Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

nleHl Ill " IeCclteu SUCH n
token of the esteem and affection in
which he has been held by his associates
as the reception given DR.. Albert F..
Woods, the retiring assistant chief of the
bureau of plant industry, in the handsome
new building of the Department Of Ag-
riculture last night. Between 800 and 600
of DIR. Woods co-workers and friends at
tended this farewell reception and wished
him godspeed in his new field of endeavor,
to which he goes in Minnesota. He VIII
become dean of the college of agriculture
and director of the state experiment sta
ton at the University of Minnesota. at
St Anthonys Park, between st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Leader in His Work.
Dr. Woods has been connected with the
Department of Agriculture for the last
sixteen years, and has made n reputa-
ton as one of the ablest scientists which
the department has developed and in
his particular line, plant life. he is one
of the foremost scientific men of the
world He came to the department from
the University of Nebraska and entered
the old bureau of plant pathology. At
that time there were eight other men in
the division who, with DR.. Woods form
ed the nucleus about whom the bureau
of plant industry, in which more than
coo scientists are now employed, has
developed.
AS further token of their esteem the
friends of DR.. Woods presented him
and Mrs. Woods with handsome silver
service last night. The west wing of
the new building was decorated with
flags and palms and an orchestra played
during the evening. Later supper was
served.
DR.. Fairchild's Eulogy.
DR.. D. G. F'airchild, in charge of plant
introduction in the bureau, made a speech
eulogzng DR.. Woods and telling of the
early work in the bureau 1t happens
that DIR. Woods came to the department
to take the place made vacant by DIR.
Fairchild when the latter went to Ger
many to study sixteen years ago. DIR.
Fairchild introduced the speakers last
night.
1t had been expected that Secretary
Wilson and Gov. Eberhart of Minnesota
would be present last night, but the for
mer sent his regrets. being unavoidably
detained, and the governor, who had been
here attending the governors conference,
was suddenly called home yesterday.
Bright Future FreQ1cLed.
Assistant Secretary Willett NJ. Hays
made the principal address of the even
ing He spoke of DR.. Woods as emf
nent scientist and an able administrator.
The opportunity which DIR. Woods would
have in his new position to make still
more of a name for himself was dis
cussed by Mr.. Hays. He said that to a
man who knew SO we'll the methods and
intent of the Department of Agriculture
it would be easy to aid in co-ordinatlng
the work of the state and the federal
government Minnesota, said Mr.. Hays,
vas a splendid field in which to work at
agricultural development and he predicted
a bright future for DR.. Woods
DR.. Edwin f. Smith, in charge of the
plant pathological laboratory. outlined
the history of the bureau of plant in
dustry He paid high tribute to DR..
Woods scientific man.
A letter written by DR.. 3. T. Gal
loway, chief of the bureau of plant in
dustry, expressed his deep regret that
i'll health prevented his being present.
In his letter he said that he considered
DR.. Woods, with whom he had been as
closely associated one man could be
associated with another during the last
sixteen years, a true friend and an abe
scientist. He said that DIR. Woods would
be great loss to the Department of
Agriculture.
DR.. Woods Expresses Gratitude.
When the silver service was presented
to DIR. Woods he made a short address,
thanking his friends for their gift. He
said that he felt they would continue to
be his friends always, though he was
going far away. He said that he would
need their friendship always, and par
ticularly now that he was starting in a
new field of work.
The committee i'm charge of the recep-
ton last night consisted of Dr. d. G.
Fairchild. DR.. Erwin S. Smith, DR.. Ha-