The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1909-06-11
No. IL.
Cemetery Association.

The Cemetery Association met at
three o, clock May 26, at the home of
Mrs. Clayton. After the reading of
the minutes the following reports
were submitted and approved. FL
nance Committee, Mrs. w. P. Long
chairman reported total receipts, $02. So,
disbursements, $52. SO, balance on hand
$40. 10. Since the last meeting collec-
tions to the amount of So. 90 haye been
made on lots and at the present meet
| ing various. members of the finance
committee turned oyer to the treasur-
er 26 90 from membership fesS. Mrs.
Blair of the Correspondence Committee
reported six letters written four replies
received, Mrs. Pledge twenty-six letters
six replies, Mrs. Clayton five letters
two replies, Miss Emma Edmonds ton
letters, replies to these were sent to
to President or City Board.
The Committee on Plan of Work had
not had meeting and made no formal
report, but Mrs. Clayton of that COM
mittee made some valuable suggestions
along the line of their work.
The President Mrs. j. w. Hoyle that
the work on the driveway had aot yet
been done.
Mrs. Pledge was appointed to ask
| the Mayor for the use of the
town hands to give the cemetery a
general cleaning.
Mrs. HOyle was empowered to draft
rules governing the care and use of
| the cemetery. These rules, of course,
look to the beautifying of the cemetery
| and to the best interest of all IN any
way connected with it. They are to be
submitteds to the Association and if
| approved TO be submit >d to the City
Board for their approval.
Mrs. Hoyle introduced the resolutions
which follow, they were unanimously
adopted by the association.
| In view of the fact that some of the
| officers of Glenwood Cemetery Asso-
citation have made careful inspection
of some of the most recently establish
ed cemeteries in some of Of our cities,
and study of the rules and regulations
pertaining to same, prominent among
which is the Forest Hill Cemetery of
| Memphis. which was planned and laid
out by celebrated landscape gardner.
and where everything possible has been
done to prevent the converting of this
cemetery into marble yard; but on
the other hand to cause 1t to assume the
beautiful park appearance, and in the
absence of rules and regulations for
Glenwood Cemetery. therefore be it
resolved. 1st That we earnestly request
all lot owners in the new part of our
cemetery, to put no obscure curbing.
fence or enclosure of any kind around
| their lots, as they are detriment to
a proper care of lots, but to have the
lots sodded in grass in order that they
| NAV be kept moved.
End That if flowers are desired, that
the graves be sodded also and flowers be
cultivated only across the top of the
graves, as all others are in the way Of
moving and p.'oper care of lots.
3rd That all lot owners in the old
part of the cemetery, who place enclos-
| ures around lots, be requested to let
them run with the ground, instead of
raising high waits.
4th We recommend to all lot owners
| in any part of the cemetery to place in
future only one monument in center of
lot, and only headstone at each grave
Foot stones are only detriment to the
lot we would say to that the heavy
markers, recently placed in our Gem
etery, similar to those on the Thompson
| lot and others, are not allowed in the
park lawn cemeteries.
These resolutions being adopted, there
being no further business the associa->
tion adjourned.