The Republican journal., 1908-05-21

were greeted.
Monday was another beautiful day,
and as the morning papers announced
that the annual egg rolling by the chill
dren would take place in the White
House grounds, beginning at o'clocs-,
7 walked over to the southern entrance.
Although it was a little past the hour
the iron gates were closed, with two
policemen in charge, and Others were
seen stationed about the grounds. A
squad of ten or more policemen arrived
and were admitted aud the gates were
again closed, although a number of
people, mostly ladies, were waiting to
be admitted A few children with
baskets filled with gaily colored eggs,
accompanied by nurse or parents, were
allowed to pass in, but the policemen
Informed Others that only adults &C
companied by children could 90 in. AS
full view of the grounds could be had
from the outside, including the slopes
down which the eggs are rolled, con-
cluded to remain while and await de-
yelopments. Soon number of small
boys joined the waiting throng, and
when three young ladies appeared one
of these boys addressed them and soon
each young lady with boy by the hand
passed through the gate. Presently a
small boy accosted me with, ''Want to
go inside, mister? Cost you five cents, y
and taking him by the hand | walked
in, After escorting me for short dis
lance from the entrance the boy went
out for another customer, and was one
of dozen or more engaged III this
business. In the old days the grounds
south of the White House were open
to the public at all times without re-
striction, and thousands attended the
annual egg rolling and the concert by
the Marine Band in the afternoon,
On this morning there were very few
in the grounds, and no egg rolling, but
later in the day there was said to have
been goody number present. In the
old times the western terrace in the
Capitol grounds was also resorted to
for egg rolling, but so much damage
was done to the turf that it was finally
prohibited No one seems to know how
this custom originated.
Passing the handsome marble build
ing of the Evening star on Pennsyl-
vania avenue l was reminded of its
modest home in the old brick building
on the opposite side of the avenue, and
of the fact that its five proprietors, all
of whom had known, two Of them in
timately, had died. The last to go was
Crosby S. Noyes, a native of Maine and
for many years the editor of what is
admittedly one of the best evening
newspapers in the country and the ia
vorite paper at the National Capital.
One of the most modest and retiring of
men he had won the affections of the
Washington people to marked degree
and his death was universally regretted.
Another was S. H. Kaufman, long the
business manager, whose hobby was art,
and who was one of the trustees of the
Corcoran Art Gallery, in which l was
glad to see his portrait. Another was
George w. Adams, the first Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
World, and one of the best known and
most successful newspaper men of his
day. Another was "Boss" Shepherd,
once bitterly denounced and the sub
ject of Congressional investigation,
but who before his death was recog-
nized as public benefactor and the
creator of the beautiful capital city of
today. The fifth member of the firm
was connected with the paper under
the new management for but a short
time and calls for no special mention,
After leaving Washington | read in the
Baltimore American that Theodore W.
Noyes, who had been intimately asso-
ciated with his father in the editorial
of the Evening Star, had
succeeded him as the editor. Mr. Kauff
man also left son. who has been iden-
tilted with the paper for many years
and whom we remember as "kid re.
porter" making his first rounds of the
What the Star has been,
and what it will continue to be, may be
from this editorial announce
ment:
The Star announces in 1908 the same
policy which it has proclaimed from the
To be honest, fair, clean and
accurate, and to fight for Washington.
The Star is distinctively home paper;
a family paper; sympathetic personal
paper for Washington. The Star is for
Washington among cities; for the Uni
ted States among nations, and for right,
justice and fair play for every one, man
or woman, white or black, poor or rich,
here and in all the world"
In connection with this mention of
The Star l am reminded that short
time before his death l received a note
from Mr.. Kaufman, in which he said: