Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-14
NEWARK MOURNS
The DEATH OF
Dr.. LESLIE WARD
Continued from Flrst page,

ment that helped to benefit the city
and the State and upiift men and
women. He was a grand character
and everybody liked him. He was a
lover of art and was well read, and in
| social circles he was a favorite. All of
his business associates admired him for
his ability and integrity"
John A. Clifford, president Of the Sc
curity Savings Tank, said:
st knew DR.. Ward many years. He
was a loveable man and he was able
as a fnancier and as an insurance
man."
Joseph NJ. Byrne, a vice-president of
the Federal Trust Company, a neighbor
of DR.. Ward, said: my old friend, DR..
Ward, will be greatly missed in New
ark, for he was a grand character and
he made and kept friends. he was so
| genial and kindly. When he became
wealthy he did not forget the friends
Of the years when he was a struggling
young doctor. He was the same kindly
man to the end.
"Dr. Ward had exceptional executive
abilities as a physician, insurance man
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exercised in a wide range of duties of
various kinds-in business, In social
life, II politics and public movements,
and IN finances, and his advice was
sought because of his sound judgment.
HE was a friend of young men who
worked to succeed, and he helped many
to success in business. He was a valu-
able man to our city, and New Jersey
n H1 kI1 n,HtSra oo,,r4rrr etxo4ofnc q loss
in him. He was popular in business
| circles in New York and Philadelphia,
and mong his friends and admirers
were the most prominent flnanciers
n statesmen of our great country.
He was a grand Americans patriot
to the cause"
Edward w. Whitehead, city librarian,
said: "Dr. Ward was one of the finest
characters ! ever knew. He was
genial, kindly and charitable. a splen-
did business man, a lover of art, es-
pecially of paintings. His was a grand
personality. I liked to meet him in
the street and see him smile. He had a
kind word for everybody, / never heard
of him making a eyere comment on
any person."
Former United States Senator John
F. Dryden, president of the Prudential,
said:
"Dr. Ward has been identified with
the Prudential since its organization.
We have worked together for Its sue
cess in its struggling infancy and later
in the days of It's prosperity. His death
brings to me a sense of personal loss
! which l am unable to express in
words"
Governor Fort at his home in Spring
Lake said;
Governor Fort Named Son for Him.
IT greatly regret the death Of DR..
Ward, He was one of my best friends.
We have been intimate since we were
young men. He was one of the first
acquaintances that I made after !
came to Newark. My son and secre-
tary is named for him. The first trip
I made abroad was In 1889, when he
| and / went together. He was a man
of high personal character. an excel
lent physician. and had he continued
In his profession would have stood at
the top of it. He was a man of strict
integrity with a high sense of per-
sonal honor. His death will be a great
loss to the business community. His
type Of citizenship is greatly needed In
our time. His death to me brings a
great sense of personal loss"
Richard V. Lndabury said:
He was a man OF great ability, OF
lovely character, one who would do
more for his friends than most any
body else / ever knew"
Thomas n. McCarter, president of the
Public Service Corporation, said:
DIR. Ward was one of. the men who
helped transform Newark from a Jul
try town to a city of national inn
portance. He was an optimist. He
loved New Jersey. He was a steadfast
friend when once he gave. his conf
dence. He had enduring faith in the
future of the State, and invested his
fortune in the development of that flu
ture. To me he has been a close per-
sonal friend and adviser. He was a
director of Public Service from the be-
ginning and we shall indeed miss him
greatly"
Congressman r. Wayne Parker said;
"Dr. Ward was such a deal friend of
mine that 1t is hard to say anything
except words of grief. He was so
brave, so generous, so kind, so full of
sympathy m Interest in those of every
age, that he came TO be loved by all
who knew him. He was devoted to the
right. whether in his profession, In
the wide domain of business or in the
service of his country, when she needed
his aid He has been my friend and as
sociate In so many ways that I seem to
have lost a part of my own life"
Former Acknowledgement John w.
Griggs. of Paterson, said;
"He was a fine gentleman and his
death Is a great loss to the State of