The Bismarck tribune., 1927-10-04
Social and Personal
Club Bulletin Placed
on Profitable Basis

kota club women, has shown a prof
It this year for the first time in
the history Of the publication, ac-
cording to the report Of Mrs Edna
l.. Waldo of bisma. TX, made public
at Grand Forks today.
In resigning the editorship Of the
magazine, which she las held for
the last three years, Mrs. Waldo
recommended that steps be taken
to improve the present system Of
getting out the publication. The
editor, she said, should receive a
small salary or business manager
should be added to the staff to re-
lieve her of at least /. part Of her
present duties. The work is an
eSacting professional service, she
said and many other states are
making provision for compensating
those who do it, at least in part.
The Biggest Achievement
Summing up the achievements of
the press and publicity departm, MT
Of the state fedora ion of women's
clubs, Mrs. w do place, that of
oper ting the bulleti. at a profit
in the van. The publication has
been issued regularly for 10 years
and this is the first time it has paid
its expences. 1t now. has a balance
of SO. Heretofore it has always
created a deficit
Business men av ceased to re-
gard advertis. & in the magazine
as Il charitable contribution and arc
recognizing it as an investment, the
report said Other high points in
the federation's press department
We're listed as follows:
The first 'ublicity Institutes in
the western half of the United
States were held at Minot and Bis
marck last January with a total at
tendance of G3.
4 manual for press chairmen
which has been wildly reviewed, wa
contributed by chairman, and
printed by the federation.
The first new raper in the stat
edited entirely by club women w;
issued last March at Minot with
members Of the press department in
| charge.
The chairman visited &c clubs and
spoke in the interes of tie work.
The chair ian spoke It three dis
trict conventions. prepared exhibits
for state and national conventions
attended the M on;.l meeting and
spoke on the ress program in hcl
capacity as ional vi chairman
The department initiated las
| spring a C mpaig for the use OF
state products al d buying at home
which has already gained great i'm
petus and has won much favorable
publicity for be tn the federation anc
the state.
Is Power in State
The bulletin !. S taken its place
not only as medium of communi-
cation between clubs ind officers
but as a recognized power in the
state and in the Northwest. It,
articles have be, extensively copied
by daily and weekly newspapers ant
BY other magazines. / was widely
distributed at the national meeting
at Grand Rapids, Mich. last Jun,
ard by Miss Margaret Cable Of tn,
University, VINO represented tn,
state at the Woman's Worlds Fail
in Chicago.
'In resignine the work after three
years which will ever be ..umberec
:. among tie most enjoyable Of my
life,sI wish to thank the club wom
len of the state for unprecedented
cooperation without which oul
| splendid results would have bee
]. .impossible,' said Mrs. Waldo. q
ask for my successor the same full
!! measure Of help and inspiration
Members of the boar have beer
| ever ready with counsel and assist
sance. My l. Communications arr
either that the editoS receive /;
small salary in the future-for il
! is professional service for which
!, other states, including South Da
kota, Washington. Oregon, Michi
gan, and many others, are paying
|; or that a business manager be add
ed to the staff. The one thing thai
would make he press chairman
work easier in the federation woVl(
be a better understanding of thu
highly specialized work which th'
editing OF magazine and the max
ing of desirable newspaper contact:
entails. 1t cannct be judged bv tht
successes or failures Of any othel
department.
II am sure that with another
three years like the past have beer
that the Bulletin will be on per
manent basis, financially and edi
torially."
RETURNS TO MINNEAPOLIS