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PARK AND 
CEMETERY. 
the proceedings at the Philadelphia convention of the 
Cemetery Superintendents’ association, referred to by 
Alderman Hanson, was read, and Mr. Tucker was per- 
mitted to answer the attack upon the mausoleum propo- 
sition, contained in the report. He declared that Mr. 
Lawson, who charged cheap construction and improper 
sanitation among the objections, had misrepresented the 
facts and was fighting the International Mausoleum Com- 
pany, which is the real backer of the Princeton enterprise, 
because it cut off what he called “the monument graft that 
many superintendents get.” 
The council seemed hopelessly tangled in a maze of 
conflicting issues when City Attorney Ira Gibbons came 
to the rescue. In a brief address, he recounted some of 
the objections he had discovered in the investigation of 
the mausoleum proposition, and declared that the council 
ought not to bind itself in any way to accept a proposi- 
tion such as the one offered. 
He told about a conversation with a lady who had just 
returned from Biloxi, Miss., where there is a mausoleum. 
He said the woman advised anyone who is in favor of a 
mausoleum for Princeton to go to Biloxi before acting, 
for the building there is unsightly and the stench from 
it so bad that it is actually a menace, she declared. 
When it came to a vote the proposition to sell the land 
to the mausoleum concern was defeated. Full details of 
this matter may be found in the Bureau County Republican, 
of Princeton, 111., March 21. 
NEWS OF THE LOCAL CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS 
New England Cemetery Association. 
The New England Cemetery Asso- 
ciation will hold its annual outing 
at Springfield and Amherst, Mass., 
June 18 and 19. 
The arrangements for the two days’ 
trips are as follows: Tuesday, June 
18, take train from large waiting room 
at South Station, Boston, Mass., 
at 9 A. M., arriving in Springfield 
at 11:42 A. M., where the party will 
be met by Superintendent King. All 
those who go other ways than via 
Boston will meet at the Springfield 
station at arrival of train from Bos- 
ton at 11:41 A. M. 
Carriages at the depot will take 
the members first to Oak Grove 
Cemetery and from there to the 
Springfield Cemetery. After the cem- 
etery has been inspected, the party 
will drive to Forest Park and have 
luncheon. Mr. Ladd, superintendent 
of parks, will, after luncheon, provide 
guides to escort the visitors through 
the winding drives of the park. The 
luncheon and carriages will be with- 
out cost to the members. 
After visiting the park, the car- 
riages will take the members into the 
city. 
The next morning it is planned to 
take the electric car at the Post Of- 
fice, about 8:30, and ride to the Hol- 
yoke and Springfield line, where a 
special car will take the party to For- 
estdale Cemetery in Holyoke and 
from there to Mountain Park and 
Mount Tom. Luncheon will be par- 
taken of at Mount Tom, after which 
the special car will take all to the 
Notch at Amherst. 
The members will then have the 
liberty of inspecting the college 
grounds, after which they can make 
arrangements for their homeward 
journey from the depot at Northamp- 
ton. H. A. Derry, Everett, Mass, is 
secretary. 
Ohio Cemetery Association. 
The Ohio Association of Cemetery 
Superintendents and Officials will meet 
at Sidney and Piqua, June 26 and 27. 
Headquarters will be at the Wagner 
House, Sidney. Charles Crain, of Tif- 
fin is president of the association, and 
G. C. Anderson, of Sidney, secretary. 
Following is the program : 
Wednesday, June 26, 9:00 a. m. — 
Prayer, Rev. R. McCaslin; Welcome 
Address, Mayor John Duncan; Re- 
sponse, Frederick Green, Cleveland; 
Roll Call; President’s Address; Secre- 
tary’s Report ; Communications ; Re- 
ceiving Dues ; Application and Recep- 
tion of New Members; Paper, “Laws of 
Ohio Regarding Removing of Bodies,” 
Geo. F. Titus, Norwalk; Appointment 
of Committees— Auditing, Resolutions, 
Location, Memorial. Adjourn until one 
o’clock. 
Wednesday afternoon, 1 o’clock. — 
Take autos at Wagner House for Wag- 
The Cemetery Commissioners of El- 
gin, 111., have appropriated $400 for 
cleaning up the old cemetery, in re- 
sponse to complaints concerning its neg- 
lected condition. It is promised that 
something may be done to maintain the 
grounds more respectably. 
The Brownville, N. Y., Cemetery As- 
sociation has received a check of $1,000 
from Mr. Fred M. Kirby to be applied 
to the general improvement of the cem- 
etery. 
Many improvements are being made 
at the Sacred Heart church cemetery 
east of Aberdeen, S. D. The walks 
have been newly graveled and many 
trees planted about the driveways, most 
of which are evergreens of the Colo- 
rado spruce variety. The driveways in 
ner Park Conservatories; Inspection of 
the Grounds; Take Autos for Graceland 
Cemetery; Inspection of Cemetery; Re- 
turn to Assembly Room. “A Heart to 
Heart Talk,” O. P. Sharpless, Marion; 
Paper, “Proper Observance of Memor- 
ial Day,” I. N. Smith, Greenville. 
Evening Session, — 6 :30 to 8 o’clock, 
Dinner; Call to Order; Question Box; 
Nomination of Officers; Adjournment. 
Thursday, June 27, 9:50 a. m.— Take 
Cars at Traction Station for Piqua; 
Lunch; Welcome Address, Mayor Kis- 
er; Response, M. Whitaker, East Liver- 
pool. 12 :30 — Take Cars for Forest Hill 
Cemetery; Inspection of Cemetery; 
2:30 — Call to Order in Chapel; Report 
of Delegate to National Convention. 
Paper, “Observations on Trip Abroad,” 
J. C. Cline, Dayton; Paper, “Does 
Green House Pay in Connection With a 
Cemetery?” E. A. Sloan, Marion; Pa- 
per, G. D. Carroll, Calvary Cemetery, 
Cleveland. Reports of Committees. 
the cemetery are being put in good con- 
dition, while many private holders are 
giving some attention to their lots. 
Considerable improvement work has 
been going on in Fountain Hill ceme- 
tery, Deep River, Conn., this spring, 
under the direction of Supt. W. G. La- 
Place. A new road, laid out and cov- 
ered with trap rock screenings, leads 
into the grounds from the new north 
entrance and is to be used in preference 
to the old entrance course as it affords 
easier access to the cemetery. 
Improvements in Greenville cemetery, 
Rochdale, Mass., under the direction of 
the superintendent, John R. Nichols, 
have been in order this spring, and the 
lawn mower will soon be able to move 
over all the lots in the new part of 
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