6 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1888. 



knowledge which he had not acquired by inspection 

 alone, but from practical experience. But beyond the 

 constant interest shown by Judge Dewey in our objects, 

 his uniform urbanity and unfailing consideration for 

 each and all of us, and the disposition he always mani- 

 fested to unite conflicting interests, and to be just and 

 fair under all circumstances, endeared him most closely 

 to this Society, and will cause his memory to be pre- 

 served as one of its foremost promoters. 



Vice-President Henry L. Parker next arose, saying : 



This event has a special sadness and significance to us 

 from the fact that it is the first instance in the history of 

 the Society where a President has been removed by 

 death, while still an incumbent of that oflSce ; and also 

 from the fact that up to within so short a period he was 

 so actively interested in the Society's work. It seems 

 but yesterday since we saw him an interested and de- 

 lighted spectator at the Chrysanthemum display, the last 

 exhibition of the year. Judge Dewey was one of our 

 first citizens. No man among us was more universally 

 loved and respected. No man has held more positions 

 of influence and trust or filled them more acceptably. 

 But this is not the place or the occasion to speak of his 

 great abilities at the bar, upon the bench, as a financier, 

 or to enter upon any general eulogy upon the many 

 sterling virtues of his well-rounded life and character ; 

 that will be done elsewhere and upon other occasions. 

 We wish to remember him specially with reference to 

 his connection with this Society. I have been asked to 

 prepare some memorial to be placed upon our records, 

 and I submit the following for your consideration : 



The Worcester County Horticultural Society, through 

 its Board of Trustees, desires to place uj^on its records 



