Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01

Richard n. Lindsay.
duct the services The Gridron Club and
the press gallery Of the Capitol will be
represented
The body will be temporarily placed in
a vault at Rock Creek cemetery. Later
it will be removed to his Missouri home
for burial.
Mrs. Lindsay has received many mes
sages of sympathy from newspaper men
and public officials since the news of her
husbands sudden death became known.
Mr.. Lindsay was warm personal
| friend and confidant of William H. Taft.
| In fact he had been detailed by his paper
to Hot Springs at the special request of
the next President. and played golf with
Mr.. Taft only a few days before he died
Taft Grieves for Friend.
Mr.. Taft sent the following message Of
sympathy to his wife:
HOT SPRINGS. Va,
November 30 1905.
Mrs Richard H. Lindsay, Washington,
d. G.
Mrs Taft and l are greatly shocked at
the news of your husbands death We
extend 10 you our heartfelt sympathy in
your .irrs< 'ievable loss.
Dick one of my warmest friends.
and shall ever be grateful to him and to
his discriminating assistance. His going
makes void not soon to be filled.
wv. III. TAFT"
The Vice President wrote the following:
MY Dear Mrs. Lindsay: The sad in
teligence of the death of Mr.. Lindsay has
just reached US Mrs Fairbanks joins me
in sending you profound sympathy in this
hour of your great sorrow.
Mr.. Lindsay was man whom we
greatly admired, and whom We shall
greatly miss c. w FAIRBANKS"
When President Roosevelt learned of
NJ. Lindsays death he dictated the fol-
lowing:
Il am shocked and concerned at the
death of Mr.. Lindsay. l. had grown to
value him a friend. less than to re-
spect him for his high ability in his pro-
fession. l very sincerely regret his loss. |
Memorial Record of Press Club.
The board of governors of the National |!
Press Club met yesterday afternoon and
ordered this record written in its minutes: !
Richard Herndon Lindsay. the Wash |
ington correspondent of the Kansas City |
Star. a member of t!is. the National Press
Club of Washington. died at his home in .
Washington. Monday morning. November !
~. 1908. Al IL O'Clock.
Dick Lindsay was a cal able and en- !
terprisng newspaper worker; he made
good in many grades of his profession /
his loyalty was never questioned: he did !
for. and did no harm others. his heart /
beat true s a friend. and when it was his |
turn 20 do the right thing he was there |
with his share in fair and square way. |
He earned the respect and affection |
of all who knew him and now. that he is |
gone. it may be truly said by all of US
that we ask nothing more than TO stand !
as we'll with our fellows. His leaving |
causes us deep grief but can say no |
more than that his simple. sensible |
straightforward life has made an impress
sion which will last with us as long as we
live. To his wife we extend our SYM
pathy.'
A meeting of correspondents was held
last night in the office of Maurice Splain.
Resolutions were adopted which voice
the appreciation of Dick" Lindsay's old
that they loved and whose less ley
mourn.
Associates at Meeting.
At the meeting We're men Who lad
known Lindsay in the old days when ne |
was reporter western papers. !
Charles C. Randolph. Washington bus:- /
ness man. who had once been city editor !
of the Kansas City Times. and VINO was i
the first man to give Lindsay an assign !
ment, was there. Another old Newspaper
man who had handled Lindsa.s copy
was Eugene c. Brocknaycr. ono, con- !,
nected with the St Louis Republic
Al the close Of the meeting he .oilow-
ing resolutions were adopted
In memory of our dead companion .
Richard II erndon Lindsay, Until this day /
the Washington correspondent of the |
Kansas City Star, tire members of the !
congressional press gallery have gathered I
for special meeting to do anu say as !
much we can, little as il may be !
to show our love and respect for tie one |
who has left US.
Lindsay was one of the veterans of the
gallery. and knew him Intimately !
For many. many years we will remember /
his characteristics. and as long az we live
to know the merits of mon We will yahi,. I
our near relation with this good man this
honest and steady man. WHO was n4var
small, who was always strons-hearred
who was never afraid to do what he
thought to he right in the gentlest and
most manly way.
1T Is a grief to us that Lindsay is no
longer one of the workers in our small
professional family. but ii is much to re-
member that he played his part with an
active. tireiess devotion to duty without
harm or hindrancs to others. As
brothers. we will SO remember him. He
achieved much. but he never did it at the
expense of those who were working with
him. He was q hard worker and ami