PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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Clipped hedges of Norway Spruce ex- 
tending about 1,000 feet on either side 
of a roadway excited frequent comment 
as did the excellent condition of the 
grounds. Through the courtesy of the 
Chamber of Commerce of Trenton 
automobiles were provided to take the 
visitors from Morrisville to that city. 
Greenwood and Riverview, the princi- 
pal cemeteries, were visited. The lat- 
ter, originally a small Quaker burial 
ground, now comprises about forty 
acres beautifully situated overlooking 
the Delaware river. W. H. Atkinson, 
the superintendent, is an enthusiastic 
member of the A. A. C. S. A ride 
through the principal streets of the city 
terminated at the State Fair Grounds, 
where a fine luncheon was spread and 
subsequently the final business session 
was held. Milwaukee was chosen for 
the 1912 meeting. 
The boat ride from Trenton to Phila- 
delphia was the final number on the 
four-days’ programme. Music and sing- 
ing continued until the dock was 
reached at 9 o’clock. 
Philadelphia has made a new record 
for A. A. C. S. conventions, and one 
that will not soon be broken. The 
contributors to the entertainment 
were exceedingly generous, which en- 
abled the local committee to entertain 
in a manner not heretofore attempted 
on such a scale. The souvenir pro- 
gramme was the most elaborate that 
has yet been issued. The embossed 
title on the cover was appropriately 
printed in silver in keeping with the 
twenty-fifth anniversary of the asso- 
ciation. A copy of the programme 
will be mailed to all members who 
were not present at the convention. 
The Executive Committee for the conven- 
tion was made up as follows: George M. 
Painter, chairman, Westminster Cemetery, 
Philadeiphia; Charles B. .Jefferson, secre- 
tary and treasurer. West Laurel Hill Ceme- 
tery, Philadelphia; W. N, Kiefer, Ardsley 
Burial Park, Philadelphia; John Stratton, 
Mt. Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia; J. G. 
Kline, Fernwood Cemetery, Delaware Co.. 
Pa.; S. C. Penrose, Wilmington and Bran- 
dywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del,; C. G. 
Simon, Lawnview Cemeterj', Philadelphia; 
W. J. Proud, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Phila- 
delphia; William Winter, Northwood Ceme- 
tery, Philadelphia; W. J. Quigley, River- 
view Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. ; W. H. 
Atkinson. Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, 
N. J . 
The Ladies’ Auxiliary Committee con- 
sisted of Mrs. George M. Painter, Miss E. 
V. Simmons, Mrs. Charles B. Jefferson, 
Mrs. L. M. Phlle, Mrs. J. G. Kline, Mrs. C. 
G. Simons, Mrs. W. N. ICiefer. Mrs. W. J. 
Quigley, Mrs. A. C. Linton, Miss Margaret 
Kiefer, Miss Kathryn Moody, Miss Luella 
Stratton, Miss Viola Maier. Mrs. William 
Winter, Miss Bessie Penrose. 
The Auxiliary furnished chaperones for 
shopping tours and sight seeing around 
Philadelphia. 
THE EXHIBIT 
The best exhibit that has yet been 
seen at a convention of this associa- 
tion was made in a suite of parlors 
set apart for that purpose. 
More than a hundred photographs 
of cemetery views, maps, section 
plans, blue prints of buildings, road 
construction, samples of records and 
various devices of interest to cemetery 
A MAUSOLEUM AND ITS SETTING, 
WESTRUNSTER CEMETERY. 
superintendents were displayed on a 
large board for inspection. 
Jos. Bomgardner, of the Bomgard- 
ner Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, O., 
had one of his casket lowering de- 
vices in operation and also exhibited 
models of his church trucks and ped- 
estal, and casket elevator for use in 
cemetery vaults, etc. 
Bellett Lawson, Jr., Chicago, Ilk, 
had his concrete post mold on dis- 
play. 
H. M. Wellman, Oshkosh, Wis., 
exhibited his “King” grave lowering 
device. 
The exhibit of lawn mowers was a 
particularly interesting feature, for 
Philadelphia, it must be known, pro- 
duces more high grade lawn mowers 
than any other city in the United 
States. Rdowers from here are used in 
the principal parks and cemeteries of 
this country, and the two leading 
manufacturers availed themselves of 
the opportunity to display their ma- 
chines to best advantage. 
The Philadelphia Lawn Mower Co., 
31st and Chestnut streets, Philadel- 
phia, Pa., manufacturers of the gen- 
uine “Philadelphia” lawn mower and 
the originators of all-steel lawn mow- 
ing machines, displayed eight styles 
of hand mowers, a lawn trimmer and 
a handsomely finished sample of their 
new all-steel mower, styled “The 
Graham,” The exhibit was in charge 
of N. F. Cressman, sales manager. 
The Supplee Hardware Co., manu- 
facturers of the “Pennsylvania Qual- 
ity” mowers. Market street, Phila- 
delphia, Pa., displayed ten machines, 
including a Pennsylvania Grand horse 
lawn mower, a lawn cleaner and rake, 
three Pennsylvania under cut trim- 
mers and five hand lawn mowers of 
different styles. A special inter- 
est was attached to this exhibit be- 
cause of the guessing contest which 
was confined to the members of the 
association and their wives. The 
company offered four prizes to the 
persons who guessed most accurately 
the number of parts in a Pennsylvania, 
Jr., ball bearing lawn mower. The 
correct number was 237. The prize 
winners, their guesses, and the prizes 
won were as follows: W. N. Kiefer, 
Ardsley Burial Park, Glenside, Pa., 
233, first prize, a Pennsylvania, Jr., 
ball bearing mower; Perry W. Good- 
win, Lake View, Jamestown, N. Y., 
231, second prize, Pennsylvania un- 
dercut trimmer; H. Wilson Ross, 
Newton, Newton Center, Mass., 229, 
third prize, Pennsylvania undercut 
trimmer; Mrs. Geo. W. Creesy, Har- 
mony Grove, Salem, Mass., 225, 
fourth prize, Pennsylvania undercut 
trimmer. The consolation prize, a 
Great American ball bearing mower, 
went to M. H. Winters, Woodmere, 
Detroit, Mich., who guessed 697. The 
machines will be delivered free of 
cost at the homes of the prize win- 
ners. J. S. Bonbright, superintendent 
of sales, was in charge of his exhibit. 
AMONG THOSE PRESENT 
The following- names of those present is 
taken from the secretary’s register. The 
list is incomplete, as many failed to regis- 
ter: William Falconer, Pittsburgh, Pa,; 
E. G. Carter and wife and Mrs. C. M, Gil- 
lett, Chicago, 111.; J. T. Yates and wife. 
Lynchburg, Va. ; James M. Driscoll, Brook- 
line, Mass.; Wm. Crosbie, Washington, Pa.; 
Arthur W. Hobert and wife and Miss Hu- 
bert, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. R. M. Jae- 
ger, Brooklyn, N. T. ; Robert D. Boice, 
Geneseo, 111.; J. M. Broughton and wife. 
Norfolk, Va. ; F. S. Newcomb and E. Row- 
ley, New London, Conn.; Wm. Halbrooks, 
wife and daughter, Evansville, Ind.; A. H. 
Plant and -wife, Kankakee, III. ; Bradley S. 
Cummi.igs and wife. Linden. N. J. ; Frank 
R. Eurich and wife. Detroit. Mich.; Wm. J. 
Quigley and wife, Wilmington. Del.; H. Wil- 
son Ross and wife, Newton Center, Mass.; 
B. L. Gallagher, Courtland, N. Y. ; John 
McCosh and wife. Cedar Rapids, la.; Jacob 
Schwab, Forest Park, Chicago, 111. ; Robert 
J. Turner, Norristown, Pa.; Walter Puckett 
and wife. Birmingham, Ala.; E. A. Merriam. 
Baltimore. Md. ; Mrs. E. E. Hay, Erie. Pa.; 
Luther Cline and C. C. Duble. Dayton, O. ; 
Matthew P. Brazill, St. Louis, Mo. ; R. 
Scrivener, Chas. J. Gallon. Hartford, Conn.; 
R. N. Kesterson, Knoxville, Tenn. ; S. C. 
Penrose and ladies, Wilmington, Del,; Perry 
VJ. Goodwin and wife, Jamestown. N. Y. ; 
Lewis D. Wilson, Isaac Kershaw, Philadel- 
phia. Pa.; A. E. Todt and wife, St. Louis, 
Mo. ; Geo. A. Burton and wife, Coldwater, 
Mich.; John B. Meisch, Rochester. N. Y. ; 
Andrew Hertzel, Peter Olson, Warren, Pa. ; 
S. W. Rubee, Marshalltown, la.; O. W. 
Crabbs, Muncie, Ind.; F. L. Howard and 
wife. Linden, N. J. ; Henry S. Adams and 
wife, Boston, Mass.; Thomas White, Fair- 
haven, Mass. ; J. A. Reed and wife. Can- 
ton, O. ; Frank D. Willis, St. Paul, Minn.; 
