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MENTION AT ST. LOUIS, OCTOBER 6, 7 AND S. 
Other recommendations were approved 
and referred. 
This committee also recommended that 
the by-laws be so amended as to provide 
for the election of members of the Execu- 
tive Committee as follows : The retiring 
president to become a member of the Ex- 
ecutive Committee and serve one year as 
chairman ; one member to be elected for 
two years and one member for three years. 
This matter was referred to the next meet- 
ing for action. 
James Y. Craig, superintendent, Forest 
Lawn, Omaha, Neb., was given a very 
pleasant surprise in the form of a resolu- 
tion which read as follows : 
“Whereas, Our highly esteemed friend 
and fellow member, James Y. Craig, super- 
intendent of Forest Lawn Cemetery, Oma- 
ha, Neb., and a member of the Association 
of American Cemetery Superintendents 
since 1888, present with us on this occa- 
sion observed the seventy-fifth anniversary 
of his birth, Monday, October 5, 1914. 
“We, the undersigned members of the 
Association of American Cemetery Super- 
intendents, in convention assembled* at St. 
Louis, Mo., October 6-8, 1914, do tender 
him this testimonial of our hearty good 
wishes for his continued health and pros- 
perity and for many happy returns of his 
natal day.” 
This resolution was handsomely en- 
grossed and bound in book form with 
brown limp leather covers. It contains the 
autograph of every member who was pres- 
ent on the last day of the convention. The 
title page is inscribed in colors : “A testi- 
monial of appreciation to James Y. Craig 
from A. A. C. S.” Mr. Currie made a fit- 
ting presentation, to which Mr. Craig re- 
sponded briefly, but with much feeling, in 
expressing his gratitude for the unexpected 
tribute. 
The Committee on Resolutions thanked 
everyone, from the Mayor down, who had 
contributed to the successful convention. 
The officers elected for the ensuing year 
are : 
President — Thomas Wallis, Rose Hill 
Cemetery, Chicago. 
Vice-President — Jas. Warren, Jr., North 
Burial Ground, Providence, R. I. 
Secretary-Treasurer — Bellett Lawson, 
Jr., Elmwood, River Grove, 111. 
Executive Committee — J. A. Reed, West 
Lawn. Canton, O. ; H. S. Adams, Forest 
Hills, Boston, Mass.; W. B. Jones, High- 
wood, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Minneapolis Minn., was chosen as the 
next place of meeting. It was suggested 
that superintendents who intend going to 
San Francisco and San Diego- in 1915 could 
travel together and go by way of Minne- 
apolis. 
CONVENTION ECHOES. 
The A. A. C. S. now has three women 
members : Mrs. E. E. Hay, Erie Cemetery, 
Erie, Pa. ; Miss Daisy M. Blain, assistant 
superintendent, Elmwood, Detroit, Mich., 
and Mrs. Bess R. Parker, secretary, Park 
Cemetery, Carthage, Mo. 
The Ladies’ Committee which included 
the wives and daughters of the local cem- 
etery men, co-operated with the Convention 
Committee in providing delightful enter- 
tainment for their lady guests. A luncheon, 
two theater parties, the Veiled Prophets 
ball and visits to the principal dry goods 
stores left a pleasant impression of the city 
and the hostesses who had the entertain- 
ment in charge. 
J. G. Constable, manager of the Cleve- 
land branch of the Vermont Marble Co., 
and N. H. Archibald, manager of the St. 
Louis branch of that company, renewed 
old acquaintances and made new ones 
among the superintendents. They also dis- 
tributed copies of a handsomely illustrated 
booklet. 
The Frigid Fluid Co., Chicago, manufac- 
turers of their patent grave lowering de- 
vice, was represented by Thomas H. Van 
Gelder and Thomas H. Carney, who dis- 
played the device and explained its advan- 
tages. 
Rowe Morrison. Chicago, and Harry L. 
Davis, Syracuse, N. Y., representatives of 
the Harrison Granite Co., New York, were 
in attendance. 
The St. Louis Convention Committee was 
composed of the following members : F. 
Hotchkiss, Bellefontaine ; J. Leuthge, New 
Pickers ; J. A. Schmiemeier, St. Matthews ; 
A. E. Todt, SS. Peter and Paul, with M. 
P. Brazill, Calvary, ex-officio. The con- 
vention program was well arranged and 
creditably carried out. 
Robert D. Boice, Geneseo, 111., the es- 
teemed octogenarian member of the A. A. 
C. S., was present, accompanied by his as- 
sistant superintendent, Louis F. Reher. 
John W. Keller, Mt. Hope, Rochester, 
N. Y., was given an informal reception at 
Powers Hotel, October 1, 1914, the twenty- 
fifth anniversary of his connection with 
the cemetery and the fifteenth anniversary 
of his appointment as superintendent. In 
referring to the occasion the local press 
compliments Mr. Keller very highly on 
what has been accomplished in the im- 
provement of Mt. Hope during his admin- 
istration. 
The Cincinnati 1887 group was represent- 
ed this year by Mr. and Mrs. F. Eurich, 
Detroit, Mich. ; Mr. and Mrs. George W. 
Creesv, Salem, Mass.; John Reid, Detroit, 
Mich., and R. J. Haight, Chicago. The two 
first-named members have an unbroken rec- 
ord of attendance at every convention of 
the association. 
St. Louis has twenty-eight cemeteries, 
the largest and best known being Calvary 
and Bellefontaine, the only ones visited by 
the A. A. C. S. In the southwestern part 
of the city, six miles from the city hall, 
there is a group of eight cemeteries, cov- 
ering an area of approximately 340 acres. 
These enclose some of the oldest burial 
places in St. Louis. Valhalla and Park 
Lawn, the most recent additions, are mod- 
ern in design and management. The new 
sections of SS. Peter and Paul, the Ger- 
man Catholic Cemetery, are on the lawn 
plan. The Hebrew Cemetery has the credit 
of being one of the best kept burial places 
in the city. Descriptions and views of Cal- 
vary, Bellefontaine and SS. Peter and Paul 
are given elsewhere in this issue. 
