PARK AND CEMETERY . 
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terior finish is of marble and mosaic, 
with bronze and brass trimming. 
Greenwood is one of the most famous 
of.Aiperican cemeteries, and the rest- 
ing placfe of hundreds of men and wom- 
en whose names are indelibly written 
on the pages of American history. Me- 
morials are to be seen of James Gordon 
Bennett, Horace Greeley, Morse, the in- 
ventor of the telegraph, and Howe, of 
the sewing machine, Peter Cooper, 
Henry Ward Beecher, the Cary sisters, 
John W. Mackay, Marcus Daly and 
many others. The interments average 
about 5,000 a year, the aggregate num- 
ber to date being about 330 , 000 . The 
general fund for the care of the ceme- 
tery, made up of the surplus after pay- 
ing the running expenses of the ceme- 
tery, now amounts to $ 3 , 500 , 000 , and 
the Perpetual Care Fund, created by in- 
dividual lot owners for their own lots, 
amounts to over one million dollars. 
The cemetery comprises 478 acres and 
gives employment to about 350 men. 
Outside gardeners are allowed to come 
in and do planting under the direction 
of the superintendent. The cemetery 
contracts for about $10,000 worth of 
budding plants, etc., annually. Con- 
tracts are usually made in the fall for 
the following season. Attractive dis- 
plays of florists’ stocks and monument 
dealers’ wares near the entrances in- 
dicate that business of no small pro- 
portions is done in these lines. 
After an inspection of the grounds 
the party was taken to a cafe on Ocean 
Parkway where luncheon was served, 
The Florida East Coast Quartette kept 
the company in a merry mood with their 
“coon” songs and instrumental music 
during the meal. 
The closing session of the convention 
was held here. In the absence of Mr. 
Zartmann, who was to have ad- 
dressed the meeting, Mr. Reilly, the 
secretary of the Park Board, read a 
brief paper by Mr. Zartmann in which 
he referred to the co-relation of parks 
and cemeteries to the public. 
The question what should be done in 
old cemeteries where only one-half of 
the lot owners pay for care and new 
lots are sold under perpetual care ap- 
pealed to many and brought forth a 
number of replies. Wm. Falconer said 
all lots in Allegheny Cemetery are given 
general care free of charge. Many of 
the owners of old lots are unknown. 
Wm. Crosbie said it was proposed to 
plant evergreens, shrubbery, etc., on old 
lots whose owners are unknown and 
thus beautify the cemetery. O. W. 
Crabbs said old lots were cared for and 
F. Jewson cited an instance where 
such care resulted in getting an unex- 
pected deposit for perpetual care, thirty 
years after an interment had been made. 
G. L. Kelly referred to a recent state 
law in Indiana empowering old ceme- 
teries to get money for perpetual care. 
New York has had a law for a number 
of years, said Bellett Lawson, Jr., au- 
thorizing cemeteries to assess the cost 
of care against a lot owner, and in the 
event of non-payment to dispose of the 
unused portion of the lot and devote 
the proceeds to general maintenance. 
A rising vote in regard to the admis- 
sion of automobiles showed a very small 
percentage of cemeteries where they 
were prohibited. 
The Committee on Memorials sub- 
mitted appropriate resolutions of sym- 
pathy and respect for the deceased 
members. A resolution was also adopted 
recognizing the work of the late John 
Thorp and extending sympathy to his 
family. 
The various committees submitted 
their reports and the election of officers 
for the ensuing year resulted as fol- 
lows : 
President John Reid, Mt. Elliot and 
Mt. Olivet cemeteries, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-president, W. C. Grassau, Green- 
wood, Brooklyn. 
Secretary and treasurer, Frank En- 
rich, Woodlawn, Detroit, Mich. 
Chattanooga, Tenn., was selected for 
the next place of meeting, and Messrs. 
Bushnell, of Chattanooga, Kesterson, of 
Knoxville, and Hooper, of Richmond, 
Va., were appointed as the Executive 
Committee. 
The president and vice-president-elect 
made brief speeches expressing their ap- 
preciation of the honor conferred upon 
them, and the meeting adjourned. 
AMONG THOSE PRESENT: 
The secretary’s register sho'wed the fol- 
lowing persons present: Bellett Lawson and 
wife, Paxtang, Pa.; Geo. M. Painter and 
wife, Philadelphia; Chas. B. Jefferson, 
Philadelphia; C. G. Simon, Fox Chase. Pa.; 
Wm. N. Kiefer, Glenside, Pa.; Wm. J. 
Proud, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Miss E. V. Sim- 
mons, Philadelphia; Wm. Allen and wife, 
wife, Pittsburg, Pa.; Wm. Allen and wife, 
Pittsburg, Pa.; Wm. Crosbie, wife and son, 
Washington, Pa.; Wiliam Falconer, Pittsburg, 
Pa.; W. A. Addicot and son Sharon, Pa.; Geo. 
W. German and wife, Williamsport, Pa.; John 
T. Kline, Philadelphia, Pa. ; H. M. Barnes. 
Harrisburg, Pa.; W^'m. Harris, Wilkinsburg, 
Pa.; W. H. Druckemiller, Sunbury, Pa.; 
Sidney Yoder, Pittsburg, Pa.; Horace A. 
Derry and wife, Everett, Mass.; H. 
Wilson Ross and wife, Newton Center, 
Mass. ; Wm. Lord, Lawrence, Mass. ; Thomas 
White, Fairhaven, Mass.; R. A. Leavitt and 
wife, Melrose, Mass. ; Geo. E. Lane, Lynn, 
Mass.; Wm. M. Carr and wife, Malden, 
Mass.; E. King and wife, Springfield, Mass.; 
Geo. W. Creesy and wife, Salem, Mass.; John 
Gunn, Whitinsville, Mass.; C. W. Mitchell, 
Medford. Mass. ; J. H. Morton, Boston, Mass. ; 
James Warren, Jr., Providence, R. I.; Robert 
S. Franklin, Newport, R. I.; Andrew K. Mc- 
Mahon, Newport, R. I.; T. McCarthy and 
wife. Providence, R. I.; Rev. James P. 
Harrington, Providence, R. I. ; Perry W. 
Goodwin and wife, Jamestown, N. Y. ; John 
W. Keller and wife, Rochester, N. Y, ; W. 
C. Grassau and wife, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; F. 
R. Diering and wife. Miss Florence Dier- 
ing, New York; John B. Meisch and wife, 
Rochester, N. Y. ; F. Sheard, Rochester, N. Y. ; 
E. J. Marsden, Albany, N. Y. ; Wm. H. Boon 
and wife, Syracuse, N. Y. ; E. W. Werick, Buf- 
falo, N. Y. ; J. L. Halstead, Newburgh, N. Y. ; 
U. T. Dubel and wife, Canandaigua. N. Y. ; J. 
J. Cunningham and wife, Long Island City, 
N. Y. ; Chas. M. Chamberlain, Maspeth, L. 
I.; J. E. Trent, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; F. A. 
Sherman and wife. New Haven, Conn. ; R. 
E. Scrivener, Hartford, Conn.; F. S. New- 
comb, New London, Conn.; Geo. W. Voor- 
hees and wife, Norwalk, Conn.; Dwight B. 
Snow, New Haven, Conn.; Howard Scofield, 
Stamford, Conn.; Thos. E. Anderson and 
wife, Danville, 111.; C. P. Scott, Peoria, 111.; 
Bellett Lawson, Jr., and wife, O. C. SImonds, 
E. G. Carter, F. K. Rexford, Thomas Wallis, 
T. H. Little, R. J. Haight, Chicago; John 
Reid, H. P. Reid, Detroit, Mich.; E. B. 
Wilhelm and wife, Detroit, Mich.; Geo. A. 
Burton and wife, Coldwater, Mich. ; Frank 
Eurich and wife, Detroit, Mich.; Dr. R. N. 
Kesterson, Knoxville, Tenn.; Daniel E. 
Bushnell and wife, Miss Bushnell. Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.; Arthur W. Hobert, Wm. 
Eurich and wife, Minneapolis, Minn.; 
W. F. Jewson. wife and daughter, 
Mankato, Minn. ; Frederick Green and wife. 
Cleveland, O. ; Forest McCoy, Cleveland. O.; 
R. J. Gohlke, Findlay, O. ; Luther Cline and 
wife, Dayton. O. ; John J. Stephens and wife, 
Columbus, O. ; John R. Hooper and wife. 
Richmond, Va. ; J. M. Broughton, Norfolk, 
Va. ; J. T. Yates, Lynchburg, Va. ; S. C. Pen- 
rose, Wm. G. Jones, Wm. Quigley, Wilming- 
ton, Del.; O. W. Crabbs and wife, Muncie, 
Ind. ; G. L. Kelly and wife. New Albany, 
Ind.; Wm. Halbrooks and wife, Evansville, 
Ind.; Walter H. W^heeler, Indianapolis, 
Ind. : J. H. Erskine and wife. Manchestor, 
N. H. ; E. C. Smith, Manchester, N. H. ; A. 
Reinharat and wife. Orange, N. J. ; F. L. How- 
ard, Linden, N. J.; Wm. H. Atkinson, Trenton; 
N. J. ; W. S. Pirie, Milwaukee, Wis. ; James 
Currie and wife, Milwaukee, Wis.; G. Scher- 
zinger and wife, Fond du Lac, Wis.; M. P. 
Brazill, A. E. Todt, St. Louis. Mo.; Lewis 
Ehlers, Baltimore, Md. ; Frank M. Floyd. 
Portland, Me.; Geo. A. Ruff, Lincoln, Neb.; 
F. H. Rutherford, Hamilton, Ont. ; A. W. 
Smith, Oakland, Calif. ; W. Ormiston Roy, 
Montreal, Can. 
ECHOES 
The impossibility of seeing every- 
thing of cemetery interest in and 
around New York in the brief period 
of the convention, will be readily ap- 
preciated by reading the account of 
the extent of the cemetery industry 
of the city on another page. Several 
members stayed over for a few days 
for this and other reasons, and some 
accepted the city’s invitation to re- 
main for the Hudson-Fulton celebra- 
tion. A cemetery man could put in 
the full three days in either Wood- 
lawn or Green-Wood to good advan- 
tage. 
One of the pleasant incidents of the 
convention was the reunion of the 
Eurich family. Mr. and Mrs. Eurich 
and their three sons, Frank, Will and 
Oscar, with their wives, had a very 
happy meeting at the Hotel Astor. 
Four of the charter members of the 
A. A. C. S. were present : Messrs. 
