insufficiency of the facts, but when his mind grasped what was truth to him, he had the courage to take the position the truth indicated. This was as true of his attitude toward individuals as toward great problems of statesmanship. With confidence in a man, Senator Hoar could always consider every attack or opposition to him with perfect justice and fairness. He was thus enabled to win the friendship and the warmest personal regard of his associates, whether in the Senate or in the community in which he lived.

My admiration for him, acquired through observation of many years, was greatly increased when I found his attitude toward the new college, with which he had so much to do. Advocating as he did the highest academic work, yet believing that young men should acquire more than a smattering of the classics, he insisted that any young man taking a college course should receive an equipment for citizenship. The making of good citizens was to him pre-eminently the duty of college authorities, but in this making he felt that a knowledge of the best to be obtained from all sources was essential. This gave us a common ground.

Another thing which always impressed me, was Senator Hoar's consideration for young men. It was his delight always to help a young man in achieving success in life. The private secretaries that he has sent out into honorable positions constitute a living evidence of this friendliness and helpfulness in shaping the lives and careers of young

men.

In politics, in science and in the professions, elderly men are too apt to look with jealousy upon the young men following them. They somehow feel that they do not wish young men to succeed where they have in a measure failed; nor can they accept the situation of giving their experience, whatever it may have been, to the younger elements. I think this attitude is particularly noticeable in men filling political positions and engaged in scientific work, but the feeling never existed with Senator Hoar. He always welcomed the young man, gave him a cordial hand and sound advice. Approaching his age I always felt when with him as if I were a young man starting in life and sitting at the feet of a teacher who could guide me through the intricate problems which life offers.

I know of no grander tribute to a man, or grander encomium that can be pronounced on him than the recognition of this attitude of Senator Hoar's: his readiness, his sympathy, his helpfulness for the young men who are to make the public of the future. And certainly no man, of whatever age, could be associated with Senator Hoar in any way, without feeling that his education was being supplemented by the wisdom and the precepts which fell from the lips of the great teacher.

The other gentlemen present spoke in support of the President's tribute, and it was voted that it be entered upon the record.

Attest:

CHARLES A. CHASE,

Recording Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS.

ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 21, 1904, AT THE HALL OF THE SOCIETY IN WORCESTER.

THE meeting was called to order at 10:30 A. M., by the President, the Hon. STEPHEN Salisbury.

The following members were present:

Edward E. Hale, Nathaniel Paine, Stephen Salisbury, Samuel A. Green, William A. Smith, James F. Hunnewell, Edward H. Hall, Charles C. Smith, Edmund M. Barton, Franklin B. Dexter, Charles A. Chase, Samuel S. Green, William B. Weeden, Henry H. Edes, George E. Francis, A. George Bullock, William E. Foster, Charles P. Bowditch, Charles F. Adams, Francis H. Dewey, Calvin Stebbins, Henry A. Marsh, John Green, Leonard P. Kinnicutt, George H. Haynes, Charles L. Nichols, Waldo Lincoln, George P. Winship, Austin S. Garver, Abbott L. Rotch, Samuel Utley, James W. Brooks, Edward H. Gilbert, E. Harlow Russell, Benjamin T. Hill, Williston Walker, Edmund A. Engler, Alexander F. Chamberlain, Edward G. Bourne, Clarence W. Bowen.

The report of the Council, which had been prepared by Rev. Dr. EDWARD E. HALE and NATHANIEL PAINE, A.M., was read by Mr. PAINE.

SAMUEL UTLEY, Esq., read biographies of Horace Gray and Frederick Temple, and presented biographies of several other deceased members.

Rev. WILLISTON WALKER, D.D., of New Haven, presented a memoir of Egbert Coffin Smyth, D.D.

Dr. HALE said:

"We all meet under the same sense of sorrow that we shall not welcome our Vice-President. The tribute to his worth and memory through the whole country has been a noble illustration of the gratitude of a great nation for the life of a great chief. Members of the Council, at a special meeting on the third of October, have attempted so far as in such a meeting we could do, to express our sense of his loss to us in the affairs of this association. No member of the association was more loyal to it, and as the period for the semi-annual meetings occurred he was always occupied with one or another subject which he would bring before us with personal pleasure and satisfaction. How wide was the range of his interests! It might be a question of constitutional law which we were to discuss, it might be an anecdote of an English parsonage. It is impossible for us not to feel at every moment of our meeting that the dearest of friends and the wisest of advisers will not meet with us again.

"I had the pleasure of talking yesterday with Rev. Dr. Lombard, of Byfield, who has charge of the publishing of the proceedings of the Bi-Centennial at Sutton, where Mr. Hoar made his last formal address of any character. I believe he spoke here later, but this was the last of his great historical addresses. Dr. Lombard told me an interesting story. He was talking with Mr. Hoar about this address at Sutton, and Mr. Hoar said to him, 'My boy, I shall deliver that address. The doctors have told me not to come here, but I will deliver the address, if I die tomorrow.' And he did deliver the address. He called Mr. Lombard 'my boy' because he was a son of one of Mr. Hoar's old friends."

The Treasurer's report was read by NATHANIEL PAINE, A.M.

The Librarian's report was read by Mr. EDMUND M. BARTON.

The report of the Council was accepted and referred to the Committee of Publication.

A committee appointed to collect ballots for President, reported that thirty-four ballots were cast, all in favor of Hon. STEPHEN SALISBURY.

Dr. SAMUEL A. GREEN, from a committee appointed to recommend a list of names for the other officers of the Society, reported the following list:—

Vice-Presidents:

Rev. EDWARD EVERETT HALE, D.D., of Roxbury.
Hon. SAMUEL ABBOTT GREEN, LL.D., of Boston.

Council:

SAMUEL SWETT GREEN, A.M., of Worcester.

Hon. EDWARD LIVINGSTON DAVIS, A.M., of Worcester. GRANVILLE STANLEY HALL, LL.D., of Worcester.

WILLIAM BABCOCK WEEDEN, A.M., of Providence, Rhode Island.

Hon. JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, A.M., of Portland, Maine.
CARROLL DAVIDSON WRIGHT, LL.D., of Worcester.

EDMUND ARTHUR ENGLER, LL.D., of Worcester.
ANDREW MCFARLAND DAVIS, A.M., of Cambridge.

Prof. E. HARLOW RUSSELL, of Worcester.

SAMUEL UTLEY, LL.B., of Worcester.

Secretary for Foreign Correspondence:

FRANKLIN BOWDITCH DEXTER, Litt.D., of New Haven, Connecticut.