The Washington times., 1923-10-03
TIMES HERALD
Anniversary
CELEBRATED
Hearst Newspaper Stats Turn
Out at Raleigh to Pay Re-
spects to Publisher.

Three soul-rousing cheers shook
the walls OF the Raleigh Hotel ball
room last night. and throughout
the hostelry there was violent roll
ing and pitching on beds. while
guests inquired. more or less warm
", what. had broken loose on the
tenth floor.
The guests would have been even
more amazed 70 learn that the
noise was occasioned by employees
cheering their boss. Somewhere
there Is an unwritten law that a
loss must be regarded with covert
suspicion and fear.
Somewhere, It ID repeated, there
Il that unwritten law. But it did
Warrington Times and The Wash.
ington Herald. They had turned
out for q reception, buffet supper
and entertainment TO celebrate the
second anniversary Of g. Logan
Payne as publisher Of the Hearst
newspapers IN washington.
Bert IiyteIl Present.
The three tremendous cheers had
subsidized and even Commodore
Leonard Collins. dour sports expert,
was smiling broadly. when Bert
LytelI, famed motion picture star,
entered the hall IN company with
Prof Frank Baer, engineer Of pub
lie relations for B. h. Keitn's The
alter, where Bert I1ytell Is this week
Killing . headline vaudeville engage
raent.
e. c. Griffith. master Of cere-
monies, let It be known that Lytell
had arrived. The cheering threats
wereI1's too hoarse to unleash an.
other roar Of applause for the
genial screen idol
The guests locked together be.
fore the platform ct the far end
OF the hall, where Leader l.. q.
and Times neWsboyss hand, and
heard some of the inside DOPE
on Hollywood and picture.naking
from Lytelfs lips. He told OF his
experiences In Rome, where he re-
Gently completed picture, and
said that Dictator MussOlini con-
scented to appear IN the film. Lytell
brought out the fact that there
WAS a bond between him and the
Hearst workers. Is he had not long
since signed q contract with Cos
politan-G oldWyn Pictures.
After the Times ana Herald stats
had greeted Mr.. and Mrs. Payne. q
buffet supper was served. Then the
fun began.
Plano Solos Heard.
II. j. Clarke, Of the advertising
department, opened the program
with two piano solos. Spark Plug,
Barney Google and Sunshine, Inn
personated, respectively, BIZ Stanley,
Christens. Spotty Harvey and
Charlie Craig, jigged nobly and per-
formed acrobatic stunts.
Maggie and JiggB Loretta Brown
and Ashton Scharr Sang oh, Mag
gle, composed by Leader Phillips,
and the crowd Joined in the chorus.
In fact, It was difficult to per-
suade an ardent octet to stop sing
ing. Cts great song1.
Thelma Becker. ''the little Irish
nightingale sang. The Scharr
brothers appeared IN rI.Ovin' Sam"
Roland Benninghoover, premier Sax
ophonist OF the boys, hand. sang II
Love Me-" George Miller and Fred
Thorne, cornetigts, gave number,
as did also the Brown trio LOretfa,
Ethel and Clinton.
Tne Poison IVY Quartet, composed
Of Louis Ashley Dougher, Commo.
dOre Collins, Arch Onyun and Jim
Ring, gave their immortal exhibit
ton Of shadow singing. accompanied
vocfferously by the band
Mr. Payne gave the band q hand.
some present In remembrance Of the
occasion.
The nine.pfece jazz orchestra, re-
cruited from band members and led
by Loretta Brown, played Tor the