Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-09
WOMEN OF THE PRESS.
The Annual Meeting OF the state Associa-
tion Held In Bedding This Week

so notable gathering as that oil the
Woman's Press Association OF Michi
gan which convened in annual session
here this week, commencing Tuesday
afternoon. 1t Is matter OF much re-
greet that owing to sickness In so many
cases and also various other causes, the
attendance was not what it was hoped
1t would be nor what it would have
been. But although the attendance
was not large, the ladies were all
bright, intelligent women, who made
their sessions entertaining and enjoya-
BILE as well as profitable. In leaving
they one and all expressed satisfaction
with their trip here, being pleased
with the clean, thrifty and prosper
Gus appearance of our little city, and
finding in our factories much that was
very interesting and new to them.
Tuesday afternoons session was held
at the home of Mrs. Coville, and was
strictly business session among them
selves. Tuesday evening an informal
reception was held in the Hotel Beld-
ing parlors, when many Bedding ladies
and gentlemen embraced the opportu-
nifty of meeting our distinguished
guests. The City band gave a sere-
made in front OF the hotel while this
was In progress. At o'clock a pub
lie meeting was held In the opera
house, when the program printed In
last weeks BANNER was carried out
with the exception of two or three
omissions made necessary by the alb
sence Of the parties.
Wednesday forenoon was devoted to
factory visiting and it Is rather natur-
al that the ladies should take a great
deal of interest in the manufacture of
silk, and gave that industry much OF
their time. In the afternoon another
public meeting bad been announced
for the opera house but very violent
and continued storm coming up, kept
nearly all who may have intended to
attend at home, and the meeting was
held at Hotel Bedding parlors. Roy
Reynolds gave a couple of piano solos,
and editors Tucker OF the Star and
Cowdin of the BANNER spoke upon the
subject "Has the standard OF journal
ism been raised or lowered by its wom-
en- workers. =" Following them Mrs.
Belle Perry OF Charlotte, Mrs. Sada
Bemis OF Carson City, Mrs. Eva Belle
Giles and Mrs. Stella Marie Williams
of Battle Creek made remarks upon
the same subject. The three first pa
pers on the program were given by
proxy, the authors not being present.
''Trials of a Scribbler" by Mrs. Rose
Wood Allen Of Ann Arbor, was read
by Mrs. Coville; "How three women
started a newspaper" by Miss Eta
Gould of Manistee, read by Mrs. Belle
Perry and 1.-THE woman reporter at
the Woman's Club" by Mrs. J. Z.
Sherman, Detroit, read by Miss Ida f.
Vain. Miss Anna Johnson OF Has
tings, Hope Daring) read a paper,
CHOW to attain success in writing ju-
venile fiction" These papers were all
well written and very interesting.
This concluded the regular after
noon session, but as the storm was con-
tinuing undated outside with very
little prospect Of clearing, it was de-
cided to go ahead with the business
and finish up that night instead of hav-
ing a Thursday forenoon session as
programmed. In doing this, without
knowing it, the ladies knocked into
cooked hat some plans which had been
arranged by the local publishers.
They had arranged with Mr.. and Mrs.
o. F. Webster who had kindly placed
their home at our command for that
purpose, TO give the ladies an informal
reception that evening. The ladies
upon being informed of it, expressed
regret, but after careful considera-
ton of the situation from all stand
points, the storm, the desire to COM
plete their work, etc, it was thought
best to give it up and allow the ladies
to accept the good will in place OF the
act.
Two new members were admitted at
the evening session, Mrs. l.. X. Web
ster and Mrs. Ada Luck, both of Beld-
ing. The election of officers resulted
as follows:
President-Mrs. L. S. Apologize OF
the Adrian Times.
First Vice-Pres. Mrs. Belle M Perry
OF the Charlotte Tribune.
Second Vice.Pres, Mrs. Mary K.
Buck OF the Traverse City Herald.
Third Vice Pres. Mary E. Fl.
Coville, Belding.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Stella
Marie Williams of the Battle Creek
Moon.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Ida
f. Vain, Literary editor OF Detroit
News-Tribune.
Treasurer-Mrs. Pruella Janet Sher-
man Of Detroit News-Tribune.
| Editor OF Interchange-Mrs. Eva