Sunday, July 14, 1929 



In 1885, with Ills cousin, Arthur Wil- 

 liams, Jr., he entered the Oriental rug 

 importing business and the firm of 

 Arthur Williams, Jr., & Company was 

 established. The business was conducted 

 at one time at 81 Franklin street and for 

 niaiiv years at 42 Franlclin street. ,, 



At the death of Arthur Williams, Jr., 

 the flmi was discontinued in 1919 and 

 from that time on Mr. Williams travelled 

 and studied, giithering fine collections of 

 flowers and Chinese porcelains. His grift 

 to HarvQ.rd of the lino collection of New 

 Kngland flowers was one of his outstand- 

 ing achievements, and tliis collection took 

 twenty years in the making-. 



Mr. Williams was a charter member of 

 the New Kngland Botanical Club and 

 i-egularly contributed to its publication, 

 the Rhodora. In 1920 he made an ex- 

 tensive tour of the West and later, for 

 four years, he toured Prance. The result 

 of his French tour was his writing and 

 publication in 1927 of "Undiscovered 

 France," In which be reveals the inter- 

 esting sections of France rarely visited 

 by tourists. The London Tiraes's literary 

 supplement termed it one of the best 

 books of tlio time. He was a member , of 

 the visiting- committee of the Gray Her- 

 barium, the Ancient and Honorable Ar- 

 tillery Company, the CambridgR Folklore 

 Society and thp St. Botolph Club. 



Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, 

 •Mrs. Blanche E. Wheeler Williams, and 

 a brotlier, Henry J. Williams of Cam- 

 bridge. 



