The Washington herald., 1908-02-22

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/ Widow Of the distinguished editor.
basis as the ward OF the nation. lie was
member OF the first committee or citi-
zens organized to lay this matter before
Congress. For many years Mr.. Noyes,
through the Star, labored increasingly to
maintain that principle and to bring
Washington to its full stature as the
Capital Of the United States.
4 Lover OF Nature.
Always lover OF nature and devou;
! sdmirer Of natural scenery, Il was early
one OF Mr.. Noyes' beliefs that the park
| foundation laid ct the outset by the
Capital founders should he utilized. II
was in this line of endeavor that he
served as chairman of the executive COM
mittee in charge Of the work OF securing
/ from Congress the necessary legislation
| for creating Rock Creek Park. to-day one
OF the gIories OF Washington. Another
work Of public Improvement urged by Mr..
Noyes for the sanitary and esthetic i'm
! provement of Washington was the rec
/ lamation of the Potomac Flats.
To enumerate the works Of public
pated as committeeman and always as
newspaper writer would be practically
10 recite all the improvements of the past
| forty years. These activities. coupled
with his winning personality, greatly en-
deared him 70 virtually the entire com
munity Of Washington. and as a token OF
the high esteem in which he was held
by his fellow-citizens he WAS presented
In 1904 on the eve Of one OF his mid
winter Journeys 20 California, with a
great silver loving cup the contribution
OF several hundred Washingtonians. The
presentation was an occasion OF note. be-
ing attended by more than a thousand
citizens of the District. with more than
500 letters Of greeting received from those
unable TO be present. one OF these was
from the late John Hay, then Secretary
| or State. between whom and Mr.. NOyes
for years the warmest personal feelings
had existed.
Alwars a great believer in the educa-
tional influence of travel Mr.. Moves was
! Throughout his lie a persistent tourist.
! having covered all the main routes OF
travel and visited practically all the civ
! ilized and some OF the semi-civTlized
countries. His travels footed up IN terms
CT many thousands of miles. and. es-
pecially in his earlier years. resulted in
entertaining letters 70 the Star. In the
course OF these wanderings Mr.. Noyes
collected many objects OF art. In his
handsome summer home, Alton Farm,
/ in Montgomery County, Md, are SOU
venirs OF every part of the world. In
the latter part OF his life Mr.. Noyes be-
came an ardent admirer Of the japanese
and their art, and some OF his finest
trophies have come from that country.
In the winter of 1906 he presented 10 the
Library OF Congress a collection Of Jap
anese prints and books. regarded as one
Of the most complete in private posses
sion. ana also loaned 10 Il a large col
lection of art carving and other rare OBJ
/ jects.
4 Dominating Principle.
One OF the dominating principles OF Mr..
Moves life was his high conception of
journalistic responsibility He continually
strove against the sensational tenden-
cies OF the latter period. He read a pa
per on the subject before the Worlds
Press Parliament at the St Louis Expo
sition in May, 1904. under the title THE
journalistic Outlook" Again, in a paper
entitled Journalism Since jamestown, 4"
read before the National Editorial Asso-
citation at the jamestown Exposition in
June. 1907. he bespoke the continuance
of the older influences for the uplifting
of the press. AS a consequence of these
views. he maintained the Star as a con-
servative journal, and always stood for
decency in the news columns.
As a writer Mr.. Noyes was vigorous in
an unusual degree. His hatred of shams
and frauds often pointed his pen with
the keenest terms of condemnation. In
I the latter part Of his life he wrote rarely.
but always with his old force and direct
ness.
In late years Mr. Noyes spent his
summers usually at Poland Springs. Me.
and his winters in California During the
spring and autumn he remained IN Wash
ington. passing as much as possible of
his time on his farm near the city,
where he took a great interest In all mat
ters concerning the care Of stock and
the raising Of crops For several years
he has entertained the Oldest Inhabi-
| tants' Association, OF which he was a
member. at Alton Farm on the Fourth
of July. Another Of his pleasures was to
entertain the members of the Washing
ton Monument Society on New Years
Day at his town residence. 1870 New
Hampshire avenue.
The surviving members of Mr. Noyes'
immediate family are Mrs. Noyes and
three sons, Theodore w. Noyes, president
Of the Evening Star Newspaper Company;
Frank b. NOyes, editor and publisher of
the Chicago RecOrd-Herald, and Thomas
C Noyes, news manager Of the Star and
one daughter, Mrs. George w Boyd. of
Philadelphia.