Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
MAYOR-ELECT D|NED
BY NEWSPAPERMEN
Tells Veterans He Will Do Credit
to Profession From Which
He Sprang
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And to you, my old associates and
friends, | pledge my word that as
Mayor ] will give a clean, honest and
efficient administration.
These words. uttered by Mayor elect
]. Hampton Moore. were greeted with
cheers and waving napkins as more than
100 newspaper veterans of Philadel-
phia sprang to their feet at dinner
given in the Mayor elects honor at the
Walton last night.
1t was more than n dinner, it was
a gathering of the newspaper clans; the
getting together of men who had known
and worked with Mr.. Moore when he
was a reporter thirty years ago. Many
of these men are today conspicuous in
other walks of life. Others are present
day editors, congressional and legisla-
tive correspondents. and newspaper ex-
perts. The requisite for admission to
the association is a newspaper career Of
quarter of a century.
There were men present from New
York. Washington and New Orleans
and points over the state. Some had
not clasped hands for score of years.
Ihcy had parted as young men and met
last night with whitened moustaches
and dashes of gray in their hair.
Plenty Of Jobs for Boys
Colonel George Nox Mccain, vice
president, called the diners to order and
read letter purporting to come from
the Mayor elect, stating that he had
$50 Offices worth from $3500 to $4,000
which he proposed to distribute among
members of the association. There was
q roar of acceptance when the PROPOSE
ton was put to vote. James A. Camp
bell was introduced as toastmaster and
the oldest newspaper man in captivity,
who had exhibited in every principal
city of the country
When Mr.. Moore was introduced the
guests greeted him with applause and
cheers and by rising to their feet. He
spoke for twenty minutes. There was
much of the reminiscent in his talk. He
singled out men like Bob McWade,
one time city editor of the PUBLIC
LEDGER, whom he described as his "old
boss and to whom he didn't speak for
days at a time, and yet McWade didn't
dare fire him because he was the best
coroner's inquest reporter on his staff.
He spoke of the presence at the din
ner of the patriarchs of the profes-
sion, Colonel George Il. Mapes, Colonel
James II. Lambert and George G.
Pieric, and mentioned at least half of
the diners by name recalling episodes
in their journalistic careers.
In earnest and impressive vein Mr..
Moore then told of his desire to give
Philadelphia good government.
May Disappoint Some
''T want to look every ono of yot
old friends in the face, men in the pro
fession from which ! came, and tell you
that ! cannot be swerved from that
purpose. | may disappoint some of my
friends, but it will be because they are
attached to the old regime and do not
recognize the new line of cleavage, or
because ] will not serve this or that
class of politicians. l will serve the
whole people without regard to class"
The Mayor elect was accompanied
by several of his cabinet.
Ernest L. Tustin, the new director
of public welfare, told of his recent
visit to the Middle West cities and
what he hoped to accomplish for Phil
adelphia. James 7. Cortelyou, who
will be the director of public safety,
spoke briefly, and John c. Winston,
the director of public works to be, told
how glad he was that the Republican
party had adopted the idea of reform.
Peter Bolger read n poem in honor
Of the Mayor elect and County Com
missioner Henry Starr Richardson on
behalf of the association presented to
Mr.. Moore a gold eyeglass case.
Mayor elect Moore in concluding his
remarks announced that the next din
ner of the Newspaper Veterans Asso-
citation would be given by the Mayor of
Philadelphia.