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Hills, Boston, Mass., and A. R. Gross, su- 
perintendent, Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, 
Chicago, were appointed by the chair to 
debate in the affirmative and negative, re- 
spectively, the question, ‘‘Should contracts 
for perpetual care of lots state specifically 
all work contemplated?” The debate 
brought out some interesting views on the 
subject, but was not decided by vote. 
The election of officers resulted as fol- 
lows : 
President — James Warren, Jr., superin- 
tendent, “North Burial Grounds,” Provi- 
dence, R. I. 
Vice-President — R. N. Kesterson, presi- 
dent-treasurer, "Greenwood,” Knoxville, 
Tenn. 
Executive Committee — H. S. Adams, su- 
perintendent, “Forest Hills,” Boston, Mass., 
three years ; George M. Painter, superin- 
tendent, “Westminster,” Philadelphia, Pa., 
two years; George Troup, superintendent, 
“Forest Lawn.” Buffalo, N. Y., one year. 
Secretary-Treasurer — Bellett Lawson, Jr., 
secretary-manager, “Elmwood,” Chicago. 
The committee on location for the 1916 
meeting reported in favor of Norfolk, Va. 
The entertainment provided by the local 
committee for the final afternoon in Min- 
neapolis included a trolley ride of fourteen 
miles to Excelsio-, where two pleasure 
steamers chartered for the occasion were 
boarded for a ride on beautiful Lake Min- 
netonka. Although the extreme eastern 
and western points of the lake are not 
more than a dozen miles apart, the irregu- 
larity of outline, combined with that of 
the islands in the lake, give it a shore line 
of considerably more than a hundred 
miles. Summer homes ranging from sim- 
ple cottages to palatial residences with 
handsomely planted lawns extending to the 
water’s edge dot the wooded shores for 
many miles. This delightful excursion was 
greatly enjoyed. 
New members admitted to the associa- 
tion at this meeting are : Otto C. Jaeger, 
superintendent, German Lutheran Ceme- 
tery, St. Paul, Minn. ; Fred W. Hammond, 
superintendent, Blossom Hill and Old 
North Cemeteries. Concord, N. H.; H. 
Hanesch, superintendent, Oakuood Ceme- 
tery, Red Wing, Minn. ; Paul Priener, su- 
perintendent, St. Mary’s, Minneapolis, 
Minn.; Chas. L. Craig, assistant superin- 
tendent, Forest Lawn, Omaha, Neb.; Wm. 
W. McFarland, secretary, Fairview Ceme- 
tery, Waterloo, la. ; John M. Ely, secre- 
tary, Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, 
la.: Ed E. Cammon, secretary-superintend- 
ent, Crystal Lake, Minneapolis, Minn,; F. 
A. Swanson, superintendent, Riverside 
Cemetery, Moline, 111. ; Alex. A. Doughty, 
superintendent, Mt. Muncie Cemetery, 
Leavenworth, Kan.; H. B. Shook, superin- 
tendent, West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, 
Neb.; Chas. M. Fuller, superintendent, Mt. 
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. ; Leonard 
W. Ross, general superintendent, cemetery 
department, Boston, Mass. ; O. T. Carpen- 
ter, associate member, White Plains, N. Y. ; 
W. H. Webber, secretary-manager, Knoll- 
wood, Cleveland, O. ; H. C. Bassinger, su- 
perintendent, Woodmere Cemetery, De- 
troit, Mich. 
The Memorial Committee submitted a 
resolution of condolence on the death of 
Joseph Lear, superintendent of Memorial 
Park Cemetery, Wilmette, 111., who died 
during the ’past year. 
The fourth day was devoted to St. Paul. 
Street cars conveyed the guests to a point 
on the Mississippi River boulevard, where 
automobiles were taken for a ride over 
some of St. Paul's most beautiful boule- 
vards and residence streets. Calvary Cem- 
etery, Como Park, Rose Lawn Cemetery, 
German Lutheran Cemetery, Wheelock 
Parkway, Oakland Cemetery and Lake Pha- 
len Park systems were seen en route. 
While at Oakland, at the suggestion of 
George M. Painter, a simple but impressive 
service was held at the grave of the late 
John M. Boxell, formerly superintendent 
and for many years an active member of 
the A. A. C. S. Brief remarks were made 
by Frank D. Willis, secretary and superin- 
tendent, of Oakland. George W. Creesy, 
Salem, Mass., led in repeating the Lord’s 
Prayer, and the members placed purple as- 
ters on the grave, so arranged as to cover 
the entire surface. Mrs. Boxell, who was 
subsequently advised of the action by Mr. 
Willis, replied in the following words : 
“Your note was received today advising 
me of the action of the A. A. C. S. You 
may be sure that little action coming from 
the friends and co-workers of my dear 
husband touched me deeply and was appre- 
ciated by my family. We extend to you 
all our heartfelt thanks.” 
The final number on the program of this 
very successful convention came in the 
form of a dinner at the Commercial Club 
in St. Paul, at the conclusion of the trip. 
Mr. Louis Nash, commissioner of parks 
and playgrounds, extended a hearty greet- 
ing to the guests in behalf of the mayor 
and the citizens of St. Paul and spoke en- 
tertainingly along the lines of civic im- 
provements, to which Mr. Currie respond- 
ed in his usual happy vein. 
The committee on general resolutions 
submitted its report, extending the thanks 
of the association to all who had planned, 
assisted or contributed in any way to the 
convention, which is regarded as “one of 
the most successful in the history of the 
A. A. C. S., both from the standpoint of 
business transacted as well as opportunity 
for social intercourse and entertainment 
enjoyed.” 
ECHOES. 
One of the many pleasant features of the 
convention was the luncheon tendered the 
ladies by Mrs. A. W. Hobert and Mrs. 
Wm. Eurich at Donaldson‘s Tea Room. 
Covers were laid for forty and there was 
but one vacant chair. The floral decora- 
tions, from the Lakewood greenhouses, 
were very beautiful and the ladies were 
loud in their praise of the hostesses for 
the charming manner in which they were 
entertained. 
The trade exhibits were not as numer- 
ous as they have been at some conventions. 
William Donker, secretary of the Frigid 
Fluid Co., Chicago, 111., exhibited one of 
that company’s automatic safety lowering 
devices. 
H. D. Pierce, manager Chicago branch 
of the Vermont Marble Co., with W. J. Sal- 
ladin, of St. Paul; Fred Chamberlain, 
general agent of the Austin-Western Road 
Machinery Co. ; R. H. Wessell, special rep- 
resentative of the same company; A. B. 
Cowdery and H. E. Ashworth, of the 
Barrett Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis, 
Minn. ; Rowe Morrison, Chicago, and 
Harry A. Davis, Syracuse, N. Y., repre- 
senting the Harrison Granite Co., and C. 
W. Wellman, the Device man, Oshkosh, 
Wis., were in attendance. 
The A. A. C. S. has two octogenarian 
members who are very faithful in their 
attendance at conventions— R. D. Boice, of 
Geneseo, 111., and G. Scherzinger, of Fond 
du Lac, Wis. Mr. Boice was accompanied by 
Louis F. Rehrer, his assistant at Oakwood 
Cemetery. Mr. Scherzinger was unaccom- 
panied. After the convention he went 
West to take in the expositions at San 
Francisco and San Diego. 
The local monument dealers and under- 
takers were generous in the use of their 
autos for the entertainment of the visitors. 
The dealers who assisted in this w r ay are 
P. N. Peterson Granite Co., Wm. Schoen- 
rock and C. J. Staniland, of the Twin City 
Granite Co., of St. Paul, and Leonard 
Eckes, of Minneapolis. 
The convention committee is to be con- 
gratulated on the excellence of the pro- 
gram and the successful manner in which 
it was carried out. The subjects chosen 
for papers and debates and the manner in 
which they were handled by those selected 
to discuss them reflected creditably on all 
concerned. The weather could not have 
been more favorable for sightseeing and 
for the various entertainments provided. 
The convention committee was composed 
of Messrs. A. W. Hobert and William 
Eurich, of Minneapolis ; J. P. O’Connor, 
H. M. Turner and F. D. Willis, St. Paul. 
Mr. O’Connor was unavoidably absent, 
having been callbd to the northern part of 
the state by his family a few days before 
the convention. Mr. O’Connor’s friends, 
who regretted his absence, will be pleased 
to know that his unexpected summons 
proved to be of no serious significance. 
