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protectioa from frost and save labor in digging 
graves. Tents are erected to protect the workmen 
from the driving storms of rain and snow and 
also to keep the graves dry before interment 
is made. Workmen are provided with rubber coats 
and boots. Mr. Nichols said that efforts were still 
being made to discourage the custom of removing 
hats during funeral services at grave during cold 
weather. This is the source of many colds and 
sickness that frequently results in death. The 
proper exercise of horses in winter when their ordin- 
ary work cannot be done is important and the com- 
fort of the workmen should also have attention. 
Mr. H. J. Diering, Supt. , Woodlawn cemetery, 
New York, in his paper on “Funeral attendance at 
the grave, appliances for lowering caskets, and pro- 
tection of mourners,’’ urged the importance of hav- 
ing cemetery workmen properly attired especially 
when attending to 
funerals. In a ceme- 
tery where there 
are a number of 
funerals daily he 
favored the use of 
straps as a means 
of lowering caskets 
for reasons of econ- 
omy in time and 
money. The pro- 
tection of mourn- 
ers while at the 
grave demands 
serious considera- 
tion. At Wood- 
lawn shelter tents 
afford protection 
from sun or storm, 
cocoa matting in the tents and around the grave 
overcomes the possibility of exposure to dampness 
and camp chairs for the immediate members of the 
family greatly adds to their comfort during the 
funeral ceremonies. Such attention to lot owners 
is appreciated and results in commendation for the 
aemetery. 
W. H. Barlow, president of Dale cemetery. 
Sing Sing, N. Y., read a paper that he had origin- 
ally prepared to read befone the trustees of his 
cemetery. It gave a very graphic description of 
cemeteries visited by Mr. Barlow while on a recent 
trip to the Pacific coast. 
The officers elected for the year 1900 are as 
follows: 
President, William Stone, “Pine Grove,” Lynn, 
Mass.; Vice-president, George M. Painter, “West 
Laural Hill,” Philadelphia; Secretary and Treasurer, 
H. Wilson Ross, “Newton,” Newtonville, Mass. 
Advisory Committee appointed for three years, 
two years and one year respectively: Frank En- 
rich, Detroit, Mich.; Wm. Salway, Cincinnati, O.; 
Mathew P. Brazill, St. Louis, Mo. 
The next annual meeting will be held at Cleve- 
land, O. Messrs. J. C. Dix, Frederick Green and 
T. C. Carroll of that city, constitute the Executive 
Committee. 
Appropriate resolutions were adopted on the 
death of Mr. Henry Ross, of Newton, Mass., for 
many years an honored member of the association. 
The beautiful Elm City, rich in place and ob- 
jects of historic interest, afforded most delightful 
opportunities for outings that were thoroughly en- 
joyed by the visitors. The local committee com- 
posed of the officers of the several city cemeteries 
made the most of the time alotted by the program 
to sight seeing and entertained their guests in a 
manner that will 
long be remem- 
bered. The pil- 
grimage to the 
Grove Street ceme- 
tery had an added 
interest after listen- 
ing to Mr. Edward 
C. Beecher’s his- 
toric address on 
“The Early Ceme- 
teries of New Ha- 
ven.’’ This burial 
place was incor- 
porated in 1797 
and within its sa- 
cred walls lies the 
dust of many whose 
names are illustri- 
ous in the history of this country. 
Mr. Beecher’s paper and illustrations of some of 
the monuments to be seen here and under the old 
Center church on the Green are reserved for a later 
issue. An afternoon carriage drive afforded an op- 
portunity for seeing Evergreen, Mapledale, St. Law- 
rence and other cemeteries, the residential portions of 
the city and the parks. “Evergreen,” the principal 
protestant cemetery occupies 60 acres, entirely within 
the city limits. It was established nearly 50 years ago 
on the mutual plan, a board of five trustees being 
elected annually bylotholders. Thepresenttreasurer 
and secretary, Mr. James D. Dewell and Mr. Benj. R. 
English have held their respective offices for 32 years. 
The grounds are not conducted entirely on the lawn 
plan although an effort is being made in this direction. 
There are fountains with adj acent reservations for or- 
namental planting; some very fine trees, and single 
grave sections were especially noteworthy, the ob- 
ENTRANCE TO NEW HAYEN, CONN., CITY BURYING GROUND. 
CEMETERY ESTABLISHED IN NOVEMBER, 1797. ENTRANCE BUILT IN 1845. 
