

Vol. XLII. LONDON, SEPTEMBER, 1910. No. 9. 



UNVEILING OF THE JAMES FLETCHER MEMORIAL 



FOUNTAIN.* 



The unveiling of the James Fletcher Memorial Fountain took place 

 at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, on Tuesday afternoon, the 

 19th July, 1910, at the hour of 4.30 p.m. The ceremony was a complete 

 success in every way. Several hundreds of people came out from the 

 city, and some distinguished visitors from a distance were also present. 

 The Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club, under whose auspices the Fountain 

 was erected, was largely represented from its local membership. Official 

 representatives from the Royal Society of Canada and the Entomological 

 Society of Ontario were also present, and took a prominent part in the 

 proceedings. 



Before introducing the speakers, Mr. E. R. Cameron, K. C, the 

 Chairman of the Fletcher Memorial Committee, outlined briefly the steps 

 that led to the erection of the Fountain, instancing facts in regard to the 

 work of the Committee, the soliciting of subscriptions and the decision, 

 after the most careful enquiry and consideration, to place the work of the 

 memorial in the hands of Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, of the University 

 of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U. S., an artist of wide repute who has won 

 a high place in the salons of London and Paris for his work in bronzes. 



The Honourable Sydney A. Fisher, Minister of Agriculture, who 

 unveiled the Memorial Fountain, spoke in the very highest of terms of the 

 late Dr. Fletcher and his work for Canada. He referred to his early 

 associations with him, and in a charming manner described how the per- 

 sonal friendship which began many years ago continued up to the time of 

 his death. He said that Dr. Fletcher was one of the first, if not the very 

 first person, to welcome him to Ottawa on his election as a Member of 

 Parliament. He then went on to speak of his relations with him as 

 Minister of Agriculture. Dr. Fletcher, he said, represented the ideal type 

 of a public servant. The work which he did throughout the whole of 

 Canada was of the greatest benefit to the country at large. Entirely for- 

 getting himself in every way, he gave up his whole time to the work in 



*From the Ottawa Naturalist, Aug-ust, 1910, 



