The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-27
Board of Trade
Pays Tribute
To Mr.. NoyeS

High tribute was paid the memory Of
Crosby Stuart Noyes by the Board Of
Trade, which expressed its deep regret
at his death in a touching memorial.
The memorial was drawn up by men
who had often been thrown in intimate
personal contact with Mr.. NOyes and
knew best his sterling qualities.
The memorial follows:
The Washington Board of Trade
feels that it may with 7ropriety voice
the public sentiment OF this community
mourning the death of Crosby s. Noyes.
The more private and, as it WERE do
imestic traits OF his character, have
been tenderly and yet comparatively
traced by the hands OF friendship and
OF love AS a civic body We desire 10
put upon record the appreciation ana
regard of mis- fellOW-citizens for his
public services. II was not simply that
he loved this city. Every wholesome ma
ture makes its physical surroundings a
part Of itself. But all do not see the
same picture and very few see the
whole of it.
Mr., Noyes looked deeper than the
face. and TO him this city was not
merely the grace and the beauty and
the dignity OF our nation. but she was
its soul. He always knew and felt that
solemn and inspiring truth and he lived
up TO H. For more than half a century
he and his paper nave worked for
Washington city and her citizens. and,
thus. for the nation. His was the wis
dom that began with the individual He
knew that ne could only reach the
many through the few; that each man
must he enlisted if an army Is 10 be
gathered together.
nee, he always was urgent ana
riri in the advocacy and sup
measure which aimed 20
Az the individual man and
mone whom ne lived. Was II
usiC-or a cleaner drama-or
llture-or more spiritual ideals
er and more abundant 1000
free-handed and sympathetic
for each and all or these
ana wrote and did. For
his bounty there was no winter IN II.
. Especially did his kind heart respond
TO the cry OF the children.
No public effort ever was made here
for their help that did not have his
hearty sympathy and support. we
do not speak Of this in its sen
. timental aspect merely While ne
I felt this deeply, yet he knew that the
civic side was equally urgent Inc child
+ is father of the man. he wanted 10
build up the good citizen from the very
; ground. There Is not space mere 10
. even call 10 mind the many acts Of his
long life which went 70 advance this
city and her people
1T is TO be hoped that an adequate
biographical record will be made OF
them But this must be said Of him,
! for without IL no true idea could be
formed OF the man. Sympathetic, ten
( der as he was, yet at the suggestion
even of injustice, of wrong, Of any at
Tempt on the liberty OF the people or OF
the press. he grew hot with Indignation
Ordinarily yielding and complacent, he
! became as gnaTled and stubborn as the
oak. Try as you might. you could not
sWerve him when he stood against what
NE thought was an unjust or an illegal
thing.
LAS has been said, no man realized
more completely than he the National
3 soul of Washington. His great gifts
made him the friend and companion OF
the men foremost in the political and
social life of this Capital City. The
benefit which we have derived from his
intercourse with them may perhaps he
realized fully, now that we haze lost It.
acknowledging our great Indebted
ness as a community to him. appreciat-
ing his civic virtues, and reverenCing
hts memory. the board OF directors has
ordered this minute 10 be entered upon
its records and copy sent TO the fam
tly Of the deceased.
''R. ROSS PERRY.
WILLIAM Y. cox
M. NJ PARKER.
THOMAS W. SMITH
IS. WOODWARD"