The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-25
William J. Morton. rector of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church.
MISS BERTHA RO3INSON'S
.SIGGESTIONS FOR SSS(J'l Va,

Miss bertha Gray Robinson. editor
OF the Orange Observer. historian of
the association. read a report on sta
tistics Of the organization during the
past year, followed by a paper which
she read entitled Some Suggestions
for tn" Sanctum." AZ follows:
Ladies and gentlemen of the Vir-
ginia Press Association. fellow suf-
fragcttes tand, greatly fear. suffer
ers-yet before get through my re-
marks:
"As have had a long experience In
journalism. having been the editor OF
Il county paper for nearly thirty years
! thought ] would talk to YOU TO-DAY
upon subject in which | am greatly
Interested. and. from my viewpoint.
one which should he considered OF vital
Importance In every country news
paper Office II Is that Of paying strict
attention to the proper get-up of local
matter.
Il have found out, both by expert
encc and observation, that II is very
detrimental, especially to country
paper WHICH goes into so many homes
where no other publication is taken,
10 have persons names spelled wrong.
their initials incorrect. and the places
where they are from not right.
Now. ii daily paper, whose field is
so entirely different and so much larger
than the country cousins is. and whose
time * necessarily so much more lin
tied. il is almost impossible to have
every personal absolutely correct. and
TO tell tho truth. much less attention
is paid 10 these things by the readers
OF the aforesaid big dailies than by the
patrons Of the county wceklics. where
everybody knows each other. and where
II Il name or initial is wrong. IL is al
most considered = personal insult.
'pf couysc, we all know, that it T.;
q lot If worry and trouble to race all
around to lind out whether Mr. Jones
is named sam OF John but still We
cannot expect to accomplish anything
properly. or to receive "a measure of
success ia tris life thcrefrom If we do
not work for H. both mentally and
physically.
And there is another point which I
wish to make in these fey remarks.
and that is that the local matter OF n
country weekly should he assorted and
classified. and should never he inter-
spersed with local advertisements. AS
for instance:
Mrs. John Hs'own has returned
| from visit 10 New York
Get groceries ~ my store-Sam
smith
"A subscriber will patronize that
stor" just as literally il that adver-
tisement is run IN between headed ar
ucles and not in the personal column
ana IL worries the patron trying to get
the cream n the news out OF a chaos
Of local advertisements.
Il never :un any business locals in
the reading matter at any price /
have never lost anyth ing by this meth :
od ana know that my patrons great
~ appreciate it,
II merely make these few surges-
TONS in a condensed form, trusting that
they may be of some benefit to my
dear brothers of the press.
II told Brother Allen Potts several
wecFs ago that / would mention him in
this address. so Will say as my pero-
ration
Dear Brother Potts,
81 love you lots
If this 10 your wife you'll not repeat
Il Will stand YOU an awful nice treat. =
MAKES BRIEF ADDRESS
ON ROAD MOVEMENT,
O. T.. Coleman. State Highway Com
missioner, Osichmond, made a short adj
dress on the general road movement
OF the State, and particularly in ref
erence to the new Legislation which is
required for economical road building
He also advocated the adjustment of
the Anticipated system or road build
ing.
w. S. Copeland. editor of the Daily
| Press and Times Herald, Newport
News. offered a resolution that the
Secretary of the Navy be requested to
! have certain vessels built at Newport
News. Reports We're then received