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A community mausoleum, known as West 
Lawn Mausoleum, was recently dedicated 
at West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. The 
building was constructed by the Nebraska 
Mausoleum Co., of Omaha, and is 82x145 
feet in dimension. It is Doric in style, of 
Colorado-Yule marble, and contains 650 
crypts. A columbarium and a receiving 
vault also form part of the structure. 
The Deer Park Cemetery Association, of 
Ottawa, 111., recently issued a very inter- 
esting illustrated book containing several 
views in their cemetery and the-ir charter 
and by-laws. 
An interesting book on their charter, 
rules and regulations has been issued by 
St. Agnes Cemetery, Albany, N. Y. 
Following are statistics taken from the 
report of the secretary of Spring Grove 
Cemetery, Cincinnati O., for the year end- 
ing September 30, 1915: Receipts: From 
sale of lots, $60,324.23 ; interments and 
foundations, $32,787.23 ; myrtle and special 
care accounts, $29,365.82; trust fund ac- 
count, $34,688.90; total receipts, $190,368.59 ; 
cash in bank and office, October 1, 1914, 
$6,343.39; total receipts with balance, $196,- 
71L98. Disbursements: For lots pur- 
chased, $2,219.10; interments and founda- 
tions, $15,562.77 ; operation and maintenance, 
grounds, buildings, etc., $46,217.60; trust 
fund account, $34,875.23 : total disburse- 
ments, $187,094.23; cash balance on hand 
September 30, 1915, $9,617.76; total with 
balance, $196,711.98. 
Reports at the meeting of the Springdale 
Cemetery Road Association, of Peoria, 111., 
showed that the project is progressing and 
that a considerable sum has already been 
appropriated by the undertakers and monu- 
ment men towards the sum of $5,000 which 
is necessary for the work. 
1 he Ferndale Cemetery Association that 
was being projected by two Kentucky law- 
yers at Rockford, 111., will not be continued, 
owing to the fact that cemeteries cannot 
be objects of speculation or profit making- 
in the state of Illinois. 
Hugo Hahn, landscape architect of 
Bloomington, 111., was in Iowa City, la., 
recently, preparatory to making plans and 
estimates of the cost of developing the 
new Iowa City Cemetery. 
The revenues which have heretofore 
proved sufficient to properly care for Oak 
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, 111., are 
dwindling and will not continue many 
years. It has been suggested, therefore, 
that the city adopt a plan for a sinking 
fund that will increase in amount yearly 
until it becomes adequate toi provide the 
needed revenue for the proper maintenance 
of the cemetery. 
Cemetery Officers Elected. 
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, of Lexington, 
111., has elected J. M. Ralston president of 
the Board of Trustees and D. L. Meeley 
secretary. 
The following were re-elected on the 
Oakwood Cemetery Board, Alton, 111. : E. 
C. James, J. T. King, W. W. Lowe, J. G. 
Seitz, W. H. Cartwright, L. M. Castle and 
R. L. Lowry. 
The trustees of the Cemetery Trust As- 
sociation, organized recently at Alton, 111., 
have elected Edward P. Wade president of 
the association and Oliver S. Stowell sec- 
retary-treasurer. 
At the annual meeting of the lot owners 
of the Alton City Cemetery, Alton, 111., a 
new board of directors was elected as fol- 
lows: H. O. Tonsor, Charles M. Levis, 
H. M. Schweppe, George McKinney and R. 
D. Watson. 
The Board of Directors of Glen Ceme- 
tery, Paxton, 111., has appointed Martin 
Engstrom as the new superintendent to suc- 
ceed Edward Fox. 
Reuben Weaver has been appointed su- 
perintendent of the Park Cemetery, of 
Greenfield, Ind. He succeeds his father, 
John Weaver. 
New Cemeteries and Improvements. 
At a recent meeting of the stockholders 
of the cemetery company which is devel- 
oping Woodland Cemetery, two miles east 
of Indianapolis, Ind., a bond issue of 
$63,000 was authorized and bonds to the 
amount of $29,500 were subscribed for by 
the stockholders who attended the meeting. 
The officers are : President, A. E. Brad- 
shaw ; vice-president, J. P. Smith ; secre- 
tary, C. W. Humphrey; treasurer, H. H. 
Woodsmall. 
Plans have been made for the develop- 
ing and the greater part of the grading of 
the newly acquired addition to Union Cem- 
etery, Niles, O. 
Maple Lawn Cemetery, of Thorntown, 
Ind., was recently greatly improved by re- 
moving several hundred yards of earth 
from the highest points and filling the lower 
places. The entire new addition has been 
graded and all sown in lawn grass. The 
northwest corner in the old. addition, 
which was low, has been filled in and a 
new cement walk made from the concrete 
road to the drive at the small gate. 
The contract for some additional drives 
in Woodlawn Cemetery, Champaign, 111., 
to cost several thousand dollars, has been 
let to John W. Stipes. 
A new front fence has been erected at 
the old cemetery of Loraine, 111. It is of 
neat, heavy lawn wire fencing with steel 
posts and the end posts and gate posts are 
set in cement. 
1 he Rankin Union Cemetery, of Dan- 
ville, 111., which was organized over two 
years ago and which was granted its char- 
ter September 30, 1913, has filed its papers 
with the county recorder. The first incor- 
porators are W. L. Spoor, A. E. Schwartz, 
George Sloan, William Marshall and Rob- 
ert Sloan. 
A new stone gate was recently erected 
at the city cemetery of Alton, 111. 
Articles of incorporation were filed re- 
cently with the Secretary of State by the 
River View Cemetery Association of F'irth, 
Bingham County, Idaho. 
The Dudman Cemetery Association, of 
Carthage, Mo., has filed articles of incor- 
poration with the following officers: W. B. 
Parker, president; J. C. Wyatt, secretary, 
and W. H. Dudman, treasurer. 
Members of St. Boniface Catholic Con- 
gregation, of Edwardsville, 111., took over 
a tract of land off Hillsboro road for a 
new cemetery. 
City officials of Zanesville, O., are con- 
sidering the purchase of the Moore farm 
of 160 acres, east of Greenwood Cemetery, 
to be used for cemetery purposes. 
St. Anthony Cemetery Co., of Beaumont, 
Tex., was incorporated recently with a 
capital stock of $1,000 by John F. Pipkin, E. 
J. Metzke, Jr., and A. E. Brulin. 
I he Doxey-Sayre Cemetery Association, 
of Sayre, Okla., has been incorporated by 
John C. Hendrix, J. B. Freeman, of Sayre, 
and W. M. Ewton, of Doxey. 
1 he Roselawn Cemetery Association, 
of San Antonio, Tex., chartered with a 
capital stock of $70,000, has acquired 218 
acres on the Frio City road and announce- 
ment is made that the association contem- 
plates a modern cemetery. Kenneth Wimer 
is president and Mr. McCullough is super- 
intendent. The new organization is a re- 
organization of the old Roselawn associa- 
tion, taking over the holdings of the old 
concern, paying $43,000 for them. The new 
association plans to raise a large perpetual 
care fund. 
Plans for the new ornamental fence for 
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, of McHenry, 
111., have been drawn and work on the 
improvement will begin at an early date. 
The fence will be constructed of red pav- 
ing brick and cement and will cost $300. 
It will be broken every twenty-one feet by 
ornamental brick posts with cement balls 
on top. 
The Gravel Lawn Cemetery Co. has been 
incorporated at Fortville, Ind., with a cap- 
ital of $12,000. The directors are Charley 
Hiday, A. J. Myers and A. L. Helms. 
The Stouts Grove Cemetery Association, 
of Danvers, 111., is making arrangements 
to improve and beautify the cemetery west 
of Danvers. A. H. Wilson, of Danvers, 
will superintend the work. 
L. D. Vinnedge and a force of men are 
engaged in making improvements at Rose 
Hill Cemetery, Troy, O., which recently 
was taken over by the city. 
Articles of incorporation for Salem Lu- 
