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

| gle sentence from a leading editorial which
| illustrates not only his accuracy
| prophet, but his genius for metaphor. Op
| the subject OF the agitation in the north for
the abolition Of slavery, he wrote: 1T is an
apple of discord which, unless Iipped in the
oud. Will ere long burst forth into con-
blood"
In respect to the present standing of The
Evening Star, 1t is so well known that do
NOT need to say much. 1 have been in the
way OF looking up the evening papers in the
| hesitate to say that In the amount and
| quaAty or news published, and the ability
with which the paper is conducted not enc
" mem comes into the same class of ex-
| ceuence with The Star. L. H. SMITH
| -! take great pleasure in concentrating
The Evening Star upon its prosperous fir
| tietn anniversary, and trust it may con-
tlnue to disseminate its good seed In the
future as 1t has done in the past.
c. c. WILLARD.
1 commenced business April 1. 1850. and
| have been regular subscriber ever since
your paper made its first appearance up TO
| the present time, and l look for ii every
| evening just much as l do my dinner
and l congratulate the owners and man.
ayers for giving the community such good
| and reliable newspaper, and wish you con-
| tinued success.
S. THOMAS BROWN,
President Farmers and Mechanics National
| Bank.
During my long residence in Washington
| of more than fifty-five years L have known
The Star from its incipiency and before
| even the present owners became it's pro-
| prietors. have seen 1t grow from infancy
| through all the stages of it's youth and
early manhood. until now, in the very
| prime or life, 1t has become the model en-
| terprising newspaper of the capital. and in
my opinion the peer Of any journal in the
| land.
| WASHINGTON IN ,oSo rr,s ,,,r,. d;woran.
| from Washington of today. Then a small,
| Struggling, unkempt town of scarcely more
than 10000, now magnificent capital city
| of nearly 100000. Through all the stages OF
| our eity's municipal growth and evolution
The Star has been a prominent factor. The
| fact that the man who remade Washington.
| our great and lamented Alexander r. Shop
herd, was one of the early proprietors OF
| The Star has assisted in bringing the paper
| in the closest relations of identity with OH
| city and all its interests and people.
We all hope that the effort now being
| largely made by The Star to erect a suit
| able memorial to Gov. Shepherd will soon
| be contaminated. The Star has been for
Washington's best interests, first, last and
| all the time. In the words of Rip Van
Wrinkle, Here's to The Star. may she 1--we
| long and prosper"
H. A. WILLARD.
| A short time ago the city of Washington
| celebrated it's centennial and in a few days
| The Evening Star will celebrate its fiftieth
anniversary. The existence of The Star,
therefore, covers one-half of the life OF
the city. From small beginnings it has
grown into a metropolitan journal; always
progressing, never retrograding; welcomed
in almost every home in the community:
| read, referred to and relied on by all
classes of citizens. In one thing 1t has
been pre-eminent, namely. purity Of pur-
| pose-for though its readers may not al
ways agree with the views expressed in
its editorials, they always feel assured that
they are honest expressions Of opinion and
never inspired by sordid or mercenary con-
siderations. The people of Washington are
as proud Of the progress and good repute
| OF its oldest newspaper as they are of the
progress and advancement of their city, and
on its golden anniversary have naught but
| good wishes and congratulations to extend
to The Star and all connected with it.
WILLIAM A. GORDON.
I don't know Of anything in Washington
that has been and is more of part OF each
household in the city than The Star. I
have known The Star ever since the days
when l carried 1t as boy, and while that
period does not cover its entire existence.
still 1t is some years ago. 1t is fitting to
celebrate the semi-centennial anniversary,
and it is an occasion in which all the resi-
dents Of the city can join.
VIM B. HIBBs.
Superintendent Street Cleaning Department.
/ wish to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity afforded by the celebration of the
graduate the management on the present
conduct of the enterprise, and to bear testi-
| mony to the wisdom and foresight of the
men who, fifty years ago. founded the
paper on lines that have resulted in its be-
coming. in my opinion, one of the best az
ternoon papers in the country.
C. b. HUNT,
Engineer of Highways, D. c.
For over seven years continuous resi-
dence in Washington L have been a res-u-
lar dor of ha Tor and h1N
regard it is Indispensable. 1t is SO much
appreciated at home that disappointment
is always felt if 1 fail to bring The Star
when l come home in the fternoon. The
Star publishes all legitimate news, is i'm
partial in its treatment of public ques-
tons and is always found on the right side
of moral issues.
GEORGE S. WILSON,
Secretary Board of Charities.
I once heard the conundrum, What is
an Oldest inhabitant?' At a loss fer an
answer, my inquiring friend responded,
"One who read an original copy of The
Evening Star"
On this anniversary of the birth of an
Institution which has year by year grown
more progressive and substantial in its
every feature, one may look back along
the course it has traversed and reckon the
hundreds of tablets which mark the green
resting places of many of its first readers.
While their ranks have been thinned by
the frosts of time, what remains of that
original support has received thousands of
accessions from the continually multiplying
population CT the historic District of Co.
lumbia, which strengthens the belief that
men viii come and men will go, but The
Starll live on forever.
Its age, influence and landmark make a
ma gnificent monument, which It's well
wishers hope may continue to point upward
and onward.
May the bright luster of The Star in
the west-The Evening Star-never grow
less.
Maj. RICHARD SYLVESTER.
Superintendent of Police.
Please add my congratulations to the
myriads that The Star will receive upon its
semi-centennial anniversary. In my judg-
ment no other influence has done so much
to advance the prosperity of the national