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and for more than half a century a leading figure in all 

 horticultural work Obadiah B. Hadwen lived a life of use- 

 fulness and grandeur, a kindly, courteous gentleman of the 

 old school, his very presence lent dignity to our meetings 

 and his words gave us inspiration. As the donor of the 

 Park that bears his name and by his bequest to the Univer- 

 sity of this City his name will be cherished and honored by 

 the generations coming after us. We are fortunate that it 

 was our lot know him and to love him and while we drop a' 

 silent tear to his memory let us with renewed energy take 

 up the work he did so much to advance. By the unalter- 

 able laws of nature men must come and men must go but 

 the work we are here to represent must go on forever. 



And now at the close of this meeting I return to your 

 hands the trust you confided in me two years ago. I thank 

 you for the honor you conferred upon me but more than all 

 I am glad of that friendly appreciation which prompted 

 your action and I assure you that my association with the 

 genial, earnest and intelligent men of the Massachusetts- 

 Fruit Growers' Association will afford me many pleasant 

 and cherished memories while I live. 



Following this the reports of the Secretary, Treasurer- 

 and Auditor were read and accepted. 



President Whitney then introduced Prof. H. T. Fern-^ 

 aid, Entomologist of Massachusetts Agricultural College,. 

 who gave a practical talk on Problems in Fruit Growing- 

 that have interested me in the last 10 years. (Lecture he 

 was to give "Insects injurious to our Fruits and how to 

 control them," could not be given on account of stereop- 

 ticon outfit not being in readiness). 



Prof. Fernald: 



"Mr. Whitney indicated in some degree the position 

 in which I am placed but has not indicated the fact that the 

 lecture which I had prepared was wholly in connection with, 

 the slides. I am sorry because I know that the slides were 

 excellent as they were made by the man who is the most 

 expert in making colored slides of any one in this country. 

 I cannot give you at all the lecture that I intended to. I 

 will try to give you an informal talk. 



I am going to speak on some of the problems that have; 

 interested me in this state during the last 10 years. 



