“ Matheson will be remembered by his many friends in England and the United States as a an of varied interests and experience, whose friendship and social gifts made him welcome wherever he went, and whose friendship was prized by all who knew him, both young and old. ”

“ Later he was editor of Progress, a periodical for the promotion of social welfare, and when the scheme for National Insurance was initiated he became one of the London Inspectors of the Department, which he served with great efficiency and devotion until his retirement under the age limit, when his colleagues showed their sense of his services by a farewell dinner in his honour. ”