Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
Raymond Patterson'S Memory
Honored by Newspaper Men.
ACTION OF GRIDIR0N CLUB
Washington Correspondents Regret
Loss of Companion.
FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS
His High Professional ideals and
His Exchanging Courage of Con-
viction Made Him Popular.

The funeral services for Raymond A.
Patterson will be held at his late resi-
dence. 1909 Kenyon street, tomorrow
afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock. The remains
will be taken on the 5:45 train to Chi
cago for interment
A largely attended meeting of the corps
of Washington correspondents was held
in the Post building last night. presided
over by Maurice Splain. chairman OF the
standing committee of correspondents. to
take appropriate action upon the death OF
a colleague who was held I'm the highest
esteem.
Upon calling the meeting to order Mr.
Splain spoke feelingly upon the loss of
this highly regarded member of the corps
The following resolutions. reported by
committee composed of Edward b.
Clark, Sumner NJ. Curtis and Edward G..
Lowry, were adopted:
1T is with deep sorrow that the corps
of Washington correspondents has learned
Of the death Of its fellow-worker. Ray
mond Albert Patterson. Every field of
newspaper work in which Mr.. Patterson
labored from the first day Of his school
ing as a reporter he felt to be worthy
OF his best endeavor, and to this feeling
he was true to the end of his life.
Test OF His Integrity.
For fifteen years Mr.. Patterson rep.
resented the Chicago Tribune in Wash.
ington, where his singleness of purpose
his high professional ideals and his un.
changing courage Of conviction made him
one Of whom his profession justly was
proud. Mr.. Patterson wrote simply, di.
rectly and strongly, and he wrote as he
believed, which is the supreme test OF
integrity.
1.-THE corps Of Washington correspond
ents wishes to express to the members OF
the family Of its friend its deep and sin
cere sympathy in the sorrow which has
come to them"
George G. Hill of the New York Tri-
pune and Edward B. Clark of the Chi
cago Evening Post were appointed a
committee to represent the corps at the
funeral.
The Gridiron Club. of which Mr--Pat-
terson was a member, met at the New
Willard last night, President Henry Hall
presiding. The death Of Mr.. Patterson
was formally announced to the club, and
the following resolutions were adopted:
THE Gridiron Club has learned with
feelings of deep regret Of the death oil
Raymond Albert Patterson, an active
member of the club. which occurred q,
his residence in Washington on the morn
ing of Saturday, November Ii, 1909.
"Mr. Patterson came to Washington
in 1894 10 assume the duties of CORE
spondent OF khe Chicago Tribune. a
newspaper with which he had been con-
nected since his graduation from Yale
College in 1878. He was admitted t.
membership In the Gridiron Club Feb
ruary q, 1897.
Gained High Reputation.
ITO his associates in this organization
and in the ranks of Journalism generally
he was known as a man Of sterling in
tegrity, a conscientious worker, loya
friend, and one who lived I'D to the
highest ideals Of the newspaper profes'
sion. He gained for himself high
reputation as a writer on subjects OF
public Importance, a fearless but fail
critic, and a close and intelligent OBJ
server Of political and economic affairs. y
It was resolved that the Gridiror
Club adopts the foregoing as tribute
Of admiration and respect for its de-
ceased member.
1t was resolved further that this
resolution be spread on the minutes OF
the Gridiron Club, and that a copy OF
it be sent to the widow Of Mr.. Patter-
son. with an expression of the clubs
profound regret over her loss and sincere
sympathy in her SORROW.
James s. Henry, John s. Shriver,
James P. Hornaday and Perry S. Heath
were appointed a committee TO attend
the funeral In behalf OF the club.