Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-29
The eienwoed Cemetery rroubIe.

on LOT-HOLDERS LAST NIGHT.
A meeting OF the Glenwood Cemetery lot
holders was held last night at the rooms OF
the BOARD Of Trade-Dr. Daniel MeFarlan
presiding, with Mr.. William Lord as secre-
taTy. Judge BARLEY, from the committee
for the purpose, reported draft OF COM ii
tuition and bylaws; which was adopted and
some twenty persons attached their sigma
lures TO 1t as members of the organ cation.
Judge BARLEY, from the com nittse APP
pointed TO look after the interests of lot
holders before the District Committees in
congress, stated that there would undoubt-
edly be an act passed the present session
tend TO protect their rights. Members of
Congress had expressed establishment that
company OF outsiders should be suffered to
come INTO this District to coatrol cemeteries
and speculate on the graves Of our dead.
Mr.. f. ID. Clapp asked Judge BARLEY IL he
iB.) bad not made application TO the super
lnteDdent OF the cemetery for some stock in
Judge b. said that In February last IN a
conversation with Mr.. Clendenin. the latter
remarked that Mr.. j. 3. Close. of New York
was the president of the company. He asked
IL there was any stock for sale and what it
was worth. Mr.. Clendenin replied that the
stock paid well, that 10 was good invest
ment, and that he believed that IL could be
bought, and referred him 10 Mr.. Close, OF
New YORK, for all the Information he
wanted. He told Superintendent Clendenin
mat has object In asking was To get informa-
ion. as be mad been Informed that this New
lOrk cOCcern pretended to be the owners
and controllers of the ground aud did nOt
recognize any titles of lot holders. His ONLY
purpose was tn gain n form alton as to what
The company claimed in the matter.
Mr.. Ciapp said the stock was for sale TO
any lot holders WHO desired il. ''Now Why
said he. "do You not all go in and PURCHASE
u and control the cemetery-it is not pIi-
waite corporation as had been shown, aud II
the lot holders in this District b0OSe they
can buy 10 out. There are over six thou Saud
gTF yes In the cemetery, and If the lot holders
wish TO speculate in tlis property let them
purchase the right to do So"
DR.. Mcf arlan called Mr.. w. F.. Brown to
lhe chair, and taking the floor said that Mr..
Clapp had at the last meeting called the
movers in this matter ''sore heads; If he
had said "sOre hearts" il would nave been
more appropriate. There were many sore
hearts among them. He (the speaker) was
one. In this cemetery were buried nearly
all OF his race; he haa spent much money Ia
making the resting place of his relatives ap-
pear creditable. All he wanted now was his
rights, and he meant to contend to the end
for them. III they fail let them all abandon
GlenwOOd and remove their dead 10 other
grounds. There should be no plOughing
over the graves of his friends for q potato
Iaich. He moved that commit tee OF five
be appointed To go and wait on all the lot
holders and obtain their signatures to the
Constitution; adopted. The chair appointed
MeSsrs. John McClelland, George w. Corcn-
ran, VIM. Thompson, ID. McFarlan, and l..
w. WOrthington. Messrs. WOrthingtou,
VIM. Thompson, and A. NJ. MISSY we re
designated as committee to call upoL Mr.
ClendeDtn for list OF lot holders.