sanitary conditions. The floors are of granolithic 
slightly inclined and draining toward outlets, and the 
interior construction is of stone, brick and cement, so 
that the entire structure can be thoroughly flushed. In 
the receiving room and at the end of each corridor in 
the catacombs will be a large ventilating flue arranged 
for the burning of logs so that fires can be built for 
drying and ventilation. The dome lights are arranged 
for removal in summer, their place being taken by metal 
grilles. 
The catacombs are to be lined with hard red brick 
laid in cement, and the ends of the receptacles will be 
of red Knoxville marble with divisions of blue slate. 
The receiving room walls will be wainscoted to the 
height of six feet with polished Knoxville marble pan- 
eled in two colors, and above that to the ceiling line 
will be constructed of hard buff colored face brick. 
The ceilings are of Portland cement. 
Across the front of the building stretches a granite 
arched colonnade or shelter. The exterior construc- 
tion will be of fine cut white granite, and as soon as 
completed English ivy will be planted and grown over 
the exposed walls. The contract has been awarded to 
Hartwell, Williams & Kingston, of Providence, and 
work is to be completed about October i, 1903. 
HISTORIC BURIAL GROUND, FAIRHAVEN, MASS 
At Fairhaven, Mass., on the shores of Buzzard’s 
Bay, is one of the oldest burial grounds in New 
England. John Cooke, the last surviving pilgrim 
who came over in the Mayflower, is, along with some 
of his contemporaries, buried here. A number of the 
substantial inhabitants of Fairhaven take pride in 
being able to trace their descent to John Cooke. In 
common with other burial places in use in those strenu- 
ous times, Burial Hill, as this little knoll is called, 
was allowed to fall into a state of extreme neglect. 
Some ten years ago this interesting spot was rescued 
by the Improvement Association, some additional land 
was purchased, the whole graded, and a large, partly 
submerged boulder, locally known as “peaked rock,” 
has been taken from the river and placed upon the 
burial ground. In excavating for the foundations 
some human remains were found. It is the intention 
of the improvement association to place upon the 
boulder a bronze tablet inscribed as follows : 
“Sacred 
to the memory of 
John Cooke, 
who was buried here in 1695. 
“The last surviving male pilgrim of those who 
came over in the Mayflower. 
“The first white citizen of this town and the Pioneer 
in the Religious, the moral, and business life of the 
town. 
“A man of character and integrity and the trusted 
MONUMENT TO JOHN COOKE, FAIRHAVEN, MASS. 
agent in this part of the Commonwealth for the old 
Colonial Civil Government in Plymouth.” 
It may be interesting to add that scarcely a stone’s 
throw from this spot Captain Joshua Slocum refitted, 
or, rather, rebuilt his famous sloop, Spray, in which 
he circumnavigated the globe. 
Thomas White. 
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CEMETERIES, 
The Illinois Association of Cemeteries was inaugu- 
rated September 29 with a successful meeting in the 
City Hall at Springfield, 111 . This meeting was chiefly 
for the purpose of organizing. The first regular busi- 
ness meeting will be held next year in Chicago in 
connection with the convention of the Association of 
American Cemetery Superintendents. 
Dr. Henry Wohlgemuth, of “Oak Ridge,” Spring- 
field, who called the meeting to order, delivered an 
address of welcome to the members of the association 
in behalf of the city authorities and the local officials. 
He touched on the progress of cemetery adornment, 
and emphasized the benefits to be derived from or- 
ganization. 
In the afternoon the party took a carriage drive 
through the city, inspecting Washington Park, Oak 
Ridge Cemetery, the Lincoln monument, and other 
points of interest. 
W. N. Rudd, of Chicago, was elected president ; 
Dr. Henry Wohlgemuth of Springfield was made vice 
president, and A. J. Graves of Bloomington, secretary 
and treasurer. 
A Legislative Committee was appointed, consisting 
of Messrs. Farwell and Stensland of Chicago, and Dr. 
Wohlgemuth, of Springfield. 
