Evening star., 1946-07-15
Trade Board Honors
Memory Noyes
AS One Of Founders

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/ the late Theodore w. Noyes, editor of
The Star and one of the founders of
the Washington Board of Trade. was
recorded in the minutes of the trade
boards Executive Committee today
by unanimous vote as members
stood in silent tribute
Signed by Joseph c. McGarraghy,
trade board president, and Frederick
H. P. Siddons. secretary Of the board,
the testimonial, copies Of which will
be sent to Mr.. Moves family, follows:
In the passing Of Theodore w
Moves. editor OF The Evening Star
since 1908, the Washington Board
of Trade says farewell to one of
its founders. most devoted leaders
and honorary life members by vote
of its directors on his 80th birthday
in 1888. Indeed the National Cap
ital community has lost it's first citi-
zen, beloved by all who knew him
and had the inspiration of working
with him to make Washington A
great and beautiful city.
Was Original Board Member.
One of the original members of
the Board of Trade and a director
almost continually for more than
80 years, Mr.. Moves served as our
fourth president in 1898 and 1899
He followed S. w. Woodward and
preceded John Joy Edison in this
office.
ut is our privilege still to advance
towards the high conception he
held for this organization as ex-
pressed 48 years ago in the first of
his two annual reports:
The Board of Trade, representing
in its membership every section of
the District of Columbia and every
local interest-and dealing on broad,
liberal lines with those subjects
which are of general concern. is a
needed unifying force in the life and
progress of the municipality.
Citizens come together In the
Board of Trade. not to promote es-
pecially the welfare of their particu-
lar section, or their own individual
fortune, but to cooperate with other
citizens in the advancement of those
measures which are for the common
! good of all
/ The board, fulfilling this func-
! ton, and consistently acting on this
line of policy, will continue to be a
power for good in the community
In paying final tribute to this
great and good man, the Board of
Trade reaffirms it's expressions of
February 6, 1880, when Mr.. Noyes
was hailed in formal resolution by
the board of directors for his noble
and inspiring example of true cit
izenship, and vigorous and militant
courage for civic betterment re-
sulting in outstanding achievement
for the welfare of the people and
the development of the National
Capital
Accomplishments Recalled.
Among these many accomplish
mentS. too numerous even to men,
ton all of them in this resolution,
we think of his mobilization of the
entire city in the Citizens Joint
Committee on Fiscal Relations, his
untiring advocacy of national repre-
sentation for the District of Co.
lumbia (to be nurtured through the
years under generous trust fund
in his wild, the removal of un-
slightly railroad tracks from the
Mall, the building of Union Station.
the establishment of the Public
Library system in Washington, and
the establishment and protection of
our park areas including sections
of Rock Creek Park.
of Theodore w Moves, and the
Washington he helped to build, it
can be said, as of Sir Christopher
Wren on his tomb in ST. Paul's
Cathedral, London. If you would see
his monument. look about you
His life and works will be an in
spiration to the Board of Trade so
long as it continues to exist.
Profound Interest in City.
"1n the whole history of the Ma
tion's Capital, no other one individual
has been so profoundly interested in
the city and its people nor so con-
sistently effective in inspiring others
to work with him towards fulfilling
the highest ideals he held for them.
Speaking for the entire member
ship of the Board of Trade an it's
directors, the Executive Committee
records its deep sense of loss in the
death of this gifted and generous
Christian gentleman; orders that
this resolution be spread upon the
minutes of this meeting, and that a
cOnV he sent tn Mr. Novec' ia anoi1v -