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Pacific Coast no scientist was held in 

 hig-her repute than Mr. Diller. To the 

 many younger geologistp who assisted 

 Nam,, him in the field, he was always thought- 

 ful and considerate, and was the source 

 of many of their ideas. He often put 

 CiTv. '.'imself out to give them opportunities 

 tor advancement and was regarded hy 

 Tk,.ee them, first of all, as a friend. Coming 

 to the Geological Survey in the fourth 

 .VAMt year of its existence, he had been 

 STroi, associated with many of the foremost 

 geologists of America, and with his 

 " ^ ■ high scientific standards and his wholly 

 I _ unselfish and kindly personal charac- 

 teristics, he constantly exerted a quiet 

 ,,,, but strong and most beneficial influence 

 on the development of that organization. 

 1.1,1 Diller served as vice-president 



ciTv Section E of the American Associa- 

 ■ fion for the Advancement of Science; 

 vu-e-prfsitlcnt of the Geological Society 

 of America; president of the Geological 

 .society of Washington; secretary and 

 Si«K, "lanager of the Washington Academy 

 of Sciences; corresponding member o'f 

 Cm . the Appalachian Mountain Club ; honor- 

 arj' member of the Mazamas ; and mem- 

 her of the A.I.M.E. In recognition 

 ^ of hts service to geology, bronze medals 

 were conferred on him by the Paris 

 s,RE International E.xposition in 1900 and 

 by the Panama Pacific International 

 ( n v Exposition in 1915. He had been for 

 iK,^. years ,a member of the Cosmos 



Club, of Washijigton, and of the First 

 Congregational Church. He retired 

 from active work on Dec. 31, 1923, and 

 died Nov. 15, 1928. His bodv was 

 r„., buned in the churchyard at Pla'infield 



not far from the place of his birth, 

 "^■t"- — .- George Otis Smith. 



