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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
Ouleout Valley Cemetery, FranKlin, N. Y. 
The Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin, N. Y., il- 
lustrated on this page, is a comparatively new ceme- 
tery of 21 acres, laid out on the lawn plan through- 
out, about ten acres being now improved. There are 
no grave mounds, and Mr. E. P. Howe, secretary of 
the association, writes that a lawn mower can be run 
over every inch of it. The association is incorporated, 
and every lot owner has a vote to elect trustees. 
All lots are sold with perpetual care. The central 
plot, surrounded by a hedge in the center, shown in 
the illustration, belongs to the family of Hon. E. S. 
Edgerton, a millionaire banker of St. Paul, Minn., 
who was born and died in Franklin. The paths mark 
off the lots of the different Edgerton families, and 
the tall spire monument seen in the illustration was 
erected at a cost of $10,000. The fountain, shown, 
covered for the season, at the right of the monument, 
is a gift from Mr. Edgerton. He also bought a living 
spring on a side hill fronting the grounds, and built 
a large reservoir, which supplies the water for the 
fountain, the pond in front of the Edgerton lot, and 
for the water supply of the cemetery. 
The plat in front of the vault is being parked. The 
landscape work was done by Preston King. 
OULEOUT VALLEY CEMETERY, FRANKLIN, N. Y. 
Ohio Cemetery Superintendents’ Convention. 
The first annual convention of the Ohio State Asso- 
ciation of Cemetery Superintendents and Officials will 
be held at the Phillips House, Dayton, Ohio, October 
14 and 15, 1903. The program is as follows: 
Wednesday , October 14, 1903, 9 a, m. 
Prayer by the Rev. D. Frank Garland. 
Roll call and reception of new members. 
Address of welcome, Mayor Chas. A. Snyder. 
Response by George Van Atta. 
President’s address ; secretary and treasurer’s re- 
port, and business. 
Paper “On Country Cemeteries,” A. H. Sargent. 
Afternoon. 
Members will assemble promptly at 1 130 o’clock, in 
front of hotel, to take cars for Calvary Cemetery and 
National Soldiers’ Home. 
Evening Session, 8 p. m. 
Paper, “Sunday Funerals,” Frederick Green. 
Paper, “A New Use for Mortuary Chapels,” A. L. 
Snyder. 
Nomination of officers ; reports of committees. 
Paper, “Why We Should Discourage Stone Work,” 
John J. Stephens. 
The reading of papers to be followed by informal 
discussion. 
Thursday, October 15, 1903, 9 a . m. 
Roll call. 
Paper, “Vital Questions,” George Van Atta. 
Paper, “Visits to Other Cemeteries and Attending 
Cemetery Conventions,” George Gossard. 
Paper, “Relationship Between Trustees and Superin- 
tendent,” Jacob Hartman. 
Election of officers ; miscellaneous new business. 
Afternoon. 
Members will assemble promptly at 1 130 o'clock, 
in front of hotel, to take cars for National Cash Regis- 
ter and Woodland Cemetery. 
Informal meeting at residence of Superintendent 
J. C. Cline. 
Address by Chas. Wuichet. 
The program gives the names of twenty-two char- 
ter members of the Association. The present officers 
are : 
President, J. C. Cline, “Woodland,” Dayton, O. ; 
vice-president, J. J. Stephens, “Green Lawn,” Colum- 
bus, O. ; secretary and treasurer, G. C. Anderson, 
“Graceland,” Sidney, O. 
A cordial invitation is extended to the cemetery offi- 
cials and superintendents of' the state to attend the 
convention and become members of the Association. 
