Evening star., 1946-07-04
i. ". Noyes, SO,
Editor Of Star,
Dies at His Home
Was Hailed os City's
Foremost Citizen on
80th Birthday

Theodore w. Noyes, editor-in-
chief of The Star since 1908, died
shortly before am. today at
his home, 1870 New Hampshire
avenue. He was SO years old.
Death resulted from the infirmi-
ties of age complicated by a long
illness.
In June of 1943 Mr. Noyes suf-
fered slight stroke and while he
recovered without impairment of
his faculties he never felt strong
enough to return to The Star Office,
spending his time quietly at home
and, for the past few summers, at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Smith Hempstone, at White CHM
neys, near Bethesda. Md He grew
weaker during the past winter and
spring and death came quietly in
his sleep.
Mr.. Moves was the oldest en-
ploye of The Star at the time Of
his death, both in years and serv-
ice. He came to The Star, to work
under his father, the late Crosby
S. Noyes, nearly 10 years ago. When
his father died in 1908, Mr. Noyes
became edltor-the second editor in
the history of the paper under its
present ownership which began in
1867.
Unflagging Interest in Washington.
Mr.. Noyes had been active in the
editorial supervision and direction Of
The Star up to the time he was
stricken three years ago. For several
years previously he had carried
on his activities from his study
in his home at 1880 New Hamp-
shire avenue, occasionally visiting
The Star Office. But he was closely
in touch with his associates and
assistants by direct telephone to
The Star switchboard and never
relaxed his attention to what went
into the paper, debating notes or
suggestions on Star policies and
occasionally writing editorials on
matters with which he thought The
Star should be especially concerned.
To the end he was absorbed in
the physical and spiritual develop
ment Of Washington, noting with
unflagging interest every step in that
direction. Few men had more init
mate acquaintance with the plans
for the Capital; none, it is believed,
was more closely identified with the
! growth of Washington that had
taken place during his long life
time.
This thought was the theme Of
those who spoke at the birthday din
ner. given in his honor by citizens
OF Washington on January 26, 1888.
And in acknowledging the tributes
on that occasion Mr.. Moves looked
back over so years to the WASH
/ lngton he knew as boy--"the
struggling country village = with
zigzag grades, no sewerage. no street.
cars, no water supply except from
pumps and springs. unimproved
reservations. Second-rate dwellings
and streets of mud and mire" This
he contrasted with the Washington
of today, but his hopes were bound
up in the Washington he saw for
tomorrow-"not only the most beau
tiful capital in the world. but de-
veloped on lines of wisdom and
equity by the washington commu-
nifty the people who constitute
the real Washington as distinguished
from the material shell which houses
and environs them and above all an
American city, not filled with
political detectives and delmquents,
lower in status in some respects than
aliens, but populated by red -blooded
Americans with the privileges and
powers in national representation, at
least. which belong to them by right
! as Americans"
Born on The Island"
! Theodore Williams Noyes was born
January Is, 1858, at S6 G street
South, on what was then known as
THE Island" between the city canal
and the Potomac River He was the
first son of Crosby Stuart and
Elizabeth Williams Noyes. who had
been married two years previously.
His father, native of Minot, Me-,
had come to Washington in 1847
and when Theodore was born was
connected with The Evening Star,
founded in 1852
/ The child's infancy was darkened
by the Civil War and his earliest
impressions included an account, by
his father. of the assassination of
President Lincoln. His first academic
training was received at the fourth
district school, humble brick struc-
ture at Sixth and D streets S.W,
When he was only II years of age,
he won the Amos Kendall Scholar
ship which entitled him to enter the
preparatory department of Colum-
blan College tnoW George Washing
ton University in 1870. He was
graduated from Columbian Univer-
sity with highest honors and with
the A. M. degree in 1877 He also
received an LII. B. degree from
Columbian University Law School in
1882; also an LII. M. in 1888 At
about the same date he was ad-
mitted to the District of Columbia
bar.
But newspaper work so to say, was
lin his blood" and it is interesting
to note that much of his final year
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