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of 65 ft. 8 in., the shaft alone being 52 feet long and 
5 feet square at butt. The burial lot contains 17,- 
000 square feet comprising the entire width of a 
section and the entire end of a, high knoll. The 
guests were treated to refreshing “grape juice” at 
the Garfield monument and after strolling over the 
well kept grounds they returned to the carriage 
ride back to the hotel. 
At the evening session the following papers 
were read: “Tree Planting,” by E. A. Sloan, 
“Woodland,” fronton, O.; “Cemetery Manage- 
ment and Correct Cemetery Records,” by W. H. 
Gladden, “Fairview,” New Britain, Conn.; says 
Mr. Gladden: 
Again it may be said very truthfully that among the vari- 
ous professions that engage the minds of men, perhaps none 
require a greater variety of qualifications than the business of 
a cemetery superintendent, in order that he may be fully 
equipped for the very delicate and important duties resting 
upon him. 
Then followed “Reminiscences of Some old 
Burying Grounds Abroad,” by Wm. H. Barlow, 
president, Dale Cemetery Association, Sing Sing, 
N. Y.; “Modern Roads for Modern Cemetery,” by 
W. H. Evers, County Surveyor, Cleveland, O.; “Me- 
chanics of Water Relating to Drainage of Roads 
and Driveways, ”by G. C. Nailor, “Riverview,” Wil- 
mington, Del.; “Decoration Day, how abused and 
how to remedy the abuses,” by P'rank M. Floyd, 
“Evergreen,” Portland, Me.; “Rise, Progress and 
Present Condition of the Association of our Ceme- 
tery Superintendents,” by Chas. Nichols, “P’'air- 
mount,” Newark, N. J. Mr. Evers paper is pub- 
lished in part in this issue. 
At the morning session Rev. E. E. Baker ex- 
pressed regret that a local paper should have re- 
ferred disparagingly to the visitors in an attempt 
to be humorous. He commended ihe work of the 
organization and of all co-operative movements, 
that “work together for the mutual advancement of 
the home, the city and the nation. We need to 
magnify our work and honor and respect it, and in 
so doing we respect ourselves and will be respected 
by the community in which we live.” B. H. Dor- 
man, “Mountain Grove,” Bridgeport, Conn., read a 
paper on “What we Gain by Attending the An- 
nual Conventions;” G. L. Kelly, “Fairview,’’ 
New Albany, Ind., related, “A Personal Experi- 
ence;” George Van Atta, “Cedar Hill,” Newark, O., 
treated the subject of “Funeral Reform,” and C. D. 
Phipps, Franklin, Pa., read a paper in which he 
outlined the “Qualifications a Cemetery Superin- 
tendent Should Possess.” The papers were well 
received, but limited time prevented any discus- 
sion. 
Appropriate resolutions of respect were adopted 
on the death of the following late members: John 
I'k ll nTckel, Peula, 111 .; Burritt Chafifee, Syracuse, 
N. Y. , and Joi n Wilson, Marion, O. 
The election of officers resulted as follows: 
President, George M. Painter, “West Laurel 
Hill,” Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-president, Frank 
Eurich, “Woodward Lawn,” Detroit, Mich.; Secre- 
tary and Treasurer, H. Wilson Ross, “Newton,” 
Newton Center, Mass. 
Pittsburg was selected for the next meeting and 
the following gentlemen appointed as the Execu- 
tive Committee, David Woods, “Homewood,” Pitts- 
burg, Pa.; Wm. Harris, “Uniondale,” Allegheny, 
Pa.; James M. Devlin, “Calvary,” Pittsburg, Pa.; 
Thomas Wightman, “Homewood,” Pittsburg, Pa. 
The outing for the afternoon gave the visitors 
an opportunity of a drive through another portion 
of the business and residence sections of Ohio’s 
metropolis, past Reservoir Park, Monroe cemetery 
and other points of interest with “Riverside,” as 
the objective point. At the dedicatory exercises 
of this cemetery held Nov. ii, 1876, a Centennial 
Memorial Service was celebrated in which Gover- 
nor Hayes who was then president elect of the 
United States, participated and planted the first 
of a number of memorial trees, which are still ob- 
jects of interest on these beautiful grounds. Riv- 
erside designed by E. O. Schwaegerle now of Seattle, 
Oregon, contains 104 acres, divided into three 
sections or plateaus overlooking the valley of the 
Cuyahoga. These plateaus are connected by iron 
truss bridges of artistic design, spanning broad 
and picturesque valleys; the longest of these bridges 
is 310 feet. The tree-arched drives in the wooded 
ravines, with occasional vistas of the surrounding 
landscape as the road winds up and down the slop- 
ing sides elicited admiring comment from the visit- 
ors. Here were sylvan beauties such as are rarely 
found in any cemetery. The irregular edges of the 
plateaus with their natural background of foliage 
on trees growing on the steep sides of the ravines, 
form bays of varying forms and shades that make 
ideal burial lots and give another bit of individual- 
ity to this favored spot of choice natural char- 
acteristics. 
The chapel and receiving tomb with capacities 
for 120 bodies, is an artistic stone structure of gothic 
architecture; another substantial improvement is 
the stone office building with its reception and re- 
tiring rooms for the accommodation of lot owners. 
The building is modern in its appointments and 
represents an investment of $20,000. Refreshing 
beverages were served on the piazza. After listen- 
ing to vocal and instrumental music at the home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Dix, the carriage ride was continued 
to the Olney Art Gallery where the visitors greatly 
enjoyed the privilege of viewing one of the most 
