Evening star., 1941-06-12
Ad Club Honors Meyer
On 9Th Anniversary
As Post Publisher
EccIes Cites Service
To U. S. Government
Under Five Presidents

Mariner S. Eccles, chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, joined with
nearly 200 members of the Adver-
tising Club of Washington yesterday
in honoring Eugene Meyer on the
occasion of his eighth anniversary
as editor and publisher of the Wash
ington Post.
Attending the testimonial lunch
con at the Raleigh Hotel were
Frank B. Noyes, president of The
Evening Star Newspaper Co., rep
resenting publishers; A. D. Willard,
jr., general manager of WJSV, rep
resenting radio; George R. Cooksey,
secretary of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp; Herbert B. Elliston
an6 Alexander F. Jones, associate
editor and managing editor, re-
spectively, of the Post.
Paying high tribute to Mr.. Meyers
contribution in the field of public
service, Mr.. Eccles said the publisher
had performed a remarkable and
unique" service by holding public
Office under five successive Presi-
dents.
Had Post Under Wilson.
He recalled that Mr.. Meyer first
entered public service when Wood
row Wilson appointed him director
of the War Finance Corp. He was
reappointed to that post by Presi-
dents Harding and Coolidge, and
when the corporation was liqui-
dated, President Coolidge appointed
him head of the Farm Loan Board.
In 1880 he was designated by Presi-
dent Hoover as chairman of the
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve Board, and this year Presi-
dent Roosevelt appointed him a
member of the National Defense
Mediation Board.
He always has aroused conf
dence in those who know him and
his public service has always been
at a personal sacrifice" Mr.. Eccles
told the gathering. He is one of
the best examples of pubic-spirit-
edness and public service"
In response, Mr.. Meyer said that
when he became publisher of the
Post, in 1888, it was with a distinct
conviction that Washington was
destined for a great future. One
of his greatest hopes, he said, is to
see the municipal government here
become a model for local govern
ments throughout the country.
Mr. Meyer declared the RESPONSE
bilities on newspapers are heavy in
these times and that the mobiliza-
ton of public opinion to support the
right is the responsibility of news
papers and news-gathering agencies
Ito remarkable degree"
Sees People Wanting Truth.
"On the whole" he said, the
people OF the United States are
more intelligent than the press and
those in public Office give them
credit for. They want to be told
the truth, clearly and courageously.
They want to know where their in
terests lie
Mr.. Meyer said this country faces
perilous times today because, al
though We grew fast in wealth
and power, we failed and refused
to exercise responsibility in keep
ing worlc peace in proportion to
our great power. In world affairs,
the people of the United States
have refused to bear the burdens
that go with strength"
Newly elected officers of the Ad-
vertiSing Club were installed at the
luncheon, and the retiring presi-
dent, George B. Burrus, was pre-
sented a gift. New officers are F.
Reid Wallace, president; N. Ward
Guthrie. first vice president; Louis
D. Krakow, second vice president:
Ernest S. Johnston, treasurer, and
Charles J. Columbus, secretary.
Donald M Bernard. Alvin O.
Ehrlich and w. Richard Harvey
were installed as directors.