Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Attractive Personality.


for Mr.. Walsh was loved by his men, and
respected by all with whom he came in
contact, and his death brought sorrow to
his hundreds of friends in Washington and
elsewhere through the business centers Of
the east. where he was well known. and
to the thousands of miners who knew him
best from the very beginning of his strug-
giles in the west. Stories are pouring in
today from the mining camps in Colorado
which show the liberality Of the man.
1t is said of Thomas F. Walsh that he
never forgot friend a service. Pros
perity smiled at him and he always
smiled back. and 1t was his one effort In
life to make the world around him bet
ter. brighter and happier. filing it just as
full of sunshine as generous. open heart
could well do.
In the old days after Ouray became a
prosperous reality, it was his custom to
give a big affair at she Beaumont Hotel
where he entertained hundreds. Every
camp in the San Juan district was rep
resented and the royalty good times pass
ed into the social history of Colorado. In
later years the festivals We're held in the
Camp Bird Hotel, which Mr.. Walsh own
ed. And this hotel showed the humanity
Of the man. 1t was built in the most
sumptuous style for his employees, and in
spite of its equipment his men were quar-
tered there at d minimum OF cost to
themselves 1t was not TO be wondered
that Mr.. Walsh had no strikes because
his men were well paid, and once enlisted
In his employ few of them ever mani
tested desire to leave.
Happy Domestic Life.
The married life of Thomas F. Walsh
was ideal 1t was back In the days when
Mr. Walsh had more pluck and determi-
nation than money that a pretty young
girl came into the mining camp with
her mother An introduction which was
followed by an impetuous courtship. and
the girl. Miss Carrie B. Reed, became
Mrs. Walsh. As the husband advanced
in wealth and power. the wife kept pace
with him, and she was always ms help
meet IN all which that term implies, as
well as the charming hostess who made
the Walsh home much-sought sOsial
center
Il was in the late nineties that the
physicians advised life in a lower lati-
tude for Mrs. Walsh. and as a result
the family can came to Washington. They
with all of it's beautiful tapestries,
costly paintings and bric-a-brac Sub
sequently, Mr.. Walsh built his own
avenue. Although well known in his
own Colorado. Mr.. Walsh did not be-
come a national figure until his APP
ers from the he u STATES to the Paris
exposition in 1900. His entertainments
81 the French capital became famous.
subsequently,, he entertained the iats
King Leopold of Belgium al Ostend.
The king and Mr. Walsh became close
friends and because OF his knowledge OF
mines and mining Mr.. Walsh was enabled
TO be of considerable assistance TO the
monarch in suggesting lines of develop
ment for some promising properties which
the latter held in the Kongo. After that
there never was doubt of tine social posi-
ton OF the Washes. and in Washington
they became leaders In the residential
set.
His Business Connections.
Mr.. Walsh was a director in several
financial and other institutions and he
had extensive holdings in real estate In
Washington. Two Of the largest and fin.
est office buildings in the city were built
by Mr.. Walsh. One OF them he named
the Colorado building and the other The
Ouray, in honor of the state and city
respectively, in which he made his for
tune.
Mr.. Walsh was a member Of the Amer
lean Academy for the Advancement o.
Science the Washington Academy Of Sci
ences the National Geographic Society
American Association of Mining Engt
neers. American Chamber of Commerce
Paris; American Chamber Of Commerce
Naples: New York Chamber of Commerce
ex-president of the Irrigation Association
of America: a member OF the Travellers
Club. London; American Political Lift
Association Metropolitan and Cosmos
clubs. Washington: Metropolitan Club
New York; Denver Club, Denver: FL Pas
Club. Ell Paso, Tex; Automobile Club o
America. a life member Of the Automo
bile de France. Pilgrims Club Of London
Pilgrims OF New York, president Of TIT
Transmississippi Congress president o
the Sons OF Colorado and president o.
the Washington Aero Club.
Supporter Of Aero Club.