PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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On the morning of the second day 
conveyances were provided for a drive 
through the city and over the grounds 
of the National Soldiers’ Home in the 
suburbs. These grounds comprise sev- 
eral hundred acres and numerous sub- 
stantial brick buildings afford quarters 
for approximately two thousand de- 
fenders who wore the blue. The land- 
scape gardening is largely confined to 
carpet bedding with its fleeting 
show of color and rows of the formal 
Catalpa Bungei. Honeysuckle Loni- 
cera Halleana, was in evidence on 
nearly all the buildings with good ef- 
fect. The country roadsides abound 
in native materials that could be used 
to good advantage in planting these 
grounds, and with but little expense, 
under competent direction. 
The objective point of the morning 
drive was Spring Hill cemetery where 
the final business session was held 
after an inspection of the grounds. 
There are sixty-five acres of gently 
undulating land on which there are 
groves of native trees and several 
lakes fed by springs. Mr. Anderson 
has made marked improvements dur- 
ing his brief incumbency of the office 
of superintendent and secretary and 
now that the people have been given 
an opportunity of seeing the beauties 
of the lawn plan in a few sections they 
will soon want the entire cemetery 
under that system. The lot copings 
in the, older sections are telling their 
own story of uselessness and decay 
and will soon give way to an unbroken 
lawn. Mr. Anderson joined the Asso- 
The Ohio Association of Cemetery 
Superintendents and Officials held a 
well-attended and interesting meeting 
at Toledo June 23 and 24. 
The meeting opened with a business 
session including reports of officers 
and the receiving of several new mem- 
bers. 
At the close of the session the par- 
ty took a special car for Woodlawn 
Cemetery, where lunch was served 
under an immense tent placed by Mr. 
John Perrin, Woodlawn’s genial su- 
perintendent. 
After lunch they took the cars for 
Calvary and Forest Cemeteries, then 
to Walbridge Park to inspect “Zoo.” 
.The business session at 8 p. m. was 
in the assembly room of the Southern 
Hotel, which was charmingly deco- 
rated with cut flowers by Mr. Henry 
Bresser. At this session resolutions 
were passed condemning the Sunday 
ciation of American Cemetery Super- 
intendents in 1904, and it must 
be said to the credit of the Spring Hill 
Cemetery Association that they al- 
ways pay his expenses to the annual 
conventions of that organization and 
they have abundant reason to regard 
it as money well expended.. 
The Shelter or Rest House and 
the chapel seen in the illustration are 
located near the entrance. The former 
structure is octagonal in plan, about 
32 feet in diameter, and has a floor of 
brick with a stone curb. Eight wood- 
en columns resting on stone pillars 
support a tiled roof; metallic settees 
are used. The structure is one that 
is greatly appreciated by the visitors 
to the cemetery. The cost of this im- 
provement was $500. 
The first business session was held 
here. Arthur J. Graves spoke of some 
of the annoyances arising from under- 
takers refusing to work in harmony 
with cemetery rules. He had recently 
addressed the Illinois Funeral Direc- 
tors’ Association at one of its meet- 
ings on a similar subject. 
Rockford was chosen as the place 
of next annual meeting, and Edward 
G. Carter, Chicago, was appointed 
chairman of the executive committee, 
the other members being the presi- 
dent and secretary, as provided by the 
constitution. 
The thanks of the association were 
expressed to Mr. Chick and Mr. Mil- 
ler for their labors in behalf of the 
association and to Mr. Anderson for 
his hospitalities. 
funeral, and a paper on the Ancient 
and Modern Burial, by I. N. Smith, of 
Greenville was read. 
The various kinds of steel and ce- 
ment burial vaults were discussed and 
it seemed the sense of the convention 
that there are very few on the market 
thct are waterproof. 
On the second day officers were 
elected as follows: For president, 
Henry Bresser, Toledo; vice-president, 
Edward Sloan, Ironton; secretary, 
G. C. Anderson, Sidney. 
The morning session was devoted 
to a paper on Educating Our Patrons 
in Burial and Cemetery Subjects, read 
by R. B. Woodward, and a general 
discussion of it. 
Mr. Woodward advocated the use of 
cement or slate vaults to prevent the 
unsightly and grewsome sunken grave, 
which occurs soon after the rough box 
decays. 
The planting of flowers on the 
graves was also deprecated. Sandus- 
ky will be the next place of meeting. 
After the morning business meeting 
the special chair cars took the 
party to “Toledo Beach,” a delightful 
summer resort, and following the 
shore dinner a business session was 
held in the dining hall. 
Boating and bathing were indulged 
in until 4:30 p. m., when the special 
cars took the party to the Casino, 
where supper was served, and after 
that was a very enjoyable theater 
party. 
NEW ENGLAND MEETING 
The New England Cemetery Associa- 
tion had a very enjoyable outing at 
Portland, Me., June 12. They left Bos- 
ton by boat the evening of June 11, and 
returned the next night. 
In Portland they were the guests of 
Superintendent Frank M. Floyd, of 
Evergreen cemetery, and had a banquet 
at Riverton Park. The tables were 
prettily decorated and an appetizing- 
menu was served. At the tables were 
James Warren, Jr., of Providence, R. I., 
president, and Mrs. Warren, H. A. 
Derry, secretary of Everett, Mass., and 
Mrs. Derry, James A. Pinkerton, South 
Portland; Frank L. Lotherington, 
Westfield, Mass.; F. G. Bartlett, Hol- 
yoke, Mass.; William G. Hargraves, 
Jamaica Plain, Mass.; James M. Mor- 
ton, Boston, Mass. ; William Lord, Law- 
rence, Mass. ; Chas. A. Siles, Malden, 
Mass.; Timothy McCarthy, Providence, 
R. I. ; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White, 
Fairhaven, Mass. ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles 
W. Messer, Stoneham, Mass. ; Mr. and 
Mrs. George F. Standley and daughter, 
Beverly, Mass. ; Mr. and Mrs. L. M. 
Keith, Putnam, Conn. ; Mr. and Mrs. R. 
A. Leavitt, Melrose, Mass. ; H. W. Ross, 
Newton, Mass. ; Frank P. Coleman, 
Dover, N. H, ; E. C. Smith, Manchester, 
N. H. ; N. H. Mattson, Newton, Mass. ; 
J. H. Erskine, Manchester, N. H. ; Mr. 
and Mrs. Arthur J. Floyd, Gordon P. 
Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Haskell, 
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford G. Chapman, 
Hon. and Mrs. Edward B. Winslow, of 
Portland. 
Informal after dinner talks were made 
and a notable feature was the presenta- 
tion of a handsome cane to Mr. Floyd, 
a gift of the association. The cane was 
of ebony with gold handle and bore the 
inscription; “Presented to Frank M. 
Floyd by New England Cemetery Asso- 
ciation June 12, 1908.” 
President Warren made a very happy 
presentation speech to which Mr. Floyd 
responded in a grateful and feeling 
manner. After the banquet the associa- 
tion went to Evergreen cemetery to in- 
spect the grounds. 
OHIO ASSOCIATION AT TOLEDO 
