PARK AND CEMETERY. 
XI 
Press Comments on 
Modern Park Cemeteries 
FROM SUBURBAN LIFE MAGAZINE. 
“Mr. Weed is a landscape architect 
who has covered the question of land- 
scape work as applied to cemeteries in 
a thoroughly practical and concise man- 
ner. Many cemetery superintendents 
have aided in furnishing photographs 
and material for the volume, which 
should stand as a text-book on the sub- 
ject for a long time to come." 
FROM THE EVENING TELEGRAM, 
PORTLAND, OREGON. 
"Mr. Weed has given the public an in- 
structive course in cemetery planning, 
maintenace and preservation. Interest- 
ing bits from history, both ancient and 
modern, are sandwiched into broad 
study course. A liberal effort has been 
made to have mankind get away from 
costly, wasteful traditions in commem- 
oration of the dead, and to view not 
only the burial ground, but the funeral 
rites as fully respectful when simplified 
and made to conform to the greatest 
security of the living. While treating 
cemeteries as the primary purpose of 
the book, Mr. Weed has made a brief, 
forceful argument for incineration." 
FROM WALLACE'S FARMER, DES 
MOINES, IOWA. 
"While MODERN PARK CEMETER- 
IES deals with somewhat more preten- 
tious cemeteries than prevail in the 
country, it will be found full of helpful 
suggestions to all who have anything to 
do with country cemeteries or who have 
an ambition to make them more pre- 
sentable and beautiful. It will be found 
especially valuable to those who have 
the duty of planning for new cemeter- 
ies." 
FROM THE WESTERN UNDERTAK- 
ER. 
"MODERN PARK CEMETERIES is 
the first text-book on cemeteries that 
has ever been published and the author 
who has had practical experience in 
planning cemeteries and organizing cem- 
etery associations, has given many ex- 
cellent suggestions that will be helpful 
in the improvement of old cemeteries as 
well as in starting new ones. Every 
phase of the subject is discussed in the 
18 chapters, interspersed with suggestive 
illustrations. It will stimulate interest 
among those who are not satisfied with 
the condition of their cemeteries, and 
will be a great help in correcting the 
mistakes that have been made in plan- 
ning and conducting the resting places 
of the dead." 
FROM THE CASKET. 
"It presents a comprehensive table of 
contents, embodying the latest and most 
highly approved ideas and plans in cem- 
etery construction and adornment, and 
is profusely illustrated. It is a work 
that merits attention and is authorative 
on the subject of which it treats." 
R. J. Haight, 
440 S. Dearborn St., 
Chicago. 
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“For excellent suggestions in the way 
of the ideal Cemetery, permit me to 
recommend ‘Modern Park Ceme- 
teries,’ by Howard Evarts Weed, 
cemetery landscape architect.” 
From an address on “The Ideal 
Cemetery,” by Wm. Falconer, 
Superintendent of Allegheny Cem- 
tery, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Modern Park Cemeteries 
By HOWARD EVARTS WEED, M. S., Landscape Architect 
A New Text Book on Modern Cemetery Planning and Management. 
The author discusses every phase of cemetery affairs in which he 
has been assisted by Mr. Wm. Salway, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cin- 
cinnati, O., Mr. Wm. Falconer, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa., 
Mr. James Currie, Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis., and Mr. M. 
H. West, Landscape Architect. The list of Contents and Illustrations 
which follow will convey some idea of the scope of this latest and most 
valuable contribution to cemetery literature. 
Contents — Cemetery History and Burial Customs in America; The 
Organization and Ownership of Cemeteries; The Proper Location for a 
Cemetery; The Cemetery Plan; General Construction Work; Road Con- 
struction; Landscape Development; The Superintendent and His Duties; 1 
Mausoleums, Monuments and Headstones; Rules and Regulations; Per- 
petual Care Fund; Cemetery Records; The Cemetery Buildings; Charges 
for Lots and General Services; The Improvement of Old Cemeteries; 
Cremation; Cemetery Law; Cemetery Literature and the A. A. C. S. 
Illustrations — Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio; A Too 
Common Condition; Cemetery on the Lawn Plan; Hill Crest Park Cem- 
etery, Plan of; Sections A and B; The Old Style Plan; Topographical 
Survey; A Water Effect is Always Pleasing; A Mausoleum Poorly De- 
signed; A Mausoleum Properly Placed; A Monument Badly Placed; 
A Monument with Proper Setting; Natural Boulder Monuments; Chapel 
and Waiting Room; Evolution of New England Cemetery; Park Scene, 
Galt, Ontario; Arrangement of Sections; A Modern Cemetery; Artificial 
Lakes; Correct and Incorrect Grading; Views in Graceland, Chicago. 
Cloth, 145 Pages. Price, $1.50. Postage, 10c. 
R. J. Haight, 440 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 
