The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-03-15
GEO. w. CHILDS.
Memorial Services in Honor of the
Great and Good Man.
Prominent People Present-Mr. Chfds Was
a Friend of Humanity His Prosperity
Constantly Made the Vehicle of
Doing Good to His Fellow Men.

New YORK, March 12-Memorial
services in honor of the late George w,
Childs were held in the Fifth Avenue
theater Sunday afternoon. The serv-
ices, which we're got up by members of
Typographical Union No 6, were of a
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 its singing was sup
plemented by vocal and instrumen al
selections given by various prominent
artists.
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 hu-
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
-, c,,D1ya stMv
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 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. ''That 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 q
premium on poverty"
Dr. blanchard, OF Philadelphia, ther
made brief address, and after Dur
ward Lelys had sung Sullivan's "Dist
ant Shore" Hon. Amos J. Cumming.
delivered the oration. Mr.. Cummings
told how he first met Mr.. Cbilds abou
twenty years ago in railroad carriage
and how a warm friendship sprang NJ
between them. He then recounte(
.. some of the many acts of benevolenc'
which the deceased performed in th'
course of his lifetime, and said Their
seldom lived better man.
In the course of his address Mr.. Cum
mings said: 'Mr. President and Breth
rem of Typographical Union No. g.
Organized labor to-day enshrines tn
memory of loving friend and sterling
benefactor. When George w. Child
, passed away the heart of every type
!, graphical union in the land throbbe
!. with emotion. He was the one newspa
' per proprietor who had never had
:. disagreement with his workmen and as
sociates There never was the sugge:
: ton of strike in his establishment
Eminently just and honorable in a
:, his dealings, he squared his busines
. by the golden rule. He bore himse
y toward his employees as a father, not g
master. He treated them as son
rather than servants. You appreciate
], the real worth of George w. Childs b.
. fore his death Union printers bega
!, the celebration of his birthday yeal
ago. 1t will be continued as long {
= there is an honorable craftsman on tt
continent"