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ciation, to which office he was re- 
elected. 
Bellett Lawson, Jr., Supt. Elmwood 
Cemetery, Chicago, has applied for 
letters patent on an .improved elec- 
tric funeral coach to be operated 
with the perfected Edison storage 
battery. The Funeral Coach Co. of 
Chicago is being organized to put 
these cars on the market. A detailed 
description of the cars will appear in 
the next issue of Park and Cemetery. 
OBITUARY. 
W. W. Minor, president, Rose Hill 
Cemetery Co., Chicago, died April 
3, 1912, of Bright’s disease, aged 61 
years. Mr. Minor had been presi- 
dent of the Rose Hill Cemetery Co. 
three years and vice president one 
year. He became a member of the 
Association of American Cemetery 
Superintendents in 1909, and that 
organization was represented at the 
funeral by Thomas Wallis of Rose 
Hill, G. L. Tilton of Graceland and 
Belief Lawson, Jr., of Elmwood, all 
of Chicago. The usual floral tribute 
was sent in the name of the associa- 
tion. 
From Cemetery Reports 
(Continued from page 52) 
maintenance fund to $20,800. Sixty- 
seven lots were sold and the total inter- 
ments now number 39,120. 
The forty-fourth annual report of 
the trustees of Forest Hills Cemetery, 
Boston, Mass., shows a substantial prog- 
ress on the work of improving the per- 
petual care lots, and that many other 
improvements were carried out. A great 
deal of work was done to rid the cem- 
tery of the gypsy and brown-tail moths. 
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Uni on County Nurseries 
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The “Lewis” Patented Hydrants and Street Washers 
ADOPTED BY MANY OF THE LEADING PARKS AND CEMETERIES 
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All parts interchangeable and can be 
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Anti-freezing, as they drain dry as soon 
as turned off. 
These goods are extra heavy and especially 
Plunger can be withdrawn for repairs, as 
automatic stop valve prevents water 
from flowing. 
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under pressure. 
adapted for use in Parks and Cemeteries. 
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