The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-10
Bright Lady Writers Meet to
Talk Things Over.
The Morning Session is Devoted
to Business.
MRS. STANLEY'S LUNCH.
She is Assisted by Topeka News
paper Women.
Papers Read at the Meeting
This Afternoon.

The twelfth annual meeting of the
Kansas Womans Press association
convened this morning at 10 o'clock in
the parlors of the Copeland hotel. The
attendance was rather small as many
of the women did not arrive until noon
today. The entire morning was devo-
ted to business. The following new
members We're taken into the associa-
ton: Mrs. Noble Prentis, Mrs. ]. K.
Hudson, Mrs. Whiteman of the La
Crosse Republic, Mrs. r. Dumont Smith
of the kinsley Mercury, Mrs. Porter of
the Marysville News, Miss DOran of the
Maxwell Argus, Miss Jones of the Pea
body Gazette, Miss Cowgirl OF the Kan
sas Farmer, Miss Barnes Of the Wich-
tia Beacon. Miss Nell Dodge of the Be
lott Call, Miss Josephine Shellabarger
and Miss Florence tombstone.
Miss Ida G. F'rOw. of Ottawa, who
has been the secretary of the associa-
ton for the past two or three years,
has been in Denver the past winter on
the reDertorial force of the Rocky
Mountain News. She viii be greatly
missed as she has been an efficient
worker for some time
Last year it was decided that a his
tory of the association since its organ
ization, should be com piled to put on
file in the state library. Mrs. Charlotte
F. Wilder, of Manhattan, was the chair
man of the committee having this mat
ter in charge, but she was unable to be
present and Mrs. Minnie D. Morgan
gave brief outline of the subject
which was of much interest and showed
the association to be in a very prosper
Gus condition.
After transacting a little miscellan-
eous business the meeting adjourned in
order that all might attend Mrs. Stan
1ey's luncheon.
MRS. STANLEY'S LUNCHEON.
One of the pleasant and unusual fea-
lures of the annual meeting of the
Kansas Woman's Press association
which is being held in Topeka today
was the luncheon given by Mrs. ". F.
Stanley A special car left the Cope
land at 80 and conveyed the members
of the association to the executive man
sion where an elaborate luncheon was
served.
Mrs. Stanley was assisted by the
wives of the local newspaper men and
the Topeka newspaper women, Mrs.
Harold Chase, Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs.
Charles Sessions, Mrs Frank Montgom-
cry, Mrs Frank P. MacLennan. Mrs.
John p. Fritts, Mrs. J. F, farrell. Mrs
D. o. McCray, Miss ShaIabarger and
Miss Brewer.
The rooms were attractvely decorated
with carnations and carnation was at
each cover. Covers We're laid for the
following guests besides the assisting
tbs. Mrs. J. K. Hudson. Mrs. Cora q.
Lewis of Kinsley, Mrs. Olive / Royce
Of PhiliDsburg, Mrs. F. Dumont Smith
Of Kinsley, Mrs Minnie D. Morgan and
daughter of Cottonwood Falls. Mrs
Rice and Miss Ball of Lawrence, Mrs
John Steel of Kansas City, Mrs. Rupe
of Clyde, MIS-. J. W. Thurston. Mrs. J.
G. Wood, Miss Olive p Bray, Mrs
Whiteman of Lacrosse. Mrs. Annie L
Diggs, Miss Cowgirl, Miss Doran of
Maxwell Miss Jones of Peabody, Miss
Nell Dodge, Miss Barnes and Miss Par
sons of Wichita. Mrs. Bishop of juno
ton City.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session this afternoon convened
at 2:20, the members of the association
having gone directly from the executive
mansion to the Copeland, where the
meeting was held.
The programme was opened by a
number of short papers. The first was
1.-The Woes of a Proof Reader, by Miss
Florence Kimball, who is the proof
reader for the Topeka State Journal
Miss Kimban thinks there are some
women who can keep a secret, though
much has been said to the contrary
and she considers herself among the
number. She rather gave away some
of the secrets of her profession this
afternoon, but she excused herself by
saying that she was telling because she