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After concluding the business session the time left 
for inspecting- “Woodlawn” was all too short to do 
it justice. The cemetery comprises 140 acres of par- 
tially timbered land, of which 26 acres have been 
improved strictly on the lawn plan. The cemetery 
was dedicated in 1898; all lots are sold with ample 
provision for future care. The roads are gravelled 
and the landscape features particularly pleasing. A 
unique feature is the main avenue extending from 
the entrance in a straight line for a distance of a 
quarter of a mile and terminating at the burial lot 
of Col. F. J. Hecker, the president of Woodlawn 
Cemetery Association. 
A mausoleum built of white marble in the form of 
a Greek temple, backed with a setting of Lombardy 
poplars, occupies this site with classic effect. A 
planting space sixteen feet in width on the lawns at 
either side of this avenue afford opportunity for ar- 
tistic grouping of shrubbery and will preserve the 
beauty of the avenue. A chapel and receiving vault 
of gothic architecture is just being completed at a 
cost of $20,000. The exterior is of Kelly Island 
stone, with Bedford stone trimmings and red tile 
roof. The interior wood work is old English oak 
and floor of tile to correspond. Quite a number of 
expensive mausoleums have been erected, one es- 
pecially noticeable being of glazed terra cotta con- 
struction, said to have cost $25,000. The body of the 
late Governor Pingree, who for years was Detroit’s 
most distinguished citizen, reposes here in a costly 
mausoleum. ' Mr. Enrich has been successful in pre- 
serving many fine specimens of forest trees, despite 
the fact that some of the sections on which these 
trees stand have been filled up at least two feet. This 
has resulted in manv of the trees sending out new 
roots that come up close to the surface. Gonsider- 
able thinning out has had to be done and here too 
may be seen gratifying results in the feathering out 
on the elms. Masses of shrubbery around the en- 
trance and office, on triangles where roads intersect 
and along the driveways produce artistic effects and 
create pleasing impressions. Waste baskets are in- 
geniously screened along the roadsides by masses of 
evergreens. It should be said in passing that the 
cemeteries and parks of Detroit are making a most 
liberal use of shrubbery and one seldom sees 
Primus Pissardi used more effectively than it is here. 
Third Day — August 23. 
Special conve}7ances consisting of carriages and 
tallyhos (or more properly speaking Prencli Brakes ) 
were in readiness bright and early in the morning 
to take the visitors to Elmwood and Mr. Elliot cem- 
eteries and thence to Belle Isle Park. Manager 
Hartford, who was in charge of the conveyances, 
said that for promptness in getting such a large 
party started he had never seen this one surpassed. 
CEMETERY. 
This characteristic of Mr. Eurich’s contributed very 
largely to the success of the entertainment planned 
by the local committee. 
Supt. A. W. Blain pointed out the objects of in- 
terest in historic Elmwood, one of Detroit’s oldest 
and most picturesque cemeteries. It covers 89 acres 
of land now entirely within the city limits. It has 
some fine trees and interesting monuments of old 
Detroit families. The historic “Bloody Run’’ of 
Revolutionary days, now a placid little stream, is 
within the bounds of this cemetery, along its valley 
are sloping banks and stately overhanging trees, 
which combine tO' create a charming landscape. The 
cemetery was laid out in 1846 and within recent 
years nearly all of the old paths that divided the lots 
have been filled, thus giving to the sections the ap- 
pearance of continuous lawns. Mr. Blain has made 
good use of vines and shrubbery in screening ob- 
jects more or less objectionable. The old chapel 
built in 1855 is still an object of interest, its simple 
furnishings are in marked contrast with the more 
modern receiving vault and Golumbarium combined, 
built less than ten years ago. This is a side-hill 
structure with an ornate exterior of Quincy granite, 
built at a cost of $27,000. It has 190 crypts and 50 
receptacles for ashes. The crypts may be used tem- 
porarily or permanently. The prices for permanent 
use ranging from $150 to $300, according to location. 
The latest addition to Elmwood and undoubtedly 
the last that will ever be made, comprises three acres 
of land that was partially covered by residences a 
few years ago. Three knolls give an undulating ef- 
fect to this section. Mr. Blain’s plan calls for but 
one path running lengthwise of the section. It will 
be a grass walk five feet wide, underlaid with the 
necessary drainage and water pipes. Contrary to 
commonly accepted cemetery practice, there will be 
no diverging paths to reach individual lots in the 
section. When explaining his plan Mr. Blaine had 
to defend this new feature against strong odds. He 
has adopted it, however, in the light of thirty years’ 
experience, and feels that he is in the right. A new 
office and arched entrance is now under construc- 
tion. -It is interesting to note that the late Frederick 
Law Olmsted visited Elmwood twenty-five years 
ago and made suggestions for the improvement of 
the grounds, many of which have been carried out. 
Mt. Elliot, Detroit’s only Catholic cemetery until 
recent years, adjoins Elmwood. It was first used in 
1840 and has been under Mr. John Reid’s care since 
1872. The party was driven through the grounds 
without leaving the conveyances, the modest super- 
intendent doubtless felt that he had played his best 
card on the first day, when Mt. Olivet, which is also 
under his care, was visited. 
A ride over a portion of Detroit’s boulevard sys- 
