Memorial Session 
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MR. E. O. PAINTER AND THE FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTU¬ 
RAL SOCIETY 
H. Harold Hume 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 
It is fitting, that, at this time, we should 
pause to, make mention of a friend who 
was with us for many years; a friend 
who went in and out among us; a man 
whom we loved; a man whom we es¬ 
teemed and whose presence we greatly 
miss today, our late Secretary, Mr. E. 
O. Painter. As we look back through 
the history of our society from its very 
beginning, we find he was one of the most 
live and active members who took part 
in its work, both during its formative 
periods, and in the later years when the 
society was firmly established. He was 
one of those who helped to shape its poli¬ 
cies and to put them into execution. He 
represented the spirit and thought of this 
body. The measure of success which 
this Society has attained is due, in a meas¬ 
ure, to the time, effort and foresight he 
gave to it. To my way of thinking we 
may count it as no small honor that Mr. 
Painter should have been the Secretary 
of our society for so long a time and he 
has left to us a cherished memory. 
It was my pleasure to know him 
through many years, both as a co-member 
and as a co-worker in the management of 
the Society’s affairs. It is my belief that 
after his own private business and his 
home life, the welfare of this society was 
dearer to his heart than all else. In the 
years of my association with him, I have 
never found him too busy to talk over 
matters pertaining to the Horticultural 
Society. He would lay aside anything he 
might have in hand to give unstintingly 
of his time to its work. 
Let me briefly review his connection 
with our Society. 
Mr. E. O. Painter was a charter mem¬ 
ber of the organization when it was start¬ 
ed in 1888. 
In the first published report of 1892, 
his name appears as a member of the 
Committee on Marketing, and he contin¬ 
ued to serve as a member of various com¬ 
mittees from year to year. 
In 1892 and in 1894, he was Corre¬ 
sponding Secretary after which the of¬ 
fice appears to have been abolished. 
In the report for 1894, his name ap¬ 
pears among the short list of life mem¬ 
bers, and in the same report his picture 
appears. 
In 1895 he was elected as vice-presi¬ 
dent for 1896, which office he held until 
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