298 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Edward Livingston Davis died at his home in Worcester, Mas- 

 sachusetts, March 2, 1912, in his 78th year. He became a member 

 of the Society in 1899. 



Albert L. Murdock, who died March 8, 1912, was born in 

 Boston, September 4, 1829. He was elected to membership in the 

 Society in 1901. 



Henry Brooks of Concord, Massachusetts, a member of the 

 Society since 1900, died March 16, 1912. 



George A. Hall of Chelsea, Massachusetts, died in that city 

 March 26, 1912, at the age of 83. He had been connected with the 

 Society since 1864. 



Aaron Low, formerly of Hingham, Massachusetts, died at his 

 home in Essex, April 1, 1912, in his 79th year. Mr. Low was 

 engaged in the seed business for many years and was a frequent 

 exhibitor of vegetables and fruits at the exhibitions of the Society. 

 From 1896 to 1904 he served continuously as a member of the 

 Committee on Vegetables and was also chairman of the Committee 

 on Lectures and Publications from 1898 to 1904. He lectured 

 before the Society at different times on subjects connected with 

 vegetable culture and took an active part for many years in the 

 meetings held for the discussion of horticultural matters. 



He was a veteran of the Civil War and had also served in the 

 Legislature of the state. He became a member of the Society in 

 1887. 



Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., a member of the Society 

 since 1899, died at his summer home in Manchester, Massachu- 

 setts, April 14, 1912, at the age of 49. Mr. Coolidge was born 

 in Boston, March 16, 1863. He was prominently identified with 

 many of the financial and educational institutions of the city. 



Lawrence Tucker of Boston, died at his home in that city 

 May 16, 1912, in his 68th year. He became a member of the 

 Society in 1900. 



R. W^illiam E. Vining died at his home in Hingham, Massa- 

 chusetts, May 22, 1912, Mr. Vining was born in South Weymouth, 



