The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

Committees Appointed and Interest.
Ing Papers Read-Fine Address by Ed
ward c. Beecher Yesterday Afternoon
About seventy-five Present-To~day'.
Programme.
About fifty members of the Associa-
ton of American Cemetery Superin-
tendents assembled in Warner hall yes
terday morning for the opening session
of the thirteenth annual convention of
the association. Representatives from
all over the country We're present and
a most successful convention is assured.
Several arrived last night and more are
coming this morning and 1t is probable
that seventy-five members out of the
total membership will be present.
The session was opened by A. w. Ho-
bert of Minneapolis, president of the
association Rev. e. S. Lines of st.
Paufs church then offered prayer, fol-
lowed by the reception of new MEM
bers and roll call Those present up to
last evening were:
The delegates present were from
eighteen different states and Canada.
and came from as far west as Minneso-
ia and as far north as Maine. The full
/ list of members present is az follows:
| Matthew p Brazil, Calvary cemetery,
| st. Louis Mo; Frank Zurich, Wood
ward Lawn cemetery, Detroit, Mich;
! George w. VOORHEES,. Riverside cemete-
| ry, Norwalk, Conn; Charles Nichols,
| Paramount cemetery, Newark, N. j.;
| !, l.. Ford, Woodlawn cemetery, Knox
vile, Tenn. w. 0. Roy, Mount Royol
cemetery, Montreal Robert ID. Boice,
lakewood cemetery, Genesee, ILL.,; Will
liam Stone, Pine Grove cemetery, Lynn
Mass; John F. Boerskel, Springside
cemetery, Perell, ILL.,; Edward S. Car
ter, Oakwoods cemetery, Chicago; John
r. Hooper, Hollywood cemetery Rich
mond, Va; George w. Greasy, Har-
mong Grove cemetery, Salem, Mass;
w. A. Morrow, Hillsboro cemetery,
Hillsboro, Ohio; c. ID. Carroll, ST, John,
st, Joseph and Calvary cemetery, Cleve-
land, o.; Charles M. Chamberlain, Mt.
Olivet cemetery, Long Island, N. Y,
c. A. stiles, Forest Dale cemetery,
Maiden Mass; HI Wilson Rose New
James H. Morton, city cemeteries, Bos-
ton, Mass; Arthur w. Hobart, Lake
wood cemetery Minneapolis Mimi.
Leverett L. Mason, Lake View cemete-
ry, Jamestown N. Y; Augustus Rein
hardt, Rosedale cemetery, Orange, N.
j.; Frank M. Floyd, Evergreen cemete-
~, Portland, Me-; Perry w. Goodwin
Lake View cemetery, jamestown, N. y;
Thomas White, Riverside. Mass. S. c.
Penrose, Wilmington, Del; Edward A.
Sloan, Woodland cemetery, Ironton, o.,
IT. En- Wright, Highland cemetery, Co
vington, Ky; George M. Painter West
Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia:
TT. j. Derng, Woodlawn cemetery,
New York city: Mrs, Emma e. Hay,
Erie cemetery, Erie, Pa; Henry Bres-
ser, Calvary cemetery, Toledo, o.; T. e.
Haskell, Evergreen cemetery, Portland,
Me; Timothy Mccarthy, Swan Point
cemetery, Providence, r. T.; John M.
Boxel oakland cemetery, st, Paul,
MINI; Thomas Wrightman, Homewood
cemetery Pittsburg. Pa. David Woods,
Homewood cemetery, Pittsburg, Pa;
". y. B5eclel, dioFt stlSee IciiletCiy,
New Haven.
The officers for the present year are as
follows:
President. A. w. Hobert. Lakewood,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Vice President. William Stone, pine |
Grove, Lynn, Mass
Secretary and treasurer, Frank Eu- |
rich, woodward Lawn Detroit, Mich
Executive Committee-Frank A.
Sherman, Evergreen" New Haven |
Conn. Robert Scrivener, Cedar HILL
Hartford, Conn, r. Mccarthy, Swan
Point" Providence r. I.
Mayor G. T. Driscoll was then intro
duced and made an address of well |
come. He said that he was glad to see |
New Haven have the honor Of such
fine convention and hoped that the
members Of the association would find |
many things to instruct and interest |
them in the city. Mr.. Driscoll extended |
the freedom of the city to the dele |
gates and at the conclusion of his adj
dress he was heartily appauded.
vote of thanks was given him for his
welcome to the city.
The annual address of the president
of the association was the next event
on the programme. He outlined the
work for the coming year and suggest
ed many things that might be followed
by the association In the future He
said:
The Presidents Address.
To the Members of the Association of
American Cemetery superintendent:
| consider it an honor and great
to be permitted to preside at
this your thirteenth annual meeting.
It is with pleasure that I see assembled
mere to-day so large and representative
4 gathering, showing as it does con-
.inued interest In our associations, its
work and welfare
Our associat ton is one which has ex-
arted powerful influence for good in
matters pertaining to cemetery work
md management it has been the lead
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