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small fine is imposed, which goes to the employees’ 
sick benefit fund. It is also the imperative duty of 
certain employees, and it is the privilege of all, to re- 
port to the committee any mishap, delay or other cir- 
cumstance that may appear to be detrimental to the 
welfare of the cemetery. The discussion that followed 
brought out the matter of tips to workmen from lot- 
owners for doing work that they were paid for by the 
cemetery. This demoralizing practice was condemned 
and Mr. Green stated that the employees in Lake View 
had requested the Board of Trustees to ask lot-owners 
to discontinue the practice. 
Bellett Lawson, Sr., Paxtang, Pa., read a paper en- 
titled “Improvement in Burials,” in which he made a 
plea for better methods in conducting burials. Land- 
scape effects and perpetual care are important matters 
in every cemetery, but he thought sufficient considera- 
tion was not being given to conditions that should 
obtain at the grave when burials are being made. The 
modern burial or lowering devices are greatly improved 
over those introduced several years ago ; by their use 
one attendant only is required at a funeral. He should 
be properly attired, the grave should be lined with ever- 
green or other material, the surplus dirt removed, the 
edges of the grave should be protected, and matting 
used on the lot. Such methods have been adopted in 
some cemeteries and are appreciated by the lot-owners. 
They should become more general. 
“Concrete Construction” was the subject of a 
thoughtful paper by James Scorgie, of Mt. Auburn 
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. He has given the sub- 
ject careful study and by means of blackboard sketches 
and samples of material used in various constructions 
presented a very practical discussion. He advised his 
hearers to read the technical magazines on engineering 
with a view to becoming more familiar with the pos- 
sibilities of concrete construction, which is now coming 
into such general use. 
The last paper on the program was contributed by 
Burton H. Dorman, of Bridgeport, Conn., and read by 
the secretary, entitled “Why a Superintendent Should 
Reside on the Cemetery Grounds,” in which he gave 
a number of reasons for believing that such a place of 
residence was desirable. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing 
year : President, J. C. Dix, Riverside Cemetery, Cleve- 
land, O. ; vice-president, Jas. H. Morton, City Ceme- 
teries, Boston, Mass. ; secretary and treasurer, Bellett 
Lawson, Sr., Paxtang, Pa. 
A cordial invitation was received from Mr. Brazill 
and the officials of the World’s Fair to hold the con- 
vention at St. Louis in 1904, but the committee on loca- 
tion recommended Chicago, which was adopted. The 
president appointed the following-named persons on 
the executive committee : W. N. Rudd, “Mt. Green- 
wood;” E. G. Carter, “Oakwoods;” G. L. Tilton, 
“Graceland.” 
Resolutions were adopted in memory of Charles 
Nichols, Newark, N. J. ; Holmes Miller, Aurora, 111 .; 
B. D. Judson, Albany, N. Y. ; Samuel Requa, Tarry- 
town, N. Y., late members of the association, and also 
of Frederick Law Olmsted, Boston, Mass. 
John Dunbar, assistant superintendent of parks, 
Rochester, N. Y., and R. J. Haight, Chicago, were 
elected honorary members of the association. 
The afternoon of the last day was devoted to sight- 
seeing and the tally-hos which contributed so largely 
to the enjoyment of the outings were again in service. 
Every one who had heard Bishop McQuaid’s interest- 
ing address the evening before was anxious to see Holy 
Sepulchre Cemetery, and some of the special features 
to which he had alluded. On one of the boundaries 
of the cemetery may be seen what the bishop calls his 
vanishing vista, formed by rows of Lombardy 
poplars planted on either side of a roadway one-half 
mile in length. The beautiful trees have grown to a 
height of seventy-five feet, and as their graceful tops 
swayed in the breeze, the unique planting made a 
picture long to be remembered. Another interesting 
feature was the ornamental section or park covering 
about two acres at the entrance to the grounds ; here 
are to be seen eighteen varieties of elms, all fine speci- 
mens, each with ample room, and neatly labeled with 
common and botanical name. Near by stood the 
chapel of Medina stone, with its imposing tower, which 
may be seen for miles around. In the basement of this 
tower is to be the final resting place of the beloved 
bishop to whose efforts the people of Rochester are 
indebted for a place of burial in which they take just 
pride. The cemetery comprises in all 364 acres, of 
which about 70 have been improved. Copings, fences 
and inclosures of every description are prohibited. 
As the tally-hos pulled out of the grounds, the de- 
parting visitors cheered the venerable superintendent 
of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in a manner quite uncom- 
mon in such sacred precincts. 
Adjoining Holy Sepulchre is “Riverside,” Roches- 
ter’s newest burial place, and one that is conducted as 
nearly in accordance with the modern ideas of lawn 
plan cemeteries as any in the United States. The natu- 
ral features of the one hundred acres that comprise 
Riverside’s area are such as to appeal to all lovers of 
the beautiful in nature. Broad, undulating lawns, with 
a great variety of well placed shrubbery and herbaceous 
plants, make a pleasing effect. Small lakes give the 
added charm of water in the landscape, while the for- 
est trees that abound furnish an effective setting for the 
greensward. Grave mounds and high tombstones are 
conspicuous only by their absence. Markers and cor- 
ner posts are set flush with the surface and but one 
monument is allowed to a lot. The lawns are un- 
broken save by the occasional groups of shrubbery, the 
monuments and the necessary drives, which are broad 
and sweeping. Here was an object lesson in modern 
