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ing. In 1912 a general supervisor or chief 
instructor was employed. 
The playground activities have included 
organized baseball, volley ball, basket ball, 
and other teams besides track athletics, 
meets, etc. At the close of the playground 
season each year a field day has been held, 
with contests between picked teams from 
each ground, exhibits of work done by the 
children, etc., and in 1912 there was a 
small pageant. 
The Utica Chamber of Commerce has 
CONVENTION 
The arrangements for the program of the 
annual meeting of the Association of 
American Cemetery Superintendents, to be 
held at Buffalo, September 17, IS and 19, 
are making good progress, and the con- 
vention promises to be one of the most in- 
teresting in the history of the organiza- 
tion. 
While the details of the papers, ad- 
dresses and discussions have not yet been 
finally settled, there are a number of in- 
teresting features under consideration and 
others in prospect. Among the most val- 
uable of the formal addresses will be a 
paper by Superintendent A. W. Hobert, of 
“Lakewood,” Minneapolis, on “Cemetery 
Accounting,” and a discussion of some 
topic pertaining to planting or horticulture, 
by Prof. J. F. Cowell, of the Botanical 
Garden at Buffalo. Those who know Prof. 
Cowell and Mr. Hobert will appreciate that 
these two features alone will be worth at- 
tendance at the convention. 
The program as at present laid out is 
outlined about as follows : 
First Day — Morning Session. 
Mayor’s address of welcome. 
President’s address. 
Reception of new members and roll-call. 
Report of secretary and treasurer. 
Appointment of committees. 
Afternoon Session. 
Papers and discussions. 
Second Day. 
Automobile trip, starting at 9 :30 a. m. 
Run out Delaware avenue to Elmlawn 
Cemetery; return to Forest Lawn Ceme- 
tery, where a session will be held and 
light luncheon served. Proceed to Pine 
Hill Cemeteries and Public Mausoleum ; 
thence to South Park and Conservatory 
there, and return to headquarters. 
Third Day. 
Trip to Niagara Falls, starting from 
Buffalo by boat to Schlosser’s Dock ; 
thence by trolley to Falls and around by 
way of Gorge Route, stopping at Victoria 
Park for luncheon, with stops at other 
points of interest. 
had talks given by prominent, lecturers on 
playgrounds and kindred subjects, the park 
board has given illustrated lectures on 
playgrounds, and the Playground Associa- 
tion has given entertainments, so that the 
playground movement might in this way 
grow in popularity and interest. 
In conclusion, it is well to say that play- 
fields for unorganized play have not been 
neglected, for the park board has estab- 
lished several in the large parks. These 
are always well patronized and will be 
Bellett Lawson, Jr., of “Elmwood,” Chi- 
cago, is secretary and treasurer. 
The convention committee is composed 
as follows : 
F. W. Werick, “Ridge Lawn,” Buffalo. 
Jno. W. Keller, “Mt. Hope,” Rochester. 
F. Sherard, “Riverside,” Rochester. 
Headquarters will be at the Hotel Stat- 
ler, where the following rates are in force : 
One room with tub and shower bath, for 
one person, $2.50 to $4.50 per day. 
One room with tub and shower bath, 
for two persons, $4 to $6 per day. 
One room with tub and shower bath, 
for two persons, twin beds, $5 to $7 per 
day. 
One room with shower bath, for one 
person, $2 per day. 
One room with shower bath, for two 
persons, $3 per day. 
One room with shower bath, for two 
persons, twin beds, $4 per day. 
Two connecting rooms with two baths, 
for two persons, $5 to $10 per day. 
Two connecting rooms with two baths, 
for four persons, $8 to $12 per day. 
For additional persons occupying these 
rooms special rates will be made. 
Suites of parlor and bedroom with two 
baths for one or two persons, $8, $10, $12 
and $15 per day. 
If desired, a private dining room and 
additional bedrooms connecting with these 
suites may be rented. 
Rooms for headquarters and for exhibit 
purposes, prices upon application. 
When asking for reservations, please 
state the number of persons for whom ac- 
commodations are desired and also the 
kind of rooms preferred, giving at the 
same time the date and, as near as possi- 
ble, the hour of arrival. 
The Hotel Statler is located at Wash- 
ington and Swan streets, right in the heart 
of Buffalo, and is easily accessible to all 
railroad stations, steamer landings, stores 
and theaters; convenient for all routes to 
Niagara Falls. 
added to from time to time. They include 
winter as well as summer sports. 
Utica’s first social center was started in 
an unused second floor of a school house 
in January, 1913, in West Utica. Already 
(February 26, 1913) there is a demand for 
one in the “East End.” The idea of using 
more school buildings for social center 
work is making progress. The boys’ clubs 
are studying parliamentary law and meet- 
ing regularly on separate days from the 
days the girls meet. 
BUFFALO 
NATIONAL CREMATION 
ASSOCIATION. 
The Michigan Cremation Association 
has issued a call for a national convention 
of cremationists to be held in Detroit, at 
the Detroit Crematorium, August 27th and 
28th. As it is the first meeting of the 
kind, no definite program has been for- 
mulated, but it is proposed to establish a 
national organization and discuss various 
questions of practical import relating to 
the best methods cf advertising, manage- 
ment of crematoria, etc. An exhibition 
of urns, photographs of crematories, and 
other objects of interest to cremationists 
will be held at the same time. There are 
forty-two crematories in the United States 
and about a dozen cremation societies 
proper. To all of these invitations to at- 
tend have been sent. 
Dr. Hugo Erichsen, 240 Chandler ave- 
nue, Detroit, secretary of the Michigan 
Cremation Association, is in charge of the 
meeting and can give further information 
to those interested. 
NEW ENGLAND CEMETERY 
ASSOCIATION. 
The summer outing of the New England 
Cemetery Association, held June 19th at 
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass., 
was one of the largest outings the as- 
sociation ever had, some eighty members 
and friends gathering at Mt. Auburn Cem- 
etery at 10 o’clock. A general inspection 
of the cemetery was made in automobiles 
and all agreed that Superintendent J. C. 
Scorgie, of Mt. Auburn, deserves great 
credit for the care taken of the ceme- 
tery. After the inspection, a short meet- 
ing was held in the chapel and five new 
members were unanimously elected. After 
the meeting the party adjourned to Su- 
perintendent Seorgie’s house, where a col- 
lation was served under the spreading 
trees. At 2 p. m. all were conducted in 
automobiles to the Breck-Robinson Nurs- 
eries, where a short stay was made and 
another collation served. The party was 
