Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-12-01
PLACE FOR BURYING
i4o~ WOMEN PROVIDED Al iLlisols
TOWN NlTr ofsE-

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naFsaae GEsaaa Foruasa A. Sxsas
Awake Ciab Mrmh~r.-
II an Illinois soau 81 2eo popuia-
ton. wherc civic Interest b not - az
gressive a. in large communities. u
has dsyolved upon tae worlen 70 pro.
vide q suitable place Tor tle burial -
the dead. Says thu Chicago Tribune
This task. a u0xel one when e l. con
sider'sd that housewives arr the sole
movers in tia euler1,rise. vas under
taken q short time ago ly the Womsu's
cluh Of Watseka. the county ssat of
Ire4uois county Hag.ug secured The
donation % twenty four acres 81 land
lying outside the town. they have I-.
come the owuers - cemetery uow
well along iu the drst stages q defel.
o4ameut With funds secured ly sub
scripfion they have cleared sway acres
81 undeFbrush and tanGleW ussI and
have begun the iayiuz ont If roads and
the Installation q s. water plant
Watseka Is an old town. considered
hy Illinois standards. lut 10 has hsea 90
sIgW growth bsca U.s. ~ tle I4ek ~ any
manufacturing enterprise % give eu.
ploymeu to il Inhabitants u Is lu an
agricultural district ou northern edge
q the corn country. and Its wealth
lest citizens are retired farmers who
moved into town after they lad
saved enough money q carry them wei
- the end q their days
Nearly an 81 them derive their In
COME from farm lands BOZ the ue.Ehbor-
hood and leone Is called wealthy except
because ef las property ~ this nature
E Tie younger generation. such as ~.
main az home. are engaged Tor the most
part Ia purely local activities and have
but slight opportunity of amasslug
riches Under such conditions civic in
terest lays The retired farmer has hls
home and Is satisfied The descendants
4 other farmers. the few who remain
az home and d. old jobs, arr financial
. ly restricted
Itself IN the fair sex. all II them with
homes and families e. care for but
willing 20 make au effort q prevent
the town from lapslug into decadcnce
A library was ne-ded and They housed
few books lu a rented hall aud laid
TIE foundation FIR "a structure that
now stands a close ser1nd o. the court
h0use for excellence They were band
ed together e. reach this cnd and from
their association grew wumau's club
a natural sequence Prosperous and
active. u now numbers more than
hundred members True. IL includes
TIE bridge whist club a subject n
much gossip. and the spiuster who does
not believe Ga TIE sunday newspapers.
but there h. no friction. f0r its aim l.
the ''betterment Of the community"
Another Improvement. accomplished
after the "men folks" had failed Re-
f peatedly in the same plan. was the
transformation II al unsightly dump
Ing ground and hitching stand near the
center 81 the town into O little park
THIS was attelupted only after the club
bad successfully maintained summer
schools, one u manual training Tor the
boys and one Of domestic science for
the girls.
About this time 81 became apparent
that one u the greatest needs of the
Z community was q first class cemetery.
F The old "burying ground had been
hhed. and new tract. owned by
Prank +. Martin and " A Coney. had
been opened In small lots. Il vas
satirely unimproved AL Of the ground
unOccupied by graves. something over
twenty acres. vas a tangle q under
growth. There were 10 roads through
it. ana all efforts 10 secure water had
failed
With this piece q Worrisome prop
er1y on their hands the owners had
not the time q devote 90 its care and
Mr.. Martin 1eStlngly remarked one day
that II the organization would take II
F OF his hands they were welcome 10 Il.
lie thought DO more ~ Il. and e deal
almost had heen completed whereby
one-hah 81 the tract was % ~ sold
when a committee Of the cluh inter
posed with an objection that they were
considering the acceptance u M Mar
tins Offer He declared that bis prom
ise vas stu good. but Mr Coaey de-
clared that be- saw no reason Tor CIV
lng away some s1.5oo without any -
turns.
A mysterious pressure was hrguEht
20 bear upon him. the sale vas re
seiBded. the Woman's Club Cemetery
association was Incorporated. and the
property was placed iu It's uaIne. The
labor o. iooseninz the purse strings 81
the leading citizens was a hard one.
but the total u $4,000 was reached in
two weeks
The Organization u the cemetery as
socsation g. based upon COMMITTEES
werk. there helng COMMITTEES fer each
branch u the cemetery devesopment
In officers are - follows President
Miss Ora n Chamberlain. vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Pred .. yenuum: secretary.
Mrs. Mcclellan Kay: treasurer. Ma
II II Evans. directors, Mr. Fres r
Mfz~rtz Mrs. 4 HoEsqr Mfaz Tran-