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keen and his mind quick to grasp a fact and store it away for 

 future use — qualities that counted quite as heavily in his busi- 

 ness successes as in his scientific activities. His ornithological 

 specimens were to him far more than mere specimens. He had 

 studied each one until he knew all that it represented and ever 

 afterward it recalled to his mind many facts that would be lost 

 to others. 



In the spring of 1915 accompanied by Mrs. Wright he joined 

 the American Ornitholgists' Union party which crossed the 

 continent to attend the San Francisco meeting, and his enjoy- 

 ment of the trip, with its new associations and new birds, was 

 intense. Again and again on the excursions that were taken 

 en rovie, I was struck anew with his keenness of observation and 

 the unexpected knowledge that he had acquired of western bird 

 life. He had always been a devoted member of the A. O. U., 

 becoming an Associate as early as 1895 and attending every 

 meeting that he possibly could, including the last one in Phil- 

 adelphia where he met again several of the western ornitholo- 

 gists whose acquaintance he had made on the San Francisco 

 trip. 



As a man and a friend Wright was all that these words should 

 imply. Cheerful under all circumstances, generous and unas- 

 suming, everyone was drawn to him and many were his debtors 

 for more than one act of kindness or charity. He was typical 

 of the best of the material that has gone to make the Delaware 

 Valley Club what it is. 



Love of nature it seems to me must have no small part in 

 forming such characters as his, and the influence of such men 

 is of the best. They are bound to lead in activities to which 

 they devote themselves and by their council and example many 

 another is guided to the paths along which they have passed. 



