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trees during the year. One-fourth of the 
towns or cities in each group were required 
to enter the contest before the prize could 
be awarded. The group of over 10,000 be- 
ing the only one to conform to the rules 
of contest in this respect, the prizes could 
not be given to the other groups. Cam- 
bridge planted the greatest number of trees 
in its group and was awarded the prize. 
Fitchburg was second and Newton third 
in the number planted. A prize consisting 
of the planting of 50 acres to white pine 
was offered by the association to the city 
or town which established the best town 
forest during the year. While several 
places made an effort to obtain a town 
forest, only one city actually succeeded. 
Fitchburg, through the efforts of its active 
branch of the association, set aside 105 
At the January meeting of the trustees 
of Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich., 
Roswell A. Hollister was appointed super- 
intendent to fill the vacancy caused by the 
resignation of A. W. Blain last June. Mr. 
Blain served as superintendent of the ceme- 
tery for nearly forty years. He was a 
charter member of the A. A. C. S. 
By the terms of the will of the late Alary 
Baker, of Heyworth, III, the cemetery of 
that city received a bequest of $3,000 to be 
expended by the trustees in caring for the 
grounds. 
Edward J. Baker, of St. Charles, III, has 
recently purchased additional land for 
Union Cemetery in that city. 
The contract for the new Aluzzy memo- 
rial chapel to be erected in Oakwood Ceme- 
tery, Geneseo, III, by Air. F. E. Muzzy, of 
Springfield, Alass., has been let to Clark 
Bros. It will be a one-story brick building 
35x30 feet, furnace heat, and will seat sixty 
persons. It will cost $6,000. 
William G. LaPlace, superintendent of 
Fountain Hill Cemetery, Deep River, 
Conn., is on a cruise for the month of 
Alarch through the West Indies. 
The trustees of Afount Auburn Cemetery, 
Boston, Mass., recently submitted their 
eighty-fourth annual report. The net pro- 
ceeds of the sale of lots have amounted to 
$10,139.50; of the disposal of crypts for cre- 
mated ashes have amounted to $758, with 
$300 additional for the perpetual care of 
the crypts. During the past year expendi- 
tures have been made for certain special 
purposes, as follows ; 2,235 lineal feet of 
tar macadamized road-bed constructed on 
Fountain and Central avenues, $3,552.12; 
deferrization plant, $16,507.28; Forest Pond 
filling, $1,895; Halcyon Lake filling, $569.25. 
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acres as its town forest, and several acres 
of it were planted to white pine last spring. 
To secure the passage of the bill before 
the state legislature to provide for a state 
tree warden, as recommended by the Cir- 
cuit Tree Planting Committee, will be one 
of the chief tasks before the association 
this year. Another matter which is of 
paramount importance is the bill to amend 
the State Nursery Inspection Act, which 
asks for $10,000 for the suppression of the 
White Pine Blister Rust. A bill asking for 
$50,000 for federal co-operation in the sup- 
pression of the White Pine Blister Rust is 
now before Congress. Another bill pro- 
viding for the extension of appropriations 
under the Weeks law for the purchase of 
more lands for national forests in the 
White and Southern Appalachian Aloun- 
tains is also before Congress. 
.A deferrization plant for removing iron 
and manganese ^rom the water was in- 
stalled. This filtering process has proved 
successful, and the water can now be used 
freely without danger of staining monu- 
ments and is likewise perfectly safe for 
drinking. The machinery for using it is in 
excess of the present water supply and ad- 
ditional wells will be driven. The filling of 
Forest Pond was accomplished as the wa- 
ter was found stagnant and a place for 
breeding mosquitoes. The trustees have 
decided that a suitable and permanent cem- 
etery fence should be built in place of the 
temporary fences now existing, the part 
on private land to be a solid concrete wall, 
about ten feet in height, and also that a 
roadway inside the fence be completed 
around the entire circuit and lots laid out 
on each side of the roadway, thus giving 
the cemetery greater security, and greatly 
improving its general appearance. For 
these purposes a sum not exceeding $100,000 
has been appropriated, and it is expected 
the work will be begun this season and 
carried to a completion as early as is con- 
sistent with the best interests of the cor- 
poration. 
Condemnation proceedings were had re- 
cently against the Goings estate, Danville, 
III, by the Partlow Cemetery Association 
for land necessary for an addition to the 
cemetery. 
Alleging that the defendants refuse to 
sell their land necessary for enlarging the 
cemetery, at a private sale, the Concord 
Cemetery Association, Lafayette, Ind., re- 
cently brought action to have appraisers 
appointed for land owned by John and 
Martha Skinner in Lauramie Township, 
that condemnation proceedings may be 
carried out. 
New Cemeteries and Improvements. 
The cemetery west of Big Rock, III, has 
been Incorporated under the name of West 
Big Rock Cemetery Association. The pres- 
ent board of trustees is ; J. C. Whildin, 
W. T. Thomas, L. J. Davis, F. P. Shaw, 
M. J, Whildin, H. S. Long, E, E. Morgan, 
E. E. Nelson. 
The Roanoke Cemetery Board, of Roa- 
noke, III, will improve their cemetery by 
planting fifty trees this spring along the 
driveways. 
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery Association, 
of Plaquemine, La., contemplates the erec- 
tion of an iron fence around the local 
cemetery, the laying out of roads, and has 
other plans for beautifying the grounds. 
A committee to look after the proposed 
improvements has been appointed, with 
Rev. Gerard Bosch as chairman. 
West Grove Cemetery Association, Jack- 
son Township, Hamilton County, Ind., was 
recently incorporated. The directors are 
Andrew H. Beals, Alarvin K. Foulke and 
John B. Foulke. 
Washington FTeights Cemetery Co. has 
been incorporated at Roanoke, Va. Alaxi- 
mum stock is $30,000; minimum, $5,000. 
J. H. Burks is president and Hunter Terry 
secretary, both of Roanoke. 
Vance Cemetery Association has been 
incorporated at Chicago by Mordecai C. 
Springer, Fred AI. Standard and John W. 
Wilhelm. 
Work has been commenced on the new 
Robinson Cemetery, of Robinson, 111. The 
grounds have been cleaned, graded, platted 
and staked on the north half, which will 
be opened for interment first. 
The Glen Oak Cemetery Association, of 
Chicago, has purchased eighty acres of 
land in Twelfth street and Fiftieth avenue 
road, south of Bellwood, in Proviso, from 
S. A. Cross, costing $50,000. 
A new cemetery, to be known as Pine 
View Cemetery, is planned for Waukegan, 
111. An association has been formed for 
the purpose by local business men, of which 
C. C. Edwards is president and W. B. 
Wetzel secretary. The old John Elliott 
stock farm, northwest of Waukegan, on 
Beach road, was purchased for the site. 
It contains 120 acres and will be developed 
on the lawn plan. 
A committee, composed of citizens, has 
been appointed to formulate plans for 
beautifying Cedar Grove Cemetery, Leba- 
non, Tenn. 
A boulevard pavement leading from St. 
Charles street to the cemetery will be built 
in Elgin, 111. 
Cemetery Officers Elected. 
Carlyle Cemetery Association, of Carlyle, 
III, recently elected Mrs. Adele Gross 
president and Airs. Jennie O. Heitmeier 
secretary and treasurer. 
The Cemetery Association of Channahan, 
III, recently elected the following officers: 
President, Proman W. Smith ; secretary, 
Alta Martens. 
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