The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-22
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CEMETERIES
Of THE STATE
BILL NOW PENDING THAT is GER
TAIN OF PASSAGE, WILL RE
LIEVE THE PRESENT SlTUA'
TIoN. UP TO THE SENATE.

For many years the people of this
city have been trying to plan how
they were going to beautify and adorn
the resting place of their dead, and
now it seems that at last steps have
been taken to reach that much desired
end.
1t seems that there has never been a
law upon the statute books that allow
ed any city, town. or community to
provide means to look after the GENE
teries of the state, and accordingly
what was everybody's business, was
nobody's business and except where
the good women of the various cities
have taken it upon themselves to col
lect by public or private subscrip-
tion, funds for that purpose, the ceme-
teries have been neglected as whole,
and only a few beauty spots have
been found in the resting place of the
dead, and these have been private
lots or parcels of ground that have
| been adorned by the owners.
At the meeting of the municipal
league of the state held in Oklahoma
City the last days of January that
was well attended by many of the
mayors and other officers of the vari-
Gus cities, our own mayor was also
in attendance and as this has been his
hobby for some time, he much de-
sired to have some law passed that
would help him to see his desires
along the lines of upkeep and adorn-
ing the cemeteries accomplished. To
this end he called upon our represen-
taiye, Hon. Kelly Brown, and after
| having presented to the municipal
league a bill for their endorsement,
which was unanimously endorsed, our
representative introduced the bill in
the legislature looking to the estab-
lishment of a fund to be known as the
for the purpose of beautifying, adorn-
for the purpose of beautifyinf adorn-
ing and upkeeping all municipality
owned and managed cemeteries, and
same has now passed the house of
representatives, without a dissenting
vote, and there is but little question
but what same will be just as unani-
mously acted upon by the senate when
1t shall reach that body.
In speaking of this bill now pending
the city attorney, Hon l. R. Mason,
said yesterday:
"It will certainly be a happy day
when the citizens of our city can go
to Rose Hill and look upon a place of
beauty that will be the pride of all,
and the place that we can all point
to with the knowledge that no longer
will it be turned over without care or
attention.
Certain ii is that, while we all
shrink from taking our place among
| the uedu, anu llldl CITY SuOulu HOl
'ook upon its cemetery as an asset,
still there can be no question that a
beautiful and well kept burial ground
will go a long way to bring favorable
comment upon any city from the
stranger that may come within our
gates.
May the day be fastened when we
will all tend our steps in the direc-
tion of well-kept Rose Hill, and
when that has become the beauty
spot of our city, we may all be proud
of the fact that our mayor has made
it possible not only for Ardmore, but
for every city. town, and village in
the state to make the last resting
place of our beloved dead a place
where we can go without being met
with absolute unsightliness.
I'VE trust that this bill will soon be.
come a law and that active efforts will
begin at once. so that even this sum.
mer may see wonderful improvements
I lI;1r