CCXXxiv PEOCEEDINGS OF THE KOYAL HOKTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



the medal was established in his memory, but it had never before been 

 awarded in gold. 



If Sir Edward Grey will allow me, I will repeat a remark which 

 he made to me a good many years ago in reply to an observation 

 which I made to him that I did not know he belonged to the Society. 

 He said : "It is the only Society that I ever get anything out of." 

 Now to-day he has not only got something out of it but he has put 

 something into it through his kind presence amongst us. 



This concluded the Opening Ceremony. 



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An informal luncheon followed in the Council Eoom, where some 

 forty gentlemen were present to welcome the Et. Hon. Sir Edward 

 Grey, Bart. 



Luncheon Toasts. 



1. THE KING. 



2. THE VISITORS. 



Proposed by The President. 



Besfonse hy The Right Hon. Sir Edward Grey, 

 Bart., P.C. 



3. SUCCESS TO COLONIAL FRUIT INDUSTRY. 



Proposed hy Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., V.M.H. 

 Besponse hy The Hon. Price Ellison, Finance 



Minister for British Columbia, and 

 The Hon. H. J. Turner, Agent-General 



for British Columbia. 



4. PROSPERITY TO THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Proposed hy His Worship the Mayor of the City 

 OF Westminster. 



* Besponse hy His Excellency Sir Everard im Thurn, 



K.C.M.G. 



The toast of H.M. the King having been duly honoured, the 

 President rose to propose The Eight Honourable Sir Edward Grey, 

 Bart., P.C." He said he was sure they would always receive the next 

 toast with all the warmth it deserved, and that was " The Health of 

 their Visitors," with which he coupled the name of Sir Edward Grey, 

 who had been kind enough to open the Exhibition. They had heard 

 the very kind way in which Sir Edward had already spoken of the 

 Society, and they could not help feeling particularly grateful to him, 

 under the present urgent condition of public affairs, for giving up 

 even a small portion of his invaluable time. He would not, in fact, 

 have been the least surprised if the Foreign Minister had sent an 

 excuse, which would have been quite justifiable, especially as he had 

 to speak at Portsmouth that night and at Berwick-on-Tweed the next 

 night. Sir Edward had many times expressed his appreciation in, the 

 kindest possible terms of the work of the Society, and he \yas sure 

 that any appreciation, falling from a man in his position, with so 

 wide a knowledge of what is being done in the world, must be highly 



