Evening star., 1939-03-22
Historical Society
Told Of Life Of
Crosby Stuart Noyes
NewboId Noyes Sketches
Career Of The Stur's Lute
Editor in Chief

High lights IN the career OF Crosby
Stuart Noyes, for many years editor
in chief Of The Star, until his death
on February 81, 1908, were described
last night before the Columbia His
torical Society by Newbold Noyes,
his grandson and associate editor
Of The Star.
Mr.. Noyes traced his grandfather's
career, both as q newspaper man
and one who had worked steadfastly
for improvements in the National
Capital. He also gave an intimate
glimpse of him as . loving grand
father, who told stories Of giants to
his grandson when the latter was
young boy.
Speaking before the society in the
Mayflower Hotel on Crosby Stuart
Noyes, His Life and Times" q re-
quested subject, Mr.. Noyes said:
I'VE assemble briefly to consider
the career OF one who was, even
though some Of us may never have
known him, our friend and neigh
Dor; one who was born and labored
and died In a routine like our own;
one who led us, and was hence asso-
ciated with us, in the development
of a country and a community we
love, and who in another day shared
our hopes and aspirations, our vic
tories and our defeats, our disap-
pointments and our ideals"
Forebears From England.
Descended from one of three
brothers who came to America from
England about 1884. Mr.. Noyes was
born in a little town, Minot, Me-,
February 16, 1925, the speaker re-
lated.
The publishing business appealed
to the late Mr.. Noyes as boy and
a month before his 18th birthday
anniversary he brought out the
Minot Notion, small hand-written
four-page sheet In which the editor,
manifesting an exceptional matu-
rity, announced: This paper Is
published weekly for the promotion
of science, literature and the fine
arts, believing as we do that these
are the cornerstones of liberty"
Mr.. Noyes said.
Although not enjoying a college
education, Mr.. Noyes read extern
sively and Systematically and
"cheerfully walked 10 miles at
periodic intervals" to read books in
a library placed at his disposal
by friend" the speaker related.
Mr.. Noyes said that his grand
father almost from infancy had
felt the impulse to write" OF q
frail constitution in early life, his
grandfather soon felt the necessity
of going to a warmer climate and
at the |ege of % decided to come
to Washington.
Walked Part Of Distance.
The journey from Minot was q te-
dious one. The speaker told how
his grandfather had gone by rail to
Philadelphia, from where he walked
to Beltsville, Nd, and then rode
from the Maryland town to Wash
ington on a produce wagon. He
entered the city at midnight Decem-
ber 81, 1847, as the bells were ring
ing the old year out and the new
year in-friendless, frail of body
and practically without a penny"
Upon his arrival he began writing
news letters for New England pa
pers. obtained q job with q book
seller and then, in 184s, obtained
position on the stan of the WASH
ington News, q weekly journal es-
tablished in l846." Meanwhile his
news letters brought him wide rec
ognition for his ability and inter-
esting writing. Subsequently, after
covering" the Capitol and writing
of many news events here, he went
abroad in 1855 to broaden his view
of national affairs.
"By the close of the year he was
back in Washington and ready for
the principal work he was destined
to do-the task Of creating a great
newspaper for the Nations Capital"
related his grandson.
Became Stars Assistant Editor,
''The Evening Star, started as a
penny daily by Joseph B. Tate in
1852, was the property of w. D.
Wallach. It was a small sheet of
four pages, struggling for circula-
ton and advertising space. Crosby
Stuart Noyes joined the staff of the
newspaper, became assistant editor.
Then, when the newspapers owner
became fearful, after the Civil War,
that the newspaper would not pros
per, he remembered : pledge to
offer 1t for sale to Mr.. Noyes, giving