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Wallis presented their views. These proved to be of great 
value and were received with the closest attention. 
Mr. Rudd then spoke at some length on the subject of 
Platting, calling particular attention to some things to avoid. 
This talk also was full of interest for the members, and 
many notes were made of the points elucidated. Mr. Miller 
then discussed Legal Matters, followed by a number of the 
members, Mr. Maas particularly offering information of 
value. 
Mr. Vennum invited the Association to meet with him at 
Champaign next year and the invitation was occepted. 
The members then went by trolley car to the home of 
Mr. Graves and were entertained at luncheon by Mrs. 
Grave.?. After a delightful hour on the cool veranda with 
the charming family, a picture was taken on the broad and 
shady lawn and several touring cars under the direction of 
Mr. Graves and Mr. Means of the Bloomington Cemetery 
Board, conveyed the party for an afternoon ride. 
The convention adjourned amid much enthusiasm, resolu- 
tions of appreciation for the entertainment enjoyed were 
presented by Mrs. Johnson and Miss Hoerr. 
The Bloomington meeting was declared to have been a 
decided success, the particular feature being the active part 
taken by everyone attending. Every subject presented re- 
ceived some attention from each one present. 
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NEW ENGLAND CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. 
The New England Cemetery Association met June 14 at 
Newton, Mass., as guests of Superintendent H. Wilson Ross 
of Newton Cemetery. 
The party met in Boston and proceeded to Newton by 
cars and were shown through the chapel, offices, greenhouses 
and grounds. 
A business meeting was held in the chapel, after which 
dinner was served in Norumbega Park, where the party 
spent the afternoon. 
There were 53 members and friends present and 4 super- 
intendents were elected to membership, bringing the total 
membership to 60. President Floyd will represent the Asso- 
ciation at Detroit this year, accompanied by several other 
members. Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecti- 
cut, and Massachusetts were well represented at this meeting. 
The next meeting of this Association will be for a visit 
to Manchester and Concord, July 20. 
The party will leave Boston by train, leaving North Union 
Station at 8:15 a. m., and upon arrival at Manchester, will 
be met by Superintendents Erskine and Smith, and conducted 
through Pine Grove and Valley Cemeteries. 
The business meeting will be held in the chapel at Pine 
Grove Cemetery, after which dinner will be served at Pine 
Island Park. 
Cars will then be taken for an eighteen-mile ride through 
beautiful New Hampshire scenery to call upon Superintend- 
ent Moulton, who has charge of the cemeteries at Concord, 
leaving there for home at about 6 o’clock, p. m. 
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OHIO CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENTS MEET. 
The Ohio State Association of Cemetery Superintendents 
and Officials held its annual meeting at Columbus and Wash- 
ington Court House, June 12, 13 and 14. 
At the opening session, held at the Neil House, Mayor 
Badger gave the address of welcome and George Van Atta, 
of Newark, responded. This was followed by the annual ad- 
dress of the president and the reading of the paper by H. A. 
Church, of Urbana, on “Tree and Shrub Planting in the 
Cemetery.” 
At the evening session E. A. Sloan, of Ironton, read a paper 
on “Some Requisites of an Efficient Cemetery Superintend- 
ent,” and John J. Stephens, of Columbus, gave his report as 
delegate to the national convention at Washington, D. C. 
Officers were elected as follows: President, M. Whitaker, 
East Liverpool; vice-president, George Van Atta, Newark: 
and H. A. Church, Urbana; secretary-treasurer, G. C. Ander- 
son, Sidney; delegates to national convention at Detroit, iMich., 
George Gossard, Washington ; C. H. and J. C. Cline, Dayton. 
On the second day the members assesmbled at the Neil 
House and took carriages to Ohio State University, Franklin 
Park and Green Lawn Cemetery. Luncheon was given at 
the latter place followed by an organ recital in the chapel. 
At the evening session papers were read by D. E. Whitaker 
and W. W. Disbro. 
The last day was spent at Washington Court House, un- 
der the, guidance of Retiring President Gossard. 
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CEMETERY DRIVES. 
A correspondent asks us to “give some ideas along the 
lines of driveways in park plan cemeteries — how close together 
must they be to serve cemetery purposes.?” 
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In cemeteries as in other places there should be as few 
drives as possible, while fulfilling all necessary requirements. 
It has been found in many cemeteries unobjectionable to have 
lots 150 feet from a drive. This would make the width of a 
section enclosed by drives 300 feet. The length of these sec- 
tions may be 600 or 800 feet. One should be able to go pretty 
directly from the entrance to any point in the cemetery so 
the drives will naturally branch and include sections having 
their longer dimensions along lones radiating from the gate- 
way. 
The exact location of the drives would naturally be deter- 
mined by the topography of the land. Usually a drive should 
occupy a valley as from such a position the lots would appear 
high and attractive. As far as possible avoid reverse curves 
and give to the roads easy grades, preferably not over a rise 
or fall of five feet in one hundred. O. C. S. 
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IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS. 
Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, 111 ., has purchased fourteen ad- 
ditional acres, making a total area of forty acres. 
The city council of Belfast, Me., has appropriated $2,000 
for a new receiving tomb at Grove Cemetery. 
The Metairie Cemetery Association, of New Orleans, will 
improve a large tract adjoining its present cemetery, and 
open it to the public as a park until it is needed for inter- 
ments. 
Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa, will erect a new 
receiving vault to contain eighteen crypts. 
Bloom Cemetery, Morganville, Kan., is raising funds for 
new entrance gates for the cemetery. 
The city council of Des Moines, Iowa, is to erect a new 
receiving vault in Woodland Cemetery. 
The West Pittston Cemetery Association, Pittston, Pa., 
has voted to lease two-thirds of the output of a coal mine 
underlying the cemetery, and to devote the proceeds to the 
perpetual maintenance of the grounds. 
St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester, Mass., has been presented 
with an additional tract of 52,528 square feet of land. 
The contract has been let for a new receiving vault at a 
cemetery at North Adams, Mass. Beckwith & Pike, of Pitts- 
field, are the contractors for the structure which will cost 
about $10,000. 
The United .States government has bought one and three- 
quarter acres of ground as an addition to the National Ceme- 
tery on Fulton Hill, near Richmond, Va. 
