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Fourteenth and Travis street sides of 
the new park at Thirteenth and Lamar 
streets, and also a sidewalk and drive- 
way to L. M. McCracken, of that city. 
The work is to he done under the super- 
vision of the city engineer. 
A new athletic park is under con- 
struction on the Texas and Pacific res- 
ervation at Fort Worth, Tex. This was 
proposed by George W. Saam, physical 
director of the Young Men’s Christian 
Association, and will be at the disposal 
of high schools and grammar schools to 
hold their athletic meets in. The ground 
within the enclosure provides for enough 
room for two baseball diamonds, six 
tennis courts, a basketball court and a 
A $36,135.65 verdict against Mt. St. 
Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo., was 
given to W. C. Mullins, contractor, by a 
jury in Judge Seehorn’s division of the 
Circuit Court recently. Mullins sued for 
sewer tax bills issued in 1904. The suit 
was tried twice before, both verdicts fa- 
voring the cemetery, but were reversed 
by the Supreme Court. The cemetery 
contended that the judgment would he 
confiscatory, as only ten of the original 
thirty-five acres of the cemetery now 
contain bodies. It was claimed that the 
ten acres of land is not worth the 
amount involved. 
The State Senate of Illinois recently 
passed the bill allowing cities to take 
over trust funds for cemeteries. The 
bill was offered in the Senate at the in- 
stigation of the Alton City Cemetery 
Improvement Association. Its purpose 
was to put into the control of the mu- 
nicipality all funds which are paid over 
for the maintenance of a cemetery. 
The annual observance of flower day 
took place at Greenwood Cemetery, 
Knoxville, Tenn., recently, and the occa- 
sion proved most interesting. Large 
quantities of beautiful flowers were do- 
nated by friends and members of the 
Greenwood Flower Association and by 
florists. The flowers were placed on 
the graves in the cemetery. During the 
afternoon special exercises were held. 
The Flower Association of Greenwood 
Cemetery was organized by a number of 
ladies living in Knoxville and vicinity, 
May 20, 1907, for the purpose of beauti- 
fying the general appearance of the cem- 
etery. 
The trustees of Green-Wood Ceme- 
tery, Brooklyn, N. Y., have issued their 
report for the year 1914. As shown by 
the report, the receipts from the sale of 
lots amounted to $126,308.32. The trust 
fund deposits made by lot owners for 
the special and perpetual care of their 
PARK AND CEMETERY. 
grandstand that will hold 3,000 people. 
In addition there is to be a quarter- 
mile track with a 220-yard straight-away 
and sand pile for younger children. Len- 
der the grandstand, locker rooms for 
both men and women will be built. 
Considerable land has already been 
acquired and is now being developed by 
the city of Houston, Tex., for park pur- 
poses, the sites ranging from small plots 
to an area of 278 acres. An appropria- 
tion bill is now being prepared by the 
Committee on Appropriations of the 
lower house of the Texas Legislature for 
the maintenance of San Jacinto battle- 
field park. 
lots were $90,818.62, the fund now held 
amounting to $1,646,328.60. The general 
fund for the improvement and perma- 
nent care of the cemetery was increased 
by $125,252.15 and now amounts to 
$4,076,908.44. 
A memorial gateway is to be erected 
at the entrance of Fantinekill Cemetery, 
Ellenville, N. Y., by Jacob H. Schoon- 
maker, of New York City, in memory of 
his father and mother. The stonework 
is to be of Shawangunk granite from a 
designOnade by Louie B. Tenney, archi- 
tect, of Napanoch. 
Cemetery Officers Elected. 
The trustees of Woodlawn Cemetery, 
Syracuse, N. Y., have elected the follow- 
ing officers: President, James Barnes; 
vice-president, Charles Listman; secre- 
tary-treasurer, Herbert W. Greenland. 
Mr. Goettel was elected trustee and Chas. 
Listman vice-president, to succeed Chas. 
Simon, who was one of the incorpo- 
rators of the cemetery in 1881 and who 
was continuously vice-president, with the 
exception of two years, when he was 
president. He died June 8, last year. 
Peter Kay has been superintendent for 
the past fifteen years. The trustees last 
year purchased fifty-seven more acres 
adjoining the cemetery on the north, in 
the town of Salina. As this land is not 
yet needed, it has been leased to an ex- 
pert, who will conduct it as a “model 
farm - ’ under the Onondaga Farm Bu- 
reau Association. This gives an entrance 
on Court street, a state road, and opens 
up a large northern section. 
The Roseland Park Cemetery Associa- 
ciation, of Detroit, Mich., has elected the 
following officers: President, H. M. Ice- 
land; vice-president, Dr. Angus McLean; 
secretary, Thomas McGiverin. J. A. 
Wendorph, who has had charge of the 
cemetery for the past five years as su- 
perintendent, was re-elected. 
At the annual meeting of the Ottum- 
wa Cemetery Association, held recently, 
Major Hamilton was re-elected as presi- 
dent, LeRoy Christie as secretary and 
superintendent, and Henry S. Merrick as 
treasurer. The report given by Mr. 
Christie for the year ending April 30, 
1915, shows that there is now a total of 
$14,871.85 in the perpetual care fund, 
with ten old lots placed under that care 
during the year; $3,961.33 was paid out 
as the total disbursements, and $1,812.37 
of this was for labor and $639.27 for ma- 
terial; 120 interments were made. With 
cash amounting to $2,875.62 and loans 
of $18,300, the total net assets are given 
as $21,217.84. 
The Elmwood Cemetery Association, 
Equality, 111., has elected L. W. Gordon 
president and C. H. Davis secretary. 
T. L. Ott was elected president and 
J. C. Cooper clerk of the Marengo Vil- 
, lage Cemetery Association, Marengo, 
Mich. A meeting will be held soon for 
the purpose of submitting plans and 
specifications for a chapel and to select 
a committee to solicit funds. 
At the annual meeting of the Ever- 
green Cemetery Association, Detroit, 
Mich., the following officers were elect- 
ed: George C. Wetherbee, president and 
Manly D. Davis, secretary. 
H. A. Jackson was re-elected presi- 
dent and P. P. Michael secretary-treas- 
urer of Union Cemetery, Princeton, 111. 
J. T. Murray has been elected presi- 
dent of the Oakwood Cemetery Associa- 
tion, La Salle, 111., and W. S. Mason 
secretary. 
Mrs. Carolina Orton, William W. Hou- 
ser and W. D. Gayle were re-elected 
members of the Board of Trustees of 
the Union Cemetery Association, Lin- 
coln, 111. 
The Ladies’ Cemetery Association, of 
Waukon, la., has elected Mrs. F’. H. 
Robbins president and Mrs. D. H. Bowen 
secretary. 
At the annual business meeting of the 
Woodland Cemetery Association, Quin- 
cy, 111., George Wells was chosen as. 
president and E. W. King secretary. 
James Adams has been elected presi- 
dent and Frank Mallach secretary of the 
Cemetery Board of Taylorville, 111. 
At the annual meeting of the ladies of 
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery Association, 
Ottawa, 111., the following officers were 
elected: President, Miss Georgia Eich- 
elberger; secretary-treasurer, Miss Hol- 
lecker. 
A. F. Chapman was elected president 
and E. A. Schmeltz secretary at the an- 
nual meeting of the Dundee Cemetery 
Association, Dundee, 111. 
At the annual meeting of the Ocono- 
mowoc Cemetery Association, Oconomo- 
woc, Wis., P. A. Theobald was re-elected 1 
president and H. W. Wessel secretary. 
Mrs. Gene Burnside has been elected 
secretary of the Ladies’ Cemetery As- 
sociation of Maquon, 111. 
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