1915] 



ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BANQUET 27 



occasion. Especially do we owe thanks to those who by 

 presenting such splendid papers have made the programs 

 such as will be difficult to surpass in the future. 



The celebration of an anniversary is a ground of congratu- 

 lation or regret according as it marks the progress or decline 

 of the event it commemorates. My only hope at this time is 

 that on the next anniversary occasion of the Missouri Botan- 

 ical Garden the advances made along the lines of the various 

 activities in which the Garden is interested, may be far beyond 

 those of the present, and that the celebration will exceed the 

 twenty-fifth as many times as the Garden is years older. 



The Toastmaster concluded the program of the evening with the following 

 remarks : 



The hour is growing late. A few words before parting. On 

 behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Botanical Gar- 

 den, I wish to thank one and all for their presence here this 

 evening, especially those who have journeyed far to be with 

 us, and to express the hope that we may enjoy this pleasure 

 many years to come. Good night ! 



