Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06

ExCommissioner Of the District.
influence. He was a charter member and
itics with its graft and other evils.
Mr.. Parker said in part:
II was asked by the honorable chair
man of this meeting to make a short
address here at this memorial service as
an eX-CommisSioner and former preS-
dent of the Board of Trade and as
citizen of Washington connected more
or less with the city'S activities. / ac-
cepted with pleasure, for. notwithstand-
ing the melancholy event that is the
cause of our meeting, 1t is genuine
pleasure to reflect upon and speak OF
the beautiful life and great public serv-
ice of Crosby S. Noyes.
Coming to Washington as / did when
a boy. when only Pennsylvania avenue
and eth street were paved. and they with
broken, rough and demoraliZed cobble
stones. l learned to know our deceased
learned of him through the columns of
The Evening Star. The editor and
founder of that paper saw with prophetic
eye the future possibilities of Washing
ton He realized the prominence and
greatness our country would assume and
appreciated the necessity of making
Washington capital in every way worthy
of that great nation.
Helpful Criticism.
successful contradiction that no file of
The Evening Star since that paper was
founded will disclose anything from the
pen of Mr.. Noyes that did not tend to
the uplifting and upbuilding of our city.
Mr.. Moves was not always in full sympa-
thy with all our different forms of gov
eminent. but his criticisms were of that
kind and character that helped to de-
velop the best there was in that kind of
government, and it was through the lines
of municipal policy as mapped out by
emerge from one form of government to
another until 1875 when we reached our
present form of governmental govern
ment which has proved itself most salts
factory and which, I am sure, Washing
tonians regard as ideal.''
After reviewing the work of Alexander
r. Shepherd, at the head of the Board of
Public Works and as Governor of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Parker said
I'VE all know how Governor Shepherd
throughout the length and breadth of the
land as the Boss Tweed of Washington.
Throughout all these years of struggle and
effort Crosby S. Noyes was the unvarying
and unyielding friend of Governor Shep-
herd. giving him fully and freely not only
the benefit of his friendship. but the in
dorsement and influence Of his great
paper.
when Governor Shepherds burden
seemed the greatest and the calumnies
heaped upon him were most cruel the
one man he turned to was Crosby S.
Noyes How long, let me ask. would MIR.
Noyes have given Governor Shepherd the
benefit of his friendship had he not be-
lieved and known that Governor Shepherd
was an honest man? How long, do you
suppose Governor Shepherd could have
exercised dishonest practices, without Mr..
Moves and The Evening Star finding it
out?
A Monument to Mr.. Noyes.
The people of Washington are soon to
to be placed in front of the new municipal
building. Let me suggest that one of Mr..
Noyes. his intimate friend and valued CO.
worker. be placed there also.
In the organization of the Board of
Trade Mr.. Noyes extended us his great
one of the most useful members up to the
time of his death. During the three years
1 was it's president / had the benefit of
Mr.. Noyes' wise counsel, and many CT the
acts of the Board of Trade which resulted
in SO much good to our city. such as the
extension of streets and avenues a COM
prehensive system of sewerage and many
other things, were brought about largely
through his advice and the influence Of
his paper.
Mr. Noyes looked upon all questions
from an entirely unselish point of view.
He was generous in his praise of the good
deeds of others and fearless in his criti-
cism of that which he regarded as wrong.
Modest in all things, Mr.. Noyes sought
neither applause nor praise. The poor
could get his ear as easily as the rich.
There was no froth on the life of Crosby
S. Noyes. he had no back office. He made
no assumption Of self-righteousness, but
his whole life was elevating and an OBJ
ject lesson for good. He did not seek the
society of the so-called 400 class: it was
the masses that excited his sympathy
and interest.
Mr.. Noyes' Home Life.
Mr.. Noyes' home life was the liappi-
est, and it was there he found COM
panionShip, rest and sweet content
ment Few men enjoyed a wider ac-
quaintance with public men. With them
he was always welcome guest and by
them his advice was often sought. The
home of the statesman, however. had no
more attractions for him than that of
the respected citizen. Modest in all
things, Mr. Noyes sought neither pomp
nor Splendor.
Mr.. Noyes was man of wide travel.
having been around the world more
i,
and brought it's results to the people of
Washington.
His success as journalist is not
only known to every one in Washing
ton, but throughout the entire country.
He founded d paper which has been of
ineSti mable benefit to Washington He
founded it SO well that under the able
direction of his sons and the sons of
Mir. Kaufman and their assistants it
will carry out his hopes of continued
usefulness.
If you ask the historian of today
what two men contributed most to the
advancement of Washington he Will tell
ySu that it was Alexander r. Shep-
herd and Crosby S. Noyes. If. a hundred
years from now, a student of history is
asked the same question: he will tell you
it was Alexander r. Shepherd and
Crosby :. Noyes.
ION the 21st Of February, i'm the
eighty-third year Of his age in that
dreamy country south of the Golden
Gate, surrounded by those he loved
most and best on earth. our friend and
neighbor fell asleep; not that sleep that
is said to know no waking, but from
which we believe he has already PASSED
to that better and higher life which is
eternal and beyond the stars
abide With Me- another of Mr.. Noyes'
favorite hymns, was feelingly rendered
by the Gridiron Club Quartet, and MIR
Macfarland presented the last speaker of
the q afternoon Mr. Justice Sta ford whose