Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-08

Boston, editor of the National Maya
zine, talked to the editors on "Getting
Close to the Reader He described,
in q humorous vein, his first juvenile
experience as a publisher and the
gradual progression from country week.
ly to city daily, to a magazine of Ma
tion-wide circulation. He cited inter-
esting "reminiscences of meetings with
public celebrities and described incl
dents which showed the touch with
nature the "heart impulse" which is
the common denominator of all
humanity. With a glowing tribute to
Texas and its contribution to the his
tory OF our country, Mr.. Chapple el0-
quently and with patriotic tervor,
voiced his pride over being an Ameri-
can citizen.
Secretary Schlosser announced that
satisfactory arrangements had been
made for sleeping car accommodations
on the circle tour of the State-a thou
sand-mile jaunt with stops at all the
important cities of Texas, which prom
lees to be a ten-day round of entertain
ment, instruction and enjoyment. AS
the circle our does not include q visit
to Brentwood, the home of Lieuten-
ant Governor VIII II. Mayes, he pres
ented in behalf of the commercial club
of that city, each visitor with a sack Of
luscious pecans, grown or his own
farm near Brentwood, which Is To-
Gated in the center of the famous pecan
valley. A copy of q booklet contain
Ing Five Hundred Texas Facts" COM
piled by the Texas Business Mems
Association and dedicated to the Ma
tional Editorial Association, was pres
ented to each visitor. The Texas Bus
ineso Mems Association is q unique
publicity organization, responible for
bringing thousands OF settlers and mill
lions Of dollars Of capital to the Lone
Star State, the State which runs to
great things.
Friday afternoon was strictly a wo-
mans day, all the papers being pre-
pared by and given by the ladies. The
Credential Committee, however, gave
their report at the opening, showing
that there were 256 members present,
representing 30 states. There were only
two from New Jersey, Morristown and
Wildwood being represented.
The president then stated some Of
the difficulties encountered in prepar-
ing a program. That is, if the program
was arranged just the proper length,
some of those to participate would be
detained at home, and if a longer pro-
gram was prepared 1t might happen
that all called upon would be present.
On this occasion Miss Caroline A. HUI
ling, of the Progress Literary Bureau,
Chicago, who was to speak on "Value
of the Woman's Page,u was unable to
attend, but had prepared an able paper
on the subject and forwarded it to the
convention. Mrs. Nelson, of Green
vile, Texas, was called upon to read
Miss Huling's paper. Among the
DtHtOulCAbb IVA ISIS 11ull1k UuhuG WINS Guhb
sit Is the live editor who endeavors to
interests women who publishes a FEM
mime page" She said, not many
years ago, one of the great papers of
Chicago boosted that did not have a
woman on its editorial staff. Today
1t has q dozen or more. She intimated
that many of the beauty hints, advice
to young stenographers, were irritat-
ing to SAINT women as was also the
word economy. She also gave Illus
trations of Ridiculous household hints,
saying that most women realize that a
cupful of soda per pint Of milk would
give q saffron tint to the biscuit. Miss
Huling suggested that a series of ar
ticles on business law, the purchase of
real estate, and banking would be
more comprehensive and valuable.
We want to read papers and speeches
of those who have given years of their
lives uplifting humanity, and we want
dispensed with the hideous illustra-
tons that portray the monstrosIties
now SO fashionable in woman's dress.
By all means have a woman edit the
woman's page.
Mrs. Mary e. Hart, the president of
the Alaska Cruise Club, was next
called upon to tell Of Journalism in
the Far North.n Mrs. Hart was in
troduced las from San Francisco, but
she stated that it was less than four
weeks since she had left Skagway,
Alaska, where she spent the greater
part Of each year. She brought greet
ings from the Pacific Coast Woman's
Press Association and also from the
Alaska Cruise Club, which is a press