Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05
and the Correspondents Of Another Da

spondents For the most part the
work of the women in the newspaper
field in the capital has been in hand
ling society news. The inaugural ball
has usually been done" by women
The honor of being the first woman
who essayed Washington correspond
ence is attributed to Miss Austine
Snead, who. with the assistance OF
her mother. began in the late Ses-
For a time she WAS forced to iEnor-
those who glanced at her askance. and
by dint of earnest work she soon had
an income of about sS.00e a year from
her pen.
! Mary Clemmer Ames was a Wash
ington correspondent for the indie
pendent published by Henry T. Bow
ers. Henry Ward Beecher and Theo-
dore Tiiton) for many years. Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Spofford and Mrs,
Olivia Briggs were contemporary with
! her as Washington correspondents.
| There are today in the press gallery
half dozen women who la able all
/ sorts of political. Legislative. and dc
partmental news. Their pioneer WAS
| Mrs George L. Richards. WHO estab-
! iished herself az Il Washington cor
respondent with press gallery priv
! ieges ten years ago. and who now
serves a string" of New England
newspapers.
! An illustration Of how the develop
menu of the telegraph facilitated the
handling of Washington news and al
/ the very efficient service furnished
was given back in 1892 by Theron 4.
! Crawford. who had been lin the
/, game since 1863 and most of the tim.
as washington correspondent for some
F, one Of the biggest papers in the coun-
E, try. He described how he had Dor
: rowed an important document for
! half hour which could not be marked
or defaced in any way. and that this
I contained $4,000 words. which was
sent over the wire in twenty-five min
utes SO that the document could he re
/ turned or time.
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Among the latter-day Washington
correspondents who served in the
gallery while men yet conspicuous
in public life came to the National
Capital. were several who have since
occupied political offices. Senator Ar
thus Capper OF Kansas was a Wash
ingtou correspondent few years
ago. Henry r. +. Macfarland. who
some years ago was District Commits
sioner. was "A correspondent and the
son of a correspondent. He was for
many years in the press gallery.
where he was acknowledged to he
one Of the most conscientious writers
corresponding for the ioston Herald
and the Philadelphia Record. lie
also was president of the Gridiron
. Club. ID. s. Barry came to the Cap
| tol as page in the Senate and
: later became one of the best known
of the correspondents. writing first
FOR the New York Sun and later for
the Providence Journal. When the
republicans came into control of the
: Senate Mr. Berry was made sergeant
: at-arms. l.. White Busby. a veteran
correspondent from Chicago. was Sc
private secretary when he became
Speaker. AR. Busby still continues
; /; his professional work by contribu-
, tions to the magazines.
; T.. II. Wight, who some years ago
represented the Boston Journal. was
, ! Il man Of unusual culture. He had
, what WAS said TO be the best col
, lection of scrapbooks in the United
, states ana 2Tranged so as to be OF
| incalculaole vdire to the historian
Of him 1t vas faCetiously said that he
! treasured his scrapbooks SO, highly
r that when there was fire in tbs
neighborhood ne threw the baby o.
5 the family out a second-story win
Ii dow and carried out the cradle hlle'
\ with his serap p,.s, 9: :s.s.~s osn,n,
: ents who at one time erz another he'll
e high public Office We're Carl Schurz, New
= York Tribune. United States senator
/. William z. Barrett. Boston Adver
: 1iser, member of the House for NV,
;. terms: Amos CLmmins. New Yorl
t Sun; james Brooks. James Rankin
: Young. New York Tribune and tn
y Philadelphia Star; for three terms
t Horace Greeley, one term: Henry i
e. Raymond. New York Times: Robert }
d Wynn, Postmaster General; John Rus
: sell Young minister to China; White
law iseid. ambasssd dor to Great Brit
= ain: Henry b. +. mcfarland AM
e Henry Litchfieh West. Commissioner
n of the District of Columbia; France
e W. I.eupp. commissioner of india
O affairs: p V. De Graw and Perry J