Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
We, Also, Were
Moved in Our Wdy


During the week and the weekend stories and
photographs have informed readers that The Star
moved into sparkling. modern new building.
II no mention Of the fact has appeared in Today In
The Womens World 1t Is not because were left behind
at 18th and Pennsylvania that failed to
the biggest event the Saturday evening scene.
From woman's viewpont-and that is the only
viewpoint in department composed solely of
women-we like soldiers in a shooting There
no time to write about it until the shooting was over
BUT PERHAPS there was an even deeper philosophical
meaning For women as a whole prefer to look to the
future. rather than dwell in the past
OF course there was the Past We could hardly escape
It, even we had wanted TO- During the weeks, we un-
covered hundreds of clippings the Washington social
scene many from the beginning Of century There
photographs and clippings from longago parties debus
Weddings veritable social history Of the Capital during
the past so years There the elegant gold-framed
photograph Of the wife Of former Secretary OF State un-
covered behind dusty bookcase There were newspapers
and clippings showing Washngtonans in the fashions OF
Is years ago. There copies Of the Social Register from
leading cities, dating back TO 1908
There were old Maryland and Virginia cook books
containing such incredible oday) directions take one
dozen eggs and pound of butter There histories
of the White House and the families that had lived In It,
and rules of etiquette from the SOS and COS There were
records of club activities in the Washington area from
decade ago. All of these were deved into sorted.
boxed and labeled between daily production Of Readers
Clearing House Of fashion shows embassy recep
tons state visits club meetings and the dozens OF other
activities covered in modern newspaper womens depart
ment
THEN CAME M-DAY. For us, it Friday. At seven
am members Of the staff in to make the large
Friday and society section. At $780, the movers
arrived Out went what had deemed worthy of safe
keeping from accumulation OF over so years OF news
Of interest to and in good many cases. OF interest
to Out went desks chairs tables boxes and few
shopping bags Ever the womanly touch even in moving
a large newspaper planto
BY Friday noon the long connecting womens suite
in the old building desoate scene French and
Italian travel posters beckoned from corner where they
had been tossed casually Glasses coffee cups and early
editions of the decorated the long tables on saw
horses which served makeshft editors desks Tele-
phones sat boxes which served as tables To be taken
home were old sweaters worn against the chill Of an
early morning in the composing pair OF skis
stack of records piles of books hat boxes rain coats
jackets of the lonelest sights of all was lone black
copy pencil lying window sill where someone nao IeIt
1t in the great exodus.
But there was little time sentiment remember
ing that morning Ahead lay the Society section Ior
Saturday and the 2Spage Society section for Sunday
still to be made up in the old building With make-shft
furniture and minue-by-mnute trips to the composing
room. members of the staff produced both
LATE IN THE afternoon, very late. they began
into the building There their furniture and possess
department One by one. desks files and tables
ranged and beloved possessions that marked each
desk personal began to appear BY late Friday after
noon, most of it over for
BY Saturday afternoon, we had become adjusted so
quickly the building that startled read in
The Star that others still operating in the old building
But to big event in Washington, the drama of
Saturday evening drew some Of back to 18th and the
Avenue There with the spotlights against the building
9th and 9Th floors Even the costumes Of the watchers
marked department Some of u.s. coming from dinner
parties dinner clothes The practical
Stacks and oaers The outdoors types hatless but
bundled against the chill in car coats
OF course we covered big party. Our biggest
in half century.
We were there.
Now we here.
Our new address Is Second and Virginia Avenue Sc.
Our telephone number is Lincoln $4,000, WOmens
Department.