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meet with them, but had sent their regrets and good wishes. 
He also referred to the work of the la^e Professor Charles Fred. 
Hartt, Dr. LeBaron Botsford, Mr. William Jack, Dr. L. W. 
Bailey (who was present this evening), and to other workers 
in the Society. He spoke of the good results accomplished by 
the Ladies’ Association, which had greatly promoted the inter- 
ests of the Society. 
A group of portraits was then unveiled by Miss Grace Leavitt 
and Mr. McIntosh, the curator, representing the past presidents: 
the late Mr. William Jack, Dr. G. U. Hay, Dr. H. G. Addy, 
added to the protraits of the late Dr. Botsford and Dr. Matthew 
which had been placed on the walls of the audience room in 
former years; also in the group unveiled this evening the por- 
traits of the late Professor C. F. Hartt, General D. B. Warner, 
Mr. James B. Hegan. To these were added those of President 
J. V. Ellis and of Mrs G. F. Matthew, President of the Ladies’ 
Association. 
[ 4 His Honor, Lieutenant Governor Wood, who was present 
as the Society’s patron and guest, made a brief address, con- 
gratulating the Society on its worthy record of the past, its 
activities of the present, and the achievements possible for it 
in the future. He deplored the fact that in the hurry and 
competition of our modern life men of affairs were not able 
to give that attention to natural science which adds a healthy 
interest and enjoyment to human life. He gave expressions 
to his own sympathy and appreciation of Nature, and warmly 
commended the educational work the Society was doing. His 
Honor was afterwards shown through the Museum and 
expressed a very favorable opinion of what he saw. 
His worship Mayor Jas. H. Frink congratulated the Society 
on the work it was accomplishing for New Brunswick, not only 
in education, but in the advancement of the economic interests 
and in the development of the resources of the province. 
Dr. G. F. Matthew gave a historical sketch of the Society, 
which will be found on another page of this Bulletin. 
Mr. William McIntosh, the energetic curator of the Society, 
gave an address on its work of the present day In the past 
