The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-02-07
Westminster Cemetery Company.

Last Tuesday evening the lot owners of the
Westminster Cemetery Company met a; the
First National Bank, aud organized by calling
Mr.. L. l.. Reaver to the chair, and appoint
ing Mr.. George A. Miller secretary.
The report of Mr.. John L. Reifnider, the
president, was submitted, as follows
WESTMINSTER, Mp, Feb. 8, 1908.
To the Lot Owners of the Westminster Gene
terry Company
We are brought to the end of another year
in the history of the Westminster Cemetery
Company, and as on former occasions, / now
present for your consideration general state
ment Of the financial condition Of the com
pauy affairs at the present time.
am sure you will unite with me in the sat.
isfacton which we all feel at the excellent
showing which the treasurer's report makes.
From this you will see that we have in the
Union National Bank of Westminster, as
special deposit. the sum Of six hundred dol
lors, besides which the treasurer has in his
hands, for the current use Of the company.
the turthur sum of S137.l Is al the close of
present fiscal year. As ] have stated in pre-
vious reports, and which 1t may be proper for
me to repeat here, the company has no out
standing Indebtedness Of any kind; that al its
assets are entirely clear.
During the year there have been thirty in
terments, as follows one from Philadelphia,
one from Washington, u. c., one from Lit
tlestovu, Pa, two from HagerstoSn, Nd,
seven from Baltimore, seven from outside The
city limits Of Westminster and eleven Tor
Westminster.
The heavy freeze and sleet Of year ago
did much damage to the trees in the GENE
terry grounds. Some OF the trees had TO be
removed, bu, as IS the case 10 almost all IN
stances Of this kind. the damage appeared
greater al first than il afterward proved 20 be.
We have also removed some of the other trees
during the year that seemed unsighily and 10
the way
think il was sgreed by ST who frequent
the cemetery that the grounds never presented
s better appearance than during the past sum.
mer and ISL.
Some Of the large drivewAys that have Al
ready been mAcadamiEed will require 81 ad
ditional coating Of stone during the coming
sumner, and acme o. the rnadways upon
which there has heretofore been nc stone.
~ill ia all probability. b. macadamized, u
being the purpose Of those Who aye va the
present management. So long As they arr 90
charge Of the affairs OF the company, 70 keep
the grounds. including wglks and dTiveSays,
IN as urai and orderly condition s. Il Is pos
sible for to DO, that ~ may all iesi that
our dead have not only decsut place 81 %
trrmrHt, bu, an attractive spot in whIrh iaelr
mortal remains NAV rep1se.
The president aud board Of managers value
very highly The macy expressions 81 apprecl
atiou which come from those who arV Taiey-
esied IN the cemetery
As president ef ihc company ! wish Ga ~
press ny appreciation 81 the AID and uniform
courtesy % the secretary aud treasurer AID al
aiih Wh8m have been Tor 50 maHy rear
closely associated go this wosk Aiso SO tbs
superintendent for The faithful mAnuss 50
Shieh be has discharged the duties Of BIZ -.
slian. JoHx l. RnSxIpEE,
President
The fali0zIug officers urrr elected PrrtS-
dvat. John l. Rv.t-niieT; HaAgAgers, Dr.. J.
". Hrrag. Gyorsc Z. Gshr, CbasIcs {, Cor.
such, i0hu Bern.tciu. Frank X. Herr ard
John J. Reese, secretary Anj treasurer, Iaha
J. Reese; superintendent, Theodore ;. Msiseu.