The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
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ana beneficial changes in metnodS Oh
constructing and maintaining modern
cemeteries, and we must strive to main
tain it's present standard
| notice (and am very glad to see II,
too) that many of the papers on our
programme this year are furnished by
members who have heretofore been on
the list. 1 sincerely hope that the en-
suing year may bring to the front an
other lot Of men who, up to this tlne'
have kept their lights hidden.
There are also to-day many good men
engaged in cemetery management VINO
have not seen fit to give US the coun-
tenance of their presence, who are not
members of our association, ana some
of whom believe, or affect to believe,
that individual is equal to, or better
than, concerted effort. / cannot TOO
strongly urge these men to join us; our
work, so we'll begun, is far from lin
ished, and on behalf of our association
I extend to each and all who are yet
without the fold cordial invitation to
come unto US, and be of u.s. and with us
in the good work yet to be done. Right
here I wish to ask of these men careful
consideration of the following ques-
ton: Is it fair? Is it right and just
that you, or the cemeteries you repre-
sent, daily participate in the advan-
tages which are the direct results OF
the work of our association without
having contributed to Its labor and eX-
pense? The proceedings of our meet
ings being printed in the Park and
Cemetery naturally fall into the hands
of nearly all cemetery men, whether
members of our association or not, thus
giving outsiders the full benefit of our
deliberations.
/ think by we'll directed efforts that
we should be able to increase our MEM
bership very materially and be assured
of a regular attendance of not less than
one hundred. There are large cemete-
ries in all the eastern cities not repre-
sented in our association, and there
surely must be some way of reaching
them. To be sure, some OF them nave IN
the past been represented, but not OF
late years, and strong effort should be
made to induce these parties to once
more unite with us.
Nor must our efforts for the good of
the association be confined to work
among members alone, but we must
ideas conceived at these meetings di-
rectly to the attention of the trustees or
directors of our respective cemeteries,
also to our lot owners, thus showing
them the value of our work and the wis
dom of having a representative attend
each meeting.
1t would be of great help to us all If
our members would report progress
made during the year especially in the
way of abolishing old methods and the
adoption of new ones. Let us know
how many fences have been torn down,
and also how many mounds have been
leveled and walks graded up and sod
ded. There are many things similar to
the above which would prove encoura-
ging and of value to cemetery officials
who are striving to rid their grounds of
just such excrescences as these.
1t has been suggested to me that in
the past few years the executive COM
mittee has degenerated into merely a
programme and entertainment commit
tee, and that it might be a good plan to
have another committee appointed Cor
elected) to be known as the advisory
committee, whose duty shall be to con-
slider ways and means of promoting the
work of the association and increasing
the membership. This appears to me to
be a capital plan, and ] should like to
see some action taken by the meeting
toward the formation of such COM
mittee and defining its duties.
At our last annual meeting Secretary
Zurich in his report offered recon-
mendation regarding a change in the
name of the association. This recon-
mendation resulted in a motion being
made by Mr.. Simonds that the final
word in our title be changed from "su
to Officials, said mo-
ton being defeated when put to a vote.
I would recommend, therefore, that
steps be taken to revive this subject |
and see if we cannot win over the mem
bers who so effectually objected to the |
motion made by Mr.. Simonds at that |
time. Perhaps a compromise might be
made by adding the words land Off |
Gals to this present title. Surely, il |
we anticipate enrolling any officials |
aside from superintendent among our |
members they should be given some re-
,ognition in our title.
I am afraid that our members for
some IGdSOI Ip llJt e'lNC ellC es7tootiSeet oii
he prominence which it deserves be-
lore their trustees or directors, else they |
might take more interest in the work
we are doing. There are improvements
which all concede should be made, and
such as are found in all modern ceme-
,eries. and that should become features
n all grounds, but which are not likely
20 be unless we take it upon ourselves,
is members of this association, to
,ring the best thoughts that the meet
ngs give us directly to these in control
If the cemeteries which we represent.
The following committees for the
coming year We're given out by Presi"
lent Hobert: .....
General committee on resolutions-M.
, BRAZIL, ST. Louis, Mo; w. A. Nor
ow, Hillsboro, o.; S. S. Carter, Chi
ago, ILL.,
Auditing committee. M. Boxell, st.
PAUL Mimi; J. r. Hooper, Richmond,
"a; f. E. Haskell, Portland. Me.
Credentials committee-T. Mccarthy,
r. l.; c. M. Chamberlain,
1aspeth, L. l.; f. M Floyd, Portland,
Ie.
Resolutions on death of Mr.. Ross
William Stone Lynn, Mass; l.. S. Ma