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tween estates. The California privet (Ligu- 
strum ovalifolium, a Japanese plant and 
not at all a native of California) is the 
hedge plant of Newport, with occasionally 
a piece of buckthorn or European beech, 
and in Island Cemetery there is a piece of 
oak hedging. The privet hedge is pruned 
into shape just before it starts into growth 
in spring, and again in June, and still 
again about the middle of August. While 
we were there several gardeners were clip- 
ping their privet hedges. 
The English Ivy is very extensively used, 
both as belts and borders on the ground 
and covering walls. 
Fruits — Does' your mouth water? In 
many of these gardens there are villages 
of greenhouses devoted to the cultivation 
of fruits, flowers and vegetables. Black and 
white house grapes were in perfection, the 
finest nectarines you ever laid your eyes on 
were there, and Persian melons whose 
whetting odor met you long before you 
saw themselves, tasted better than anything 
of their kind I had eaten for the last ten 
years. There are two things our esteemed 
brother Boice of Geneseo, 111., loves; they 
are luscious musk melons and church stor- 
ies. Oh, Robert, how we wished you had 
been with us that day. We had to stand 
up and exclain. “For mercy’s sake, stop 
picking, we cannot eat another one;” and 
our pockets were not empty. 
WILLIAM FALCONER. 
ECHOES 
There may never be another con- 
vention at which there are no papers 
but there is not likely to be another 
conv'ention of cemetery men very 
soon at which there was so much of 
historic interest. 
North Burial Ground is a good ex- 
ample of what can be accomplished 
in transforming an old-fashioned 
grav^e-yard with mounds, paths, rail- 
ings, copings, etc., into a modern 
lawn plan cemetery. 
Some of the drivers of the New- 
port sightseeing conveyances are as 
loquacious as the guides at the Na- 
tional Capitol. One of them afforded 
his party a running comment on peo- 
ple and places along Ocean drive that 
The Michigan Cemetery Associa- 
tion held its third annual meeting at 
I. ansing, Aug. 13-14. The convention 
started with an auto ride to the city 
cemeteries at which place a good 
thorough discussion was held pertain- 
ing to many phases of cemetery man- 
agement. The first meeting was held 
in the office of the City Clerk, who 
is also Secretary to the Board of 
Cemetery Commissioners. 
The meeting was called to order by 
J. W. Burns and the regular order of 
business transacted. Mr. Eurich de- 
clined to serve as President another 
year on account of his inability to 
give it the necessary time and atten- 
tion. J. W. Burns of Port Huron 
was elected President, Dr. Douglas of 
Lapeer Vice-President, and E. V. 
Goebel of Grand Rapids Secretary and 
was as amusing as a continuous vau- 
deville; 
Ten of the charter members of the 
A. A. C. S.,^ were photographed in Swan 
Point, and are shown in picture No. 3, 
on page 183. They are, reading from 
left to right : H. A. Church, Urbana, 
O. ; John Reid, A. W. Blain, Detroit; 
"j. C. Cline, Dayton, O. ; Frank Eurich 
and wife, Detroit ; Geo. W. Creesy and 
wife, Salem, Mass. ; O. G. Simonds, R. 
J. Haight, Chicago ; all present at the 
first meeting at Cincinnati twenty years 
ago. 
There is a strong sentiment in fa- 
vor of holding the 1909 meeting in 
Chattanooga, Tenn. In all probabil- 
ity there will be a well organized as- 
scciation of southern cemetery offi- 
cials before that time who will be 
anxious to have the association 
meet south of Mason and Dixon line. 
Swan Point has some remarkably 
fine specimens of Colorado blue 
spruce, umbrella pines and other 
choice varieties of evergreens, includ- 
ing many of the broad-leafed kinds. 
Mr. McCarthy’s collection of trees, 
shrubs and herbaceous plants elicited 
many favorable comments. 
Twenty or more superintendents 
went from Providence to Boston 
where they visited Forest Hills, Mt. 
Hope, Newton and Mt. Auburn cem- 
eteries where they were royally en- 
tertained by the superintendents of 
the respective cemeteries. A special 
car took the guests from Newton to 
Mt. Auburn. 
The increasing attendance of ladies 
at the conventions and the regularity 
with which so many attend prompts 
the suggestion that the ladies be en- 
couraged to organize an auxiliary. 
Treasurer. After adjournment, Mr. 
Gray escorted the members to an in- 
teresting play at one of the local 
opera houses, which everyone enjoyed 
immensely. 
On Wednesday the Agricultural 
College grounds were inspected. W. 
J. Beals, Professor of Botany and 
Forestry, gave the members a good 
deal of his time explaining fully the 
different objects of interest to them. 
The time spent here every one pres- 
ent agreed was worth many times the 
expenses involved to attend the con- 
vention. After leavfing the grounds 
a final visit was paid Mr. Gray to ex- 
press appreciation for the excellent 
treatment the convention received un- 
der his guidance. Adjournment was 
taken to meet next at Port Huron in 
1908. 
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS 
At the recent annual meeting of 
Lake View Cemetery Association, 
Jamestown, N. Y., the completion of 
the handsome new chapel was noted 
and the secretary urged the building 
of a system of storm sewers. The 
report of the treasurer showed re- 
ceipts of $16,966 and expenditures of 
$9,595. Perry W. Goodwin, assistant 
superintendent, was elected secretary 
and superintendent, and L. L. Mason, 
former secretary, was elected presi- 
dent. 
Since the present superintendent, 
Theo. E. Anderson, took charge of 
Springhill Cemetery, at Danville, III, 
some years ago, a gradual change to 
the lawn plan has been carried on. 
Graves have been levelled and the 
alleyways filled in even with the lots. 
The association is about to open up 
thirty acres of additional land and 
have engaged Howard Evarts Weed, 
of Chicago, to make the plans. 
J. Y. Craig, superintendent Forest 
Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb., visited 
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, and 
Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, 
for the purpose of investigating the 
crematories in those cities. It is the 
intention to build a combined chapel 
and crematorium at Forest Lawn in 
the near future. There is none nearer 
to that city than Davenport, la., to 
which place bodies are frequently sent 
for incineration. 
The Greenwood Cemetery Associa- 
tion, Dallas, Tex., is raising a fund 
of $5,000 for improving the grounds 
and erecting a new fence, and gate- 
way. 
Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn., 
has" purchased a large addition of ad- 
joining land for $10,000. 
The trustees of Grove Cemetery, 
Belfast, Me., have let the contract 
to Hutchins Bros, for a new receiving 
vault. It will be of Mt. Waldo gran- 
ite, 27x23 feet in ground dimensions, 
and will have sixty catacombs. 
The White Earth Cemetery Com- 
pany, of White Earth, N. D., has 
been incorporated by J. P. Semrud, 
C. E. Shepard and others. 
A new cemetery is being laid out 
in W. Tarboro, N. C. It will be 
known as Greenwood. 
An addition of six acres has been 
purchased for the Catholic Cemetery 
at Hudson, N. H. 
The Riverview Cemetery Company, 
of Weldona, Colo., has been incor- 
porated by H. C. Gilmore, Justine 
Wallace and others. 
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION MEETS 
