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mounts, military athletics and other 
military ceremonies. 
Lookout Mountain, near Chatta- 
nooga, 2,200 feet above sea level, is 
justly ranked with Mammoth Cave, 
Niagara Falls, and Yellowstone Park 
as one of the “show places” of Amer- 
ica. The scene from the top of the 
mountain is inspiring and beautiful 
beyond description. Seven states 
may be seen at a glance on a clear 
day. The edge of the rocky cliff that 
caps the Cumberland table-land may 
be traced in a northeasterly direction 
for fifty miles or more. From historic 
Point Lookout one may get an unob- 
structed view of Chickamauga, Mis- 
sionary Ridge and Lookout battle- 
fields, Orchard Knob, the National 
Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee 
River, Moccasin Bend and the seven 
states — Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, 
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ken- 
tuckr^ and Virginia. 
The Tennessee River, which washes 
the base of the mountain, curves in a 
grand convolution, making a striking 
representation of the Indian shoe, or 
moccasin, and this curve is called for 
that reason “Moccasin Bend.” 
One of our pictures shows the 
Point Hotel and Lookout battlefield, a 
part of the Moccasin Bend and the 
west slope of Lookout, where Hook- 
er’s Army ascended the mountain to 
the plateau below the hotel. Here the 
“Battle Above the Clouds” was fought 
November 24, 1863. 
The Inn, now open the year round, 
is one of the best appointed and most 
commodious resort hotels in the coun- 
try. It can accommodate 600 guests, 
and the arrangements for lighting, 
drainage and for a supply of the pur- 
est and best water are excellent. 
Lookout Mountain is reached from 
Chattanooga via electric lines from 
the city to the foot of the mountain 
and via incline railway from the base 
to the top of the mountain. This in- 
clined road, of which we show a pic- 
ture here, is 4,750 feet long. The 
steepest grade is 67 feet to 100; aver- 
age grade 33 feet to 100. This is one 
of the longest incline cable roads in 
America, and was erected at a cost 
of $100,000. The terminus is directly 
in front of the Lookout Inn. 
Sunset Rock, on the western brow 
of the mountain, is famous for its 
magnificent view of the glories of the 
setting sun sinking behind Raccoon 
Mountain. Near by is a rival to Colo- 
rado’s “Garden of the Gods,” where 
nature has placed many of her quaint 
and interesting rock formations. 
Lula Falls, of which we also show 
an illustration, are located on the 
mountain, eight miles from Point 
Lookout, on a fine boulevard, making 
it a very pleasant drive. The falls are 
115 feet high. 
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM, A. A. C. S. CONVENTION 
Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting, Association of American 
Cemetery Superintendents, Chattanooga, October 12, 13 and 14 
The convention headquarters will be 
at the Hotel Patten, and the program, 
subject to possible minor changes find 
additions, is as follows : 
Vedxesday, October 12, 1910. 
Opening Session at Hotel Patten ; 
10 :00 a. m.. Convention called to order. 
Prayer by the Rev. E. A. Elmore, 
D. D. 
Address by His Honor, T. C. Thomp- 
son, Mayor of Chattanooga. 
Response by the President of the Asso- 
ciation, John Reid, of Detroit. 
Annual Address of the President. 
Annual Report of the Secretary-Treas- 
urer, Frank Eurich, Detroit. 
Appointment of Committees. 
Informal Discussion. 
Half Hour for Business with the Secre- 
tary. 
Recess for Lunch. 
2 -.00 P. M., Business Session. 
Paper— “Some Winter Work for Cem- 
etery Employes,” Bellett Lawson, Jr. 
Discussion. 
Paper— “Care of Country Cemeteries,” 
Ezra Downs. 
Discussion, followed by' Question Bo.x. 
Recess for Supper. 
8 :00 P. M., Evening Session. 
Paper— “Important Items in Starting a 
New Cemetery,” with Lantern Slides, 
Howard Evarts Weed, of Chicago. 
Thursday, October 13, 1910. 
9 ;30 A. AI., Report of Membership Com- 
mittee, and Reception of New Mem- 
bers. 
Reports of Auditing and Memorial Com- 
mittees. 
Topics to Be Discussed: 
“More About Weed Killers and Dust 
Layers.” 
“Underground Burial Vaults.” 
“Public Mausoleums.” 
“Private, or Family Mausoleums.” 
Further Topics from the Question 
Box. 
Nomination of Officers. 
Recess. 
1 :30 P. M., Lunch on Lookout Moun- 
tain. 
After Lunch, Visit the Battlefields, 
and returning, visit Forest Hills 
Cemetery. 
8 :00 P. M., Evening Session at Hotel 
Patten. 
“The Cemetery Beautiful,” illustrated 
with Stereopticon. Sid J. Hare, Kan- 
sas City, Mo. 
Friday, October 14, 1910. 
9 :30 A. M., Hotel Patten. 
Discussion of Topics in the Question 
Box. 
Report of Committee on Location. 
Election of Officers. 
Recess for Lunch. 
2:00 P. M., Sharp, Auto Tour through 
Chickamauga Park and the National 
Cemetery. 
Report of Committee on Resolutions. 
Adjournment. (This meeting for ad- 
journment may be held on Snodgrass 
Hill, the Wilder Monument, in the 
National (Chicamauga) Park, or at 
the speaker’s stand inside the National 
Cemetery, as it might not be easy to 
get together again at the hotel. 
The Hotel Patten, the convention 
headquarters and the leading hotel in 
Chattanooga, offers the association the 
following rates : 
Rooms without bath, $1.50, $2.00 and 
$2.50 per day. 
Rooms with bath, $2.50, $3,00, $3.50 
and $4.00 per day'. 
Where two or more persons occupy, 
$1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 rooms without 
bath, and $2.50 rooms with bath, the 
price for each additional person is $1.50 ; 
in $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 rooms with bath, 
add $2.00 for each additional person. 
The Hotel Patten is on the European 
plan. The restaurants are high class 
and reasonable in price. All rooms are 
outside rooms, with unobstructed view. 
The hotel offers to the association the 
use of the Assembly Room and parlors 
free of charge for meetings. 
The management of Oak Hill 
Cemetery, Evansville, Ind., extend a 
cordial invitation to all of the super- 
intendents from the north and west or 
other convenient points to stop over at 
Evansville, see that cemetery and be 
the guests of the association for a 
day at least. A number from the 
central west have already' promised 
Superintendent William Halbrooks 
that they will stop over, and he is 
expecting substantial additions to the 
party at Chattanooga. 
