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PARK AND CEMETERY 
The Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Haven, Ind., has let the 
contract for a new receiving vault to cost $4,000. It will con- 
tain six catacombs. 
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind., is to build a new green- 
house and make other improvements. 
The Jewish Cemetery, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O., will 
■erect a new wall about the grounds to cost $15,000. The work 
is to be under the supervision of architects Des Jardins & 
Hayward. 
John Thorpe, of Chicago, furnished plans for a large addi- 
tion to Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis. 
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TREES AND SHRUBS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE 
WINTER. 
The results of the severely cold weather of the past win- 
ter in its effect on trees and shrubs is briefly told by cemetery 
superintendents in different sections of the country : 
“Forest Hills,” Boston. — California Privet killed. Shrubs 
that suffered most were Forsythias Deutzias, Kerrias. Li- 
gustrum regelianum, in some locations killed to the ground, 
recovered by July. Spiraea Van Houttei came through in 
fine shape and flowered abundantly. Mr. Westwood con- 
siders it the finest shrub for cemetery purposes. 
“Newton,” Newton, Mass. — Ligustrum ovalifolium, L. 
Ibota, Forsythia suspensa, F. Fortunei, Pyrus Japonica, 
Thuya globosa, T. Hoveyi, Ampelopsis Veitchii suffered most. 
“Morningside,” Syracuse, N. Y. — Foreign oaks killed out- 
right, also Elaeagnus umbellata, E. parvifolia, Lonicera fra- 
grantissima, L. Standishii, Cornus stricta. Those that suffered 
badly and some of which are dead are Cornus Florida, Rho 
•dotypos kerrioides, Rosa multiflora, Stephanandra flexuosa, 
Styrax Japonica, S. Americana, Ligustrum Ibota, L. ovali- 
folium. Nearly all the spruces and firs suffered badly, but 
Abies concolor and A. orientalis withstood the cold best of all. 
“Lakewood,” Minneapolis, Minn. — Syringa, Spiraea Van 
Houttei and Purple Barberry were most affected. 
“Graceland,” Chicago.— A great many pines and spruces 
were killed, also much of the myrtle and ivy that was pro- 
tected. 
* * * 
SHOULD CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENTS SELL 
MONUMENTS ? 
Some interesting replies have been received in response to 
the question “Should cemetery superintendents act as agents 
for the sale of monumental work?” from which the following 
extracts are taken : 
Arthur W. Hobart, Minneapolis, Minn.: No, he cannot do 
it and maintain harmonious relations with other dealers; his 
desire for commissions would lead him to neglect things of 
importance in his cemetery. 
H. Wilson Ross, Newton, Mass. : No, it would place him 
in the hands of those whom it may become necessary to con- 
demn at some time. 
William Salway, Cincinnati, O. : A cemetery superintendent 
should be the servant of the board of managers and should 
be paid a satisfactory salary and not be permitted to become 
the agent for any commodity for the cemetery. A superin- 
tendent occupies a peculiar position with his lot owners; he 
should be a person in whom they can place implicit confidence, 
especially when they seek his advice and good judgment in 
the selection of memorials. An agent has only one desire, 
and that is to cater to the firm who gives the best commis- 
sion. 
Frank Eurich, Detroit, Mich. : A cemetery superintendent 
must remain independent and impartial and guard the interests 
of his cemetery and his lot owners. The moment he acts 
as an agent for any one firm or shows partiality he is open 
to suspicion of receiving favors. His motto should be to deal 
kindly but firmly with those who supply mortuary structures 
in his cemetery. 
William Stone, Lynn, Mass.: If the superintendent was 
consulted oftener by lot holders concerning their monuments 
better results would follow; that is, people would be better 
satisfied with their memorials. As to being an agent for the 
sale of monumental work that would be vary unsafe, espe- 
cially for one having charge of a city cemetery. I would 
say a superintendent should not act as an agent without the 
sanction of the board of directors. 
John J. Stephens, Columbus, O. : A superintendent has no 
right to act as agent for anything of the kind ; it would be an 
injustice to the trade. He is supposed to work on a salary. 
W. N. Rudd, Mt. Greenwood, 111. : No man can serve two 
masters. The practice is wrong from every point of view. It 
is not fair to the lot owners, nor to the association which em- 
ploys him and is entitled to receive his entire services, and is 
unfair to the monument dealers who do not employ him. 
Sid J. Hare, Kansas City, Mo. : If a cemetery superintend- 
ent has the interest of his grounds at heart more than the 
desire for the commission then it is well to permit him to sell 
monuments, etc. In doing so he will represent first-class con- 
cerns who will put in a better class of work and keep out 
the bunglers and those who mar the landscape with poorly 
executed designs and indifferent methods. 
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CORRESPONDENCE. 
B. B.. Monroe, Mich., writes : “Kindly inform me concern- 
ing the State laws regarding shooting game of any kind in a 
cemetery?” The local game warden threatens to extermi- 
nate the red squirrels in our cemetery, to which I object.” 
Howell’s Annotated Statutes, Michigan, 1882, chapter 181, 
referring to rural cemetery associations, provides: No person 
shall use fire-arms upon the grounds of any cemetery owned 
and enclosed by any such corporation, nor hunt game therein. 
* * * Any person offending * * * shall be punished by a fine 
not exceeding $50 or by imprisonment not exceeding three 
months, or by both, in the discretion of the Court. 
M. F. C., Ills., desires to know whether it is right for a 
superintendent or a cemetery commissioner to deal in under- 
ground vaults. 
Ans. Brick, slate, marble, stone or concrete vaults are usu- 
ally furnished by the cemetery and at many places the mate- 
rial is carried in stock. If the cemetery trustees do not care 
to deal in such supplies for the benefit of their lot owners 
there can be no objection to the superintendent doing so, pro- 
viding the trustees or commissioners give their consent. In 
some cities undertakers solicit orders for burial vaults and 
are allowed a commission by the cemetery. 
T. P. D., McConnellsville, Ohio, asks for a formula for 
cleaning old granite and marble monuments. 
H. Wilson Ross, superintendent of Newton Cemetery, New- 
ton, Mass., recommends Ivory soap and water for marble, 
using pumice stone to rub to a smooth finish. Granite monu- 
ments can be cleaned best with water and a steel brush, such 
as is made for cleaning butchers’ blocks. 
* * * 
Mr. William Stone, Superintendent of Pine Grove Cem- 
etery, Lynn, Mass., has taken an active interest in the asso- 
ciation of American Cemetery Superintendents for years, 
and attends the conventions regularly. In a recent letter he 
says : As our convention draws near I begin to look forward 
to an occasion fraught with much enjoyment and education. 
I intend to be on hand at Chicago and take by the hand many 
men whose acquaintance I cherish and many others who may 
be present for the first time. 
