The Washington times., 1917-03-01
"AUB" TAYLOR HELPS
TO ABOLISH GLOOM
"Aggie" Clerk Keeps Fellows
Eager for His Jour-
nal.

"Aub" Taylor, editor. is doing his
little share in annihilating cranky
pessimists and dispelling murky
gloom. Some may have never heard
OF his paper, the Relationer, but
everybody in States Relations Serv-
ice. Department of Agriculture. has;
and IL employees there, they will tell
how this little weekly publication is
eagerly looked forward to and read
by all. from the youngest messenger
to the director of the service.
The RelatiOner is a homemade news
magazine, described by its seventeen
year-old editor as satisfactorily i'm
pressing literary and art critics with
It's Importance as something in new
thought: the twentieth century mir
acle-the foremost periodical" This
paper that these "Aggie" clerks rave
over every week is an eight and a
half by seven-inch. six-page, art-be-
decked, cartooned booklet, with COL
umns and departments on high
finance. love stun. officeisms. society.
petty scandal, fashions, fads. novel
ties. manners. carriage, etiquette.
knightly demeanor, bowling, chess.
brutal affairs and education. There
are real humor and h-provoking
statements in every line, and II "Aub"
Taylor doesn't get a hundred sweet
smiles every Thursday there must be
something radically wrong with one
of his brilliant editorials.
Every Feature Original.
The whole book is essentially origi-
nal from the cover design to the man.
ner in which the delicate office af-
fairs" are treated. The cartoons are
also drawn by this versatile youth.
and he settles any and all disputes
arising as to the circulation OF his
literary and humoristic gen.
The issue usually comes out" on
Thursday morning, as far before D
o'clock as possible, but the real excite
ment is caused at noon, when instead
of peacefully taking their lunches.
some employees rush to the office
OF The Relationer 1.-THE supply room
where Taylor Is officially employed)
and demand circulation OF their paper.
The reader is greeted by a sugges-
tive and appropriate cover design in
water colors, "The Weekly Preamble"
which is a synopsis of the news, then
the principal news story OF the week.
an office marriage, a resignation, a
promotion or some reckless venture.
On the inside pages rare wit and
original humor abound. 1t is here
that the editorials are found. in fact
they could not be lost with so bril-
liant a yellow" heading that this
far-seeing youth gives them. Some
times office poetry Is in abundance,
at other times short stories attract,
but at all times the heart OF this
little booklet would demand attention.
Showed Genius Early.
II you saw Aubrey Taylor on the
street you wouldn't think that he is
the lad that his legion of friends de-
clare, "a boy with makings OF a
coming genius" He Is q thin lad
with dark complexion and brown
hair, rather delicate, but IL was
learned that he played quarterback
on a rather "hefty" football team last
fall. In 1915 "Aub" was employed bv
Lansburgh & Bro, and he then show
ed talent for editing a little bulletin
called 1.-THE 13 News" which made
heroes of the i've clerks in the mems
furnishings department there.
On June 81, 1915, Aubrey organ
lied. through his own ingenuity and
resourcefulness, a young mems fra
ternity, Pi Kappa Trianglemen, OF
which he is grand chief knight.
He is also president Of the Epworth
League of Seat Pleasant NJ. e.
Church.
This youth is trying to make good.
and he shows earmarks of being a
homemade twentieth century jour
nalist