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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF CEMETERY OFFICIALS 
A very well-attended outdoor meeting of 
the United Kingdom Association of Ceme- 
tery Superintendents was held September 
29, 1915, the program being a visit to the 
South-East London cemeteries. The party 
assembled at Victoria Station at 2 p. m. and 
left for Xunhead Station by the 2:26 p. m. 
train. 
On arriving at the All Saints’ Cemetery, 
Nunhead, the party was welcomed by Mr. 
Clements, the superintendent, who con- 
ducted the party through the cemetery. 
One was struck by the manner in which 
this cemetery has been laid out and the 
many beautiful trees and memorials. 
Mr. Clements informed the party that the 
cemetery was over 50 acres 'in extent and 
was first opened in 1840. 
This cemetery is situated on the summit 
of some rising ground, whence a good view 
is obtained of the surrounding neighbor- 
hood, the Cemetery Church being a con- 
spicuous object for miles around. 
'I'he party was shown the nursery ground 
and greenhouses, from which a substantial 
income is derived in the way of planting- 
graves and the sale of cut flowers and 
wreaths. 
Mr. Clements pointed out several impor- 
tant and imposing memorials, and places 
of burial, among the number being the 
vault and handsome memorial of John 
Allan, whose name is so prominent in the 
shipping world, the very fine figure monu- 
ment portraying a Boy Scout in an attitude 
of grief, erected to the memory of those 
Boy Scouts who lost their lives in a river 
accident a few years ago. 
There is also the grave of one of the 
The development of new ideas in park 
service which has been a distinguishing 
feature of park work in recent years has 
been marked by the introduction of new 
forms of recreation that were not dreamed 
of in earlier ideas of public park duties. 
The rapid spread of golf and its grow- 
ing popularity wherever it has been intro- 
duced ; the introduction of roque, and a 
number of other minor and “quieter” 
sports, are interesting aspects of these 
newer ideas in park service. 
One of the newest of these milder forms 
of public recreation is casting, and the 
Kansas City Park Board has recently 
constructed a combined casting and wad- 
ing pool that has met with instant favor. 
The building of this reinforced con- 
crete casting pool was the result of a de- 
mand made by a large number of persons 
interested in bait and fly casting. This 
characters of the past inhabitants of the 
village of Nunhead, known as Mutton 
Davis, a tailor, by common report so named 
in consequence of his inordinate liking for 
mutton. He appears to have been a most 
extraordinary individual, a jumper and 
wrestler of no mean order, whilst his repu- 
tation either with or without the gloves 
was an acknowledged fact. 
The party had now arrived at the new 
entrance to the cemetery on the Brockley 
side, when Mr. Clements handed over his 
charge to Afr. Hilton, the superintendent 
of the Deptford Cemetery, Brockley, the 
next cemetery to be visited. 
After proceeding some distance by road, 
the party arrived at the main entrance of 
the cemetery and viewed the new lodge 
erected in place of the antiquated structure 
and then, proceeding down the principal 
drive, the party was brought very near to 
the reality of the great European struggle 
that is now occupying the attention of the 
whole civilized world, by the burial of a 
soldier. The playing of Chopin’s “Funeral 
Alarch’’ as the funeral procession ap- 
proached the rhythm of the tread of many 
feet, and afterwards, in the distance, the 
three distinct volleys, and then the clarion 
notes of the “Last Post” told of the re- 
spect, the last sad respect, paid to one of 
England’s heroes. 
Air. Hilton pointed out the graves of 
another sad occasion, the resting place of 
the victims of the last air raid. .After a 
thorough tour of the cemetery, Air. Hilton 
handed the party over to the charge of 
Air. Day, superintendent of the Lewisham 
Cemetery, the last cemetery to be visited. 
pool was constructed in the shape of a 
maltese cross so that there would be no 
interference from the wind. The sub- 
grade was prepared by the Board of Park 
Commissioners, and a contract was let 
for the construction of the pool proper 
with the necessary plumbing and sidewalk 
landings. 
On the prepared subgrade was placed 
three inches of cinders well wet and com- 
pacted, followed by five inches of rein- 
forced concrete floor and side walls, the 
concrete being mixed in the proportion of 
one part of Portland cement, one part 
Kaw River sand, to four parts crushed 
stone ranging in size from one-fourth to 
three-fourths inch. On this base was 
spread a one-half inch top mixed in pro- 
portion of one part cement to one and 
one-half parts sand. One arm of the cross 
was poured in one day and the floor fin- 
In proceeding down the fine main avenue 
Mr. Day pointed out the splendid center 
bed, 30 yards in diameter, planted with a 
variety of plants, now beautiful with those 
colors and tints which are only seen at this 
period of the year. The cemetery chapels 
were next visited and the party was very 
interested in a very fine old altar table, to 
which is affixed a brass plate stating that 
this table was in use at the parish church 
of St. Alary’s, Lewisham, for over 200 
years and removed here in 1881. 
Air. Day then conducted the party 
through the several plant houses and nur- 
sery ground, and after returning to the 
cemetery lodge in the autumn afternoon 
twilight, the party at the kind invitation of 
Air. and Airs. Day, sat down to a most 
substantial tea, to which ample justice was 
done. 
After the tables had been cleared the 
president. Air. J. D. Robertson, tendered to 
Air. and Airs. Day a cordial vote of thanks 
for their very great hospitality and enter- 
tainment. 
The successful afternoon terminated by 
an informal meeting at which matters con- 
cerning the Association were considered, 
and before separating, on the motion of 
Air. Hill (East Sheen), Richmond, a hearty 
vote of thanks was accorded to those gen- 
tlemen who had in no little way helped to 
make the afternoon instructive, enjoyable 
and successful. 
OBITUARY RECORD. 
Air. John Griffiths, president of Riverside 
Cemetery, Three Rivers, Alich., died 
Alarch 5. 
WADING POOL 
ished the same day, the side walls being 
finished the next day. An expansion joint 
was made three-fourths inch thick at the 
end of each day’s work and into this was 
poured hot asphalt. 
The dimensions of the pool are 150 feet 
in diameter, 24 inches deep at each end 
and 33 Inches in the center, the depth of 
the water varying from 9 inches to 18 
inches. The cost of the pool exclusive of 
the grading was $2,549.38. 
The pool serves the double purpose of 
a casting pool and a wading pool for the 
children in the morning and early after- 
noon hours. It has proven very popular 
with the casting club, which was organized 
as soon as the pool was completed every 
evening, Saturday afternoons, Sundays and 
holidays being the popular time for prac- 
tice and tournaments. 
COMBINED PARK CASTING AND 
