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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
READY FOR A. A. C. S. CONVENTION AT NORFOLK 
AVENUE OF FIFTY YEAR OLD ELMS, CENTER AV., ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 
NORFOLK, VA, 
LAST CALL!! 
NORFOLK, VA. AWAITS YOU. 
August 22, 23, 24, 1916. 
To Members, Prospective Mevibers and 
Ladies of the Association of American 
Cemetery Superintendents: 
ALL RAILROAD AND WATER 
LINES LEAD TO NORFOLK, VA., 
THE CONVENTION CITY FOR 1916. 
Secure your transportation and hotel 
accommodations now ! 
Plenty of papers. 
Plenty of discussion. 
Plenty of questions. 
Plenty to learn. 
Plenty to interest you. 
Plenty of hotel accommodations. 
Plenty to eat. 
Plenty of goodfellowship. 
Plenty to see and sea. 
Plenty of old friends. 
Plenty of new friends. 
Plenty of other good things to be ar- 
ranged by President Warren and Secre- 
tary Lawson at the meetings. 
HEADQUARTERS, 
MONTICELLO HOTEL. 
Rates ; Single room, without bath, $1.50 
per day and up. 
Double room, without bath, $2.50 per 
day and up. 
Single room, with private bath, $2.50 
per day and up. 
Double room, with private bath, $4.00 
per day and up. 
IMPORTANT. 
It is the desire of the Convention Com- 
mittee that members and prospective mem- 
bers advise the chairman as early as pos- 
sible, their intention of attending and if 
accompanied by ladies, so that arrange- 
ments for their entertainment can be made, 
J. M. Broughton, Chairman, 
J. R. Hooper, 
Geo. M. Painter, 
J. H. Stanton, 
Convention Committee for 1916. 
Follow'ing is an outline of the education- 
al features of the program : 
J. C. Scrogie, superintendent, Mount Au- 
burn Cemetery: “Perpetual Care of Monu- 
OLD OAK TREES, WEST AV., ELMWOOD 
CEMETERY. NORFOLK, VA. 
ments and Other Structures.” (Illustrated 
by lantern slides;) 
Bellett Lawson, Jr., Elmwood Cemetery, 
Chicago : “Commercialism of Cemeteries.” 
E. G. Carter, superintendent, Oakwoods 
Cemetery: “Experiencewith Motor Trucks.” 
R. N. Kesterson, Greenwood Cemetery : 
"Starting and Operating a Modern Ceme- 
tery.” 
William Allen, Homewood Cemetery, 
Pittsburgh: “A Few Shrubs and Peren- 
nials.” 
A. L. Kimball, of Kimball & Combe Co., 
Providence, R. I. : “The Relations of the 
Monument Man to the Cemetery.” 
Sid J. Hare, of Kansas City : “An Eve- 
ning with the Stereopticon.” 
O. T. Smith, Secretary, Ashland Cem- 
etery, Freeport, III.: “Cemeteries Oper- 
ating in the Smaller Cities.” 
Mr. Hoff, of the Alphano Humus Co. : 
Lantern slide talk on Humus as a soil 
builder, and how to get the best results 
with lawn trees, flowers and shrubs. 
MONTICELLO HOTEL, NORFOLK, VA. 
A. A. C. S. Convention Headquarters. 
The committee has arranged a most in- 
teresting program of sight-seeing and en- 
tertainment that will cover the many his- 
toric places in the vicinity of Norfolk. 
It has been arranged to take an auto 
trip to the cemeteries and parks, stopping 
at Ocean View to have a view of Nor- 
folk and the broad expanse of Chesepeake 
Bay. 
Another afternoon, the vistors will take 
a boat ride, visiting the navy yard, Ports- 
mouth, and many other points of interest 
too numerous to mention. 
Another afternoon will be spent at Vir- 
ginia Beach, where there will be served one 
of Virginia’s famous fish dinners. 
THE NORFOLK CEMETERIES. 
The Norfolk cemeteries are under city 
management, and are ably administered by 
Superintendent J. M. Broughton. There 
