Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-05
MANY ATTEND MEMORIAL
SERVICES AT ELMwoon

To pay their respects to the dead
and to show those their love
who have passed into the great be-
yond and who sleep never to be
awakened, over a thousand persons
visited Elmwood cemetery, Sunday.
and placed flowers on the mounds
which mark the graves. In every
part OF the cemetery could be seen
persons decorating the graves Of low
ed ones.
At the southwest corner rest
house. memorial services we're held
In the afternoon After the
opening song America" by the
crowd led by quartette composed OF
Messrs. St. vrain, Miller. sappington
and Bromigan, the Rev. F M. Shoush
delivered the Invocation. Mayor Will
lard Potts was then introduced by ].
w. Plunkett. He paid a high trib-
ute to the cemetery superintendent, F
NJ. Williams, and the Elmwood Gene
terry Association for the part they had
taken In improving the looks Of
Elmwood and asked that everyone
aid in keeping the cemetery in beau
tiful shape as a fit resting place
for those whom we Will see no
more" He then introduced ex-May-
or e. d. Graham.
Mr.. Graham gave some Interesting
data on the organization of the cem-
etery association and said it was or
ganlzed so that people who could not
and those who would not keep the
graves of their family in good condi-
ton could have it done for reason
able sum. "To keep your grave in
first-class condition for all time, Mr.
Graham said, you should endow 1t for
s1O0"
He said there we're 5000 bodies bur
led in Elmwood and no doubt many
of the persons had been long forgot
the by most of the citizens. With
this he named number of prominen
men buried there Jas follows: Chas.
B. Ricketts,, prominent attorney, Jno.
Bingle Morris, one Of the founders OF
Mexico, Henry Williams, leading
merchant, A. G. Ringo. builder Of
the Ringo building, John e. Hutton,
Congressman, A. H. Buckner, con-
gressman, w. o. Johnson, leading far
mer. Logan Mundy, B F. Dobyns
County Collector, G. B. McFarlane,
suGreme Justice, w. K. Potts, may
or, Orlando Hit, attorney, E. L.
Locke, county clerk, S. M. Edwards,
Probate Judge, w. H. Kennan, attor-
ney. D. A. Mcmillan, teacher, John
p. Clark, circuit clerk.
Mr. Graham urged that, at least,
part Of May Both, as the national
holiday, should be taken each year
for memorial services.
r. H. Fowler, mayor of Fulton,
and former mayor of Mexico, was the
next speaker. He complimented the
City highly on having such beauti
full cemetery.
The quartette then sang "We
Scatter Flowers" This quartette
furnished beautiful music throughout
the, services.
Ex-Mayor s. p. Emmons made q
short talk in which he complemented
Mr.. Graham for originating the Gem
terry association and Mayor Potts fol
keeping the cemetery in such condi-
tion He also urged that May goth
be recognized as a holiday. Mr.. EN-
mons has acted as pail bearer al
more funerals in Mexico than any otf
or man here, probably.
DR.. f. M. Shoush who had been asl
ed to speak for the Modern Wood
men made beautiful beautiful tall, talk, very ap
propriate for the occasion. None o.
the other lodges had Representatives
as had been expected.
Other ex-Mayors present beside
Messrs Graham, Fowler and Emmonl
were G. l.. Ferris and ]. B. Botkin
the only Republican mayor Mexico e'
er had ]. G. Bassford was unable K
be present on account of illness.
Others on the speakers stant
were: j. o. Tinsley IS. d. Stock
and Conucllmen Hanly aud Atkinson,
members of the Cemetery Committe'
of the City Council.
Elmwood Cemetery was opened Il
1871, the body Of Dr. Durant beinl
the first to be buried there. w. K
Potts, Mayor Potts father was one o
the pail bearers.
Elmwood cemetery is one of th'
most beautiful in the State for it
size, and many out-of-town visitor
were greatly pleased with the way
in which their lots have been KEEP
The cemetery association has bee
working hard to keep the lots &
shape and is to be congratulated o
its success. A number of rest-house
have been built in different places
over the cemetery and other impro'
ments have ben made. The directors
of the association are: Mayor Pott
! president; William Pollock, vice pre-
dent, ]. o. Tinsley, treasurer; S. l
Stock; secretary and Judge Ale
Carter