Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
tions. I hope for 1t many. many years OF
increasing circulation and usefulness.
Representatives SIDNEY E. MUDD
OF Maryland.

| OF Maryland.
| It gives me pleasure to add to the con-
gratulations which are appropriate at such
| a time as this in the successful career OF
| The Star, have known The Star all my
| life, and its progress. like that OF the city
! with which 1t is so intimately identified, Is
| the result of a steady adherence to the best
! Ideals Of journalism. c. c. GLOVER.
I desire to congratulate you upon the
! health and prosperity of The Star on the
| occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. have
been one of its readers for thirty-two years,
| and l look forward to its delivery every
weekday evening with real pleasure. I
think 1t long since reached the top, and
| that 1t fully maintains its position as one Of
| the very best newspapers in the land. Long
| may it live and prosper.
| Very truly yours, GEO. c. GORHAM-
1t gives me great pleasure to testify to the
! energy, intelligence and ability Of The
| Evening Star in its long career Of fifty
years. The oldest newspaper in Washing
| ton, well do I remember when it was the
youngest. 1t is meet and just that you
should be congratulated on the great sue
cess attained during that period.
Yours truly,
DANIEL B. CLARKE.
Mr.. Charles A. James, the greatly re-
spected president of the National Bank of
Washington, entered upon his connection
with that bank in 1852. the same year The
Star was started. In speaking Of the if
tleth anniversary of The Star Mr.. James
said:
L have taken The Star since its first
issue, and wish to express my qualification
at your great success. 1 earnestly hope
that 1t will always continue in it's prosper
| Gus and useful career"
The Evening Star is we'll entitled to cele-
pirate Its fftieth anniversary, and doubt
less the people of Washington and many
| others will fully appreciate the souvenir
EDITION OF the paper that Is proposed to
De issued in commemoration Of the event.
Inc Evening Star has by great enter
prise and Intelligence within the fifty years
Oh It's useful existence grown to be one of
the leading journals Of the country; md
mas during that period constantly contrib
uted to the advancement of the material
welfare of the city Of Washington and it's
citizens 1t has solid claims to favorable
consideration. 1 hope it may long con-
tlnue its prosperous and influential career
R. H. ALVEY,
Chief Justice Court Of Appeals,
The Evening Star is an enlightened, sin
cere, broad-minded, progressive and useful
Journal. Washington owes to The Star and
Its assiduous work for the lettering and
the identifying of the city a very great
debt. The establishment of it's palatial
pupllsh1ng house on the avenue Is not only
an ornament to the city, but is a high proof
or mGTlted WaShipCtop
afford to do without The Star
JOHN T. MORGAN
Senator from Alabama
l cannot say too much of my admira ton
for The Evening Star It is but natural
that it should have met it's great success.
Its integrity of purpose, shown in its edi-
torial columns and in it's impartial manner
of presenting the news have long appealed
to this community and have won for it
well -deserved confidence. The prosperity Of
The Star Is firmly built on correct princi-
pies. 1t would be great surprise had it
not succeeded.
JACOB H. GALLINGER
Senator from New Hampshire
The Star Is a Clean able and progressive
newspaper. 1t stands for what is best in
this community. Its great success is well
deserved.
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS,
Senator from Indiana.
Since I have been here The Star has been
very useful and valuable paper, and
have seen it grow with the growth of The
capital and country, which has been graft
flying to me. VIM. B. ALLISON,
Senator from Iowa
I regard The Star as an extremely inter-
esting paper and recognize it as one Of the
foremost papers of the country, full OF
news. AUGUSTUS o. BACON,
Senator from Georgia
have been a reader Of The Evening
Star for many years, and my opinion of
the paper is to be expressed in compli-
mentary terms only. An enterprise that can
attain such an enviable reputation in news
paperdom as has The Star is to be classed
of Its modest beginning in the year 1852 II
has never paused in growth and now, upon
the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. it
Is monument to progress. The Star seems
to be regarded by the citizens of the ma
tional capital as necessity. and deserved
ly SO. E. f. BINGHAM
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the
District.
The Evening Star is. indeed to be con-
graduated. 1t completes an existence Of
half a century with record of which its
publishers may well feel proud. From the
very beginning its career has been one of
progress and betterment. so that at the age
of fifty years it is to all intents and pur-
poses an ideal newspaper, and is regarded
as one of the features of the national cap
ital. II. M. CLABAUGH
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict.
My first acquaintance with The Evening
Star was in 1866, while it was in it's four
teenth year.
Since that time have watched the grad
ual growth and Improvement of the paper
from year to year, until it has reached its
present state Of perfection, and Is become
the pride and pleasure of every Washing
tonfan and the daily necessity Of the read
ing community. I have in the last thirty
years known many of the men to whose
energy and judgment the success of the
paper is directly attributable, and [ heartily
congratulate all those still surviving and
all others of the editorial, reportorial and
business force now engaged in the produc-
ton Of the paper it's fiftieth anniyer-
sary. This force, and those who preceded
it, have done in the conduct Of this paper
a great work for the capital city and for
the nation by the public-spirited yet con-
sentative manner in which all local and ma
tionaI questions of Importance have been
considered.
l congratulate the District of Columbia