New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-08
ASSOCIATES HONOR
CHARLES R. MILLER
Times" EditOr-in- Chief Gets
Gold Watch on Fortieth
Year of Service.

Charles r. Miller. editor in chief Of
"The New York Times" was guest Of
honor at luncheon given TO him by
members Of the editorial staff Of his
paper yesterday morning in the as
semb!y hall of The Times" Annex, in
celebration Of the forticth anniversary
Of his correction with the paper
At the end of the meal addresses
were made by Adolph s. Ochs, owner
of "Thc Times; Carr Y. Van Anda,
its managing editor and by Mr. Miller
himself The veteran editor was pre-
scented with an inscribed gold watch.
In his address Of congratulation Mr..
Ochs said:
81 am happy to greet you so socially
assembled. This gathering Of part
Of The Times family IL a measure
visualizes the potent intelligent power
that rlaces The Times to the fore
front in the journalism of the world.
| will be pardoned the pride I wish TO
express that have the honor to pre-
side over an institution that includes
so large q number Of splendid men in
it's organZatiOn.'
Mr.. Ochs declared that the achieve
ments of "The Times" were the
achievements of it's editor, the guest
If the evening. It was Mr.. Miller.
said Mr.. Ochs, who guided the edto-
rial page Of the PAPER. and in the forty
years he had been with "The Times"
the editorials he had written would
I'll 1000 books of 10000 words each.
Mr.. Millcr's qualities were both Joy
and m inspiration to those who worked
beside him. Mr.. Ochs declared.
Nv. Miller told a bit of his own his
tory. relating how ne came to "The
Times" from "The Springfield Repub-
lican." and declared that the forty
years did not seem so very long.
an the daily tasks Of newspaper
man there is nc monotonv,' he said.
He deals always with subjects that
are either fresh in themselves or pres
ent aspects that are every day new and
interesting. In particular the work Of
an editorial writer is of such a nature
that he finds in il a sustaining sense
of interest because he has to deal so
largely with public affairs. with the
life and activity of the community, the
state and the nation"
Mr.. Miller's career n "The Times"
and his personal traits were reviewed
by Carr V. Van AnGa. managing edi-
tor. Among their guests avOcations,
Mr.. Van Anda had learned, was wood
carving, part of Mr.. Miller's furniture
testifying to his skill
"A great distinction that" said Mr..
Van Anda. Few domestic wood carv-
ers achieve federation in their own
homes, below the attic"
The speaker told e the unfiagging
interest the man whose workday was
taken up with the latest news topics
took in ancient authors. Latin, Greek
and Italian writer's had an especial
charm for their editor-in-chi Mr..
Van Anda said, and on one occasion,
when a pianist was Nh Miller's guest.
he had 10 exhume the instrument from
its burden of thirty-nine volumes of
Horace before he could try his hand
at it. When he was made editor OF
"The Times" the speaker contided,
Mr.. Miller was about 10 write his
tory of Greece.
"The proposed history of an ancient
people was never written" continued
Mr.. Van Anda, "and, instead of a pos
siblc college president, with a row Of
musty volumes standing beside Grote
and Thrlwall on u forgotten shelf,
We have the privilege of association
with one of the most accomplished
and most widely recognized writer's OF
the living, throbbing history of to-
day"