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WILLIAM CRAWFORD WINLOCK. 
ant, hopeful spirit, however, led him to find great satisfaction 
in the systematic, daily attention to the details of the plans 
that constantly tended to widen the scope of the Smithsonian 
Institution. To this work he brought all the care, method, 
perseverance, and courtesy which had made him a valuable 
assistant and an agreeable colleague at the Naval Obser¬ 
vatory. 
On December 4, 1880, Mr. Winlock became a member of 
the Philosophical Society, and at subsequent meetings read 
several interesting papers. On December 21, 1887, he was 
elected a Secretary of the Societ}^ and continued to hold 
that position until his death. Those who have had an op¬ 
portunity to see his work know the value of his faithful 
service in that capacity. 
On June 2, 1883, Mr. Winlock married Mrs. Alice B. 
Munroe, of this city, who, with their children, two sons and 
a daughter, is still living in the family home in Washington. 
For several years Mr. Winlock had been aware of the 
existence of an affection of the heart, which, although possibly 
serious, had given no sign of immediate danger. With 
characteristic courage and reticence he went steadily and 
cheerfully about his daily duties, making no sign, even to 
his more intimate friends, of the constant burden of the 
disability. A severe cold in the winter of 1895- J 96 reduced 
his strength and he was unable to regain his wonted vigor 
before the exhausting heat of the early summer. 
With the hope of recovering his strength, a trip to Europe 
was undertaken, but neither that nor the tender, watchful 
solicitude of anxious friends availed to restore his flagging 
energies. 
On his return in September he joined his family at Bay 
Head, New Jersey. There his vitality rapidly failed until 
Sunday, September 20, 1896, when, surrounded by those he 
loved, he peacefully lay down the burdens, duties, and joys 
of this life, passing from our sight, but leaving in our 
hearts a precious memory of an active, useful life, a kindly, 
manly, steadfast spirit. 
J. R. Eastman. 
