The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-16
EVERY Community
HAS MANY STORIES
MRS. bOLEYN SAYS
like Policeman on the Corner.
Publicity Should Be Feared
Yet Respected
DESCRIBES BULLETIN WORK
Increased Interest in Popular
Scrapbook Contest Heart
lily Recommended

(Press and Publicity Chairman
Publicity Is q word greatly feared
by some women. but like the police
man on the corner, 1t may be your
greatest friend. It is merely &C.
quainting the public with the aim,
purposes and achievements Of the or
g~anization, and since the federation
stands for all that is Hottest and best
in human consciousness today, It has
news value Of the highest order Any
thing that touches the human side Of
life is news. But II 1t Is news, pic
turesque, unusual or unlocked for, 1t
is big news.
Every club. every clubwoman in this
state has stories OF interest to give
out. Right in your community are
features, stories Of pioneers, outstand-
ing club activities, sketches Of inter-
esting women-all Of these have that
emotional appeal that makes good
reading.
All these help to sell the federation
idea. to make club friends.
Won't you each consider yourself q
reporter-the newspaper women on
the program today will tell you bow
the trick Is done-and do not leave 1t
all to the overworked editor Of the
Bulletin, who Is expected to hustle
advertising, write and release hun
dreds of stories, answer letters on
every subject under the sun, and trot
around the state while she is resting
herself, in addition to editing, pub
fishing and mailing the Bulletin.
Since I may never have this golden
opportunity again, I am going to tell
you quite c~onfidentially, a few things
about the Bulletin, your own club
paper.
The Bulletins r sent to every
federated club In the state, that Is my
part. How are they distributed?
That's your part. Who has not seen
them left lying on chairs, unread?
Who has not heard that they are not
always taken to the meetings? Then
we have the complaint that the Bulle-
tins are not sent. This is your money
which you are throwing away, II these
magazines are not given out. Won't
you see that every member has her
copy? The Bulletin should be sent
to the individual members, but lack
of finances prevents this.
Now when you have reformed and
taken your magazine, read It! Never
mind who the editor is. If you do not
appreciate your official organ, there
are other states that do. North Da-
kota is in the spotlight, and the club
women are putting 1t there.
Stories Are Copied
Our stories VI being copied in
eastern, western and southern papers.
The Associated Press has never
turned a story down. They ask for
our stuff.
The Bulletin is your officiN mouth
piece-use it. Get your copy in by
the first of the month, and then do
not write the editor . snippy letter
because it was changed In some way. |
The Bulletin reserves the same right
that all publication do-to fix over
copy. And do, please, % o - you
are elected to an office or anytime
you are asked for it, have your picture
taken, about three glossies, and II you
are having a cut made, have . so line
screen. Then it may be used In any
paper. We have received pictures for
this convention from which no cuts
could be made. and cuts that could
not be used. We are more sorry than
can say because, as I said before.
you are all good copy, and your pic
ture would add to an already good
story.
Even a small magazine like ours
costs money, and we must depend on
advertising for a large part Of 1t. The
clubs responded splendidly, generous
", in the Booster Campaign, and In
doing this you not only aided the
Bulletin, but put your towns before
both the state and nation. From the
bulk Of favorable comments that have
in, this is bound to have far
reaching results. Several other states
will carry out this advertising fea-
lure this year, and as you write the
clever ads yourselves, you may con-
rider yourselves most efficient. The
consensus of opinion was They made
such interesting reading"
The scrap-book contest was put on.
IS you know, to promote interest IN
news writing, and to increase interest
In club history. The result has been
most gratifying. The contest got q
late start and many women were
timid about trying their hands at this
work. Nearly all clubs have asked to
have the scrap-books continued, and
we hope this will be the case.
The eighth district chairmen have
done fine work we appreciate fully
their efforts. OF interest is the sixth
district, which has no daily newspa-
pers. but their stories in the weeklies
nave been wonderfully handled The
seven clubs raised 500, in ads. in one
ity-Dickinson-and that once saved
;ur lives.
The committee Of newspaper wom-
n. the Misses Fahlgren, Finkle and
lynch. have judged the scrap : books
Ind will announce the winners.
Begin Keeping Clippings
Will you begin keeping clippings
iow-from all material given on this
convention and see that your book Is
thing OF beauty, q real club history.
that It is worthy Of a good re-
praise? You can'do this.
! wish that the eighth district press
hairmen were here to be presented to
on today.
OF Invaluable service have been the
newspaper women Of the state. We
We them . debt Of gratitude for their
ooperation. We are happy to have
0 many Of them with US.
The papers have ali been our
Ftends. giving Us much space, and