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the ages, and that many and many will be the 
themes threaded into the history of the famous 
Fairy Hill of Inverness. 
Absolutely nothing was done beyond what I 
have said, except permission was given to plant 
trees, shrubs and plants. On such a site they can 
never be incongruous. All the plans on earth could 
not improve it. 
yames Mac Pherson. 
Ninth Annual Convention of the Association of American 
Cemetery Superintendents, Richmond, Va. 
president’s notice. 
This meeting, to be held Sept. i8, 19 and 20, 
1895, will be the ninth annual convention of the 
Association of American Cemetery Superintend- 
ents, and it is hoped will be as well attended and 
as instructive as previous meetings have been. 
About twenty superintendents met at Cincinnati in 
the fall of 1887 and perfected an organization which 
has grown until, at the present time, it numbers 
nearly seven times the original membership. The 
object of the Association named in the Constitution, 
is the “advancement of the interests and the eleva- 
tion of the character of cemeteries in America.” This 
object is always kept in mind and furnishes the 
keynote to each meeting. The papers and discus- 
sions have related to the management of cemeteries, 
the best methods of making improvements, and the 
artistic character that should be given to burial 
places. That these papers and discussions have 
been appreciated is attested not only by the increase 
in membership, but by the continued attendance 
through a series of years of those who became con- 
nected with the organization at its conception. 
Cemetery superintendents and officers are eligible 
to membership, and since the object, as stated a- 
bove, is general and not personal, all cemetery as- 
sociations should make an effort to send a repre- 
sentative to the annual meetings. 
Many of the problems to be solved in the crea- 
tion of a modern cemetery; such as, the location 
and construction of roads, the arrangement of plant- 
ing, the making of lakes and the treatment of their 
borders, the treatment of road margins, the plant- 
ing of the boundaries, etc., are the same that are 
confronted in the improvement of public parks. We 
therefore extend a special invitation to all interest- 
ed in parks as well as those interested in cemeteries 
to attend our meeting. This relationship between 
the character of cemeteries and that of parks has 
already been acknowledged by the paper in which 
this notice will appear. While we are making an 
effort to improve the character of cemeteries, we 
recognize the fact that our cemeteries can reach the 
greatest perfection only with the growth of a better 
taste among people generally. An improvement 
in cemeteries insures an improvement in home 
grounds and a greater appreciation of out-door 
beauty, thus aiding the advancement of civilization 
and cultivated taste. This growth of a cultivated 
taste will react in a beneficial way on the cemetery. 
Let all who can, attend the meeting at Rich- 
mond, listen to the papers read there, participate 
in the discussions and then go home and help to 
spread the gospel of natural beauty. 
O. C. Simonds, President . 
secretary’s notice. 
Toledo, O., July io, 1895. 
To Members of the A. A. C. S. 
I am glad to announce that preparations are 
well under way for our September meeting at Rich- 
mond, Va., and that a sufficient number of papers 
have been promised which with discussions will 
occupy all the time we can devote to them. The 
following partial list will give an idea of what is in 
store for us. Greenhouses in Cemeteries by J. G. 
Barker; Drainage by A. W. Blain; Cemeteries on 
Western Plains by J. Y. Craig; Obstacles to over- 
come in Starting new Cemeteries on the Modern 
Plan, J. Gunn; Irrigation in Cemeteries, F. Van 
Holdt; Cemetery Boundaries, T. McCarthy; Our 
Native Trees and Shrubs, J. H. Shepard; Sugges- 
tions for the benefit of our Association, Chas. Nic- 
hols; Hints on Gardening, Frank Eurich; Deriva- 
tive benefit of our Association, Geo. H. Scott; Our 
experience with road drainage, J. C. Cline; and a 
few more not ready to announce. Members des- 
iring the discussion of any question or topic will 
please forward same at once so that they can be 
placed upon the program, which will be published 
in full in August number of PARK AND CEMETERY. 
Mr. John R. Hooper, chairman of the Executive 
Committee, writes that Hotel “Murphy” has been 
selected as the place of meeting and abode as well 
and has secured special rates. American plan $2.00 
to $3.00 per day, European plan 75 cents to $1.50 
per day, the latter with bath and toilet. The Mur- 
phy is located corner Broad and 8th streets, easily 
reached by cars, and within two blocks of the City 
Hall and State Capitol. 
These annual meetings are as profitable to 
cemeteries as they are pleasant to the superinten- 
dents and I hope you will all make special efforts to 
be on hand and make this meeting equal, if not su- 
perior to those of former years. Look for full pro- 
gram and further information in August number of 
Park and Cemetery, but in the mean time try to 
induce some new man to join and meet with us and 
above all make your own preparations to come. 
Frank Enrich, Sec’y and Treas. 
