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Charles W. Willard, of Westerly, Rhode Island, died 

 suddenly in that city on October 25, 1916, 



Mr. Willard was elected a member of the American 

 Fisheries Society in 1899, and was made Treasurer in 

 1900, — an office in which he served the Society faithfully 

 for more than sixteen years, until his death. During 

 all this time he had never missed attending a single meet- 

 ing' except the last one at New Orleans, when illness 

 prevented him from being present. 



In 1894, Mr. Willard was appointed a member of the 

 State Board of Inland Fisheries of Rhode Island, and 

 in 1910, he was elected President of the Board, a position 

 he still occupied at the time of his death. He was also 

 one of the founders and the first President of the At- 

 lantic Tuna Club of Block Island. 



He was a trustee of the Mechanics Savings Bank of 

 Westerly, R. I.; a member of Franklin Lodge, No. 20, 

 F. and A. M., and past master of the lodge; a member 

 of Palmer Chapter No. 28, R. A. M. ; a member and past 

 eminent commander of Narragansett Commandery No. 

 27, K. T. ; a member of Palestine Temple A. A. 0. M. S. 

 of Providence, R. I., and a member of Bowen Lodge No. 

 30, K. of P. 



The esteem in which the man himself was held by his 

 fellow citizens was shown at his funeral when the entire 

 activities of the city ceased for an hour and fifteen min- 

 utes while the services were being held. 



The American Fisheries Society suffers in Mr. Wil- 

 lard's death the loss of a devoted officer, who for more 

 than sixteen years gave his best energies to the building 

 up and the welfare of its interests. 



By Daniel B. Fearing, 

 Newport, R. I. 



