The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
Thirty First Annual Con-
vention Will Open at $50
Tomorrow Morning
DELEGATES ARE
NOW ARRIVING
To-morrow's Program In
cludes, Outside Meetings,
Visit to Granite Plants


On the eve of the 3lst annual conyen.
ton of the Association of American
Cemetery Superintendents to be held in
Barre Aug 2s-3l, the city is rapidly fill
ing with visitors from all parts of the
United States and Canada. Various com.
mlttees representing the Barre Entertain
ment association, which has been con.
spicuous in making plans for the big
convention, are very much on the alert
and ii their energy counts for ANYTHING
all preparations will have been completed
before the superintendents convene in
their first business session at Spauldinp
school tomorrow forenoon at 9.30
o'clock.
Some 30 superintendents, comprising
the vanguard of the convention, arrived
in the city through the week end and
to-day Those who have not found ac-
commodations in local hotels are being
quartered in many homes about town.
George NJ. Painter Of Westminster ceme-
terry, Philadelphia, Pa. chairman of the
executive committee and director in gen
eral OF the convention. arrived last night
and to-day expressed his satisfaction
with the progress made by Barre com
mittees in their plans for receiving the
nearly 500 people who are to participate
in the weeks doings Another prominent
member of the association who is on the
grounds early is C. NJ. Chamberlain of
Maspeth, L. l., who has been interested
in cemetery work for the past 81 years
Undoubtedly MIR. Chamberlain is the nes-
tor of the association and his expression
of pleasure over the hospitality thus far
shown by the entertainment committees
is echoed by Others who came to Barre
yesterday and to-day.
The first business session Of the asso-
citation will be called TO order in the
Spaulding assembly hall at 9;30 a M.
to o-morrow Rev. Edgar Grassland, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church, will
offer prayer and Gov. Horace f. Graham
will follow with an address of welcome.
The response is to be made by William
F. Landes, superintendent of Crown Hill
cemetery, indianapolis, Ind. The annual
address of the president, DR.. j. G. Kester
;on of Knoxville, Tenn, will follow and
he report of the secretary treasurer will
be read by William B. Jones of High
wood cemetery, Pittsburg Pa The re-
nainder OF the time till noon is to be
AIKEN up with communications, appoint
nent of committees and a halfhour with
he treasurer.
To-day the itinerary of the superin
endents' party which is to leave City
quare at 80 o'clock in the afternoon
vas mapped out. Eighty automobiles
Fil be required to transport the visitors,
rst to Jones Bros. plant, then to the
utting plant of Barclay Bros. After
rard the party will visit Elmwood and
Iope cemeteries.
The evening program at 1880 o'clock in
paulding hall is to be carried out as
blows: "Our Cemeteries, Ancient and
[odern," Leonard w. Ross of Mount
ope cemetery, Boston; What Dignified
dvertising is Doing for the Modern
emetery," A. l.. Gale of the Taylor
-Clague Co, Chicago, H.; "The
leal Cemetery" Frederick Green of
akeview cemetery, Cleveland, o.; "Rela
ons of the Probate Court to the Gene
ry," Judge Frank J. Martin of Barre
some Choice Trees and Shrubs for
,uthern Cemeteries" s. J. Hare, a land
ape artist of Kansas City, Mo. During
e evening there viii be an informal re-
ption for the ladies in the lobby at
Dtel Barre Carrolfs orchestra is to
tend.
D. ]. MacNichol and r. s. Sawin, who
e associated with Mr. Gale in the adj
rtising campaign, will accompany the
ter TO Barre tonight. Men who are
tive in the monument trade are to he
esent. during the convention week
Convention Notes.
Anyone who has any of the Board Of
ade banners used in last years auto
ps is requested to leave them at Hook
5 store this afternoon or evening. Or
anyone has any knowledge where the
* of the banners were stored last fall
is requested to report the same at the
ne place.
\ goodly number of delegates arrived
t evening and more are arriving to-
:. Those furnishing rooms are asked
be prepared to receive guests tonight
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