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As a collector Daniels was untiring. His bag was always 

 among the largest. He seemed to have the knack of finding 

 unusual or abnormal shells. Some of these were illustrated by 

 him in a special article. 



Species of the molluscan genera Sonorella, Ashmunella, Holo- 

 spira, Hemphillia, Pisiduim, Lyiiinxa, of Gerarus and Asemoblatta 

 (Upper Carboniferous insects), and probably other groups, have 

 been named in his honor. His collections of land and fresh 

 water shells, and of Mazon creek fossils are among the best. 



Mr. Daniels was unmarried. Of late years he made his home 

 with a sister, Mrs. James Foster, at La Porte and later at Roll- 

 ing Prairie, Indiana. While on the farm be became interested 

 in Masonry, often driving across the unbroken prairie a dozen 

 miles on winter nights to attend lodge sessions at the county 

 seat. He continued up to the thirty-third degree and the final 

 services at La Porte were conducted by the Masonic fraternity. 



In person Daniels was of the tall, strongly but loosely built 

 Illinois type, of which Lincoln was an example. He was rather 

 serious, but by no means lacking in humor, a good camp-fire 

 companion. In character enterprising, interested, upright. 



Seemingly in good health, nevertheless for some years he had 

 need of a surgeon, and in October submitted to an operation at 

 a Chicago hospital. Unforseen complications developed and he 

 died October 23, 1918. By his death conchology has lost one 

 of its best explorers, and his associates a loyal and loving 

 friend. — J. H. Ferriss. 



JOSEPH WILLCOX. 



Mr. Joseph Willcox, a member of the Board of Trustees of 

 the Wagner Free Institute of Science for forty years, died in 

 Philadelphia, October 1, 1918. Mr. Willcox was born at Ivy 

 Mills, Delaware Co., Pa., August 11, 1829. After graduating 

 from St. Mary's College, Baltimore, he became engaged in 

 paper making with his father. This business was founded in 

 1729 by Thomas Willcox, who made paper for the continental 



