Evening star., 1921-08-14

r. SdVllie, Ine chronicle, Arthur onep-
herd, the Republican: A. B. Talcott,
the Patriot; Lucius Quentin Wash
ington, the Patriot; Crosby S. Noyes,
editor The Star; Samuel H. kaun-
mann, The Star, and r. F. Boiseau,
The Star.
TN 1871 George Alfred Townsend is
in the Congressional Directory as
editor of the Washington Capital and
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune.
His Office is 42S 11th street and his
residence 926 18th. His name is in the
directories of 1872. '73 and IA and in
1875 he appears. not as the repre-
sentative of the Chicago Tribune.
but as correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial and st. Louis Republican.
W. J. Vance is for the Tribune. He Is
not in the 1876 directory, but reap
pears in 1877 as correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer He is in the
directory for the Enquirer in 1878.
In 1879 he disappears from the Con-
gressional Directory and w. c. Mac
Bride. office Corcoran building and
residence 1905 Sth street, appears as
correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Mr.. Townsend's name does not ap-
pear in the Washington directory OF
1867 or 1868. He enters the directory
in 1869 as George A. Townsend, au
thor. residence 319 B street north.
In 1870 he is still George A. IoWn
send, author" but has moved to 92b
18th street northwest. There IS no
change in 1871 and 1872. In 1873 it
is George A. Townsend. correspond
ent, New York Herald, 916 i7th street
northwest" In 1874 the name appears
townsend, journalist, Chicago Tri-
bune, 916 17th street northwest. In
1875 it is, in ordinary type. George
A. Townsend, correspondent. chicago
Tribune" and he has moved to lOzo
18th street. In 1875 he disappears
from the city directory. not to reap
pear for many years till he buys the
house, long known as his Washington
home, No 229 1st street northeast.
which was torn down at the time OF
the building of the Senate office build
ing which covers its site
Tracing Mr. Townsend through d.
rectories yielded few facts about him.
but brought out some things which
The Star man believes interesting.
The Washington directory in the 1Os
began running list of journalists.
Most men who do the writing on
newspapers like very little. or not at
all, the term journalist" Many of
them sayFa journalist is man who
has no job 4on a newspaper; some de-
fine Journalist" as man who car
ries cane and cannot write: some
say that a s.journalist" is a man who
borrows money from reporters, and
some say that a journalist" is man
who waits for another fellow to get
the stuff and write it and then signs
his own name at the top of it. How
ever, the directory calls us journal
lists In the directory those who get
into this list of journalists are nearly
all employed by out-of-town papers.
A few of the purely local men get
into the list. but they are generally
prominent editors and owners. The
list. taken year by year. shows when
these men came to Warrington, or
when local man became attached
to an out-of-town newspapers
Washington office, but this test is
not infallible. because some men
served in Washington. went away,
came back and were then put in the
j list of journalists. They appear as
newcomers, though they may have
| served in Washington before the be-
| ginning of the list.
EFT US start with the year 1881 and
II we find that the list contains
these names:
George Adams, Walter Allen, Byron An
aEews Clarence NJ Barton BcEfod
| Dick Bullock. Frank A. Burr. ]. n. Burrett.
/ $. p. Butler; John n. Carson James s. Cham
@ II BdTss srs aaTa sens sesen wsm saf
Copeland. J. Y. Crocraft, Theron c. Crawford.
P:v. DeGraw, George Douglass Fred W;
Fleming, D. c. Forney, A. N. Gitson. W. s.
Gman nG.oa F. H"Rdg o. X Masr Ed
| De b. r. Keim George KEENAN,. George Kelle-
well. g. C. Kimball. William C: MacBrde: ].
| r. Mccarthy. Page McCarty. d. R. Mckee.
H. B. +. Macfarland. A. 1. Mudd. Charles T.
Murray, Henry /. Nelson; Crosby $; Noyes.
1sdSR pbps Bsn rliaR RerleE
H.. A. Preston. H.. J. Ramsdell. H. V. Red
field, Otto Reinecke. Frank A; Richardson.
| R. Shaw. Arthur Shepherd W.. Scott Smith.
Harold snowden Snow: en- A. NJ soteldo jr; A: B. Tai
SS Milford Wardsn Gs9s5e Wss wi.s l.
Charles Il. Williams. James Rankin Young.
| Many of the men in that list were
old-timers whose service began long
before the civil war. Take the list
the next year. 1882. and we catch
these names among the newcomers:
! William Aydelitte, E. W. Ayes. Dave S.
! Barry. William Burhans, William Chase
George, G. Gilliland. william H, MeArdIs.
Rouzee and G. H. walker.
lss3-W. E. Barrett. Henry De Witte.
Charles A. Hamilton. David D. Lloyd and ia
1ss4-0. P Austin. Charles A Boynton.
. Rosa A. Braendle. Thomas Brooke. Frank
Hood G a.rtsa 81 Lnsa1p Hss:
Carthy. Fannie K. Marchant, Frank Markle.
| John +. Miller. Charles Barkman. Julia 4.
! Roberts, O. O. Stealey. Charles F. Towle and
1ss5-Iohn Alden. James W. Allison. John
Boyle. E. W. Brady. H. Conquest Clarke:
Dingley. William B. Dohson Florence Dun
can George E. Earles. Simon F. Flynn. CO.
Ben Jules
! Perry s. Heath. Robert F. Larner, E. W.
leightner. Charles Nordhof. II. G. Secken.
=, dorff, Walter Stevens. Richard H. Sylvester.
James g. Thompson, Julius A. Truesdeil and
1sss-Georse 4. CLAWS. Frank T. Howe.
| lin p Morgan. Charles r Ralston, t. d. Sale,
lss7-Charlss 4; cenant. Henry f, E..nd.
Charles +. Kincaid. Frederick d. Mussey,
Charles NJ. Pepper. Alfred J. stofer, Jerome
! 1sssMWilliam Carne, William A. croout,
Smith D. Fry, Charles A. Merillat, Henry s.
ese ss Sssn A. AppS Ggsass George C B's
Richard Lee Fearn. Jay f. Durham. Louis
Garthe Charles Garthy. Charles 7: GEandy,
J. hampton. Francis Loomis. Maurice A.
Charlie. ". Met.ssr: J. s Payne. ess1hksai ciiaord
1sso-Marshall H. Cushing, Charles D.
Decker. Edgar J; Gibson. Frank D.. HsttOn:
Louis ]. Lang. McCubbip Lngan, Archibald
! (AngusD Mcsween, Charles W. Macune,
Theodore ": Moves. Thomas {. Noyes. Elmer
! c. williams. Frank Woodbury..
1s81-Rsplie Cheshire. Robert W. Dutten.
William J. Dwyer. Kate Field. Luther Little,
! ls92-Addison Atkins William r. Bell.
Albert Chapline, Alfred J. Clarke. Cornelius
Gardiner, James 8. Henry. Charles 2. kioeber.
Jerry A. Matthews, William G. Sterrett, J. B.
Van Antwerp.