the
best In one at a moments notice.
The paper was further discussed by Miss
Hopely of Ohio. correspondent for Cleve-
land and Columbus papers; Mrs. Clara Ber-
wick Colby of the Woman's Tribune; Mrs.
Sterling. one of the talented writer's of the
Youths Companion; Mrs. NJ. S. Lockwood,
Mrs. Sperry, Mrs. Cromwell and Mrs. AL
den.
The convention has been productive of
much good, representatives Of eleven states
bringing greetings through twenty dele
gates.
The place of the next biennial meeting
was left to the board.
Officers Chosen.
The afternoon session Of the association
was largely devoted to business. Mrs.
Mary S. Lockwood was reelected president
Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell, vice president;
Mrs Mary NJ. North, recording secretary;
Miss French, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Hannah B. Sperry, treasurer; Mrs. Ruth
M. G. Pealer, auditor; Mrs. Clara Colby,
librarian; vice preSidents-at-large Mrs.
L. A. Leggett, Michigan; Mrs. Lena Nor
genstein, Germany; K B. Coleman, Can
ada; Marie Martin, France; Hulda Lundin.
Sweden; F. o. McClelland. Illinois; Mrs.
John l.. Mcneil. Colorado Mrs E. B. Wells,
Utah; Mrs. H. M Winslow. Massachusetts;
Mrs. VIM. King, Georgia; Agnes Smith
Lewis, England.
The address of the afternoon was made
by Mrs Cynthia Westover Alden Of New
York. Her subject was the Sunshine So
ciety,'' and this essentially sunshiny woman
gave a talk that was well worth the listen
ing to.
4Io hricy 1ohf of
some newspaper women a few years ago,
and now numbers about 100000 members.
with seventy newspapers as Its organs and
the Ladies Home Journal its especial or
gan, Mrs. Alden. editor Its dues are:
Kind deeds;' its motto: Good cheer
Sessions Yesterday.
The meeting yesterday morning was
informal, to greet the guests and delegates.
1t was called to order by the president,
Mrs Mary Smith Lockwood. The officers
present were Mrs. Ellen Cromwell, vice
president; Mrs. Mary NJ. North Of Mary
land, secretary; Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry,
treasurer.
Greetings were received from several
states. Mrs. W. A. Bailey. delegate from
the Press Club Of st. Joseph. Mo-, spoke
of the work of women In her
section of the country.
Mrs. Dmmaline 3. Wells, editor Of the
''Women's Exponent" of Salt Lake City,
States, had Some bright things to say about
the literary work of women Of the west.
She referred with pride to the fact that
the women of Utah had voted twice for
President of the United States.
Mrs. Susan Young Gates, although not in
good voice, because of the proverbial
Washington cold" gave brief greeting
from her section of Utah. Mrs. Gates |
pleads for the better business education of
She says that it has been thor |
oughly proved that women are good edi- |
tors, typesetters and reporters, but that |
so few seem to turn their attention to the |
business management of a paper.
Mrs. Lewis spoke of her trip to the Klon- |
like country, and of the two papers print |
ed in that section. for which while there |
she prepared much material.
The international side of the association |
was the theme discussed by Miss French. |
She referred to the interest taken III it by |
ing sent by Mrs. Ellen Key of England,
Frau Morgenstein Of German, Madam HUI |
da Zunder of Sweden and Mrs. Katharine |
Blake Coleman of Canada.
Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, an all |
around newspaper woman of New York |
city. spoke briefly for the presswomen |
of New York.
Others Who Made Addresses.
Mrs. T. T. Chapeau of Savannah, Ca. |
the greetings Of the press club |
of her city, and Mrs. Smell of Bingham |
ton, N. Y, gave little account of her
work as a society reporter.
Mrs. Mary NJ. North spoke of the fine |
work done by Maryland women on news |
papers.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball represented the |
oresswornen of KanARs She said that wo- |
men in Kansas successfully edit their own |
newspapers and are making money. She |
believed there were more women editors in |
Kansas than in any other state in the |
Union. She also believed that Kansas wo-
men were the pioneers in newspaper work. |
The gavel used is a beautiful ebony af- |
fair, with broad ivory band. The inscrip-
ton on it shows that it was presented by
Mrs. John T. Mcneil Of the Denver Wo-
mems Press Club
Meeting of Unity Club OS74.
The parlors of the Riggs House were
Allied by members and guests of the Unity
Club QS74) Thursday evening, the especial |