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White. To him, more than to any other individual, was due the 

 estabHshment of the Garden ten years ago, and he has given so 

 largely of his time, his thought, his wise counsel, and his sub- 

 stance, that it is difficult to foresee how the institution can con- 



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tinue without him. 



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A lover of plant life and of beauty in every form and especially 

 a lover of his fellow man, his name was synonymous, not only 

 with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, but with every good work 

 for the public welfare, both in his native city and in the State 



and Nation. 



By the sweetness of his nature, and the beauty of his character 

 he had endeared himself to each one of us, and we wish to record 

 our deep sense of personal loss in his passing, and to extend to 

 his daughter, to his sisters and brothers, and to all others who are 

 close to him by family ties, our heartfelt sympathy in their 

 .sorrow and loss. 



A LETTER 



From the Boys and Girls of the 



Brooklyn Botanic Garden 



In place of more formal resolutions, the committee of the 

 Boys and Girls Club drafted and forwarded the following letter: 



To the family of Mr. Alfred T. White: We are writing as 

 representatives of the Boys and Girls Club of the Brooklyn 



Botanic Garden. 



The boys and girls of the Botanic Garden loved Mr. Alfred 

 T. WHiite dearly. We had good times together, and he was the 

 first Honorary Member of the Boys and Girls Club. He did so 

 many good things for us that we gave him a gold medal like our 



own medals which he gave to us. 



We shall miss him very much as he always came at' least once 

 a year to a meeting of the Boys and Girls Club and spoke to 

 us. He also came to us to present us with prizes which he gave 



We do not love him because he gave us many nice 



to us. 



things but because he enjoyed things we did. 



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