Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-01
EDITORIAL CHANGE
ON EVERY EVENING

The Morning News today printed the
following editorial:
An important change In tho STAFF Of
Every Evening is Of much interest 10
it's readers, the public generally and
also to the newspaper fraternity.
Through his own volltion Merris Taylor
rotIrea as editor. and he is succeeded by
Charles B. Farmer Mr.. Taylor will be
editor emeritus Of our contemporary.
which title Publisher william r.
AIetten has gracefully conferred upon
him, and ho is worthy Of II.
Mr.. Taylor, We are sure, VIII con
tinue as a very frequent contributor
to the editorial and other columns
Of Every Evening. The change can
perhaps be best appreciated by those
in the fraternity who have for some
years been contemporaries OF ar.
Taylor II will be hard to think of
Every Evening with Mr.. Taylor not IN
active charge Of it's editorial page.
And yet II ever men earned veil de-
seryed rest Mr.. Taylor - one Of them
TIIs active career covers a long
period Of years, thirty seven years with
Every Evening filing about every po-
sition in tho editorial and news depart
rnsnta. legislative correspondent. city
editor. news editor. managing editor
and what not. finally Gaping the
climax as editor since 1914
His life, and may long and useful
years be ahead Of him. has been rnaze
Of activity not confined to nswsps per
work. for he was concerned In politics
+ for some time.
Away hack in 1854, after he left the
/ high school. and tradition says no vas
/ one Of the brightest scholars IN MS
i class. and that class produced some
/ noted men. Mr.. Taylor learned the
/ trade Of printer working on many
papera Then he became a reporter on
the old Daily Gazette. He ana jerome
r. Bell, for many years proprietor ana
editor II the Sunday Star. purchase'
! tho Gazette. then the Democratic organ,
from tire late Caleb + Johnson aHa II
v,sa afterzard merged With Every
ts,,,ning AZ one time there labored TO
getber On the Gazette. Mr.. Taylor. Mr
pell. and William n. Hul. who retired
as editor of this newspaper favv years
ago through his own chotco. ouf VINO
after a rest. has happily come re I,
with rs That was wonderful TITO H'
ne,gsrar,er r7on pulling IN tne saTf
harn~aa and the Gazatte was NUN
rnsr
Mr. TAYLOR has therefore had vast
ernerienca lr TcIa ware AFFAIR." an -
rerienee which found ample eEprs-~ior
II hia writings Ee has an unurua
rranory for historical facts, especiail ,
those concerning Delaware Ills ir0
ouant references 20 Things y ths psE
n tho history of the state are callef
~ principally from memory Witn
mind packed With inforna tion nis cnie
delight as W. take ~ has been Y
political writing and ne has Nept m
aac ~ Every Evening fylrg ID many
hard fought. but enjoyable. polfloa
ha+tla a yeritable Journalistic var
horra. Coupled with this. ~ has *
ero.sef srrupulouH regard FOR ths ethic
~ he newspaper fraternity IN MS con
tro,versies with his newspaper %
nonents though such controversies 4
ehaaa dsys are FAR less frequent n p
nexaDapars than IN times gone hy
Happ,ly We are not writing vale
ana pleasad we are % pay tF1ouu
"a a man who has been in The rousi
and tumble and the excitement
1aysnaper work for 20 many Years an
as earned the esteem OF his associates
and contemporaries, a faithful WORKER
a forcefJl and graceful writer.
Hia is a calling marked orten z
dava ~ dire dr7Idgery. the chlef r
wards Of which are II me Sa1A9A--
~ having performed duty e ~
community BY giving ne best tnAt
Ia one according 20 ones AEht-
We are pleased 20 welcome ne he'
egil+or Of Fsvery Evening. Charles
ze.-i,f gentleman of nue.
-. - rawsuaper world
~ 7atghbor from Sash
1as -,hnra - vya- editor II IN
Tennessean, one of the le1-o4ns 49, 49, - -
- ~ south Sfr Farmer vas ~ OF
time connected with tne
-Dispatch. with ae"spap
Atlanta and II other cites ana - =
a high reputation. ne y 4 ~s-oo-.' -.
addition to the fraternity =
80 State We bespesk for him
cordial welcome ana Col'
. Every Evening on rs IoFNaAa-9 80 =
Trolley men Elect