Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

States. and that means in the world. and
the strength and beauty of that building
typiies the most striking qualities Of the
newspaper itself. 1t is conducted by human
beings. and therefore 1t is not perfect. but
it has an ideal and strives toward It,
HENRY B. F. MCFARLAND,
President Board OF Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia.
While I have only known The Star for
comparatively brief period, in that time /
have learned from prominent people here OF
the important part it has taken in the
material development Of the city. My per-
sonal experience with The Star and its rep
resentatives has been most pleasant. I
have been particularly impressed with the
amount Of space it gives to local and munlc-
ipal matters and its helpful attitude toward
the city government. think its great sue
GEES is due largely to its devotion to the
particular interests Of this particular COM
munity. 1t is a Washington paper for
Washington people. 1 congratulate The
Star upon attaining it's fiftieth anniversary,
and wish it many more years of prosperity
and usefulness.
JOHN BIDDLE, Col, Eng. Corps,
Engineer Commissioner.
The history of The Evening Star is the
history of the national capital during the
past fifty years. The newspaper and the
city have developed together, the one from
a small and almost Insignificant sheet into
a magnificent and model journal, and the
other from a struggling village into one of
the most beautiful cities in the world. 1t
would be impossible to measure the large
degree in which The Star has assisted in
this remarkable growth Of Washington. 1t
has been edited always with an eye single
to the Improvement Of the city, and in this
sunselfish, patriotic and laudable endeavor
1t has reaped it's deserved reward. AS the
national capital continues to grow may The
Star also increase and multiply. This hope
is certain of realization, for its manage
ment will be characterized by the same en-
terprise and by the same honesty of pur-
pose which have made its career a half
century of uninterrupted and gratifying
success HENRY l.. WEST.
Commissioner of the District of Columbia.
have seen The Star since 1t first arose.
1t was then bright little Star, but 1t has
very greatly increased in its luminosity and
strength since then. The Star is one Of our
best managed papers, both as to business
and news. I hope when its centennial
comes it will have increased as much in the
next fifty years as it has in the past.
Representative HIT,
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs
Please allow me to extend my heartiest
congratulations to The Star on the occasion
of its fiftieth anniversary celebration l ap-
preciate the enterprise Of The Star, and
have been close observer Of it in the last
thirty-three years. l can testify to the de-
votion The Star has always shown to the
interests of Washington and the District.
The best thing 1 can say Of It, perhaps. is
that when 1 am out of the city I always
have The Star sent to me, as 1t gives more
space and attention to the interests Of
Washington than any other paper that
have ever known in the city. 1t has been
the medium through which have reached
the public In my own business affairs. and
I always refer others to 1t for similar pur-
poses THOMAS w. SMITH,
President Washington Board OF Trade.
feicitate The Star upon its jubilee num-
Der, SO fifty commemorative Of its fftieth
anniversary, and 1 congratulate the capital
of the nation in which 1t had its birth and
the sentiments of which 1t SO faithfully
mirrors, upon the possession Of paper Of
such integrity and Of such unQuestioned
high standing
WILLIAM F. GUIDE,
President Business Mems Association.
I desire to congratulate The Star most
heartily on the occasion of the fftieth an
niversary Of the establishment Of the pa
per. My intimate knowledge Of It's worth
has extended over a period Of a little more
than a decade. During that time have no.
ticed with pleasure its increasing growth
and influence. This, to my mind, has only
been accomplished by its neatness Of dress,
cleanliness and comprehensiveness Of its
news columns. and the broadminded intel
lectual editorials on prominent and impor-
tant questions Ny earnest wish for many
happy returns of this occasion.
H. C. LOUDENSLAGER,
Representative from New Jersey.
The Star Is one of the most reliable of the
great Independent newspapers of the coun-
try. Its treatment of public questions and
public men has been conspicuously fair
and candid and 1t has attained a de-
served popularity second to no other news
paper in the country. Its ffteth anniver-
sary Is a matter of generalization not only
to its editors but to the public.
Representative HOPKINS
OF Illinois.
Both as a newspaper devoted to the news
and interests Of the District Of Columbia in
particular, and comprehensive attention to
the news Of the world, The Star has at
tanned an established place. Its mission Is
most satisfactorily performed; its success
is deserved, and its continuance most de-
sirable.
Representative SIMS
OF Tennessee.
consider The Star very ably edited
paper. Its news columns are always spicy
and interesting, and Its editorials are well
written and competent. All in all, 1t is
most splendid specimen of what news
paper ought to be.
Representative WATSON
OF Indiana.
regard what I read in The Star as re-
liable and trustworthy. When this can be
said of a newspaper its reputation is es-
tablished on the right side; its success Is
assured The Star has demonstrated this
for fifty years. and will doubtless continue
for another half century In the line of