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PARK AND CEMETERY . 
A. A. C. S. CONVENTION PLANS 
Arrangements are well under way for 
the A. A. C. S. convention at Chattan- 
ooga, Tenn., October 12, 13 and 14, as 
announced in our last issue. 
The committee again renews the in- 
vitation, in behalf of the Forest Hills 
Cemetery, the City of Chattanooga, and 
the whole South Land, to all wdio are 
interested in Cemetery betterment, to 
join in making the next Convention the 
very best of all. Remember the date, 
October 12th. 
The great Appalachian Exposition to 
be held in Knoxville, September 12 to 
October 1.2 will offer excellent oppor- 
tunity to many to make a side trip to 
that city, and also to take advantage of 
the low' railroad rates that have been 
established for this event. Details of 
the rates and other raiUvay arrange- 
ments will be given in a later issue. 
The committee still desires to hear 
from any one who may have sugges- 
tions as to the makeup of the program, 
especially as to those available for pa- 
pers or as to subjects to be discussed. 
The New England Cemetery Asso- 
■cation held its annual mid-summer 
outing in Bath, Me., June 16. Thirty 
members arrived on the morning 
boat from Boston for the meeting. 
Breakfast was had at the Colonial 
Cafe and later an hour was passecL 
inspecting the Bath Iron Works with 
Vice-President E. W. Hyde in charge. 
Shortly after nine o’clock, the party 
boarded private automobiles and were 
taken for a trip about the city, going 
as far as Winnegance and up through 
Lover’s Retreat, stopping at the cem- 
etery. 
Oak Grove Cemeter}- was inspected 
and Supt. Ward and the Cemetery 
Board came in for lots -of praise for 
its fine appearance. Maple Grove 
The ninth annual convention of 
Ohio Association of Cemetery Super- 
intendents and Officials, was held at 
Canton, June 22 and 23. Judge Wil- 
liam Quinn greeted the visitors with 
a cordial welcoming address. Rev. 
E. P. Herbruck pronounced the invo- 
cation. 
The response w'as made by G. E. 
Whitaker, who was profuse in his 
praise of the Canton people and the 
rception given the visitors. Several 
new members were elected. 
Mr. Sid J. Hare, of Kansas City, Mo., 
who is preparing another of his inter- 
esting stereopticon lectures on the land- 
scape side of cemetery work, wants es- 
pecially to get as large a collection of 
photographs of new things in cemetery 
work as possible for his lantern slides. 
Good, clear photographs of choice trees, 
shrubs and planting effects are particu- 
larly welcome. Mr. Hare wants to get 
300 pictures of anything that pertains 
to the beautifying of cemetery grounds. 
Contributions for this illustrated talk 
may be sent direct to Mr. Hare, at 3224 
Campbell St., Kansas City, Mo. 
John Reid, Mt. Elliot Cemetery, De- 
troit, is president of the association, and 
Frank Enrich, Woodlawm Cemetery, De- 
troit, secretary. 
The executive committee in charge of 
the Chattanooga convention is composed 
as follows: Daniel E. Bushnell, Forest 
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.; R. 
N. Kesterson, Greenwood Cemetery, 
Knoxville, Tenn.; and John R. Hooper, 
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. 
Cemetery was also visited, the vis- 
itors stopping at the monument of 
Gov. King. 
At 11:15 a special car was taken 
for New Meadows Inn and at twelve 
o’clock the party were seated at one 
of Landlord Cahill’s famous shore 
dinners. The guests were warm in their 
praise of the Inn dinner and the excel- 
lent service. 
At one o’clock the party boarded 
the launch Alliquippa as guests of 
E. W. Hyde and enjoyed a two hours’ 
sail down the New Meadows River, 
the beauties of which were much en- 
joj'ed by the visitors. 
The party returned on the Boston 
night boat after one of the best out- 
ings in the history of the association. 
President Sloane gave his annual 
address and the secretary’s report was 
approved as read. 1. M. Smith of 
Greenville read a paper on “The Value 
of Ideas.” 
Committees were appointed to audit 
accounts on location of next conven- 
tion and on resolutions. 
After luncheon at the headquarters, 
McKinley hotel, the delegation board- 
ed a car for Westlawn cemetery 
where the afternoon meeting was held. 
The delegates inspected the cemetery 
grounds and visited the McKinley 
memorial tomb, expressing them- 
selves as being delighted with the beauty 
and excellent maintenance of the local 
cemetery. 
At 4:30 o’clack a luncheon was 
served by Adam Shorb on tables 
erected in the park section of the 
cemetery. 
At the meeting Wednesday evening 
C. C. Crain of Portsmouth read a 
paper on “Why I Became a Member 
of O. A. C. S. and O.” 
“Tree Planting and Pruning” was 
the subject of a paper by J. J. Steph- 
ens of Columbus. A question box 
was also a feature of this session. 
Thursday morning H. A. Church of 
LTbana read a paper entitled, “To 
Do and Not To Do.” 
The closing session was an outdoor 
one, held at Meyer’s Lake. 
Officers chosen for the ensuing year 
were: G. E. Whitaker, of Youngs- 
town, president; C. C. Cain, of Ports- 
mouth, vice-president, and G. C. Ander- 
son, of Sidney, secretary-treasurer. 
FROM CEMETERY REPORTS 
The statement of receipts and expen- 
ditures for Forest Home Cemeterj', 
Milwaukee, Wis., for the year ending 
March 31, 1910, gives total receipts, in- 
cluding a balance from previous year of 
$16,542.38, as $218,378.72. This includes: 
Sale of lots, $36,771.12; graves, $3,260; 
interments, $2,758 ; cremations, $2,150 ; 
care of lots, etc., $28,720.97 ; deposits for 
perpetual care, $17,495 ; slate and ce- 
ment vaults, $3,060. The disbursements 
amounted to $179,856.57, which included : 
For mowing grass, $14,056.08; other 
labor, $30,108.77 ; repairs, $4,379.06 ; im- 
provements, $21,708.02 ; salaries, $8,240 ; 
cremations, $546.86, etc. The reserve 
fund now amounts to $281,960.28, and 
perpetual care funds to $123,058.58. 
There were 751 interments and 86 cre- 
mations during the fiscal year. 
The report of the Board of Park 
and Cemetery Commissioners of 
Grand Rapids, Mich., concerning the 
city cemeteries, gives receipts for 
Oak Hill, $17,682.15, which includes: 
Care, $6,870.35; Burials, $2,757; Foun- 
dations, $979.57; Sale of lots, $5,374.20. 
The disbursements for this cemetery, 
wihch amounted to $16,342.19, in- 
cluded $9,931.50 for labor. The re- 
ceipts for Greenwood were $6,619.93, 
and the expenditures $6,758. The 
whole number of burials in Oak Hill 
is 373, and in Greenwood 248. The 
Perpetual Care fund for Oak Hill 
amounted to, on March 31, 1910, 
$28,506.47; and for Greenwood at the 
same date, $4,243.35. 
NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION 
OHIO CEMETERY MEN MEET 
