The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-02-11
Westminster Cemetery Company Election

The lot.owners Of the Westminster Gene
terry Company met AT the first National Bank
Of Westminster on last Tuesday evening, and
Organized by calling Mr.. H. B. Grammer to
the chair. The secretary and treasurer, Mr..
John j. Reese, submitted his annual report
as follows: Cash receipts $s24.17 and dis
bursements sos 90 leaving balance ia bank
of $50. Il. Mr.. John l.. Reiisnider was nom
mated Tor President aud as Board OF mana
gers Messrs. DR.. J. W. Herring, George X.
Gehr John Bernstein, Charles c. Gorsuch,
Frank X. Herr, aud John J. Reese. The
Judges Of election. Mtssrs. Denton ). Gehr.
{. L. Reaver and George 4. Miller, canvassed
the vote and the chairman declared the above
named gentlemen elected 10 serve the ensuing
year. The President submitted has annual re
port as follows.
ofnoe Of the Westminster Cemetery Company
Westminster. Nd. February z. iSn
To the Lot Owners Of The Westminster Cemetery
Comuany:-we are brought TO the close u
other fiscal ear and is becomes my duty 20 lay t-
fore you the condition Of the company Al THIS dste
/ am glad 10 eyort tie fact that the Company Is
in excellent condition We have SIioo in an invest
cd fund This has mainly come from beQpesis aud
donations for the of burial lots, which : pro.
vjied for by an Act OF he General Assembly %
Maryland. BY " hich the Cemetery Company IS Au-
thorizai to receive money in trust FOR this pur.
pose. We recommend this 10 Others u DO may de-
sire 10 have their lots taken care Of prPet1ay by
the company.
condition than during the past season. We have
continued the removal q unnecessary and insight
ly trees. and have thus greatly improved the ap-
pearance Of the grounds
We have also exIeaded the mzeadamiEtnE Of The
roads and have placed four car leads OF crushed
stones upon them during the rear TITS vii b
continued. our means sill allow, until all the
drfveways iu The grounds properly eoyerci-
There have been q inteFtnents during the year u
from Westminster from the county and ffusn
Baltimore sity.
The present management. whIeh has been 81
charge tor a nambcF Of yeATs has felt the deepest
interest the work. aud has ersieAvured "a every
possible way 10 make the cemetery grounds A.
neat, cieznIy sud attractive can be. TeAltx-
ing that lot owner and especially taos " no have
friends buried there. desire That This shuad te oe
Our Superintendent has been ahilgtng ard cAi-
Gent and persons can confidently enirvtsi any work
upon their lots to him.
In addition 20 the invested fund We have also ia
the treasury. a. the close az the year. ss13. Snd
have fstRntiiug Indebtedness
cannot close this report without ex pressing the
pleasure I have always felt IN having associated
with ne in the cement os the Cemetery Ecft-
tiemsn no ha We heea most coagensal sad rnezeat
aud who cheertaiiy give their time and service TO
thiS work ! wish also 20 press my appreciation
Of their valuable services and the hearty cooperA
ton they have given IN The management OF The
comrany's afAirs Ard especially 10 The secretary
and treasurer v ho readers great deal OF krAtut-
tous service not belonging directly 10 his ofee.
JOHN L REIFsNIDER.