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tects ; John R. Rablin, engineer, and Georg? 
L. Rogers, 14 Beacon street, Boston, secre- 
tary. 
The annual report of the Commission- 
ers of Cemeteries and Public Grounds of 
Portland, Me., notes substantial improve- 
ments at Deering’s Oaks. The slopes' ad- 
joining the small pond and the ravine 
have been planted with shrubbery and 
vines, and the pond stocked with gold fish. 
Lights have been placed on the concrete 
At a special meeting of the Board of 
Trustees of Holy Sepulchre. Cemetery, 
Rochester, N. Y., it was directed that 
vases or other receptacles for holding cut 
flowers should be filled with earth in order 
to avoid decay of loose flowers remain- 
ing in stagnant water. It is the idea of 
the board to assist lot owners and those 
having graves at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery 
in every way towards maintaining the 
beauty and general good appearance of 
the cemetery. 
An ordinance to prohibit the erection 
of mausoleums within the city limits is 
under consideration in Peoria, 111. This 
ordinance has received the approval of the 
police and judiciary committee. 
The Sugar Grove Cemetery Association, 
Sugar Grove, 111., is attempting to raise 
$10,000 for a permanent endowment fund 
to be used for the maintenance of the 
cemetery. The association already has 
$5,800. 
George Chandler, of Bingham, Utah, 
has offered to denote ten acres for a 
cemetery, providing some reliable organi- 
zation will take care of it. 
A. T. Studebaker, of Bluffton, Ind., is 
heading a movement for the incorporation 
of the Six Mile Cemetery, southeast of 
Bluffton. 
A. PI. Davidson, Superintendent of 
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Colma, Cal., and 
for many years in charge of the crema- 
tory there, has recently been granted a 
patent for a cremation furnace, described 
in patent No. 1,068,571, granted jointly to 
Mr. Davidson and S. Sundelius. 
The annual report of the Commission- 
ers of Cemeteries and Public Grounds of 
Portland, Me., for 1912, reports that no 
new cemetery work has been undertaken 
during the year. The Eastern and West- 
ern Cemeteries have received the usual 
care, also the cemeteries in the Deering 
section. There have been ten burials in 
the Western Cemetery, two burials at 
Stroudwater Cemetery, and one body 
placed in tomb at the Eastern Cemetery. 
The lots under perpetual care at the East- 
bridge built in 1911, at a cost of $182.56. 
The work of reconstructing the roadways 
was begun during the latter part of the 
season and good progress has been made. 
The roadways were constructed of gravel 
macadam, with a width of 20.0 feet, ex- 
clusive of gutters. New catch basins were 
built to care for surface water and under- 
drains laid along the sides of the road- 
way. The total length of roadway con- 
structed was 1,972.0 feet. 
crn and Western Cemeteries have received 
customary attention. 
Handsome Monument, Well Placed. 
Probably no finer monumental work nor 
finer landscape treatment of beautiful me- 
morials can be found anywhere in this 
country than in the “Lakeside” section of 
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. Here many 
of Chicago’s first families who made for- 
tunes with the rapid growth of the city 
have erected family memorials and tombs, 
and no expense has been spared either in 
the monuments themselves or in framing 
them naturally and beautifully into the land- 
scape. 
One of the finest memorials in this sec- 
tion is the “Carpenter,” illustrated here, 
which was furnished by John L. Miller, 
of Quincy, Mass., and set' for him by 
George Archer & Son, of Chicago. It is 
of Quincy granite, all polished, and is an 
artistic and beautiful design that has been 
executed with splendid workmanship 
throughout. 
The design is an interesting modifica- 
tion of the “exedra” form to adapt it to 
the purpose of a private memorial. The 
wings are straight, and the buttressed ef- 
fect secured by the projecting members on 
either side of the central die have been 
tnost effectively worked out by the de- 
signer to form pilasters surmounted by a 
conventionalized vase and plant. The 
wings are each in one stone, including the 
lower bases, and the step-like effect of 
the bases of the central upright member, 
polished down to the ground, have been 
harmonized and blended into the main 
structure with unusual skill. The letter- 
ing, also raised and polished, is hand- 
somely executed and in keeping with the 
design. The monument stands in a choice 
location facing one of the avenues, and 
is backed by a fine growth of trees. 
REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS. 
The Experiment Station of Massachu- 
setts has just issued a bulletin which 
should prove of great value to all those 
engaged in greenhouse work. This bulle- 
tin is No. 144, The Relation of Light to 
Greenhouse Culture, by George E. Stone. 
The bulletin will be sent to all green- 
CARPENTER MEMORIAL, GRACELAND CEMETERY, CHICAGO. 
John L. Miller, Contractor; Geo. Archer & Sons, Setters. 
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