Evening star., 1916-01-02

women without money reward, and
even without any reward, except the
sense of duty done. For the man whose
portrait we now present to the most
Washingtonian of all Washington or
ganizations. of (which he is the honor
ed president. typif1es the unpaid pub
lie servants, without whom the work
of the community could not be carried
on. Many of US recall that in this very
hall we expressed to his distinguished
father our appreciation of his unpaid
service to the National Capital. Happy
is the son who has such a father, and
ing is better than that son should
follow in the footsteps of a father who
has been a civic patriot. This we can
justly say of him whom we honor to-
day.
Efforts in Behalf Of District.
"As, his fathers successor in the
editorship of a great organ of public
opinion, as president of the Board of
Trade and in many other capacities, ne
has done all that one man could do Tor
the highest interest of the nations
me, has been his steady and skillful
maintenance of the 'half-and half plan
of the organic act of 1873. under which
our progress has been made AS
tee. ! can testify to his latest efforts
in this behalf as being in accord with
all that he has done before. More
could not be said.
There is a very practical reason why
We should express our gratitude for such
public service beyond the duty we owe
to him who rendered it. Our praises are
our wages, Shakespeare said. Men and
women who serve the community are en-
titled to them. But the effect of such
the recipient 1t encourages every other
like minded citizen, and especially the
young ones who are looking with eager
eyes on the future To see clean, honest,
faithful, efficient, civic. service properly
honored stimulates them to give the
same kind of service themselves. Some
can work without reward or hope of re-
ward, but most of us work. or work bet
ter if we know that we shall have the ap-
probation of our fellow citizens.
1--WE all agree that it is the right thing
to show such appreciation while a man
or woman is here to know about 1t. We
all agree that the flowers ought to be
given before rather than after death
Therefore, we feel that we are starting
the new year right when on it's first day
we present this portrait in recognition of
the fidelity and ability with which one
of our civic leaders has done all that in
him lay, through many years. to advance
the progress. physical aud moral, Of the
National Capital
Mr.. Bryan Accepts Portrait.
In accepting the portrait on behalf
of the association. Mr.. Bryan spoke of
his early associations with Mr.. Noyes
prep of the old Columbian-now
George Washington-Univer He
told OF his taking up the practice of
law, of his brief residence in the ter
ritory of Dakota. where he became one
of its stanchest advocates before Con-
gress for its admission into the sister
hood of states, and of his return to his
native city, before Congress passed the
enabling act of 1889 admitting the
states of North and South Dakota into
the Union.
with his mind enriched by the ex-
perience gained from contact with the
wide-awake and throbbing vitality of
the sturdy men of those western noun
tains and plains. Mr.. Noyes at once en-
tered as an active participant in the
various movements to advance the in
terest of the District" said Mr.. Bryan.
His series OF articles in 1883 OH the
Grievances of Washington brought
out with matchless clearness, logical
comprehensive plan for the future
development of the city, not only of
magnificent distances but one for
universal admiration, and with almost
prophetic eye he visualized what has
already become accomplished as we'll
as those improvements under way"
The speaker referred to Mr. Noyes'
associations with his father, the late
Crosby S. Noyes. editor of The Star.
declaring that the mantle of that
noble sire fell worthily upon the shoul-
ders of son imbued by inheritance
with those sterling qualities of in
tegrity and the mastery presentation
of the demands for exact justice to
high and low alike which have imper-
shably engraved in our hearts the
sweet memory of the senior"
Washington's- Active Champion.
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan said, in part:
with trenchant pen and the never
Tagging. wisely directed energy of his
charming personality, Theodore Noyes
has always been identified an active
champion and leading spirit among
those who have labored SO persistentIy,
and, in many ways. successfully, to
make Washington worthy of it's exalt-
ed position as the seat of government
of our great republic and one to be
justly viewed with pride, not only by
its own residents. but by the people
of the whole country
The oft-recurring loss OF life at the