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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
labor and other incidentals which made 
the former price less than the actual 
cost to the city. 
Work on the new crematory at Stock- 
ton. Cal., which is being built in the 
Sunnyside addition, is nearing comple- 
tion. The building is of the Spanish 
mission style. To the left of the wide 
entrance of the building is the colum- 
barium, or the apartment in which the 
urns containing the ashes are placed, and 
the chapel is just to the right of the 
columbarium. 
Charles Gaddess, who has been super- 
intendent of the National Soldiers’ Ceme- 
tery at Danville, Va., has been trans- 
ferred to the National Cemetery in New 
Albany, Ky. He succeeds Capt. J. W. 
Durbin, who retired recently. Mr. Gad- 
dess has been a cemetery superintendent 
for years, having 'served at Winchester 
and Hampton, Va. 
Raiders of Maple Hill Cemetery, 
Broadway- and Polk streets, N. E., Minne- 
apolis, recently removed and destroyed 
all the monuments in that burial ground. 
The cemetery borders Maple Hill park 
lands. For some years residents of the 
Maple Hill neighborhood have objected 
to the cemetery, which is no longer used, 
and have sought to obtain removal of 
the tombstones. Theodore Wirth, su- 
perintendent of parks, is investigating 
the raid and all those who took part will 
be prosecuted. 
Historian C. C. Cummings, of Robert 
E. Lee camp, Lhiited Confederate Vet- 
erans, Fort Worth, Tex., proposed at a 
recent meeting of the camp that county 
commissioners be requested to mark and 
preserve the site of the first burying 
ground in Tarrant county. The plat is 
located near Calloway’s lake on the 
North Fork. 
A movement for the reclamation of 
the old Miami Indian burial ground and 
Baptist church site in Pleasant township, 
Ind., was inaugurated recently when S. 
Frank Jones, of Marion, Ind., appeared 
before the county commissioners and 
suggested that Grant County take steps 
to rehabilitate the old landmarks. 
New Cemeteries and Improvements. 
East Lawn Cemetery Company, of 
Springfield, Mo., was recently incorpor- 
ated with a capital of $16,000, all paid. 
It was incorporated by James Dunlap, N. 
jM. Smith and Robert E. Lee. 
The Cemetery Association of Tremont, 
111., has taken up a $500 subscription and 
will gravel the two roads in the ceme- 
tery lane at Mt. Hope. 
A chapel and mortuary vault has been 
constructed in the Larimore Cemetery, 
Larimore, N. D., and iron gates have 
been installed at Bellevue Cemetery. 
The gates were the gift of Mrs. James 
II. Mathwex as a memorial to her 
daughter. 
Woodland Ceimttery Corporation was 
incorporated recently at Richmond, Va. 
John Mitchell, Jr., is president and D. P. 
Bragg, secretary, both of Richmond. 
As another step in the beautification of 
the new plot in the Mt. View Cemetery, 
Centralia, Wash,, 1,200 shrubs and trees 
are being planted by the cemetery asso- 
ciation. The cemetery association is 
spending $10,000 in improving the new 
plot. 
A beautiful entrance has been erected 
to the Mason City Cemetery, Mason 
City, III. It was erected and donated by 
Mrs. J. F. Culp in honor of her late 
husband, who was one of the founders of 
the cemetery association and for years 
was its secretary. Two large pillars of 
dark vitrified brick, capped with Green 
River stone, form the supports to the 
big ornamental steel driveway gates. 
Two smaller pillars, similarly trimmed, 
are on each side of the driveway and 
form supports to the smaller gates and 
the connecting fence of steel. The drive- 
way is of crushed rock and the sidewalk, 
leading to the cemetery, has been 
lowered to uniform grade with the drive- 
way. 
Pleasant View Cemetery Company, 
has been incorporated at Mondovi, 
Wash., with a capital of $1,200 by Jacob 
Ziematz, A. A. Gaddy, E. D. Pease and 
others. 
The Mountain Meadow Cemetery As- 
sociation, of Nemo, S. D., has been in- 
corporated. The trustees are Roy Tan- 
ning, G. W. Fredcrickson and Frank 
Tower. 
The White Post Cemetery Association 
has been incorporated at kledary ville, 
Ind. The directors are Lee G. Baugh- 
man, Theodore Bremer, Arthur C. Prevo, 
Albert Reep and Alliert L. Belger. 
Contract has been let for a chapel to 
be erected by the South Dale County Cem- 
etery Association, on the cemetery grounds, 
at Naranja, Fla. 
St. Boniface Cemetery, the new ceme- 
tery near Edwardsville, 111., was formally 
dedicated recently. The cemetery tract 
comprises ten acres, of which only four 
acres have been platted. Edward Ball- 
weg is president of the cemetery board j 
and A1 Stolze, secretary. 
Although the new Fairview Cemetery I 
at Mishawaka, Ind., is complete and 
ready for interments, the city council has 
not yet given its approval or permission 
to open the burial grounds to the public. ^ 
It is stated that the reason for the city’s “ 
opposition to granting its approval to* ' 
the new plat is the fact that it wants 
the cemetery association to widen the 
roadway at the east of the cemetery to 
conform to the width of the street in 
front of the city cemetery. As soon as 
this is done it is said the n'ecessary ap- 
proval will be forthcoming. 
Cemetery Officers Elected. 
John W. Pratt has been chosen presi- 
dent of the Grand View Cemetery Asso- 
ciation, of Batavia, N. Y., and W. G. 
Pollard secretary. 
The cemetery association of Park 
Rapids, Minn., has elected Mrs. P. V. 
Coppernoll president, and Mrs. O. F. 
Wright, secretary. 
The Ladies’ Elmwood Cemetery As- 
sociation, of Dewitt, la., has elected Mrs. 
J. G. Pearse, president and Mrs. J. C. 
Benedict, secretary. 
At the annual meeting of the Pleasant 
Grove Cemetery Association, Farming- 
ton, 111., Airs. Ella Kimsey was elected 
president, and Airs. Beulah Price, sec- 
retary. 
Formal organization of the Aleridian 
Cemetery Association, Aleridian, Ida., 
was effected recently. Rev. Joel Brown 
was elected president and Mrs. H. F'. 
Neal, secretary. 
The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery As- 
sociation, of Alankato, Minn., has elected 
John Rud, president, and John Nyquist, 
treasurer and trustee. 
Charles E. Alosier was recently elected 
president and Thomas H. Warren, sec- ' 
retary-treasurer of the Fairview Ceme- 
tery Association, of Stillwater, Alinn. | 
The cemetery has adopted a resolution 
prohibiting the planting of shrubs or 
flowers on any grave, but permitting the I 
making of a flower bed on the lot, the j 
work to be done under the direction of \ 
the superintendent. i! 
THE COVER ILLUSTRATION. 
The half-tone illustration shown on 
front cover of this issue represents an 
installation of ornamental iron fence and 
entrance gates designed, built and erected 
for Alonnt Hope Cemetery, Florence, S. 
C., by The Stewart Iron Works Com- 
pany, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
The total amount of fence required 
was approximately one thousand feet 
with a pair of drive gates, arch and two 
walk gates, one on either side of the 
drive gates. The fence is constructed of 
j4-inch square pickets, spaced 5 inches 
on centers, 2x-j4-inch channel rails and 
is 72 inches high set. Rails are Stewart’s 
patented three-rib channel, and fence has 
all the adjustable features for which the 
Stew'art Iron Fence is famous. 
The double gates which are designed 
to harmonize with the style of the fence 
are 12 feet wide and hung to brick 
piers. The walk gates of which there 
are two are 4 feet wide. The arch is 
practically plain and yet attractively de- 
signed and is lettered with the name of 
the cemeter}'. 
That this improvement adds wonder- 
fully to the appearance of tlje cemetery 
there is no question, and since it affords 
protection to the grounds it has a double 
value — protection and beautification. 
