Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
WONDERS OF NEWS
7 GATHERING CITED
F. B. Noyes Halls A. P. Work.
Clifford Voices Business
Optimism at Luncheon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 20.-Daily wonders
performed in gathering the worlds
news were touched upon today in an
address by Frank B. Moves, president OF
the Associated Press. He spoke at the
annual luncheon of the organization.
Mr.. Moves, who is publisher of The
Washington Star, introduced the guest
speaker, Walter S. Clifford, president OF
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Co.
After dwelling upon 1.-The tremendous
progress in the science of the telegraph
and telephone wire" ne praised Mr.
Giffordis leadership In a development
which has approached the marvellous. y
He also had high communication for
the staff of the Associated Press.
Il feel" he said, that I can never
speak of our organization without pay
ing q fresh tribute to our Superlative
working staff, under the leadership of
performs new miracles in the extraordi-
nary excellence of the report delivered
to U.S."
Membership Highest in History.
Membership in the A. P January
totaled 1927 newspapers, the highest in
the history of the organization, men,
beers were told by the general manager
In his report.
The members approved amendments
to the bylaws to make them conform
to changes in the business laws of New
York State. The changes enable cor
porationS as well as individuals to be-
long to membership corporations and
enable corporations publishing news
papers to hold membership in the As
ISOLATED Press.
Mr. Cooper said in his report that an
intensive study of collective and indi-
vidual needs of member newspapers had
been made during the last year. He
referred to the efforts of the financial
service to report news as 1t occurred
during the business depression without
creating undue alarm among newspaper
readers, cited expansion in the foreign
service and the substantial progress of
the photo service, and the addition of
comics and cartoons for evening papers
to the feature service.
Toast to President Proposed.
The customary toast to the health of
the President of the United States and
the First Lady of the Land was pro-
posed by Mr.. Moves. This Is the only
toast offered at Associated Press annual
1uncheons.
After describing the Associated Press
as simply a reporter of its individual
members, raised to the nth power" the
speaker said its 1928 member newspa-
perS demanded a true report of the
worlds happenings 'undefled by bias
or craftsmanship
so far as We are concerned" he said.
eve believe that this organization of
ours, supervised by board of directors
made up of practical newspaper men
from all parts Of the country, selected
by the vote of the membership at large,
and owned by 1900 newspapers of every
possible shade of political, religious and
economic viewpoint, gives us the sort Of
report we demand"
Great Stage Of Development.
The membership Of the Associated
Press, Mr.. Noyes said, is the largest in
its history. He added that I'VE by no
means reckon our growth by simple
additions TO our membership, but rather
by the far more important yardstick
measuring the increase and improve
ment of service to our newspapers"
Prefacing his introduction Of Mr..