New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

CITY FLAG AT HALF STAFF
Cardinal Farley, DR.. Talcott
Williams and Others Pay
Tributes-Many Clubs
to Take Action.

! Numerous tributes to the memory OF
| Ambassador Reid and expressions OF
! sympathy to Mrs Reid and members oil
! the family were added yesterday to the
many expressions of prominent men on
/ the day Of Mr.. Reds death. As soon as
| President-elect Wilson reached the wal
dorf, on his return from Bermuda. he sent
the following cable dispatch TO Mrs. Keid'
care Of the American Embassy at Lon
don:
Mrs Wilson and / wish TO express 70
you our heartfelt sympathy with you IN
| your deep sorrow, a sorrow Which the
whole country shares
4 Earlier in the day, while the Bermudlan
was coming up the harbor, the President
elect appeared deeply effected when MI
Reds death was mentioned to him.
ut is sad" he said. very sad, indeed
! Cardinal Farley, who was neighoor OF
| Mr.. Reid. said that he felt Keen per-
sonal loss in the death OF the Ambassador.
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid was dear friend oil
mine" the Cardinal said. II had known
MIN for "A number OF years and held MN III
/ the highest esteem as good cltlZen' as a
/ leading statesman, and OF course as Il
/ neighbor.
/ Il have been I'm his home and have met
him many times at dinners. The last time
was dinner given me by Mr.. Francis Bur
rail- Hoffman on my return from toii'c
/ last winter That evening MT. helu' IL
always. was most gracious My sympathy
goes out from my Utmost heart to good
| Mrs Reid"
Or. Williams Reviews Lite.
The social gathering which usually fol-
lows the lectures on Monday at the Schooi
of Journalism Of Columbia University
was omitted yesterday. and DR. lalcot'
/ Williams. director Of the school, devoted
the time 20 AN appreciation Of the "orN
/ OF Mr.. Reid Mr.. Reid was the chairman
| OF the advisory board Of the school Dr.
/ Williams said:
To-day the social gathering that usually
| follows the Monday afternoon lectures on
| journalism IL omitted because OF inc
| death yesterday In LONDON OF Inc All-
/ bassador Of the United states, Nhitelam
Reid. the chairman of the advisory Doald
/ OF this school. Nearly forty years ago
I Mr. Reid delivered one OF the hrst' II nor
| the first. OF the addresses by JourhdIlsI
a
/ training for the calling IN Whlch ne hdu
, already won high distinction.
/ From 1879 10 1873 there were many JlDes
/ IN American newspapers against Inc pea.
| The editor OF The tribune cohulGeu !"
/ season and out TO insist on special ecu
cation for journalists. Ills own career
| gave his words authority. tie eutereu
| Journalism Il young college graduate one
/ OF the few before the civil war VINO
! sought the newspaper Office with thIs
| training. He distinguished himself az
I war correspondent His dispatch on the
/ battle ~ IttsbuTsn Lan Nuns , Gnet tt II
Gazette" had an effect on public opln-
/ ion ruualled lbs few dispatches from the
battlefield during the war. Its courage
and accuracy led il 90 be- sought only me
/ other day by Sir George Trevelyan IN MS
+ work on the civil War. remarkable
/ example Of the value OF a Journalist
work a half a century after the chronicle.
After "A brilliant career az Washington
. correspondent Mr. Reid became editor OF
The Tribune. which Tor over seventy
T years has had but two chief editors, an
+ instance Of permanence IN honor ana IN
/ NufnCr In a calling whose Work ~ 700
often looked upon as transitory. Like the
I greatest OF American journalists, BenJd-
min Franklin. Mr.. Reid represented the
| Republic In Paris. and he has been the
representative of our branch OF the Eng
/ lish speaking race 10 the other Tor a
! longer time than any man since flnchhty
| tcgan thai illustrous roll
In this school he has always taken an
/ interest borne of his early advocacy OF
professional training FOR journalists. In
| the thronged days when he was In this
/ city this fall he gave a forenoon TO learn
/ u detail what was being done IN the
/ school I'm studies. courses ami the train
ing of the reporter. tie expressed the
& hope of resuming his attention TO the
work when he returned.
I 70 the national sorrow for the going OF
an American OF high pubic service ana
I the regret among journalists at the end
/ OF a noteworthy career in American jour
/ nalsm there Is added the sense OF loss
/ In this school for his death