Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
MRS. v. 0. REID
DIES IN FRANCE
Widow of Former AmbaSSa-
dor to England Chilled
on Ocean Voyage.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 29.-Mrs. Whitelaw
Ogden Reid of New York, widow of the
former Ambassador to England, died at
$50 am. today at Cape Ferrat at the
home of her daughter, Lady Ward.
Mrs. Reid, who arrived in France
only last week, contracted a chill dur
ing her voyage across the Atlantic. She
was i'll when she reached Paris and had
grown steadily worse since.
On Saturday she went to Cape Ferrat
in the belief that visit to the south
of France might improve her health.
Her daughter, her son-in-law and
her personal secretary were at the bed
side when she died in the Villa Rose
mary.
1nspects Newspaper Plant.
Members of the family said that de-
spite her illness during the brief stay
in Paris she took time to inspect the
new building of the Paris edition OF
the New York Herald Tribune, seeming
to be as mindful Of its technical details
as in those days years ago when size
was helpmate to Whitelaw Reid, then
a rising New York journalist.
1t was the first time she had seen
the new plant in working order and
despite her fatigue, she stayed in the
building a long time, asking many ques-
tionS.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made pending word from her son, ogden
Reid, in New York.
Saw New Journalistic Era.
In her lifetime Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
one of the principal owners OF the New
York Herald Tribune. saw the passing
of one era Of journalism in the United
States and the development of new.
A daughter of Darius ogden Mills,
financier, she was married in 1881.
Nine years previously, Horace Greeley,
founder of the Tribune, had died and
Mr. Reid became its editor and pro-
prietor. When he died in 1912 she
was made executriX of the entire estate
and she determined to keep the Tribune.
Years later it was consolidated with the
old New York Helard, founded by
James Gordon Bennett. one of Greeley's
bitterest enemies. Even in her late
years she retained an active interest in
the administration of the Herald Trib-
une property.
Mrs Reid, whose country estate at
Purchase, N. Y, is the residence OF the
King of Siam during his visit to the
United States, was known almost as
well in London and Paris as she was in
New York An inveterate traveller, she
made frequent crossings and at one
period she and Mr.. Reid were brilliant
figures in the social life of London.
Entertained Royalty.
In 1897 Mr.. Reid was appointed spe-
cial Ambassador to England for the
jubilee of Queen Victoria. In 1902 he
was special Ambassador of the United
States at the coronation of King Ed
ward, and in 1907 he was named AM
bassador to the Court of King James.
The embassy became the center Of Dip
lomatic entertaining in London and
the guests at various times included the
Prince of Wales, who is the present
King; the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught, and other members of the royal
family On several occasions, Mrs Reid
presented Americans to the court.
She was active in war work in Paris
and London as well as in New York.
In 1922 the French government confer
red the cross of the Legion of Honor III
recognition of her work, and she was
honored in 1924 by King George fer
similar services.
Mr.. Reid died in London in 1912.