Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
OLD WASHINGTON.
PRINTERS OF 1886 TO 1910.
By James Croggon.

The year 1886, in which occurred the
election of Martin Van Buren, as Presi-
dent was a busy one geographically. for
numerous newspapers were published
here and there were quite a number OF
job offices, and much campaign matter
was published.
The Telegraph, published by Dun
Green. was then waning, and deceased
the following year. The old Intelligencer
was leading paper under Gales &
Seaton. The Congressional Globe of
Blair & Rives had increased in influ-
ence after five> years of publication. The
Sun. then published on the southwest
corner of 18th and Pennsylvania avenue,
the site occupied by The Star for many
years afterward. was being published
by ]. B. Learard & Co, and was strong
advocate for the election of Hugh Law
son White of Tennessee, who polled
respectable vote in that campaign. The
Mirror was being published by j. c.
Dunn, with William Thompson as the
editor. The Army and Navy Chronicle,
edited and published by Benjamin
Romans, formerly chief clerk in the
Navy Department. was looked ON as the
organ of those two branches of the serv
ice. This was printed at the Force print
ing office, 10th and D streets, and the
paper afterward was conducted by VIII
liam Q. Force. The Paul Pry, mentioned
in the preceding article as Mrs. Anna
Royals sprightly sheet, was changed by
her to The Huntress, and she continued
its publication for many years after.
There were many printers drawn from
other parts of the country. but not all
of them joined the Columbia Society.
Those who joined that year were r. j.
Pollard. George Heating, r. l.. Spalding.
Edward B. Bowers. Robert A. Waters,
Jonathan Kirkwood. James r.. Adams,
Lemuel Towers, William Thompson,
Stith Charles NJ Hesletine. William H.
Gobright, ]. l.. B. Cheminade. T. G.
Foster I'd. and William H. Deneson.
This was the year when there was an
anti-militia spirit but there was no want
of a volunteer military sentiment, and the
Indian wars being in progress, the Wash
ington City Volunteers were recruited
here and under Capt. e. B. Robinson, a
member of the society, and a number of
its members were in the ranks The
question of national organization sprang
up from time to time, and convention
for that purpose was held in Cincinnati
and the delegates from the Columbia So
ciety reported that constitution had
been adopted for a National Topographic
cal Union to meet in New York in Sep
TENDER in the following year, and Messrs
Clephane and Handley were elected dele
gates thereto
At the meetings in 1887, the following
became members: James E. Given. Henry
Rich, G. H. French, William Moore, John
L. Smith, Henry Plowman, Thomas w
Howard, James S. Turpin. William Coale
Joshua T. Taylor, James F. Wright
Charles B. Thompson. William n. Rose
Columbus Alexander, B. ]. Wylis. William
N. Bayne, Thomas F. Parkinson, Henry
Polkinhorn, H. l.. Luff. James L. Boyd.
James Wormald, Charles D. MCPHERSON
James B. Perry, Wesley Mowbray, Ste
phen H. Branch, Adam T. Cavis. Francis
H. Lipp, John Tuttle, Edward M. Speeden,
William B. Mccormick and William B.
Joslyn.
In 1897 Thomas Allen became the
doing the printing for the House. In
that year the Sun ceased publication
as also the Telegraph. and the Madison
commenced publication, Thomas Allen
being at the head, with Donald Nc
Cloud assistant editor The Reformer
was being published by w. w. Moore &
Co.. and the Metropolitan of George
town also closed that year.
In 1888, although the society had not
increased greatly in numbers, 1t was
welding an influence. and in the
convention to form the national society
in New York sowed the seed which
paved the way for the formation of the
national body in 1852, but the Columbia
Society did not affiliate. In that year
the local society adopted the resolu-
ton for the building of a hall for the
not crystallize. The Chronicle was be-
ing published in this year. The Me-
tropolis was started in 1888 and had a
life of two years, F. S. Myer being the
nuhIisher and T. j. Smith the editor.
To the roll were added that year the