Evening star., 1942-02-18
Evening Star Praised
As Capital Institution
Al Ad Club Luncheon
Fleming Chief Speaker
As 10th Yeor Of Lineage
Leadership Is Marked

truly Washington institution"
Robert v. Fleming, president Of
Riggs National Bank and one of
the city's most prominent business
and civic leaders, today paid tribute
to "the fine men who since 1867
have directed the policies of this
great newspaper"
Mr.. Fleming spoke before men,
bers and guests of the Advertising
Club of Washington at a teSti-
monial luncheon honoring The
Star in recognition Of its 10th con-
secutive year of leadership in total
advertising lineage among American
newspapers.
Making the response in behalf OF
The Star, Frank B. Noyes, presl-
dent of The Evening Star News
paper Co., expressed gratitude for
the honor paid The Star by Mr..
Fleming and the Advertising Club
and praised, in turn, the advertis-
ing profession.
He said newspapers in Washing
ton. today represent the best IN
journalism and Washington, has
every. right to be. proud OF It's
papers"
No Political Allegiance.
In the early days of The Star, Mr..
Moves said, many newspapers were
supported by political parties and
were successful so long as those
parties retained power. The Star,
he said, was established on the basis
that it owed no allegiance to any
one but the city of Washington.
Complimenting members OF the
advertising profession on the i'm
provements they have made in ad-
vertising copy since the early days,
Mr.. Moves declared no city IN the
United States has more attractive
advertising than Washington.
when we take into considera-
ton the tremendous increase in
business activity throughout the
Nation and the notable advances
made in the field of advertising"
Mr.. Fleming told the gathering at
the Raleigh Hotel, lit is indeed a
real achievement for The Star to
lead the United States in adver-
Using lineage for 10 consecutive
years. I have no doubt that this
means they led the world, for Amer
lean newspapers, without question,
print a larger volume of adver-
tising than do newspapers any
where else on the globe
Neighborly Feeling Stressed.
"And so we are all proud of the
accomplishments of this great local
institution. We admire the fine
traits of courage and integrity which
have characterized its management
throughout this long span of years.
We are proud also that we live in
America and in a community where
there exists such neighborly feeling
that when any individual or insti-
tuition among us is successful we
are all glad to get together at
gathering like this and pay tribute
and offer our congratulations"
Mr.. Fleming spoke of the early
history of The Star and told how
the continuity of family interest
and ownership" began in 1867.
Three of the five purchasers of the
paper were Crosby S. Noyes, Sam
uel H. Kaufman and George w.
Adams, all citizens Of Washington,
and down through the succeeding
generations The Star has been oper-
ated and managed by Washington
citizens, he said.
Since The Star was acquired, he
said. it has had but two editors,
Crosby S. Moves and his son. Theo-
dore w. Noyes-"both men devoted
to the, upbuilding of the city OF
Washington" He spoke of his as
sociation with Mr.. Theodore w.
Moves in connection with work for
the Washington community.
Mr.. Fleming related how Wash
ington got its first official news of
the battle of Gettysburg from a
bulletin posted in front of The Star
Office. When President Lincoln
completed delivery of his second
inaugural address, the speaker said,
he handed the manuscript to a
Young Star reporter, who took it
to The Star and had it placed in
type. The reporter was Crosby S.
Noyes.
News Presentation Praised.
Paying tribute to The Stars policy
of "ref1ecting news from strictly
non-partisan viewpoint, and being
strictly accurate as far as it is
humanity possible to be in presenting
che facts" Mr.. Fleming said Wash
ington can take pride in the man
ner in which the news of the day,
so important to the Nation, is
handled by the press located here
in this Capital"