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PARK AND CCMETERY. 
Convention Echoes. 
The paper read by Mr. B. D. Judson, Superin- 
tendent of St. Agnes Cemetery, Albany, N. Y., be- 
fore the Tenth Annual Convention of the Associa- 
tion of American Cemetery Superintendents, held 
at St. Louis in September on “A Plea for the Per- 
petual Care of Cemeteries and their Individual Lots,” 
was printed in full in the Albany Argus. This 
paper while dealing with the question on lines often 
referred to in these columns, presented much in- 
formation on this subject that will be valuable to 
disseminate among lot owners. 
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Mr. J. Y. Craig, Superintendent Forest Lawn 
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb., introduced to the conven- 
tion the subject of the proposed Trans-Mississippi 
International Exposition to be held at Omaha in 
1898. He was authorized by the Mayor of Omaha 
to invite the Association to hold their annual con- 
vention in Omaha in that year. While the Con- 
vention did not deem it necessary to place itself on 
record on the matter at this meeting, there was 
quite a sentiment in favor of the proposition. The 
object of the Exhibition is to exhibit particularly 
the products, resources, industries and civilization 
of the states and territories lying west of the Mis- 
sissippi river. 
4: 4: 4; 
Mr. Sid J. Hare, Supt. of Forest Hill Cemetery 
Kansas City, has devised a scheme for recording 
the particulars of his plants and trees, which be- 
comes a mine of information at any time on the 
plant life noted. The method takes the form of a 
blank book with pages ruled on both sides into 
main divisions, these again subdivided, so that the 
minutest detail can be entered. For instance the 
page is about 12 in. by 9 in. which on one side has 
the following main columns with subdivisions (in 
parentheses): Number; Name (scientific-common); 
Orders, with subdivisions for several years; Sub- 
Kingdom, (tree-shrub-plant-vine); Flower, (form- 
color-size-month of bloom-fragrant); Leaf, (form- 
size-color in spring-color in fall-month leaf opens- 
month leaf falls); Plant, (form-height-spread-hardy- 
tender); Top, (annual-perennial); Stems, (color- 
upright-oblique-horizontal-weeping). The above is 
continued on the other side of page as follows: 
Number; Bark, (scaly-rough-smooth-color); Root, 
(fiber-branching-tap-suckers, yes, no); Growth, 
(very rapid-rapid-slow-very slow); Transplanting, 
(young, I, 2, 3, 4 years-fall-spring-hard-easy); 
Valued for, (flower-foliage-fruit-nut, cone or seed); 
Prune, (spring-summer-fall-winter-after blooming- 
before blooming); Soil, (black loam-sandy-clay 
rocky); Location, (open-protected-sunny-shady- 
low-high-dry-moist-in water); Use, (single-group 
of same-group with others-border or hedge-vase 
carpet bedi; Propagate by, (seed-division-layers- 
cuttings-grafting-budding;) Other notes. At the foot 
of each page space is reserved for more notes. 
We have received a number of prints of snap 
shots taken by Mr. Hare during the convention; 
we regret that they are not such ’as would make 
good reproductions for publication. 
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Many superintendents were detained at their re- 
ipective cemeteries on account of improvements 
which required their personal attention ; among 
them, Mr. Bellett Lawson, Woodlawn cemetery, 
Winona, Minn., Mr. B. D. Judson, St. Agnes cem- 
etery, Albany, N. Y., and for two others the fol- 
lowing will explain: 
A handsome lodge is in course of construction 
for Mr. J. C. Dix, Supt. of Riverside cemetery, 
Cleveland, Ohio. It is from a design of Mr. Chas. 
W. Hopkinson, architect of that city, and is a com- 
bination of Romanesque and Gothic. It is built of 
Massachusetts red sandstone, with cement porch, 
floors and paneled porch ceilings. The roof is of 
Spanish tile with heavy copper flashings. The 
building will also contain the offices. The recep- 
tion room is 16 ft. by 22 ft. by 16 ft. high, lined 
with natural brick of a warm yellow tone. The 
ceiling is in effect after the Tudor style and the 
floor, mosaic. The general office of the superin- 
tendent is 18 ft. by 25 feet, plastered in hard mortar, 
tinted. There is a ladies’ room with toilet facilities 
and flre-proof vault. A large director’s room and 
committee room are situated on second floor. Steel 
beams and terra cotta enters largely into the con- 
struction to ensure permanency and resistance to 
fire. • Cost, about $18,000. 
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Mr. T. Donlan, superintendent of Oakdale cem- 
etery, Wilmington, N. C., was busy on the work of 
constructing a Lodge to take the place of that de- 
stroyed by fire in February last. The corner-stone 
was laid September 19, last, and among a number 
of pamphlets, records and other matters deposited 
therein, was a copy of the proceedings of the ninth 
annual convention of cemetery superintendents. It 
will be built of North Carolina granite and brown 
stone. It will be a handsome building. H. A. 
Tucker &Bro., contractors. 
Receiving Vault, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. 
Among the improvements carried out at Pros^ 
pect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb., the present 
year, is the Receiving Vault illustrated herewith. 
It is prominently located on the main avenue near 
