AND 
CEME TERY. 
H4r) 
PARK 
VIEW IN GREENWOOD CEMETERT, KNOXVILLE, TENN., 
WITH BLACKOAK RIDGE IN BACKGROUND. 
Detroit, is president of the associa- 
tion, and Frank Enrich. Woodlawn 
Cemetery, Detroit, secretary. 
The executive committee in charge 
of the Chattanooga convention is com- 
posed as follows: Daniel E. Biish- 
nell, Forest Flills Cemetery, Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn.; R. N. Kesterson, Green- 
wood Cemetery, Knoxville. Tenn.; 
and John ■ R. Hooper, Hollywood 
Cemetery, Richmond,’ Va. 
Knoxville, a Convention Side Trip 
Knoxville, Tenn., not only offers 
the attractions of one of the finest 
cemeteries in the South and a great 
exposition, but becomes a valuable aid 
to the convention from the fact that 
railroad rates of one cent a mile have 
been established for the Appalachian 
Exposition, to be held in that city 
from September 12 to October 12. 
These dates are well arranged to al- 
low the members time for a visit to 
Knoxville just before the convention. 
The exposition building dedicated to 
Art, Sciences, Machinery, Manufac- 
tures and Industrial Development, was 
completed in June and is said to lie 
the finest exposition building ever 
erected in the South. The other build- 
ings to house the exhibits of wom- 
en's work, live stock, poultri', pigeons, 
forestry, minerals, etc., are .»ow prac- 
tically ready and will be filled with a 
vastly interesting collection of Appa- 
lachian products and industries. Avia- 
tion demonstrations, in which the 
"Wrights, Strobel, Coleman, and other 
noted aviators will perform, have been 
arranged as one of the chief attrac- 
tions. Weber, Brook and other noted 
bandmasters will furnish the music, 
ind pyrotechnic displays and races 
vill furnish entertainment of a more 
spectacular character. Railroads 
throughout the country have granted 
a rate of one cent a mile for the time 
of this exposition. 
Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville’s 
new lawn burial ground, has been pre- 
viously described in these pages, and 
is a most interesting example of what 
can be accomplished in the way of 
cemetery development in a short time 
with a fine natural tract that is devel- 
oped on the right lines with a good 
plan from the start. 
The illustrations shown here will 
give some idea of the careful devel- 
opment that has been carried out 
since our former pictures were 
shown. 
Nature formed here an ideal loca- 
The annual meeting of the Missouri 
Park and Cemetery Improvement As- 
sociation convened at the Madison 
House in Jefferson City, July 14, 
President Wm. Mittelbach, of Boon- 
ville, in the chair. Secretary E. L, 
Burch, of Jefferson City, had made 
ample provisions for the entertain- 
ment of the visiting members. Al- 
though the attendance was not as 
large as expected, the discussions 
were full of interest. The president’s 
address having some matters in it, 
that all cemetery officials should read 
it w-as ordered published and mailed 
to park and cemetery superintendents 
throughout the state, wdth the view of 
enrolling a large number of them as 
members, and making the next year’s 
tion, and in the w'ork of landscape 
gardening it was planned that all na- 
tural advantages be utilized. Green-, 
wood is fast becoming a beautiful 
park. The credit for this great work 
belongs mainly to Dr. R. N. Kester- 
son, wdio has made a careful study of 
cemeteries and parks in many cities 
of the United States and Canada, and 
who is devoting the best years of his 
life to the task of giving to Knoxville 
her finest cemetery. Sid J. Hare, of 
Kansas City, furnished the landscape 
plans for Greenwood. 
The view of the cemetery and 
Blackoak Ridge, shown in one of the 
accompanying illustrations, affords 
some idea of the scenic beauty of 
lawn and planting effects. For miles 
in every direction — from the blue 
summits of the Great Skokies on the 
east to the Cumberlands on the west, 
and from the Clinch Mountains on 
the north to the Blue Ridge on the 
south — a view is presented that is not 
surpassed anyw'here in this secti-on. 
Travel out of the city is being turned 
in this direction, and the number of 
people who enjoy the splendid views 
that are obtained from the highest 
points in Greenw^ood is rapidly in- 
creasing as the drives become better 
known. 
The entrance to Greenwood is a par- 
ticularly interesting combination of 
landscape art and gateway architecture, 
and was carefully planned both for its 
own effect and for its relation to the 
grounds. It was designed by Mr. Sid 
J. Hare, and is built of the handsome 
Knoxville marble, quarried near this 
city, which is known throughout the 
country as one of our finest archi- 
tectural stones. 
meeting a hummer. The old officers, 
President, Wm. Mittelbach, of Boon- 
ville; Vice-President Sid J. Hare, of 
Kansas City, and Secretary E. L. 
Burch, of Jefferson City, -were all re- 
elected to their respective offices. St. 
Louis was chosen as the place for the 
next meeting, and October the time, 
and other members from St. Louis. 
Several new members were elected at 
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this meeting. After a pleasant drive 
through Riverview Cemetery of Jef- 
ferson City, and an informal recep- 
tion at the Madison House Thursday 
evening, the association adjourned. 
The need of a state association is 
more evident than ever, and the offi- 
cers predict a rousing meeting at St. 
Louis in 1011. 
MISSOURI ASSOCIATION MEETS 
