The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-18
IN HONOR
OF Levi
RUSSELL.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Rhode Island Horticultural society was
held last evening In the rooms OF the
Chamber OF Commerce building.
The petition for the institution OF n
parcel-post system throughout the United
States was considered. being taken from
the table where II was placed at the
last meeting. 1t was decided TO adopt
the petition and circulate IL among the
members for signatures. The purpose
OF the petition in TO urge the matter De-
fore the national congress
recommendation for the passage or
an agricultural bill in the national
congress presented by the Rhode Island
State Agricultural college was placed In
the hands OF the committee.
At the last meeting the secretary's re-
port was placed In the hands OF COM
mittee who were TO advise the body
as 70 the disposal OF the same. This
committee recommended that II be adopt
ed leaving out the clause relating 10 the
increasing OF the dues from 81 10 81 II
was deemed 10 be inadvisable on the
ground that IL was merely an expert
ment.
The committee favored two OF the
recommendations OF the committee, the
one being that for the creation OF
ladies auxiliary with the appointment OF
n committee to formulate plans for such;
the other TO the creation OF a building
fund II was stated that there were
times when the society was at a loss
TO know where IL was 20 hold Its next
meeting and had no permanent head
quarters. The agitation for permanent
home was what was needed. Action was
referred TO the ways and means COM
mttee
The greater part OF the remainder OF
the meeting was devoted 10 eulogies OF
the life and work OF the late Levi w.
Russell. who for a long time was a faith
full and prominent member OF the so
ciety
Mr.. j. T.. c. Farnum had prepared a
minute upon the life OF Mr.. Russell, with
whom he had been associated for a num-
ber OF years. both as a member OF the
society and a personal friend II was
Mr.. Farnum who succeeded Mr. Russell
as the president OF the Horticultural So
ciety The minute in part was as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Levi w. Russell died I'm Hope
dale, Mass. Feb II, 1904, at the age OF
n years, at the home OF HIS son. He
was born in the town OF Ashburton,
Mass. in 1888 His whole long life was a
career OF usefulness and effort TO per-
Of life For Al years he was a school
teacher I'm the schools OF the city, and
for 35 years OF that was master OF the
Bridgham grammar school. His efforts
I'm this capacity and the results are be-
yond compare in results upon the COM
mercial. Industrial and social life OF the
communities upon which the many pupils
OF his have migrated. He was a notable
type OF that sturdy young man which
of tt& far off he 10,
given to the city.
"It was a member OF the Horticultural
society however. that the members OF
the same could best appreciated and re-
member him.
MT Russell was a member OF this So
ciety for more than 80 years. He was
four years. its faithful untirng presi-
dent serving from 1895 TO 1899 The
writer esteems IL a high honor that IL
was his exalted privilege to directly sue
ceed Mr. Russell in his dignined and dis
tinguished office.
Ills voice was frequently heard in our
meetings. in carefully prepared addresses
or In impromptu talks. which were al
ways horticultural themes OF rare pur-
port, advantage and consummation.
MIR. Russell is dead. We miss him.
We are losers by his sealed lips holding
from us the valuable instruction which
cherish his memory. We will recall and
profit by the remembrance OF his ser
viceable life, his words and his deeds.
To summarize. II is enough to say that
he was n man in all that the simplicity
and digniehd meaning OF that term can
alone convey. Mark the perfect man,
and behold the upright for the end OF
that man Is peace.
THE inspired psalmist might have
added. and such a life as commands uni
versal respect and mparts immeas-
urable blessing. And this was the record
which Levi w. Russell leaves us as a
priceless legacy"
letter was also read from Prof. w
W. Bailey OF Brown university, upon the
life OF Mr.. Russell. The secretary At
tended the funeral and told of the SER
Vices. Rev. Mr. Kent then read n poem
which was a portion OF the funeral SER
vices, which seemed very appropriate To
the dead man. Mr. Burlingame also read
paper upon the life OF Mr. Russell
The meeting closed with paper by
Rev. Mr.. Kent the subject OF which was
"A Minister'S Idea OF a Rose"