The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-17
GEO. w. CHILDs.
Memorial Services in Honor of the
Great and Good Man.
Prominent People Prescnt-Mr. ChIlds was
Friend of Humanity-His Prosperity
Constantly Made the Vehicle OF
Doing Good to His Fellow-Men. %

NEW YoRK, March iS.-Memorial
services in honor OF the late George w,
Childs were held in the Fifth Avenue
theater Sunday afternoon. The serv-
ices, which were got up by members OF
Typographical Union No 6, were of n
very impressive character. Prominent
newspaper men occupied boxes, and be-
fore the hour for beginning the exer.
cises every seat in the theater was
taken up
The Peoples Singing class, under the
direction of Frank Damrosch, was in
attendance, and it's singing was sup
plemented by vocal and instrumental
selections given by various prominent
artists. t
Chairman O'Donnell, in opening the
exercises, paid deserved tribute to
the memory of Mr.. Childs, whose good
works in behalf of the printers, he
said, would never be forgotten.
President Murphy said that Mr..
Childs might justly be called a capital
ist. but he was a capitalist of kind
that believed in doing good with his
money to others, instead of selfshly
boarding it up for his own benefit
only.
Bishop Potter, after delivering a
prayer, said he could not perceive of
anything more appropriate than these
services in memory of the friend of hui
manity. He then proceeded to pay an
eloquent tribute to Mr.. Childs.
After the rendition of a stanza by
the members of the Peoples. Singing
class, John w. Keller, president of the
New York Press club, spoke on "Mr.
Childs and Newspaper Men," and re-
counted some very interesting stories
of the goodness of Mr.. Childs in his
dealing with newspaper men.
One of these was how, on a certain
reporter getting too old for active ser.
vice on the Ledger, Mr.. Childs ordered
him to be put on the retired list, but
that his salary should be paid as usual.
The cashier demonstrated with the
millionaire, and told him the reporter
was worth 100000. '''rhat does not
matter" replied the philanthropist,
"he did his duty to the paper and de-
serves his pay If he were poor you
would be the first to ask me to put him
on the pay roll but would not put a
premium on poverty"
DIR. Blanchard, of Philadelphia, then
made a brief address, and after Dur
ward Lelys had sung Sullivan's Dist
ant Shore" Hon. Amos j. Cummings
delivered the oration. Mr.. Cummings
told how he first met Mr.. Childs about
twenty years ago in railroad carriage,
and how a warm friendship sprang up
between them. He then recounted
some of the many acts of benevolence
which the deceased performed in the
course of his lifetime, and said there
seldom lived a better man.
In the course of his address Mr. Cum.
mings said: "Mr. President and Rr.,th.
rem of Typographical Union No. O.
Organized labor to-day enshrines the
memory of a loving friend and sterling
benefactor. When George w. Childs
passed away the heart of every typo
graphical union in the land throbbed
with emotion. He was the one newspa-
per proprietor who had never had a
disagreement with his workmen and as
sociates. There never was the sugges-
zion of strike in his establishment.
Eminently just and honorable in all
his dealings, he squared his business
by the golden rule. He bore himself
toward his employees as father, not as
a master. He treated them as sons,
rather than servants You appreciated
the real worth of George w. Childs be-
fore his death. Union printers began
the celebration of his birthday years
ago. 1t will be continued as long as
there is an honorable craftsman on the
continent"