The Washington herald., 1908-04-05
MEMORIALFOR MOVES
Exercises to Be Held To-day
in National Theatef. :
PROMINENT MEN TO ATTEND
Wee President Fairbanks, Secretary
Root, Speaker Cannon, Henry Wat
terson, Justice stafford, and Chap
lain Edward Everett Hale viii Pay
Their Respects to Late Editor.

AT the National Theater this afternoon
at O'Clock, opportunity will be given
the people Of. Washington 10 shOws by
their presence, the esteem ard affection
in which they held the late Crosby Stuart
Noyes, editor in chief of the Evening star.
Men. prominent in the life Of the nation,
State, and District. viii speak of the
worth of Washington's illustrious citizen.
The career OF Mr.. Noyes, his worth to
Washington, and his efforts to make 1t
the best governed. finest laid out. and
eleanest city in the country. will be told
by distinguished spes&ers.
The several branches Of the government,
executive. legislative, and judicial will
be represented The community itself
will have in the audience the most prom
inent men Of the District, all yieing TO
show that the worth Of Mr. Noyes. and
his love for Washington and its inhabi-
tants have not been forgotten.
To BE Lasting Tribute.
The memorial will be a lasting tribute
to Washingtons great citizen, whose
career raised him TO membership in that
small coterie Of men who have accom-
plished lasting good in their efforts for
feilow-residents of this community
The memorial exercises win be attended
By Vice President Fairbanks, Secretary
Root, Speaker Cannon. the judges OF the
District Supreme Court. and others promi-
nent in public and private walks of life
The exercises will begin by the playing
Of Handel's Largo by the United States
Marine Band. Dr. Edward Everett Hale.
Chaplain of the Senate. will deliver the
invocation.
Commissioner X. B. F. Mcfarland will
deliver the Introductory address. Vice
President Fairbanks viii speak on Mr.
Noyes' good qualities. and the loss
sustained by his death Secretary Root
will speak for the executive branch OF the
government
Speaker Cannon viii represent the leEis-
lative branch Of the government. He viii
be followed by Henry Watterson, editor OF
the Louisville Courier-Journal a life-
long friend Of Mr.. Noyes. Myron NJ
Parker. former Commissioner of the Dis
trict. will be another speaker. Justice
Wendell Phillips STAFFORD, Of the District
Supreme Court. viii also dwell on Mr.
Ncyes sterling qualities.
Benediction will be pronounced by Rev.
c. Ernest Smith D. D., and the exercises
Will close with the playing of Nearer.
My God TO Thee" 10y the Marine Band
Music by Quartet.
The quartet Of the Gridlron Club. of
which society Mr. Moves was-a member
for years will sing several selections at
the exercises.
There will be no tickets of admission
except TO the stage and the boxes. which
viii be entered from the stage door. The
seats on the stage viii be occupied by the
speakers, the general committee of ar
rangements. representatives of the Grid
iron Club. the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation, and the Washington National
Monument Society No one will be nd
mitted te the stage except by ticket,
which is not transferable.
Relatives Of Crosby S. Noyes will be
seated in the lower boxes the upper
boxes being reserved for members OF the
speakers families. Only holders Of non
transferable tickets will be admitted 10
the boxes.
As the exercises viii begin promptly
at 4 o'clock, the committee hopes that all
attending the services viii be in their
seats before that hour. The committee Of
arrangements is as follows: