The Washington times., 1923-04-11
OUT
To WELCOME
HEARST
Publisher Is Honor Guest at
Brilliant Dinner Given by
Mayor Broening.
BY Universal Service.

i
BALTIMORE, Md. April IL
William Randolph Hearst, new own
err of the Baltimore American and
| the Baltimore News, last night was
welcomed to Baltimore at a dinner
as head of the municipal govern
ment.
4 The dinner was held at the EN-
erson Hotel and was attended by
practically all of the officials and
many of the men most distinguish.
ed in the social, business and pro-
fessional life of Baltimore.
The main banquet hall OF the
Emerson was decorated with inn
pressive simplicity Guests were
seated at a large table, arranged
! in the form of an oval. The into
! rior Of the oval was a jungle of
palms and lilies with handsome
replica Of the city hall in the
center. The walls of the banquet
hall were almost hidden by minia-
ture forest OF palms. r
Shield Bears Greeting.
The guest of honor was seated
under a shield Of electric lights on
which was the following inscrip-
ton:
Greetings. the Baltimore Ameri-
can, April 10, 1928"
Seated on the left of Mr.. Hearst
was Mayor Broening and on the
right Of the guest OF honor was
the Rt. Rev. John Gardner Murray,
Bishop OF Protestant Episcopal
Church of Maryland. Mrs. Hearst
was seated to the left of the mayor
with Gov. Albert G.. Ritchie next
On the governors left was Arthur
Brisbane
| The greeting extended Mr.. Hearst
was sincere and warm. He was
| felicitated by the speakers upon
his acquisition of the Baltimore
American and the Baltimore News.
Simple friendliness featured the adj
vent of the great publisher into
the newspaper field of Baltimore
and Maryland. ~
Mayor Presided.
Mayor Broening presided at the
dinner. His tribute to Mr.. Hearst
was sincere. After giving an out
| line of the activities of the city and
the municipal futures, the mayor
declared that he believed Mr.. Hearst
| would find a great field for good
service in Baltimore. The head Of
lthe municipal government assured
the publisher OF cooperation in all
worthy civic enterprises in which
his newspapers might engage.
Baltimore appreciates the con-
fidence you show in assuming the
ownership of the Baltimore Ameri-
can and the Baltimore News" said
the mayor. I'VE take this as an
Ievidence of your faith in the city's
future possibilities" t.
Mr.. Hearst. was accorded a Efnost
friendly reception as he arose to
respond to the greeting az the may
or. The publisher assured the head
of the city government and the
guests that he appreciated the cor
dial, almost neighborly, way in
which he and his enterprises were
being received in Baltimore. He
| would fight in Baltimore for the
communities.
Governor Lauds Guest.
Gov. Albert c. Richie was par.
ticularly happy in his eulogy Of
Mr.. Hearst and his achievements
for mankind He was sure, he de-
clared, that the newspapers acQuir-
ed by Mr.. Hearst would merit and
would receive the confidence of
the people of the city and that
they would become a powerful in
fluence in the homes OF Baltimore
and Maryland.
Gen. Felix Agnus, a former pub.
Usher Of the Baltimore American.
told Of his half century connection
with that paper. He lauded the
journalistic efforts Of Mr.. Hearst
and was confident that the Ameri.
can would thrive under it's new
management. He feelingly referred
to his friendship for the father and
mother Of the publisher, many years
ago.
Other speeches at the dinner were
made by Arthur Brisbane, John E.
Cullen, vice president Of the Balti-
more Publishing Company, and
Charles II. Grasty, former pub
Usher of the Baltimore News and
the Baltimore Sun.