The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-13
'T|SALABOR OF LOVE
PRESS CLUB LEAGUE is RAISING
MONEY FOR A NATIONAL
JOURNALISTS, HOME
REPRESENTATIVE VISITS CITY
Money to Be Raised by Sale of Vol
ume Called Bohemia" Con-
tributed to by Many Men
of Genius.

G. w. Lampkins, Western representa-
tive of the International League of Press
Clubs was in ST. Paul yesterday in be-
half of the movement of the league for
the building and maintenance of a home
for Journalists at Orange City, n. j.,
about twelve miles from New York city,
a project which has been discussed for
the past ten years. The league is work
ing to obtain $3.50, 600 for this purpose
To raise this $3.50, 600 the officers of the
league ard the Journalists home COM
m1ttee have adopted most unique plan.
1t is to issue magazine of literature
and art under the very Appropriate title of
Bohemia. Although the magazine is to
have but one edition. its compilers have
already been assured of ultimate success
in their ambitions, and by this time let
tiers are on their way to every quarter
of the globe to reach men and women
who are to be its contributors. Many OF
these people have either been seen per
sonally or have been informed of the
character of the volume and its purpose,
and have expressed their Willingness to
contribute to its success.
The chairman and treasurer of the jour
nalistS' home fund and the originator OF
the plan to raise the greater bulk of the
is James S. Mccartney, of Philadelphia.
Ever since the first meeting OF the IN
ternational League of Press Clubs, When
the home project was given its inception,
est supporters In securing the property
at New Orange it was decided tnat a
large portion Of the ground should be a.
Vided into building lots and sold, ana TINS
| money, aggregating several thousand dol
lars, be added to the already started
| fund for the building of the home.
When the time came that new methods
should be adopted towards the building
up of the fund.- so that the home com
| mittee could go ahead with its project,
the suggestion made by M. McCa a 1et
| edited published and circulated under the
auspices of the international League col OIL
| Press Clubs, was adopted. This was TOUR
months ago, since which time the oL1cerS
| of the league have corresponded with
nearly 1000 of the worlds most prom,
nent men and women and have secured
| their support to the enterprise.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith the editor-in-chief of the Phlla-
| deIphia Press. has been for many years
an enthusiastic supporter OF the inter
national league, and has written the ILL
| Ircductory article. President Mckinley
/ learned of the purpose OF the magazine I'm :
with much pleasure, and requested that
| he should be called upon to 90 All ne
| could to make it a success. Col. Henry
Watterson, of the Louisville Courier
Journal and Col. Alexander K. Mcclure.
| formerly of the Philadelphia Times, two
of the most illustrious living, journalists,
will write for Bohemia" characteristic
| articles wildly descriptive of their per-
sonal experiences during the Civil war
1
| first made acquainted of the plans or the
| league, replied that nothing better could
! be conceived, and as personal friend
| to newspaper men, none of whom ever
| betrayed the confidence he reposed in
them, he asked that he allowed to con-
! tribute a chapter.
Arrangements nave also peen pertecte7d
| for the complete illustrating of the vol
| ume, and for this part of the work the
| best caricature artists and cartoonists
! Of this country. and of France and Eng
/ Low Irx- 1frs1N f6Ni
| mites" Altogether there will be more
| than 1000 separate contributions in the
magazine and it is the intention to have
! it ready for distribution early during the
| summer.
Will BE Grand Institution.
The home will not be refuge for a ged,
decrepit, broken down members of the
profession.
| 1t is to be a snug and comfortable ref
uge for the declining years of the jour
raliSt, and also temporary retreat for
the oVerworked and rundown members
and faithfully followed, makes sad in
roads and enormous demands upon the
health and vitality of it's actual work
ers. This home has been a dream of the
newspaper men of this country for many
years; a dream that is soon to be real
lied through the continuous and energet-
ic efforts of the leading members of the
International League of Press Clubs.
L
nurses will be constantly on hand, and
the best medical treatment will De -af-
forded. Libraries and writing rooms will
be found at the home and convaIescents
may continue their work there The am
pie grounds will be fitted up with sta
bles for horseback riding, running tracks,
golf links and all manner of athletic
appliances. Newspaper men will also
have the privilege of spending their vaca-
tons at the home at any season of the
year. The only condition attached to
admission will be a recommendation from
any reputable editor or publisher.
The home itself, the plans of which
are now nearing completion by the archi-
tects, contemplate a structure which at
first glance resembles very much a large
hotel, and will cost upwards Of $125, 600.
To maintain the institution the plans of
the officers of the league are for a large
endowment fund, so that there need new
er be any fear of it's failure. From all
parts of the country offers of financial
assistance have been received by the
league, but none of these were accepted,
as the league did not desire to have the
home project looked upon as a charity.
The plan to raise the 1000, so that
each and every contributor could secure
in return something for his money be-
yond knowing that it was for a good
purpose, was the plan adopted. In con-
sequence, the magazine Bohemia" is to
be the property of all who are interested
in any way with the project.