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PARK AND C EM ETER F. 
THE EARTH CABINET AT THE GRAVESIDE. 
Some boxes are painted green, some 
a drab. Several sizes of boxes are 
used, they being constructed to ac- 
commodate the amount of earth re- 
quired for refilling. 
The platform of the smallest is 6 ft. 
by 3 ft. 6 in., of the middle size is 7 
ft. 3 in. by 4 ft., and the largest is 8 ft. 
8 in. by 5 ft. 
The cabinet may be set along side 
the grave or it may be set at right 
angles to it at either head or foot, 
or if occasion requires, it may be set 
away from the grave. It is well to 
place a piece of canvas under the box, 
if especially clean work is desired, 
and let the edge of the canvas come to 
The Ohio Association of Cemetery 
Superintendents and Officials held a 
busy and successful annual meeting at 
Marion and Delaware June 21 and 22. 
About seventy-five from all parts 
of the state attended the first session 
the edge of the grave. The usual 
way at Woodlawn is to set the cabi- 
net about 18 ins. to the side of the 
grave; that allows, ample space for 
the pall bearers to pass along. 
The cabinet really serves a dou- 
ble purpose; it receives the filling ma- 
terial for the grave, and also answers 
for the placing of floral display, as 
the accompanying picture illustrates. 
The plain box is also shown. 
At Woodlawn, the practice is, and 
always has been, at all seasons of the 
year to fill the cabinets first and 
then remove at once all surplus dirt. 
Thus the upper loam and 'good soil 
is saved for the grave. 
of the tenth annual convention in the 
Y. M. C. A. building at Marion the 
first morning. 
Tlie meeting was opened in the 
morning by prayer by Rev. D. hi 
Bailey. This was followed by an ad- 
dress of welcome delivered by Mayor 
J. G. Seiter. The mayor compliment- 
ed the local association on the condi- 
tion of the local cemetery and on the 
businesslike manner in which the af- 
fairs of the association were handled. 
hie extended a hearty welcome to 
the visiting delegates to the city of 
.Marion. 
J. J. Stephens, in his response to 
the mayor's address, thanked the 
maj'or for his complimentary remarks. 
The delegates then listened to an in- 
structive address by the president, 
George E. Whittaker, of Youngstown. 
Mr. Whittaker referred to the promis- 
cuous manner in which many monu- 
ments are placed in cemeteries with- 
out regard to the size of the lot or the 
location. Often cemeteries do not ap- 
pear so well as they might because 
of this lack of harmony in the placing 
of monuments. In closing, Mr. Whit- 
taker said the good cemetery superin- 
tendent should be a good tree doctor. 
After the report of the secretary, a 
short time was given to the paying 
OHIO CEMETERY CONVENTION 
EARTH CABINET EMPTY, RR.ADY FOR USE, EARTH CABINET AND ITS FDORAL COVERING 
TWE.NTV FEET FROM GP,AVE. 
