The Afro-American press and its editors . et about to meet the exigency, ifpossible. Her aim was to edit a column of matter thatwould take with all classes and all ages, and the result wasthe They say column, which has for about two yearsbecome proverbial with readers of The Advocate. At firstthe paragraphs were short, crisp, and breezy; but later onMiss Lewis began to add comments and criticisms on whatthey say, which was a happy thought, and made thecolumn more attractive than before. The Advocate soonbegan to regain its former popularity, and subscribersincreased, until to-day there is scar
The Afro-American press and its editors . et about to meet the exigency, ifpossible. Her aim was to edit a column of matter thatwould take with all classes and all ages, and the result wasthe They say column, which has for about two yearsbecome proverbial with readers of The Advocate. At firstthe paragraphs were short, crisp, and breezy; but later onMiss Lewis began to add comments and criticisms on whatthey say, which was a happy thought, and made thecolumn more attractive than before. The Advocate soonbegan to regain its former popularity, and subscribersincreased, until to-day there is scarcely a colored family ofintelligence in Boston that does not read The Advocate andBert Iskws gossip. A short while ago, Mr. Powell, the proprietor and editorof The Advocate, offered Miss Lewis the society editorship,which she accepted, and which position she now fills; andwhat was generally known as They say column, is nowvirtually the society department of the paper. While writingfor The Advocate, Miss Lewis contributed to Tlic Richmond. MISS LILLIAN A. LEWIS. 383 384 THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRESS. Planet) but pressing and urgent duties soon forced her todiscontinue the work in that direction. About two years ago, Miss Lewis took up stenography,and after much diligent study and careful instruction underan excellent teacher, succeeded in mastering Grahams was then that she obtained the position of stenographer andprivate secretary to the widely-known Max Elict, of TheBoston Herald, who is one of the cleverest woman writersand critics in the country, and wTho occupies an importanteditorial position on the staff of The Herald. Finding that her duties as a private secretary called for aknowledge of type-writing, she set herself to the acquisitionof that art, and is now able to write from dictation with easeand rapidity. In fact, her record for taking copy verbatimranks among the highest in New England. Miss Lewis alsodoes good reportorial and special work, as well as work inth
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