32 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1896. 



Society and the community in the death of our late Secretary, Edward 

 Winslow Lincoln. 



For thirty-six years he served this Society in his official capacity in the 

 most faithful, untiring and absolutely unselfish manner, giving without stint 

 all that was asked of his time, his learning, his excellent judgment and the 

 vast experience stored in his remarkable memory. 



It is useless to attempt to recall all that he has done for us; it is enough 

 simply to state the plain fact that in every advance which our Society has 

 made during the memory of most of us, in every worthy eflbrt to enlarge our 

 work, our resources, and our influence, he was always in the van, in his own 

 personality combining the qualities of guide, pioneer and leader. Positive 

 and clear in his ideas, which he was ready to express in pure, racy and 

 vigorous English; his mind furnished with an accurate knowledge of what 

 others had done for horticulture in the past and are doing for it to-day; 

 always ready to welcome a suggestion for an improvement; always eager to 

 give credit for good work, but always hating a sham; always faithful to his 

 official duties, — we may not expect again to see his equal. 



We desire also to offer our tribute of admiration and gratitude for his unex- 

 ampled and magnificent work in developing our system of Public Parks. 



To him more than to any other man is due whatever beauty the public 

 places of Worcester can show. 



The resolutions were adopted by a rising vote and the Secretary 

 pro tern, instructed to send a copy to the family of our late Secretary. 

 Also, to each of the daily papers. 



Further remarks were made by Hon. Stephen Salisbury, Hon. 

 Henry L. Parker, James Draper and Arthur J. Marble. 



Voted, and the Secretary pro tern. Instructed, to decorate with an ivy wreath 

 the portrait of our late Secretary kindly loaned for the purpose by the Artist, 

 Henry E. Kinney. 



ADIN A. HIXON, Secretary pro tern. 



