Evening star., 1913-02-22
VETERAN WORKERS ON
THE WASHINGTON STAR
Unusual Records for Long
Service Held by Employees of
Various Departments.
From the Editor and Publisher.

From the Editor and Publisher.
Few newspapers have upon their STATS
as large number Of employees who have
as long terms of service to their credit as
the Washington Cd. c. Star. There has
long been saying current at the capital
that any man who makes good on The
Star has a life job ahead of him.
Phlander c. Johnson has been writing
Shooting Stars" for the editorial page OF
The Star since 1891 He is also the dra.
matte editor. A news writer Of veteran
service is Wilhelmus B. Bryan. now real
estate editor of The STAR who has been
connected with the paper thirty years.
Alexander Cowell, or Eek" as he is
known to his friends, has been on the ed
itorial staff for twenty-three years.
Probably Miss Helena Mccarthy has en-
joyed as long term Of service as society
editor as any woman in the country. She
years. and in that time has acquired a
knowledge of diplomatic. congressional,
military and naval society in Washington
that would enable her to write about as
interesting volume as one could wish
to read.
A Generation of Service.
The Star. is veteran Washington news
fore the present generation of cub re-
porters knew how to read.
Another veteran in years. yet so young
looking as to make the stranger gasp. is
G. A. Lyon. jr., associate editor of The
Star, who wrote his first story for The
Star twenty-five years ago. He has been
on the staff of this paper twenty-five
ffor vlx, oil - t1nA tYNn
he has been doing congressional and po-
litical news
]. Harry Shannon. special writer and
exchange editor. has term of service
dating back nearly twenty years.
Howard Brooks probably has an envia
bic record as a police reporter. He was
chasing copy twenty-five years ago, wher
he was bitten by the newspaper bug. He
was such an engaging youngster that ht
was given a chance at helping out at po
century. he has handled that end of the
business and has never been implicated
In a libel suit.
Never Said a Cross Word.
Harry H. Fry, assistant sporting editor
began his service on the paper twenty
four years ago as a telegraph operator
c. Fred Cook. city editor. is another vet.
eran of twenty years service. Practically
he has been on the Star all of his business
life. Somebody says he has never said q
cross word in his life. If he hasn't he IL
the first city editor to make such a record
The Stars political man. who is held uI
to all Washington newspaper men as a
star of the first magnitude, is N. O.
Messenger.
Recorus for long service on The Star
are not only to be found in the editorial
and business forces for the composing
grown up among the type cases and limo
type machines. The dean of the compos-
ing room is r. A. Mclean, now floor
superintendent. For years he was fore
few years ago simply because his health
would not permit him to continue the
arduous duties. He has been on The Star
forty mine years, and his father was fore
man OF The Stars composing room be
fore him. The two McLeans were the
only foremen The Star ever had until
the younger one resigned and the posi-
tion was given to II. X. Southland, an
other veteran, who now numbers twenty
six years on the same paper.
Composing Room Record.
w. ]. Gallagher. corrector. has forty
years service to his credit in The Stars
composing room: Augustus Bruehl, Sun.
day maker-up, has thirty three. Nearly
all of the proofreaders on The Star have
been there over quarter of cen
tury. The veterans and their terms ol
service are: G. A. Meyer. 26 years: A. E
Corning, q years: J. w. Snyder, % years
George e. Hupert, % years: 1. B. Field
IA years.
John E. Crutchet, assistant foreman
also has been in continuous duty in The
| Star composing room for twenty-sia
years. Charles j. Wagner, a maker-up
| has seen the same length of service. T
Doran McCarty, another maker-up, was
born in The Star composing room, anG
| is now sixteen years in it's service. Scott
Walker. his associate. has been on the
paper fifteen years. Alex Gordon, chief
| machinist, has twenty years to his credit
Joe" Whyte, in charge of the lad alley,
eighteen years. Lee Cox has been cut.
ting copy twenty years.
Others in the composing room whose
long service entitle them to notice are
Charles j. Berner. 20 years; William Col.
Her. II years; NJ. ]. Maher. Is years
Dave McCarty. Is years; w. III. Mclean
16 years: Miss Annie Hurley. copyholder
~ years; Miss Appler. IA years. Chief
Engineer Thomas j. Tennesson has beer
keeping the dynamos going sixteen years
william e. Eccard has been chief Of the
messenger service fourteen years.
J. II. Thomas, copyholder. has beer
| in continuous service in the proofroon
for thirty-five years and W. ". McCol
lum has for twenty-five years.
Four of the linotype operators have
been on The Star for twenty-five years
These are c. W. Aughinbaugh, Guy l.
preacott II r Sauter and r. ~ Sfanh