Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-20


city doctor in Congress. He
is recognized as an expert and
artist in directing communi-
ties in the pathway that leads to a
bigger, better, brighter. buster future.
He has practiced this profession-cur-
ing civic ills-in practically every
state in the Union. In spite of being
one of the busiest men in Congress,
and devoted to the interests Of his
home district. this man is in demand
as an adviser and speaker before
civic, business, educational and in
that he has to decline two-thirds of
ali the appeals he receives.
This city doctor is Representative
Daniel Allen Reed. republican of Dun
kirk. N Y. and to read his biography
in the Congressional Directory no one
would suspect that he is one of the
most noted civic organizers in the
world Civic and industrial leaders
coming to Washington, however from
the places where he administered his
treatment, prescribed and kept his
fingers on the public pulse until it
beat healthily and vigorously, give
him credit for spreading a new spirit
of zeal, progress and cooperation as
he has journeyed here and there
through the United States.
Unlike most reformers-andR Reed is
not reformer or uplifter-he be-
gan his work of charity at home, eff
fecting improvements and bringing
new helpful agencies into play in his
home town of Dunkirk. n. Y.
THROUGHOUT his entire forty-ax
years Dan Reed has been Elm
training" keeping himself fit for a
mans work in the world and to help
make his native land a better place
in which to live. He first came into
prominence at Cornell University,
in 1896, 1897 and 1898. and was one
of the best players of his day. Col.
Joe" Beacham, now stationed at the
Army War College. was captain OF
the 's6 team and one of the greatest
halfbacks of that time, and 20 chosen
by Walter Camp and public opinion.
Reed played guard, and those were
the days when the guards played
back and took very active part ILL.,, IN
site such famous players as Big
Bill" Edwards Of New York and
Bemis Pierce, the Indian. He played
hard. fast. but clean.
Dan" Reed-that's how he's best
known from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific and from the Canadian border
to the Gulf Of Mexico-coached the
Cornell line for fifteen years he
also coached Penn State, and while
on that job took the since famous
Mother" Dunn as green man and
ter. He coached Cornell the first year
it beat Penn State. and the only team
that beat Cornell while he was coach
in 1901 was Princeton. by score
while at Cornell Reed was heavy
weight wrestler and never lost a
match. He also threw the hammer
some and rowed on the crew under
Courtney. Here's the big point about
his college career: Reed shone IN
athletics while standing high in his
classwork and working his way
through, waiting on table, selling
clothes. working in a bookstore and
even running a boarding house:
After finishing at Cornell Reed
practiced law for twelve years. so
he is q lawyer as well as a CITY Goo
ney for the state Of New York. Then
he INDUCED himself in the work for
which he had been fitting himself
civic betterment. He started in at
his home town by improving me
harbor. parks piayg Es tnn npmer-
Gus to mention, SO that the nome
people swear by him and will follow
his lead in any public matter
He was drawn into the work OF 40,
vising cities as to the pess "e :,se
commercial and industrial expansion.
This called him to labor in New Eng
land. the far west and the ultimate
south. His list Of sick Calls Is TOO
long to recount, but here are some OF
them, just to show the scope OF ms
nnara tion with those who were Strtv-
ing to make their communities better:
Svrac use. n Y; Ha1ieton, "a; VIII
Iiamsport, Pa; Jacksonville, Fla Ok
lahoma City, Okla; youngstown, ONO
Pontiac Mich: Mani stee' Mich.' fiine'
Mich, and Auburn, Me.
In Ali of these places and scores of
others he was doing special organtza-
t;on work for civic improvement.
Isra an one particular illustration of
tie sort of service he performed:
A BOUT 1915 he was called to the
"A city Of Flint Mich. to undertake
q solution Of the civic, commercial
and Industrial problems that had
sprung up by reason OF the rapid de-
velonment of the automobile indus
trv AS q RESULT. Of his survey and
Recommendations the community pro-
vided him with . fund OF $1,000 a
year, which was later voluntarily in
creased to $4,000 . year. for promo