270 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Obituary Committee drafted the following resolutions : 



H. T. KELSET. 



In the recent death of H. T. Kelsey, of St. Joseph, this Society has lost an earnest 

 memberand the Statean enterprising, honorable citizen. Mr. Kelsey was largely engaged 

 in growing and setting nursery stock, and by fair dealing and by intelligent investigating, 

 he established a reputation that made his name honored throughout the State. 



£ei<resoii'erf, therefore, by this Society, that in the death of Mr. Kelsey the Missouri 

 State Horticultural Society has lost an efficient member, and we deplore his loss. Beit 

 also 



Resolved, That we extend sympathy to the family of the departed brother, and that 



these resolutions be entered upon the Secretary's report. 



G. A. Atwood, 



W. A Gardner, 



Lee D. Bell, 



Committee 



PROF. C. V. KILET. 



Prof. Charles Valentine Riley was born in England and was educated in London and in 

 the best schools of Germany. At the age of 17 he came to this country. He early exhibited 

 a love for science and for the languages. He was 17 when he became a citizen of the 

 United States, and for three years worked on a farm near Chicago, unusual labor for him,, 

 but an experience that was needed to help flt him for the grand work before him. In 1863 

 he engaged in newspaper work in Chicago, having a position in the Prairie Farmer, pursu- 

 ing all along his studies In entomology, making a specialty of studying the Insects that 

 prey upon the farmers' crops. In 1868 he accepted a position on the Rural World. The 

 same year he was appointed State P^tomologlst, a position which he filled with great honor 

 to the State and station. During the nine years he held this position, he built a monument 

 through his matchless reports, which stimulated scientific investigation in other states. In- 

 augurating the movement that will rid, as nearly as possible, all the enemies that contend 

 against the interest of the horticulturist and the farmer. 



In 1S77 Prof. Riley accepted the position of entomologist to the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, which he held until 1894, when failing health Influenced him to resign. 

 His death, while still in the prime of life, carried sorrow to the people of all Missouri and to 

 the whole nation. 



The State Horticultural Society of Missouri especially feels the loss of this efficient 

 worker, and extends sincerest sympathy to the devoted wife and children whose loss Is 

 Irreparable. G. A. Atwood, 



W. A. Gardner, 

 Lee D. Bell, 



Committee. 



Thursday, December 5—7 : 30 p. m. 



The last session of the meeting was opened with a piano solo by 

 Miss Wood. 



Prof. Page then delivered his paper on "Fish Culture." 



