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AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION' 
Established 1875 Incorporated, Massachusetts, 1892 Incorporated, Connecticut, 1910 
Commodore E. C. Benedict. 
The great problem has been solved : 
the last entry has been made in the log 
book of life’s sailings. The last entry 
has been made in the ledger ; the ac- 
count has been balanced. The last 
cheery word has been spoken : the last 
kindness has been conferred on friend 
and neighbor — Commodore E. C. Bene- 
dict’s life’s work has been completed. 
Fondly was he called “The Grand 
Old Man of the Sea,” Greenwich's 
leading citizen and philanthropist. It 
would be difficult to find another rich 
man with less envy than Commodore 
Benedict possessed, or a prominent 
citizen whose advice and counsel Avere 
more highly appreciated : a more lov- 
ing member of any family, or a more 
sincere, zealous and kindly hearted 
man. Every one loved him and every 
one was glad that he had much of this 
world’s goods to make him happy, 
much to use for the good of his friends. 
He was lovable not only for what he 
did but for a charming and endearing 
personality. Wherever he went he ra- 
diated love and good will. 
We have from time to time pub- 
lished so manv articles and illustra- 
tions in connection with his interest in 
nature that it is not necessary for us 
to call attention to that quality in his 
character. He is well-known to our 
readers as a sincere lover of the out- 
door world, especially of the ocean and 
the stars, and it gratifies us to remem- 
ber that he was a good friend of The 
Agassiz Association. 
It is impossible in mere words to do 
justice to the life of such a man. We 
can only join with his friends in a lov- 
ing tribute to him and in heartfelt cor- 
dial sympathy with the members of his 
family. Locally he will always be re- 
membered, not only for his magnificent 
gift of the Greenwich Hospital but for 
his hundreds of minor philanthropies. 
To the writer he was always fond of 
dwelling upon the philosophies of life 
and constantly reiterating that no mat- 
ter how much fame, education or 
wealth one may have, life must in the 
main be lived alone. What really counts 
is not in external things but in what is 
in one’s heart. Then his conversation 
would dwell largely upon his magnifi- 
cent yacht and the grand old ocean. He 
loved not merely the big and expensive 
things, but. as we have told in our illus- 
