The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

what news is. and above all a real love
for the work
Mrs. King is certainly qualified to
speak Of the country newspaper wo-
man work. as she is the sole manage
OF the Plainvllle Gazette. Her husband
IS the postmaster Of Plainville and is
entirely occupied with the work of that
once. Mrs. King does everything on
her paper, from writing editorials to
settlng a two-line ad. She understands
the mechanical work perfectly and q
little thing like a printer who gets
drunk the day before press day never
worries her, as there is. nothing that sh,-
fail her. =
Miss Nell Dodge of Topeka who con
tilputed some Chapters In Journalism
= nov employed in the state library
hut has had no little practical news
paper experience. She was formerly
local editor of the Beloit Gail and socie-
" editor of the Lawrence Daily World
Miss Dodge is daughter of the late
J. Y Dodge Of the Beloit Gazette and
her uncle, ). H. Dodge, is also a news
paper man now editor of the Gazette.
so IT is easy to account for her inclira-
tlon Tor this work Her paper was a
concise history of the newspaper move
ment and especially OF wOman's con-
nection with journalism.
Miss Helen Ball, who edits the In
dian Leader, the official paper of Has
attend the meeting of the Press club
today but sent her paper which was
read this afternoon. The subject
Newspaper Work Among the Indians
was described by Miss Ball as one Of
ferlnS meager possibilities but it has
the merit of uncommon novelty and
probably very few of those who heard
her brief history of the Indian news
papers knew before of their existence
Miss Ball told of Sequoyah. the father
Of Cherokee literature. who has been
called the Indian Cadmus The
CherokeeS are one of the
few Indian tribes which have
printed language and Sequoyah was
Indian newspaper was the Cherokee
Phoenix started in 1923 in Echota,
Georgia All the employees of the pa
per. which was owned by the Cherokee
Nation, from editor to press boy, were
Indians. The paper stin exists though
its name was changed in 1858 to the
Cherokee Advocate. 1t is now printed
half in English and half in the Chero-
kee language The present editor is a
half-bloOd Cherokee The Sioux also
have a few newspapers and nearly all
the large Indian training schools have
college papers. On Miss Balls own pa
per, the Indian Leader, the Indian boys
and girls in the school set type. correct
DIOOI. SET up IoLulS anu WIllc news
items and other contributions. Some of
them go from the Indian Leader TO 9TH
err papers and do creditable work
one of the most eloquent addresses
of the afternoon session was that of
Mrs Emma F. Porter of the Marysville
News. who spoke on Our Patriotic AL
legiance" Mrs. Porter is the depart
ment president Of the Kansas WOman's
Relief Corps. is a prominent club wo
man in her district the Fifth, has been
in newspaper work for a number of
years and although it does not please
her any too well to have it said of her,
is regarded as one of the most astute
politicians in the state. She is a sister
of w. A. CaIderhead. congressman from
the Fifth district and much of his
success has been attributed to her. In
appearance she suggests not at all the
typical advanced woman. She is I'M
usually fine looking, has a quiet. pleas
ing dignity of manner, beautifully
modulated voice and is invariably we'll
and becomingly gowned. Mrs. Forter's
theory of patriotism is that it is a nat
ural instinct of the human soul not the
product of education and civilization
but belonging to the inherent nature of
man like the love of child for parent
and parent for child and both for the
hearthstone and home
Musical numbers were contributed to
the afternoon programme by Mr.. Bert
Sutton. vocalist. Miss Anna Marie Mel
lis. whistler Mr. W. c. Stenger. violinist,
and Miss Emile King, vocalist.
At the morning session Mrs. r. E.
Rice of Lawrence read paper on
Newspaper Work in the Sixties" Mrs
Rice's husband. was and still is the edi-
tor of the Westfeld. N. Y, Republican
which was started in 1885 and was the
first Republican paper in the United
States. Seward, ThurloW Weed and
other monument New York REM hi
We're back of it. Mrs. Rice assisted her
husband in the work of editing and
publishing and her paper this morning
told of newspaper work and politics of
that day.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read at the morning session and the
aforementioned new members voted in
to the club An auditing committee
composed of Mrs L. A. King of Plain
vile, Mrs. Elna Brown of Clifton and
Mrs r. E. Rice of Lawrence was ap-
pointed by the president and it was vo-
ted to accept the invitation of the sup
erintendent of Haskell Institute at
Lawrence TO the press club to spend
Wednesday at the institution
New officers viii be elected at the
close of this afternoons meeting. proba-
bly, about O'Clock. The present Off
GERS are Mrs. Minnie D. Morgan, presi-
dent. Mrs. J. K. Hudson. vice president
Mrs. Olive I. Royce. secretary and Mrs.
NJ L RuDe, treasurer. Mrs. Hudson is
not attending the meeting but sent
note of greeting and regrets from her
home in Versailles, No. accompanying
a huge cluster of exquisite wood violets
to the president and the club
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.
THE Pulse of Greater New York
was seen at the Crawford last night
1t was one Of those plays where a lot Of
trouble and time could be sa-ed if il