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hark and cemetery. 
as to get dinner when they are sev- 
eral hours on the road each way. 
The second auto funeral was con- 
ducted by F. F. Roberts, 636 Wells 
St., Chicago. The interment was at 
Mount Rose Cemetery eleven miles 
out of the city, and was reached in 
one hour’s time. 
Since the first funeral Mr. Roberts 
has averaged two funerals a day, and 
the fact that the out-of-the-way ceme- 
teries and those beyond the city lim- 
its can be reached in one-half to one- 
third of the time taken by horse- 
drawn vehicles has brought the auto- 
mobile funeral into favor with all 
classes, not because of the novelty, 
but through its time-saving phases. 
Our illustration, for which we are 
indebted to the Sunnyside, shows one 
of Mr. Roberts’ funerals in motion. 
FROM the ANNUAL REPORTS 
In the annual report of officers of 
Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Mass., 
the receipts under the general account 
were $3,235, and $536 was added to 
the perpetual care trust fund, which 
now amounts to $12,336. There were 
36 interments. George E. Siders is 
superintendent. 
At the annual meeting of the Har- 
mony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass., 
it was reported that the endowment 
funds were increased during the year 
by $6,479.84; the principal of these 
funds is now $153,946.65. A small 
plot of additional ground has been 
graded, and extensive repairs made on 
the greenhouses and the fence; $950 
was expended in moth extermination; 
there were 112 interments. 
The Dunmore Cemetery Associa- 
tion, Dunmore, Pa., reports that the 
receiving vault has been rebuilt anc 
enlarged. It is of gray granite, wdth 
a domed roof and heavy fluted col- 
umns at the entrance. The room with 
its domed ceiling is lighted by a 
large art glass window. On either 
side of this is a panel of bronze on 
which is a w'reathed figure. Beneath 
the window is a granite seat and the 
granite floor is covered by a rug. The 
Harrison Granite Co., of New York, 
were the contractors for this work. 
The total receipts for the year were 
$85,817 and the expenditures $38,870. 
At the annual meeting of the trust- 
tees of Ottumwa Cemetery Associa- 
tion, Ottumwa, la., Leroy Christie was 
elected secretary and treasurer for 
another year. Receipts for the year 
were, $6,000; disbursements, $3,700; 
added to perpetual care fund, $1,600; 
making a total of $4,000 in that fund; 
189 interments were made. 
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CmETERY NOTES 
John Hutchinson, a farmer, 
Chehalis, Washington, came into pos- 
session several years ago of a farm, 
in one corner of which a private bur- 
ial ground containing forty bodies 
had been located. After Mr. Hutch- 
inson became owner he refused to 
longer permit burials. Last fall, ap- 
parently acting under the impression 
that abandoment had been estab- 
lished, Mr. Hutchinson removed the 
tombstones from his land and placed 
them in the cemetery lot which has 
since been the burying ground of the 
neighborhood. He cleaned up the 
site of the old graveyard and had the 
land plowed preliminary to raising 
a crop. The relatives of those bur- 
ied have asked for an injunction to 
prevent further desecration of the 
graveyard and to require Mr. Hutch- 
inson to replace the stones and other- 
wise repair the damage which it is 
claimed he has caused. 
NEW YORK CITY 
SEPT. 14, 15 and 16 
Plans are a-making for a great 
convention of the A. A. C. S. in 
New York, and cemetery men may 
expect some news next month of 
the good things to come. The New 
York cemetery matterwe have been 
publishing for several months has 
shown that there is nowhere more 
interesting field study in cemetery 
management than in the Metropolis, 
and every member and cemetery 
official who can get there should 
make plans now to be on hand. In 
the meanwhile, mark the dates. 
NEW YORK CITY 
SEPT. 14, 15 and 16 
In our last issue in reporting the 
status of automobiles in cemeteries. 
West Laurel Hill, Philadelphia, was 
listed among those admitting only 
lot owners in automobile. Mr. A. L. 
Smith, treasurer of West Laurel Hill 
writes that this is an error, and we 
quote as follows from his letter: “All 
automobiles are admitted to West 
Laurel Hill, and no speed limit is 
near enforced, other than the speed limit 
of the state. We have found no 
reason to feel that the liberality of 
the company in allowing all automo- 
biles to enter has been abused nor 
have any accidents occurred or criti- 
cism been made by our lot holders. 
Conditions vary, however, so much in 
the different localities that one dis- 
trict is not a criterion for another.” 
* * * 
Harry G. Beetem and John W. 
Wetzel , of Carlisle, Pa., recently 
brought suit against Addison Wolf, 
of Carlisle, to recover possession of 
a lot in the old graveyard extension 
in that borough. In this lot are in- 
terred Wolf’s wife, who died recent- 
ly, and five small children. Possibly 
13 years ago the defendant purchased 
a lot fflr $15, but a mistake was made 
and the bodies were interred on a 
more expensive lot, valued at $25. On 
this Wolf paid the first purchase 
money of $5, and it is alleged he 
made no further payments since. 
* * 
Because drivers of horse vehicles 
have been careless and productive of 
expensive damage in the West Side 
Cemetery, Rockford, Ilk, on previous 
Memorial days, the board has almost 
made up its mind to exclude vehicles 
from the grounds on Memorial day. 
Cedar Bluff cemetery in the same 
city has maintained this rule for sev- 
eral years, but the West Side Cem- 
etery has been open to horses and 
vehicles then as at other times. 
* * * 
The Longmont Cemetery Associa- 
tion, I^ongmont, Col., are trjnng to se- 
lect a good name for their cemetery. 
To help settle this question it has 
been decided to place a box in the 
cemetery, where the visitor will find 
cards and pencil, and every one is in- 
vited to suggest a suitable name. 
Here is a chance for some one to get 
famous by selecting a really original 
and appropriate name. Woodlawm, 
Calvary, Greenwood, Riverside, etc., 
etc., are barred. 
* * 
The cemetery area of Manhattan, 
New York City, is 25 acres; of the 
borough of Queens, 2,208. The differ- 
ence represents the grievance which 
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