The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-25
Ne : nal Association Com
: ing to Barre for It's
Annual Convention
AROUND 400
ARE EXPECTED
Local Plans for Caring for
and Entertaining the
Visitors

All is in readiness for the annual con-
vention of the National Association of
Cemetery Superintendent, which is to
be held in Barre next week, Aug. 2s-3l.
The Barre Entertainment association, or
ganized nearly year ago for the express
purpose of insuring hospitality for ceme-
terry superintendent from nearly every
state in the union and Canadian prov
inces, views with confidence the thrush of
visitors as its plans are completed and
barring unforeseen developments the do
ngs next week will be carried out with
out hitch. The only person who has
failed TO deliver thus far is the weather
clerk. His collaboration is due on the
morning the convention opens, for much
depends upon favorable conditions out
of doors.
Wherever committees representing the
entertainment association have solicited
assistance, it has been given readily.
Automobile owners have generously do
mated the use of their cars and house
holders have opened their homes for the
reception of visitors. Just now the as
sociation estimates that the convention
will bring to Barre around 400 people,
but preparations have been made for ac-
commodating an additional number and
it will not be surprising if the total
registration reaches 500. 1t will be the
first time in the history of the city that
a national convention of the proportions
of the cemetery superintendents' asso-
citation has chosen Barre as locale for
its annual get-together Barre is anx-
ious that its reputation for hospitality
shall be sustained and to that end it is
patent that all of her citizens must be
ready with the glad hand when the van.
guard of the convention party begins to
arrive Sunday evening
Before the convention opens Tuesday
morning The Times will endeavor to sup
ply some of the detailed plans in pros
peet, but for the present the official pro-
gram will stand The following pro-
gram has been incorporated in an at
tractively illustrated booklet which will
serve well the purpose of memento
IF the 1917 convention while rejecting
'avorably for all time to come the local
which preceded the conven-
ion.
First day: Morning, business session
1t 9;30 o'clock in the assembly hall at
spaulding school; meeting called to or
Ter by the president, prayer, address by
Sov, H. +. Graham, response, presidents
address,, report of secreatry treasurer,
appointment of commit
ees, half hour with treasurer; afternoon,
ntire party to leave City square in auto
mobiles at 1880 o'clock for an inspection
+ the granite manufacturing plants, and
,lmwood and Hope cemeteries; evening,
usiness session at 7:30 o'clock; Our
cemeteries, Ancient and Modern" Leon
rd w Ross, Mount Hope cemetery.
oston, Mass; what Dignified Adver
sing is Doing for the Modern Gene
sry," A. L. Gale of the Taylor-Critch-
ED, ,Clague Co, Chicago, ILL.,. "Rela-
ons of the Probate Court to the Gene
,ry," Judge Frank j. Martin of Barre;
SINE Choice Trees and Shrubs for
outhern Cemeteries" S. j. Hare. land
ape architect, Kansas City, Mo-; in
,rmal reception to the ladies at 7:30
the lobby at Hotel Barre, CAROLS or
lestra in attendance.
Second day; Lake Champlain day"
tire party leaves City square at 8 a.
!. for 45-mile drive to Lake Cham
ain. The trip will be made through
e beautiful Winooski valley and along
e base of Camel's Hump, which is one
the best known peaks in the famous
-een mountains of Vermont. A pass
9 view can be had of the great mill
ry camp at Fort Ethan Allen, where
of soldiers are encamped.
The party will embark on the steamer
at Burlington around | P. m.
r boat ride on Lake Champlain. The
,amer crosses the lake directly to New
,rk state, where brief stops are to be
,de at Port Kent, Bluff Point, Cliff
,use and Plattsburg. Lunch is to be
we'd aboard the steamer Immediately
.er embarkation Carroll's orchestra
II be in attendance throughout the
D. The party will return to Burling
at o'clock and announcements will
made concerning the program for the
urn trip to Barre.
Third day; The party is to leave De-
square at 9 a. m. on a special train
It the Barre & Chelsea railroad for an
pection of the granite quarries. The
urn to Barre will be made in time for
ner; afternoon, business session at
ock; Uniform Cemetery Laws" Wal
Pickett, Elmwood cemetery, Bir
lgham, Ala; Location and Forms
4 of New England Granite" Prof.
j. Perkins of Burlington, state geolo-
): Application Of Landscape Designs
the Cemetery" Prof. G. p. Burns, de-
tment Of botany. state university:
ie Crematory as an Adjunct TO the
iern Cemetery" James Currisr, For
Home cemetery. Milwaukee. Wis;
latiou Of the Cemetery Supsrintend
20 the Retail Monument Dealer
rye N. Zspf, delegate from the Ma
al Retail Monument Dealers ssso-
ion: evening. business session At