Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-02-10
RICHARD n. LANE.
m ddlebury College Loses mother
of its Graduates Through
Death,

Richard H. Lane, who graduated
from Middlebury College in the class of
1888, died in Montreal, December 5,
after short illness. He was member
of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
At the time of his death he was general
secretary of the Charity Organization
Society of Montreal. After his gradua-
ton he spent some time in post-grad-
uate study at the General Theological
Seminary, at Columbia University, and
at Oxford University, and in settlement
work in London. Upon his return to
this country he was for several years a
resident of the New York University
Settlement, and for time connected
with the Charity Organization Society.
His field of service also extended to the
Pro-cathedral and in other directions.
Francis H. Mclean, in a recent num-
Der of the Survey, writes of Mr.. Lane
and his work as follows:
''His longest and most valuable SER
vice was undoubtedly performed in
Montreal, where he went in 1902 to
occupy the position which he held to the
day of his death. 1t was the writer's
privilege to occupy the same. position
from the inception of the society in
| 1900 until Mr.. Lanes appointment. So
estimate the value of Mr.. Lanes eight
years of hard work, realizing how
roughly the ground had been ploughed
then and how we'll cultivated it is now.
The weight of influence, the good feel
ing of the many groups, the bulk of the
service rendered. the chief agent re-
sponsible for all this has been Mr.. Lane,
for in one thing he was deficient-he
did not know how to spare himself; he
was not always just to himself. This
undoubtedly FASTENED the end. But at
least he had the deep satisfaction of
knowing that in that strangely complica-
ted city of the North he had accomplished
amazing weddings; had many differing
personalities unite on common stand
ards; had accomplished almost the i'm
possible. For the society has not only
been the most potent force in the social
progress of Montreal, but has steadily
developed a mutual understanding
among most diverse and conflicting in
terests.
'He bent everything to his purposes.
The so-called society life of the city
sought him, and in such cunning ways
he combined service with social pleasure
that constantly some profit was coming
to the great movement he represented.
Not that he himself did not find healthy,
normal pleasure in society, but he bent
it to his purposes, which We're not to his
own profit, but to that of the many.
His unselfshness was put to the test,
for local opportunities in other direc-
tons, offering larger pecuniary returns
and demanding less strain, presented
themselves, but were pushed aside
though physically he was not over
strong. He believed the work he was
doing was his work and he fought in the
harness to the last
yet so essentially was he man of
the world, using the term in its best
sense, that by his actions, not by word
of mouth, was one able to judge just
how deep and firm and good were the
foundations of this jovia companion,
with his piquant flavor of cyncism, his
raillery, his federation which shocked
others with more confined views, his
general all aroundness.
"A strong and cheerful soul, might
well be Richard Lanes epitaph.''