Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-31
STARS HALF CENTURY
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE ANNI-
vERsARY EDITION.
OF Particular Interest to Newspaper
Men.

From the Editor and Publisher.
Just half century has passed since the
founding of The Washington Star, and on
December 16 that paper issued handsome
special edition commemorative OF the event.
The splendid supplement that accompanies
the issue is given up to the history or Tne
Star since its establishment, and the great
progress which it has made in its fifty
years existence. On the first page appears
the picture Of the palatial home OF the
Star. This building was completed IN the
spring Of 1899. under the direct supervision
Of Frank B. Moves, proprietor of the Chi
cago Record-Herald. then business man
ager of The Star. The principal ideas in
the appointments Of this magnificent news
paper home were of his conception. On IT'S
walls are placed the seven lunette paintings
by Frederick Dieln1an, representing SYM
bolically the modern newspaper In Its vari-
Gus departments. and constituting perhaps
the most elegant decoration OF any news
paper building In the world.
The present management OF the paper
took charge Of the property In 1851 In
that year. when The Evening Star was NJ
teen years old, It was purchased by MT.
been editor-in-chlef; Mr.. 8. H. Hartmann,
who has been Its publisher: Alexander r.
Shepherd, George w. Adams, who was
then the Washington correspondent Of the
New York World, and Clarence B. Baker.
and in the following year The Evening Star
Newspaper Company was Incorporated by
a special act Of Congress. The connection
of Messrs. Shepherd and Baker with Inc
Evening Star was Of short duration, their
interests being purchased by the other
three members Of the company.
The following constitute the other heads
Of The Stars staff: Theodore W. Noyes.
associate editor-in-chief; Rudolph Kauh-
mann, managing editor; Thomas c. Noyes
city editor; Victor Kaufman, literary edi-
tor; ]. Whit. Heron, business manager;
Fleming Newbold, assistant business man
ager.
The special supplement was Of particular
interest to newspaper men, containing as
it did a series Of articles on the modern
methods of obtaining news compared with
those OF fifty years ago, In that great CEN
ter Of news gathering, the national capital.
A Fixed Star Of First Magnitude.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The Washington Star has Just celebrated
its fiftieth anniversary with q superb spe-
cial edition Of which every page Is spien-
did production. The Star has become one
Of the most successful newspaper publica-
lions In the country. Some Of the older
people who have been in the habit Of IRE
been fortunate enough to be brought In
contact with The Star, from the beginning,
have watched Its growth with the greatest
interest. When it was only small sheet
1t printed the news in a manner that when
once read it was sure to be sought again.
and as 1t has increased In size 1t has more
than maintained the high quality of its
excellence.
There are many excellent afternoon news
papers in the land; but 1t may be truth
fully said that none Of them, nor any other
newspaper. has covered its field more fully.
or in an ADLER or more satisfactory manner,
than the Washington Star has done. It's
proprietors have displayed faultless judy
ment as to what their patrons have ex
pected of them. and they have given it,
regardless Of labor or expense Messrs.'
nj O fFv1o0 no frr1af Tod
upon the great achievements Of their great
newspaper, and upon this splendid special
edition which so fittingly celebrates the
fiftieth anniversary of The Star. It is
housed in one OF the handsomest and most
commodious newspaper offices in the world,
has grown wealthy as well as great. and It
Is a fixed star Of the first magnitude in the
newspaper constellation. !C:s
One Of the Leading Papers Of the
World.
From the Falls Church Monitor.
The Washington Evening Star celebrated
its fftieth anniversary on the 10th. The
Star is one of the leading papers OF the
world, and during its successful career Of
fifty years has done more than any other
newspaper to build up the city of Washing
ton and make 1t the model capital that It
Is today. AS an advertising medium The
Star has few eQuals as IT cireu1a fes over a