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much time and profound thought. It was designed, not as a 

 business enterprise, but as a contribution to science; not for the 

 purpose of accumulating a propert}^ from which a revenue could 

 be derived, but of establishing a means of communication for 

 scientific men, to be presented to them as their journal. 



In the library on Connecticut avenue and under the shadow 

 of Twin Oaks Mr Hubbard was wont to assemble his friends in 

 conference on scientific subjects; often the magazine was the 

 theme under consideration; other interests of science were also 

 considered. The hours which he spent with his friends in con- 

 sultation from day to day, month to month, year to year, en- 

 deared him to an ever-enlarging circle of public men, for his 

 sympathies were wide, his plans large, and the resources of his 

 genius great, and, though he has gone, the works of his heart and 

 mind will remain to bless mankind. 



I could talk with a full heart of Mr Hubbard as a friend. 

 Through many years at his home in the city and at his home 

 in the country and in far-away lands and in long journeys across 

 the continent I spent many hours with him, and while I hon- 

 ored him as a public man, and think what he has accomplished, 

 these days and years have more than led me to learn to love 

 him as a friend. 



President Bell : Mr Hubbard was Vice-President of the Co- 

 lumbia Historical Society. I will call upon the Honorable A. P. 

 Spofford to say a few words on behalf of that Society. 



Mr Spofford : The talents and energies of him whom we com- 

 memorate tonight embraced a wide and varied field. His active 

 mind took in many subjects of inquiry, and his sympathy and 

 aid were hospitably given to so many causes and objects of pub- 

 lic interest that it is perhaps difficult to name any of the more 

 important in which, at some time or other, his name and influ- 

 ence were not invoked. One of the more recently organized of 

 the societies devoted to objects of research to which he belonged 

 was theColumbia Historical Society. Thisassociation was formed 

 March 7, 1894, at a meeting held at Columbian University, adding 

 another to the historical societies, now numbering nearly three 

 hundred, which have been organized with a view to preserve and 

 perpetuate historical knowledge in the United States. 



To this meeting, not being able to be present on account of ab- 

 sence from the city, Mr Hubbard sent a note throughja friend who 

 was a leading promoter of the movement, suggesting the possi- 

 bility of some encroachment, in the new society to be organized, 



