Arizona republican., 1920-12-28
Marked Era of Development

Marked Era of Development
 The occasion was the thirty first birthday of The Republican. For all most a third of a century it has been 4 potent force not only in the valley Of the Salt river, but throughout the state, and last night marked an era of devel- opment and progress which is only an earnest of what it aspires to in the future. And if the management and employees of The Republican were proud before of their new home, their new equipment and their new methods. they were doubly proud when they saw the anniversary of their news paper celebrated by a throng which filled every department of the institu- ton for almost three hours.
 It was very gratifying to the man agement of the paper. Every section Of the county was represented in the delegation of friends of The Repub-' lscan. which did not know previously that it har so many who would take the trouble to come long distances for such visit, though it knew that it had more than 10000 friends in the county: that is, friends who had been taking it and renewing their subscriptions whenever they expired
 The city also was heavily represent ed in the throng. The visitors seemed to feel personal, almost a proprietary interest in the plant. and they greeted warmly the management and members of the staff as if they were old friends. IL is the hope of. The Republican that this was by no means their last visit.
 Beautiful Setting For Event 1 The various departments of the paper had been prepared for the recep- ton at the close of the business day, and when the doors were thrown opea i . was as spicx and span as man. i o'-war at the arrival of an admiral. The way to the various departments had been lined with baskets and vases of carnations, the gift of the Donofrio Floral company, and every room had its quota of the red and white bios soms. At the fropt entrance was the Besse orchestra of four pieces. and on each side of the doors were young women of The Republican force who played the part of flower girls to the women visitors. Through the generos- ity of the Arizona Seed and Floral company two immense baskets of yio- lets, containing, more than a thousand l bouquets of fragrant blossoms, had
 been presented to the newspaper for the reception, and every woman who came in the front door was given one of them. The flower girls ware Leta
 fIeyne, Mary Langford, Ethyl Nihili, Isabel Clark, Wyleene McGinty and
 Helen Robinson.
 From the orchestra and flowers the been presented to the newspaper for
 counters of the business office, decor ated with carnations to the advertis- , ing department with it's double line of oak desks. with w c. McMillan ad-
 vertising manager, as host, and thence
 to the news department. Here they
 saw the first steps in the making of a morning newspaper, with the reporters at their desk preparing the local news
 for this mornings paper and B. A
 Young. city editor, in charge. Here
 too, the guests got glimpse of the
 editorial sanctum, where J. W. or bet , ter, Billy" Spear, dean of Arizona
 newspaper men, was on hand to wei
 come his many friends and to receive
 their congrat tulations.
 , Fine Equipment An Attraction
 From the news rooms the guest.
 were taken to the composing rooms