CEMETERY. 
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PARK AND 
Upper Picture, Walsh Lot. 
Lower Picture, General Sherman Lot. 
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Two Views of Lucas Lot. 
Upper Picture, Mullanphy Lot. 
Lower Picture, Patterson Lot. 
SOME WELL PLACED MONUMENTS WITH FINE LANDSCAPE BACKGROUNDS IN CALVARY. 
which was started in 1910 and now con- 
tains 2,350 trees and shrubs. In 1908 the 
old records were rewritten and Haight’s 
system of record keeping installed. Since 
1912 no mounds have been allowed in 
newly platted sections. The platting of the 
old part was done by an architect. Since 
1905 A. E. Todt, the present superintend- 
ent, has been intrusted with this work. 
One of the views of the cemetery shown 
here was taken from the top of a wind- 
mill which gave the cemetery its water 
supply up to 1912, when they procured con- 
nection with the city water system. 
Following are the officers of the ceme- 
tery : Most Rev. J. J. Glennon, Archbishop 
of St. Louis, owner; Rev. Hy. Groll, SS. 
Peter and Paul Parish, manager; A. E. 
Todt, superintendent; Rev. Hy. Groll, pres- 
ident; Rev. J. Stevens, treasurer. 
In a recent circular issued to the lot 
owners, Superintendent Todt gives some 
good advice on two important matters that 
will be suggestive to other cemetery man- 
agers. We quote as follows; 
It has been held by some courts that a family 
burial lot does not ordinarily pass by the residuary 
clause of a will, but descends to the owner’s heirs. 
So it is advisable that a lot should be specifically 
devised if the owner desires to dispose of it by 
will and not have it descend to his heirs; but no 
one except the original purchaser of a lot should 
attempt to dispose of it or grant interment rights 
therein by will or otherwise, without consulting the 
rules of the Association, or conferring with its 
Secretary, as it is probable that one who has in- 
herited the lot will find that his rights are so re- 
stricted that it is not possible for him to dispose 
of it or grant rights therein; and even the original 
purchaser should remember that his rights in a 
cemetery lot are subject to regulations and may not 
be absolute, and therefore it would be advisable for 
him also to confer with the Secretary, or consult 
the rules and regulations of the Association be- 
fore disposing of it or granting rights in the lot 
by will or otherwise. When a lot owner dies, leav- 
ing descendants or collateral heirs, the widow or 
THE BELL TOWER, CALVARY CEME- 
TERY 
widower of the owner inherits only a right of inter- 
ment in the lot, which right is forfeited by re- 
marriage. 
Another matter which we particularly wish to call 
to the attention of the lot owners is the care, or 
rather lack of care given to the Deed.. The Deed 
of your cemetery lot is a paper which is equally as 
valuable as the Deed of your home, and should 
always be in a safe and convenient place. It is 
absolutely necessary that the Deed be shown when 
an interment is to be made on a lot, and thus it 
frequently happens that an unnecessary and dis- 
agreeable delay is caused by the Deed being mis- 
placed. 
Following are some extracts from the 
rules of SS. Peter and Paul : 
Enclosures of all kinds, around lots or graves are 
prohibited, whether of hedges, coping or anything 
else; nor will shells, rusty wires, boxes, metal, 
wreaths, glass globes or any wood work be allowed. 
Iron seats will be allowed only by permission of 
the Superintendent, but will be removed at once 
if they begin to show rust. 
Owners may plant shrubs on their lots, with per- 
mission of the superintendent. 
Trees or shrubs, growing in any lot can only be 
trimmed or cut dowm by the cemetery employes. 
Corner posts must be set flush with the ground 
and at least eighteen inches deep, and no less than 
eight inches square. 
Double headstones embracing two or more graves 
will not be permitted. Nor are entrances allowed. 
No grave mark or memorial of any kind, can be 
set in a socket. 
Granite and standard bronze are recommended as 
the best and most durable material for memorials. 
Limestone, soapstone, sandstone and any compo- 
sition are considered unfit for such purpose, and will 
not be permitted. 
All monuments and memorials, except marks hav- 
ing an eighteen inch butt, must be set on founda 
tions of the same dimensions as the bottom base of 
the superstructure and at least six feet deep, and 
in all other respects cemetery rules for monumental 
work shall be strictly complied with. 
Persons desiring to erect a mausoleum must sub- 
mit the plans to the superintendent, and if in his 
judgment he does not find it practical or an orna- 
ment to the cemetery, the erection of same will not 
be permitted. 
No monument, vault, mausoleum or other similar 
structure may be built on any lot, unless complete 
plans and specifications for same have been submit- 
ted to the superintendent, and approved by the 
manager. 
