The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19
THE RELATIONSHIP Of NEWSPAPER WORK
AND CLUB WORK
This Subject is Splendidly Discussed by Florence
Nye at aco---Points for Everybody

1t is the general opinion of the
entire press of this country that a
newspaper and especially a weekly
paper can serve the public better
and help all organizations if the
organizations would but cooperate
with the newspaper. We are pub
fishing herewith a very interesting
paper THE relationship of News
paper Work and Club Work." writ
ten and read by Miss Florence Nye
at the Womans Federation Meeting
at Saco last week.
Miss Nye said in part: "The Re
lationship of Newspaper Work and
Club Work" is a big subject and
have taken the liberty to boil it
down to THE Relationship of the
Maine Press and the State Fedora
tion," hoping that by talking over
the situation, in a practical way, the
connection between these two great
forces may become, at least, a little
closer-for you know someone has
said, the press, the pulpit and petit
coats are the three ruling powers of
the day.
Time and time again I have said,
81 would just like to talk to those
club women" but when the note
from the corresponding secretary
came, asking me to speak at this
session, the cold shivers fairly ran
down my back and my first impulse
was to say, NO, not under any con-
dtion.''
| tried to bride the different edi-
tors at the office to write the paper
for me. After asking the subject,
one of them suggested, Why, sim
ply say the relationship is mostly
over the telephone and let it 60 at
that" And, Monday morning when
a half dozen club women called up
and were much exercised because
their notices had not appeared in the
Saturday issue, | began to think
that he had sized up the situation
about right.
But, this is not getting down to
business. At the beginning, | want
to say that l am not speaking as
chairman of the press committee of
the federation, for that committee. l
regret to say, has done absolutely
committee, | believe, ought to be a
large factor in helpino to promote
the cause of this great organization
of women-at any rate, the relation
ship between the newspapers of
Maine and the state federation
should be closer.
The keynote of the whole situa-
ton is cooperation. The newspa-
pers, and | think you will agree,
have been generous in the reports
OF Your annual and mid-winter ses-
sons and have always been glad to
publish any items of interest which
you may have furnished during the
year. The newspapers desire to CO.
operate and we of the press wish
that the club women of Maine would
come to a keener realization of the
advantage of working together.
Mind you, | am not here to scold
but simply to attempt to bring about
a better understanding between the
press and the club. For the past 10
years | have been reporting all
sorts of ventions-teachers, Sun
day school, church, charities and
corrections, Women's Christian TEN
perance union and what not, and
much as | regret to say it, the State
Federation is always the hardest
proposition of them all.
Why, there were three persons at
our office all looking for the chance
10 report the w. C. T. U. conven-
ton at Waterville last week. But
when the question of sending some
one to the federation comes up, no
one volunteers his services. Instead
everyone hopes he will escape the
assignment. Why? Because 1t is so
uncut to secure the cooperation
OF the club women.
10 get at the pith of the matter,
perhaps there is no better way than
10 discuss it bit in detail. For in
stance, the programme for the annu-
meeting Is published The club
EDITORS of the various newspapers sit