Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

was of the we'll known family Of Towers, whose
father was chief clerk at the @. p. O. ct the
time.
while was employed on The Star there
was great rivalry among printers here, as well
as throughout the country, as to fast type
setting. Knowing my own capacity, 1 was not
enough conceited to enter q contest in the first
class, the prize being gold composing stick,
being won by a Mr.. Spencer Bennerman Of the
Chronicle Office, r. A. Mclean Of The Star
being i'm the contest. I did enter in the second
class, winning the prize of a silver stick. My
record for one hour and half on solid nom
pariel was 2,240 ems. 1t would require some
calculation to determine the number Of times
ones arm and fingers had to move to reach that
figure. There were IL or Is competitors. Fred
Detweiler of the firm Of Judd a. Detweiler and
e. w. Marcoe. formerly of the Intelligence,
were the prOOfreaders.
1.-TWO fires occurred at the present location
while was on the force, and, while destructive.
never lost an issue, Mr.. McElroy Of the National
Tribune offering his ONCE; the second by Judd
& Detweiler, next-dOor neighbors.
MY frst seeing Theodore w. NOyes was
when, visiting his parents during his collegiate
education, accompanied by his father, he came
in the composing room to see w. r. Mclean,
the foreman, who called my attention to theTn.
my time while on the paper was the happiest
Of my working life. as enjoyed greater inde-
pendence than all others combined. AS have
stated upon former occasion, consider The
Star one of the ablest, cleanest and best hnans
cially conducted papers in the United States. Mr.
Noyes ever watchful for the welfare of our
people and the success Of the District. It's lib
erality is well known and its generosity to its
employees proverbial."
TN an article the writer published TN these
columns not long ago he gave the names
Of the employees of the main press room Of
the GoveEAment Printing once in 1881 and
he was much gratified to learn that many OF
those mentioned were sttn living and reading
The Sunday Star. SO encouraged, indeed. was
he that he Is going to conclude this story BY
giving the names Of the employees Of the dOcn-
ment room Of that establishment Of the same
date: A. H. s. Davis, foreman Of printing;
J. NJ A. SpottswOod and r. w. Kerr, assistant
fOremen; O. III. Alderman, Sydney Adams,
G. J.. Alexander, Oscar Alexander, r. b. Baker,
John Baltzell, D. G. Bangs, william Barnunl,
~. +. Barrett, B. =. BarroWS, james BaWn,
Frank A Baxter, Seward BealI, Alexander 2.
Beatty, George Berry, J. n. Bixler, n n. BOern-
stein, John H. Boher, John p. Boss, Andrew
]. Bowen, William M. Boyd Wallace Brewer,
w. H. Brock, n. BrosnAhan, G. r. Brown, Miss
Louise Bryant, John Buchanan, w. q. Burgess
George Burklin, J. 8. Burnside, s. Mel. Bying-
ton, George A. Callahan, A. Z. CaVis. w. E.
Chase, j. ID. Chedal, w. p. Chew. J. B. Clark,
Richard w. Claxton, John C. Coheane, w. II.
Cole, John r. Connolly, A. 3. Corning, A. T.
Cowie, George w. Cox, j. M. Craig, w. L.
Croker, M. L. Crowley, J. e. Crutchet Charles
DanenhOwer, C. H. Davis, s. M. Davis, H. L.
Dawson, w. w. Del0e, e. w. DeniSon, H. B.
Denny. Charles r. Depue. r. N. Dodge, Ben
jamin Drew, w. Fl. Duling, George z. Drummer,
John 7. Dunbar, o. r. Dunlap, G. r. Etchherger.
w. T. Evans, O. w. I'VE, z. D. Eynom, Edward
j. EAllon, G. II. Darlington John r. FergusoN
Samuel Ferrier, Thomas H. Fields, j. 2.
Fieury, william Finn, Herbert 8. flynn.
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