Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
MApLEwooD CEMETERY
 ASSOCIATION
Joseph D. haviland Ke-eseetsd Prssi-
 President at AnnuaI Nesting.

At the annual meeting of the Ma plswood Cemetery association the fol- lowing officers were reelected for the ensuing year:
 President, Joseph D. Haviland; vice president. John McwilIians; secretary and treasurer, Gilbert s. Raymond; board Of directors, Joseph D. Havi- I&fld. John M6W fllianrs. John B. Oat, Frank H. WoodWorth. Alexander Jor- dan, Edwin A. Tracy, George W. Car roll
 The following auditing committee was reelected: George W. Carroll, Charles S. Holbrook, Arthur L.. Peaie. The reports of the secretary and treasurer wefe read and accepted. The superthtendentss report was as fo1- lows:
 During tite past year the total nuni- Der of bsirfais was one hundred and two tf6s), and larger per cent. of them were iff family lots than in the 1 year previous. Of this number. forty l two CAY, were ifl family lots and ffty-fve f55t, iri the single grave see- tien. Nine bodies were placed in the new receiving vault and of this num- Eber one was taken out of town and four remained there at the end of the year.' Tbis brings the total number of bttrfais in the cemetery to eight
 hundred and seventy {S70). | The sales of let's and single graves increased s654 over che previous year.
 There were twenty three (23J f6ts sold, an increase of four over 1S16. The lots sold amounted to $456S, but the number of single graves sold was less, having been seventy three in 1916 and ffty-eight in 1917, amounting to E$545 This makes a total of lots and
 single graves sold of s5,113. From this it would appear that the tendency
 is towards the purchase of family l lots.
 l I have put in seventeen (17), foun- daticns which is an increase of one over the year 1916. but the number ot
 markers set was reduced from forty
 one (4t).. in 1916, to\ twenty five ir 1917, and the number of headstones l also from fourteen to six. The grounds have been improved by the setting out of eighty trees.
 1 1t would also appear in order tt
 cali your attention to the completion of the Bnrdfcl- Swan nausoleun which is the first one to be built # the cemetery. Tn the treas1rer's report it wa. shown that the sale Of lots and graves 1 for the year 1s17 amounted to s4sss i the an1out 6f five per cent. dividend, paid was S465; aIf1out of cash on de posft in banks and invested in a Liber Ity bond. $1268.95:- amount on deposi
 in the Perpetual Care and Trust funt $100s .s2.
 It was given out that the cost 0 f, the new reeiving tomb was $14,
 e27.ff.
 1 Tie tomb has a capacity of 4
 bodies entombed theme during tn
 1 weather unsuitable for burials. Al ready funeral services have been heI, in the tomb as we'll as burial services
 the winter being too severe for hold
 ing them out of doors. The equip nfent is equal to that of the most up to-date cemeteries and has been great ly appreciated by Norwich citizen this winteri 1 At the directors meeting which fol lowed Washington Holt was reap pointed superintendent and the fol lowing committees appointed: Executive-Edwff A. Tracy, Joh McWi11ianfs, Frank H. Woodworti1. Finance-Joseph D. .Haviland, Ed win A. Tracy, Alexander Jordan.
 Grou1ids-Jotn F. Dat. Geerge V
 Carroll, Frank H. Woodworth
 The payment of the regular five pc cent. dividetssd On the 1ltstandin a stock was voted and 1t was also vot
 i ed to add to the perpetual care an ! trust fund 10 per cent. of the amour s of lot and grave sales for the pas : lyear.