Evening star., 1916-01-02

many earnest but ineffectual attempts
| to be made for their prevention, which
| remained unheeded by the companies
responsible therefor until the constant
pressure of our civic bodies and patri-
otic citizens, with the well directed CO.
| operation of Mr.. Noyes. compelled the
| elevation or lowering of tracks or the
construction of bridges at the intersec-
! tions, and minimized the threatening
| source of danger.
when the marvellous development in
| the application of electricity to street
| car traffic was becoming an important
| well remember the strenuous endeavors
| and devious tactics Of the traction
| companies seeking permission to string
our streets and avenues with a web of
| overhead trolley wires-and that we
I have been kept free from this great
| blemish disfiguring so many of our
| sister cities is due to the unrem1tting
I protests and never-ceasing activity of
| crusade Mr.. Moves welded his pen in
! able editorials and worked vigorously
| with them by many personal arguments
to the legislative and executive au-
| thorities."
Work for Board of Trade.
Mr.. Bryan referred to the work done
| by Mr.. Noyes as a member of the Board
| of Trade and other organizations. Il
shall not attempt. nor am I at all quail
| ifed.' he said. Ito give you a detailed
enumeration of the many movements
| for the advancement of social. political
and material conditions of the District
| to which his well directed energies, his
studious investigation into civic and
economic. principles. his recognized tai
| ents and clear-sighted judgment have
been conspicuously displayed, but these
few mentioned instances are so impress
sive in their character and their benef-
1cent effects are so constantly before US
that ! could not refrain from this sim
| pie ailusfon to them"
Concluding Mr.. Bryan said: From
you, gentlemen. who have shared in the
preparation and presentation of this
beautiful painting and faithful likeness
OF our president. Theodore Williams
Moves, to the Association of Oldest In
habitants of the District of Columbia.
as one of the vice presidents and in it's
name l accept the generous gift, COM
ing to us in a precious setting, partly
with the radiant-jeWels of friendship
| linked together by chain of pure gold
of disinterested affection. 1t will be
treasured both for it's personal value
as the portrait of our president and in
appreciation of the spirit of the good
will of those who have given us this
pleasure" = - -..-.
Mr.. Browns Appreciation.
Chaplin Brown, another of Mr.. Noyes'
schoolmates in the preparatory depart
ment of old Columbian University, fol-
lowed Mr.. Bryan in an address expressing
the associations appreciation of the por-
trait.
Il could see in Theodore the student
boy" said Mr.. Brown, even in our child
hood days. the index of Theodore the
mature and successful: and if ] had been
commissioned to draw a picture in after
years as a counterpart to the one
nave so crudely drawn of our schoolboy
days. would have drawn one based upon
such scene as ! behold around ME today
with Theodore Williams Moves, a prince
or men, surrounded by the truly noble
men of his native city, striving to do him
honor for his unselfish work and achieve
ments and as l looked into their eyes
I-as l am looking into yours today
would read in each of them an eulogy
OF this truly great man, as tender as
mothers blessing and more eloquent
than have the gift of words to describe.
I would like to draw another pic
ture-one based upon the scenes, which
hope you all witnessed, which recent
~ took place before the great joint
commission which has the fate of the
capital of the nation in it's keeping, be-
fore which appeared Moves, Macfarland
and Worthington as the great trium-
Vlrate representing the citizens of this
city and, in fact: of the whole country.
They will be held in the future as the
protectors, advocates and defenders of
the capital of the ma ton.
Three Worked as One.
NO matter what the decision of this
high commission may be, it is certain
to be impressed and Influenced by the
arguments of these three great men,
You can't mention one of them without
Strengthening the glory of the other,
and / hope that after the decision is
made by the joint commission some
great artist will put on canvas a COM
posite picture of the continued scenes
before this high commission, which
may be hung as a fitting companion
piece to that great painting, the cleo
toral commission, by our own artist,
Mrs. Fassett. which hangs upon the
walls of the United States Capitol
building.
Look now upon this picture, then on
that one, of the body of men with the
advocates before them. who had the
decision affecting the head of the ma
tion; the other, the body of men. with
the advocates before them. who had the
decision of the fate of the capital of
the nation. And. if the artist does his
duty you will be able to read in the