PARK AND CEMETERY. 
153 
by Mr. Frank Enrich about six years ago, since 
which time nearly 40 acres have been improved. A 
waiting room at the entrance, a stone receiving 
OFFICE BUILDING, RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, CLEVELAND, O. 
vault, a number of good roads and other substan- 
tial improvements have been made. The undulat- 
ing surface of the grounds affords an opportunity 
for pleasing effects in planting and which in time, 
will give to Cleveland a Catholic cemetery that will 
compare favorably with any in this country. Sun- 
day funerals are prohibited at Calvary and in fact 
throughout Northern Ohio. This subject and that 
of the funeral car is treated in a paper by Rev. 
Houck which will be found elsewhere in this issue. 
On the return trip the grounds and spacious build- 
ings of the Cleveland State Hospital were visited. 
At the evening session the papers read were: 
“We will keep the Graves Green,” by T. L. Ford, 
Knoxville, Tenn.; “Forestryin Cemeteries,” by M. 
Horvath, the accomplished forester of the Cleveland 
City Parks. 
In the course of his paper Mr. Horvath said: I would con- 
sider it highly desirable for every large park system or ceme- 
tery to provide some portion, where esthetic forestry can be 
practised. This would add variety to the ground and make it 
very interesting. 
Forestryin cemeteries is not a common thing, yet there are 
quite a few woodlawn, woodland and forest hill cemeteries, and 
these names suggest readily that in the cemeteries a piece of 
woodland, whether of natural or artificial creation is quite de- 
sirable. 
If we undertake to plant a pleasure forest in connection 
with the cemetery, the first thing we have to do is to make a 
broad survey of nature’s plans, follow them carefully, combin- 
ino- the various units, and making a complete composition. 
Simplicity is the plan of nature. She is doing her operations 
with no object in view, not even the object to please. Allhough 
nature is a great artist in her way, yet there is a good portion 
of the work that nature left undone, and she has to depend on 
man’s helping hand to assist her in completing the work. 
A talk entitled “Neglect and Care” illustrated 
with stereoptican, by J.' C. Scorgie, “Mt. Auburn,” 
Boston, Mass. Mr, Scorgie’s interesting talk was 
on the subject of perpetual care and the method of 
arriving at the cost of caring for certain lots. The 
pictures thrown upon the screen served the double 
purpose of illustrating the monuments of notable 
people buried in M''. Auburn and of demonstrating 
the character of the lots and their accessories in 
certain sections in that famous cemetery. This ob- 
ject lesson was thoroughly appreciated. “Moving 
pictures’’ of grevvsome scenes wdien grave yards 
yawn closed the evening session. 
The morning session of the second day found a 
much larger number of members in attendance. 
The session was devoted to papers treating a diver- 
sity of subjects as will be seen by their titles as fol- 
lows; “Tree Planting,” by E. A. Sloan, “Wood- 
land,’’ fronton, O.; “Proper Treatment of Ceme- 
tery Woodland,” by Bellet Lawson, Sr., “River- 
view,” Wilkes Barre, Pa.; “Use of Shrubs in Cem- 
eteries,” by O. C. Simonds, “Graceland,” Chicago; 
“Sunday Funerals and Funeral Cars,” by Rev. G. 
F. Houck, manager “Calvary,” Cleveland, O.; 
“Shall we Encourage the Putting up of Monu- 
ments or Discourage Same?” by H. R. Hat:h, 
president “Lake View Cemetery,” Cleveland, O.; 
“Influence of our Surroundings,” by Mrs. E. E. 
Hay, Erie, Pa. Among other things she said: 
A cemetery superintendent can do much towards making 
the surroundings inviting and pleasant if he or she is so dis- 
posed. True we have to contend with the many tastes with 
which we come in contact, and endeavor to give enough variety 
to satisfy all without making a display that will pall upon any. 
In order to do this we must receive our impetus and influence 
from the God given “sense of the beautiful within us.’’ We 
must so mix the beautiful with the useful that the former will 
only enhance the latter and by its very inconspicuousness yield 
a gentle influence. 
A talk on Artificial Stone Corner Posts was 
given by W. N. Rudd, “Mt. Greenwood,” Chi- 
cago. Mr, Rudd exhibited portions of concrete 
posts, such as are in use at his cemetery and ex- 
plained the method of making. 
The discussion of Sunday Funerals following 
RECEIVING TOMB, CALVARY CEMETERA', CLEVELAND, O. 
Father Houck’s excellent paper showed that the 
practice was becoming le.^’s common and the asso- 
ciation again placed itself on record by adopting a 
