/ Complimentary Banquet to Luther Btt?bank 



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President N. P. Chipman, on opening, said: . 



GENTLEMEN : We are assembled here to-night to honor 

 a man whose whole life from boyhood has been spent in 

 communion with Nature and who has sought with reverent 

 spirit to fathom the laws related to plant life which have 

 been given to us by the God of Nature. It would there- 

 fore seem appropriate that before proceeding further we in- 

 voke the divine blessing upon the man, upon his work and 

 upon those here assembled. I ask Rabbi Voorsanger to per- 

 form this office. 



Invocation by Rabbi 



Introductory Remarks of President N. P. Chipman. 



-I feel much relieved by the arrangement that has de- 

 volved upon Mr. Wm. H. Mills the duties of toast-master, 

 and to make the principal address in introducing our dis- 

 tinguished guest. I will, however, be permitted to have 

 your attention for a brief word. 



In looking over the names of the men who have come 

 here to lay at the feet of Luther Burbank their tribute of 

 appreciation of the great work he has done, and is still do- 

 ing, to advance the importance of horticulture, I think I 

 can assure him that they represent the best citizenship of this 

 Commonwealth. I see here present residents of many 

 cities and counties and of many widely separated regions 

 of the State. High officials of all the co-ordinate depart- 

 ments of our State government are here ; heads of our chief 



