Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-11
CARE FOR OUR DEAD.
YEARS WORK OF THE HOLLY.
WOOD CEMETERY COMPANY.
ANNUAL MEETING HELD YESTERDAY.
rrosisen, Bsrgamin's Report shows
the Association to he In Good
Condition-Mortuary Chapel aad
other Improvements.

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The Hollywood Cemetery Company held
its annual meeting yesterday in the Sc
curiy Bank building, and besides the
acceptance Of the presidents report
elected the officers who are TO conduct
the affairs OF the company for the next
! twelve months
There were more than $50 stockholders
represented at the meeting in person or
by proxy. and as soon as this fact was
sscertained Colonel ". E. Cutshaw was
| called 20 the chair.
| President A. Bargamin submitted his
annual report, which is as follows:
| "Gentlemen,-Your Executive Commit
tee have completed the handsome chapel
at the entrance TO the cemetery accord
! ing 10 the plans and specifications OF Cap
tain NJ j. Dlmmock. as directed by your
/ Board Of Directors. who appropriated
/ $3.50 for this purpose. The contract
price for the building was $.as.40, ex-
elusive OF architects fees. the addition of
| which will bring the cost UP TO about
the amount appropriated. We will have
! some extra expense in identifying the
| grounds around the chapel. rendered
! necessary by the erection Of the building.
! but this work will be done by the super
I intendent with his own force of hands
| and at a very llttls cost TO the company,
/ and the grounds at the main entrance
! will eventually be more attractive than
| ever As soon as your Board Of Direc-
tors shall determine on such rules and
! regulations as may in their judgment
seem best for the severance OF the
| chapel. your Executive Committee will
see that they are carried out by the SUI
| perintendent
SUPPLY MANY COMFORTS.
This chapel will certainly supply many
| comforts and conveniences that We never
| had. but have long felt the want Of
! principally the very desirable accommo-
| dations for both ladies and gentlemen
| Ladies will now have a private retiring
! room. with all the comforts and con-
| veniences they could possibly wish for
| with q large covered way to protect them
from the rain and sun, and afford them
comfortable resting place without
| crowding the superintendent ONCE. III
also gives the superintendent private
office and more room in the main office
which the increase Of business in his
department renders absolutely necessary,
as under the present system he has
double the duty to perform that he had
| when first elected. He is required 10
make a written report TO the president
every week and TO keep such records oil
his transactions as can be seen and I'M
derstood by the Executive Committee.
THE GINTER MAUsOLEUM
1--WE have sold 10 the executors OF Major
Lewis Ginters estate a section in the
cemetery containing about 1900 square
feet of ground, situated at the intersection
of Riverside and Water avenues for the
sum Of S6.lS2. with the understanding that
they will erect a handsome mausoleum
10 contain the remains of the late Major
Lewis Ginter. and after the completion OF
the work the grounds are 10 be placed
under the perpetual care of the company.
This nausoleum. when completed, Will be
q very imposing structure, 80 feet hlgh,
and very ornamental. This Will be an
other very attractive feature In that al
ready beautiful part OF the cemetery, and
| the beighth and location will give it
! prominence, even from the south side OF
/ the river.
Or Gray will also add to the appear
ance of the river front by erecting flne
granite vault on the same avenue.
"In order to meet a demand for cheaper
lots than any we had recently, your
executive committee have reclaimed
| piece OF ground IN the uOIlnNtotSli pdAe
Of the cemetery, boz dering on the Clarke
Spling property, which, up to the time
| we commenced working on it. was worth
| less for this purpose or account of being
! too low and damp for graves; but we
have, at cost of about $780, paid for
undertaking and filing, made very
| beautiful section of thirty-siX lots, that
are very desirable for burial purposes,
| which will bring 10 the company, when
| nd nrin ma ha W. :
of a class OF good people who wish their
families TO be buried in Hollywood. but
| cannot afford or are unable, to purchase
more expensive lots. We have other sec
lions along this line that can be made
available for good lots by the same pro-
cess, and your committee VIII deal with
them at the proper time, they being in
the habit of doing this work when neces-
sity requires 1t.
PERPETUAL CARE OF LOTS.
"Our recent advertisement calling attcn-
ton of the stockholders to the deslra-
buity of having their lots under the per-
| nstnaI care OF the company has brought
in many inquiries, and several persons
have turned their lots over TO us, some
for annual and some for perpetual care
and we have reason to hope that the
work so well started will continue until
| we have the entire cemetery under our
| charge. We have AT present dpout W
lois for annual and So for perpetual
| care.
Il am sure. as l have often said before
that All those who feel an interest In the
cemetery would be better satisfied II every
lot-owner would turn their lot over
70 the superintendent 10 be cared Tor by
the company We often order grass ana
weeds 10 be cut out Of some or the lots
AZ our own expense rather than leave
Them in such an unsightly condition.
There are lots IN your cemetery owned
nv neople who are in affiuent circum-
stances that never have the slightest at
tention paid to them, and they apso-
utelv mar the appearance of everything
around them. We desire TO see the Whole
cemetery have a clean, uniform appear
ance. and we earnestly appeal TO the lot-
owners TO assist US in accomplishing TINS
object.
SLATE GRAVES MEET WITH FAVOR.
1--WE find that the slate graves intro
duced by the order OF your Board or Dl-
rectors have met with great favor, ana
/ have no doubt that in the course OF
time viii entirely supersede the orlcK
graves: they being much cheaper, occupy
less SPACE. and answer the same pur-
nose. They are always kept on hand and
readv AT a moments notice. l append
an itemized statement taken from the
report OF the superintendent TO the pres