The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
Press
peview of the Recent
Meeting at Paris

AReview OF the Recent g
Meeting at Paris. [:
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lle as announced at the annual
" M press association at Eure-
~ 9 AZ in 1900, that the meeting
''IpnN Texas. to hold the meeting
,hst city had been accepted, |
' sympathy for them, as both
and observation has taught me
p'-' ,.o,sssor to n position Of popu-
~ - Mace has much to contend
lh'Vs contrast and criticism, and is
disappointment. The eighth
.,,on Of that organization held
no 4th, 5th 9th of the month,
" S.,rated the fact that such lsnot
80 ~ case. as the meeting Just closed
,rom every point OF view one Of
y, satisfactory in the history of the
~ ~ Paris Is a beautiful city Its
=. among the most cultured and
4, /, has been my good fortune to
siOs !. -. aa' ,ys fullv up TO INV stand.
y i. high Man being made
ina .Aa, ia oarth have never ex.
= aus W., % him. lint those parts
| Al belong to the Commercial club
i suppose they have one rib less
'&i aSt ,han the other like otber
ss '' Nd means one.sided I'm thor
NV = ~ tho Press association
Aus1s NJ cill.-he has n lovely
~ ,odtas IN wcdnesdav j,
choicest flowers made into
5'np " ,or tbem to weor 70 tho
ss ooque's' iVi -,
IN party given at 'ne peauliIul nome
4, spd Mrs w. G.. Chlsum that even
-. son+ Cane Jassnmlnes IN MI
n hs AsV
/7utsday,
4 sst interesting program of literature,
"a recitations bv local talent WIS
~" IT., ,,
kkd out me orlslilHI papers py the
4. women were freely discussed, each
Il !. ,st,ng mart showed n marked Inn.
x ''A'Ae ',...t4,. ~, .t,,,,,,,. lit,
1 thf-f -
md power Of expression.
- tho most ENJOYABLE features of
- 4ho uao+bart,,c or ~
ceaslon was tue s"'nei,he VI Jug
IA 40 boarded the train at Fort
He vss warmly greeted by a bakers
,.ho bod como ia Fror,
"Oiueu' Nv -
~ parts OF the state TO take the
n Psclhc. which line gives free trans
,rd from, tho onnuoi mating
auou u anu - Onl '"e "'l-' ~ ',iee'lAs S
b association so Iaf as IL goes toward
\ lice Of meeting Each station along
.aaod 20 our nun,ber Mrs Schure
" Nus'N
a d this city Joined us at Corsicana.
= sished Paris at 800. We were TO be
4 rlssts Of the City Federation or Wo
TX clubs, of which Mrs. Wright is
4Ii,ni and Of the Commercial club.
A Bere met by the reception commit
4 ppsstlng of Mrs. A. F. Boyd, Mrs.
NJ. Lewis, Mrs 6. w Smith and Mrs.
N Pierce Mrs. Schuremnn and myself
most Hospitality entertained by Mrs.
II Holly the young sister of Mrs. Ne.
4 Il this eIt1 Mrs Holly is Hncal
3aidSnt Of George Washington, and has
b souvenirs Of her illustriUus ancestor.
4 s one Of the comparatively few mem
4 81 the Colonial Danes" and cul-
" club woman She was chairman Of
/ nugram committee.
N iOlowing officers. with about thirty
&ags, were present at the opening.
Reese Wilson of Lockhart, president;
= c. R. Stone of Galveston, recording
3tafy Mrs +. 3 Robinson of Hunts
"A who has been corresponding secretary
! fears, and who was, reelected mucn
Mt her viii at the Eureka Springs
Ming 10 a third. term; Mrs. j. j. Arthur
lustln who was appointed to ill the
Ihu caused by the resignation of Mrs.
3hwn, the latter part of the term.
! Robinson acting as treasurer for Miss
u who was unavoidably absent and
hallle Dunklin OF Waco, vice presi-
This meeting was madc memorable
n Presence Of Mla. Marie La Morcuus,
PEI Of our Pauline Perriwinkle. Mrs.
fN Houston BrinChurst. Youngest
tnitr Of Sam Houston and Mrs. Jennie
M Brown, now of Fort Worth. Mrs
~ was the bearer of fraternal greet
Ion the 'Wayside Inn" club of Massa-
Fenf TO the Texas Wonans Press as.
ihon and from Massachusetts to Tex.
sgded most beautifully. These We're
nded 10 by Mrs. G. v. Winiler OF
sattna on behalf of Texas and thn as
fiiion This to me was the most sig.
faht feature Of the occasion. Indicating
I'D that we are fast becoming n peo-
s1s and undivided, and that the "ltlies
l'Ste are being scattered ON both sides
Ahe Mrs. Brown entertained her
ss upon several occasions with her
''eogs powers as an improvisatrice.
ludence chose the subjects, nor to
~ iatee upon any one occasion. and
'sult was poem Of marvellous beauty
power, or ain address in prose thai
Ieasd anything l ever heard We ind
ane women In the various organiza,
u the State. The Federation OF
the Womans Christian Temneranec
tne Daughters of the Republic and
NFoutlon, the Woman's Press Asso.
~ and Daughters of the Confederacy
"oman's Relief Corps. each Interest
Y making the worId better W. ana
sslefapplng each other 5 domain occn-
w, reciproeally serving for each oth-
police matrnns IN isiIs Sgnooi tU
;4eht raising of the age OF consent,
sloa 10 our iunatic asvlums 10 have