Excerpt from Modern Park Cemeteries It is hoped that this book may aid in the dissemination Of knowledge Of the modern ideas as expressed by its title. Modern methods have been brought about by the annual meetings Of the lead ing cemetery Officials in the organization Of the Association Of American Cemetery Superintendents. The published proceed ings Of this association and the pages Of the monthly journal, Park and Ceme tery, have been freely used in the prep aration of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.