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and retention of the right man for superintendent. I say reten- 
tion advisedly; his hands should be strengthened and his pride 
aroused to do the best work of which he is capable. And whether 
he be noted for communicativeness or receptivity; whether he 
exudes information or absorbs it, he should be sent to the annual 
meetings of your association and his expenses paid. Keep on, 
gentlemen, with your work. Contact with one another will 
brighten old and develop new ideas. The superintendent who 
does not learn enough at each meeting to pay for his time and 
expenses must either be the veritable ‘wise man from the Fast’ 
or a very dull scholar. The fullness of fruition for each of you 
should be that at every meeting you grow in grace and in the 
knowledge of cemetery work.” 
Mr. McCarthy made an informal report of the 
visit to Oakland in which he said it was a difficult 
matter to criticise the cemeteries of St. Paul or 
Minneapolis. 
The convention adjourned to meet at Philadel- 
phia in September, 1894. 
Convention Echos. 
Philadelphia and Camden next year. 
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Seven of the charter members were present. 
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As usual the genial Mr. McCarthy was the life of the party. 
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Father Nichols arrived late but the hearty greeting he re- 
ceived must have compensated for what he had missed. 
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An interesting account of Superintendent Rhedemeyer’s 
trip to Minneapolis appeared in one of the Camden papers soon 
after his return home. 
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The idea of having a brief address from an intelligent lay- 
man is a good one and should be encouraged. It is well to hear 
from the other side occasionally. 
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An agreeable feature was the presence of an unusually large 
number of ladies. They were attentive listeners at the sessions 
and added to the pleasure of the meeting. 
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The local press gave extended notices of the meetings and 
published portraits of several of the officers and members. The 
Times indulged in a little satire at the expense of what they 
termed the ultra artistic superintendents. 
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An exhibit of the automatic burial apparatus was made by 
the Scherer Manufacturing Co., of Hartford, Conn. Rain inter- 
fered with the practical demonstration of its workings at Lake- 
wood but It was afterwards removed to the hotel, where it was 
shown in successful operation. 
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Mr. Creesy supplemented his paper on Vaults with a num- 
ber of photographs showing the interior of some of the old 
tombs in Harmony Grove. The condition of the decaying and 
moss grown caskets was such as to convince any one that this 
mode of sepulchre should be discouraged. 
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Superintendents Hobert and Boxell of Minneapolis and St. 
Paul, respectively, were untiring in their efforts to entertain their 
guests. The creditable program they prepared and the many 
hospitalities extended by them made the occasion replete with 
interest and one that marks progress in the history of the Associ- 
ation of American Cemetery Superintendents. 
J. J. Stephens of Columbus, O., exhibited the model of a 
hitching post,a grave protector and a false bottom for use in wet 
graves. The hitching post is an ingenious device that will do 
away with unsightly and dangerous posts in cemetery roads if 
the claims of the inventor hold good. It consists of a tube of 
sufficient diameter to give easy play to a weight suspended on a 
chain, all of which is sunk into the ground. The upper end of 
the tube is protected by an iron cap that lies close to the ground. 
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Those who enjoyed Mr. Simond’s description of the ceme- 
tery whose superintendent did not care to join the Superintend- 
ents’ association because it was a hundred years behind the age 
will be still further amused at the comment of a prominent citi- 
zen recently published in one of the local papers. He says: “It 
is worse than an old barn yard . There is no way to get up the 
hill but by a rough ungraded pathway and the whole condition 
of affairs is such as to reflect severely on someone.” This is a 
lot-owner’s opinion of a cemetery whose superintendent said 
there was nothing for him to learn at the superintendents’ con- 
vention. 
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The following is a list of those in attendance: John G. Ba- 
ker, Boston, Mass.; *John F.Boerkel, Peoria, 111.; John M. Boxell, 
St. Paul, Minn.; M. P. Brazill, St. Louis, Mo.; *Chas. M. Cham- 
berlain, Maspeth, L. L; * J. C. Cline, Uayton, O.; *J. Y. Craig, 
Omaha, Neb.; Geo. W. Creesy, Salem, Mass.; *John C. Dix, 
Cleveland, O.; * Frank Eurich, Toledo, O.; Geo. Gilmore, 
Uhrichville, O.; *Thomas Hand, Minneapolis, Minn.; *A. W. 
Hobert, Minneapolis, Minn.; L. S. Kilborn, Marshalltown, la.; 
*Bellett Lawson, Chicago; T. McCarthy, Providence, R. L; *D. 
Z. Morris, Rochester, N. Y.; W. A. Morrow, Hillsboro, O ; 
Chas. Nichols, Newark, N. J.; *G. M. Painter, Philadelphia; C. 
D. Phipps, Franklin, Pa.; John Reid, Detroit, Mich.; T.B. Rob- 
inson, Des Moines, la.; *Wm. Salway, Cincinnati, O.; J. H. 
Shepard, Rochester, N. Y.; O. C. Simonds, Chicago; E. Smith, 
Brookline, Mass.; *J. J. Stephens, Columbus, O.; Wm. Stone> 
Lynn, Mass.; * Geo. L. Transue, Easton, Pa.; Geo. Van Atta, 
Newark, O.; F. D. Willis, St. Paul, Minn.; fGeo. Ruff, Lincoln, 
Neb.; fGeo. E. Rhedeineyer, Camden, Pa.; fGeo. W. Beckel, 
Defiance, O.; fL. J. Byers, Lincoln, Neb.; fW. F. Jewson, Man- 
kato, Minn.; fG. L. Kelly, New Albany, Ind.; fG. Scherzinger; 
f Albert Marckhoff, Elgin, 111.; fWilliam Moorehouse, Hastings, 
Minn.; fA. Browm, Alaska, Mich.; R. J. Haight, Chicago. 
* Accompanied by lady. t New Membi-rs. 
CHAPEL AND CONSERVATORY, OAKLAND CEMETERY, ST PAUL. 
