The Detroit times., 1915-06-14

city Office is also maintained at
room No l4l5 in the Dime Bank
building, where either c. c. Goodies
or J. w. Hinkle, the general man
ager, may be found
Roselsnd Park Cemetery.
Roseland Park cemetery Ia OF
fairly recent establishment, being
dedicated in 1910, but already II
! il n notable cemetery. II is notable
because OF It's slightly and we'll con
sidered location. but IL Is notable
as we'll because OF its imposing and
costly entrance gates. An Iron
grill, supported by carved granite
monoliths, make the entrance one
OF the most notable AFFAIRS or the
kind in the country.
But probably the consideration
OF leading import at Roseland Park
cemetery. Is the great and splendid
public mausoleum. This mausoleum
is the largest and finest in America
1t contains 800 crypts. The struc-
ture is a marvel OF engineering skill
In designing and It's beauty is re
markable Steel. concrete and mar
BILE have been used in the construc-
ton, and II is expected the mauso-
leum will stand for ages. Already
fully half OF the crypt spaces have
been sold Some purchasers have
taken sections, thus providing, as
In a burial lot, for the disposal OF
the remains OF whole families.
The mauseloum in Roseland Park
cemetery. was built in response TO
the growing demand for this man
ner Of burial Eight years ago
there was not a public mausoleum
in the county. while az present
there are more than / 900 in the
United States and Canada. AS al
ready stated. the most beautiful one
IL et Roseland Park cemetery.
The favor in which the public al.
ready holds this form OF burial. is
indicated by the rate at which the
crypts are being taken. Among the
prominent purchasers Of crypts may
be named Henry NJ. Leland, W. C.
Leland. Dr. Angus Mclean. Philip
Breitmeyer, and others OF like bust
ness and professional prominence
Beyond a doubt there will be in
creased public favor for this form OF
burial az time goes on.
Roseland Park cemetery IS stu.
ated north OF the city. along Wood
ward-ave., at its junction with the
highway known as Twelve-milerd
This places IL we'll beyond the en-
croachments OF the rapidly growing
city and insures beautiful rural
setting; yet. because OF the car ser
vice and excellent highway leading
TO its gate. Roseland Park GENE
terry Is in nowise too remote The
cemetery maintains a city Office at
No. 1923 Woodward-ave the tele.
phone number OF this Office being
North 62GS" Someone may al
ways be found at this office during
Office hours, and all Information con
corning cemetery lots and the mau.
solemn will be courteously given.
Woodmere Cemetery Assoc Iation.
The Woodmere Cemetery associa-
ton was organized in July, 1867,
and incorporated in 1869. The first
| board Of directors was composed OF
these men who figured prominently
in the history of Detroit: John ].
Buglev. David Preston, Moses w
Field, NJ. S. Smith, Eber b Ward
Elon w Hudson. Daniel Scotch,
Jefferson Wiley.
Governor Bagley was president
Of the association from 1867 10 1875
and again in 1917; Isaac Swain from
1878 to 1879: James 4. Brown 1880
Il w Gillett 1881 to 1906. +. y.
Swift 1907 TO 1913, William II. Muir
ply 1913 TO the present time.
The cemetery Is situated on West
Fort-st. at the corner OF Woodmere.
ave. and comprises three hundred
acres, two hundred OF which lie
within the city limits and along the
borders OF Baby Creek. The asso-
citation has recently purchased a
hundred additional acres adjoining
the original cemetery property and
lyiLg directly across 1-by Creek.
A new chapel and modern crema.
forum have also been erected with
in the last three years. Woodmere
is the only cemetery in the city
having a crematorium OF IT'S own
within it's own grounds. The Gene
terry Is noted ror It's shade trees and
beauty OF its grounds
The present officers OF Woodmere
cemetery are: President, William
II. Murphy; vice.president, II. w
Allen; secretary and treasurer,
Rufus G. Lathrop; superintendent,
Henry @. Bassinger. The city office
is al 1910 Penobscot building.
WoodIawn Cemetery
Woodlawn was dedicated In 1895
but preliminary steps for it's estab
lishment were taken some years
earlier It's date OF dedication makes
IL fourth in order OF the existing De.
troit cemeteries Woodlawn Gene
terry is so advantageously situated