The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
END OF THE CONVENTION
THE CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT LEAVE FOR HARTFORD TO-DAY.

I Convention n Most Successful One
 Delegates Pleased With the City and
 It's People.
 The last session in this city of the American Cemetery Superintendents' association was held yesterday after noon when officers were elected and un- finished business, which has come up be- fore the meeting was transacted The sessions, both morning and afternoon, were very largely attended, something, like 150 being present at each. large number of outsiders attended and were very much interested in the doings of the convention. The attendance at the meetings steadily grew. At the first there were about forty present and yes terday's meeting almost beat the rec ord
 One of the officers said last night that the convention was one of the most suc- cessful ever held by the association and that he was sure the delegates all re- gretted the idea of leaving this morning, as, he said, they were delighted with New Haveners and New Haven.
 delightful shore dinner was served yesterday afternoon after the adjourn ment which fittingly brought the con- yention to close. The dinner was served at Buffers new hotel and proved 8 rare treat for everyone. Many of the delegates had not partaken of a good old fashioned shore dinner for number of years, and they certainly 'got their moneys worth" yesterday. It was most pleasant occasion and the weather was splendid for it. A few gentlemen were called on for impromptu speeches by William Stone of Salem, who presid ed and who was elected president of the association at yesterdays session. The delegates left the green in open cars shortly after o'clock and before the dinner spent much time in looking over the picturesque Lighthouse Point and enjoying the fresh sea, breeze They returned to New Haven early last even- ing.
 Yesterday morning those present at the convention were shown through the campus and Yale buildings. The Art school, gymnasium and Peabody Mu seum proved very interesting places and considerable time was spent in each.
 Officers were elected yesterday at 10 o'clock as follows: President, William Stone of Salem, Mass; vice president, George M. Painter of Philadelphia; sec retary and treasurer, H. Wilson Ross of Newton Center, Mass.
 After considerable discussion it was voted to add an advisory committee to the list of officers of the association, and President Hobart announced the following appointments: Frank Zurich
 T;o1, Col of Cincinnati,O.; M. P. Brazill of St. Louis, Mo-
 s The executive comimttee for next year was announced as follows: Frederick Green of Cleveland, J. c. Dix of Cleye land, T. C. Carroll of Cleveland.
 The principal paper read yesterday was that of H. J. Deiring of Woodlawn cemetery His subject was, Funeral Attendance at Graves, Appliances for Lowering Baskets and Protection of Mourners. MT Deiring's paper de- scribed a number of new patented de- vices for facilitating interments, and called particular attention to the latest methods in use in Woodlawn cemetery which is one of the most advanced in the country. A special device for lower ing caskets into graves was on exhibi- tion in Warner hall during the morn- ing.
 He advised all the superintendente to look into the new devices and use such as would be valuable in their own com munities.
 w. H. Barlow, president of the Dale cemetery at Sing Sing, N. r., next read an interesting paper.
 MT. Barlow said that the paper was written after visits to numerous ceme- teries of the country and read before the Dale Cemetery association. MT. Bar | low told of visits to the old Spanish | cemetery near Los Angeles, Cal, and to Rosedale cemetery also near Los Ange- | les. In the Rosedale cemetery was a | number of orange trees which bore fine fruit. Palm and pepper trees were along the streets and the plots were dec- orated with flowers. The chapel was In | a somewhat dilapidated condition. There | was a crematory there and the ashes | 1vere contained in boxes which were not | well taken care of.
 Several cemeteries throughout the | country were described by MT Barlow and in concluding he said he never saw such fine cemeteries as he had visited in the east. He said those in the west as q, rule were not so beautiful natural ly as those in the east.
 Two or three committees reported and | g vote of thanks was extended to the re- tirina officers.
 The auditing committee reported that the accounts of the secretary and treas urer were found correct and the commit tee on resolution on the death of Henry Ross of Newton, Mass, reported a set of resolutions which the convention Vot- ed to send to the family of the deceased.
 On motion of James Currie of MllWau- kee A long discussion was precipitated on the change of name of the assocla- +ion number of the members were in favor of adding And officials" to the name American Association of Ceme- terv Superintendents," but the motion was lost.
 President Hobert in short speech yesterday thanked the local committee for the kind way in which they looked after the visiting delegates and express ed vote of thanks be passed by the as- sociation to the local members.
 This morning at 10 o'clock the mem bers will take train for Hartford,
 ,. 4bax, will he received by a dele l