The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-09
LOCAL CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION IS
GROWING RAPIDLY
Donors Wanted for Monumental Cross
and Arched Gate-Plans to
Improve Grounds.

A meeting of the Ascension Gene
terry Association, was held last Sun.
day with large attendance present
Mrs. James P. Armitage was made
secretary and treasurer. The mem
bership, which is already large, is
growing evey day, and it is hopec
soon to have on the roofs every family
who have tombs, or some loved one
buried there.
Membership is not confined to ad
herents of any particular religious
creed, but is open to members Of al
| religious denominations. The annua
fee is So, but contributions in any
amount will be cheerfully received
| and acknowledged and devoted to the
| purposes for which the association
was formed.
The object of the society is to i'm
prove and beautify the grounds
First of all the drainage will be per
fected and the driveways and lanes
will be graded so as to make them
| practicable at all seasons and under
all weather conditions. The fences
| will be repaired and ornamental trees
shrubbery and flowers will be plant
| ed.
A large arched, ornamental gate
will be erected at the north, or mair
fentrance, and a marble, or concrete
monumental cross will be placed ir
the center of the grounds, replacing
the present wooden cross.
It is the hope Of the members Of
the association, that some well dis.
posed, kind hearted and philantro.
phic person will donate the gate and
the cross, as memorials to deceased
members of their families, who are
laid to rest in the cemetery. In the
event such donations are made, tab
let's will be placed on each, bearing
the name of the donors. the name
of the person in whose memory it
is offered and an inscription of the
intention for which the donation was
made, and these will stand forever
as tributes to the generosity of the
donors. 1t is estimated that the cross
and gate such as are proposed will
cost between $4OO and $500 each. Any
person, regardless of his or her re-
ligious creed, who feels disposed to
donate one of these memorials should
communicate with Rev. C. M. Cham
bon, pastor of the local Catholic
church,
All that is necessary to become a
member of the association is to send
your name and address with So, to
cover one years dues, to Father
Chambon, or Mrs. Jas. P. Armitage.
Persons residing away from Donald
sonville and who have loved ones bur
led here, are invited to join or send
contributions and thus help to beau
tify the city of the dead.
As soon as the revenues of the as
sociation become sufficient to Justify
it, sexton will be emplyed who will
give all of his time to the mainte-
nance and upkeep of the cemetery
grounds.
The cemeteries in some of khe
neighboring towns and communities
are well kept, and are a source of
satisfaction to those interested and
never fail to evoke comment on the
part of visitors. The local graveyard
has been neglected for several years,
until it has become almost an eyesore
to the home people as we'll as to
visitors. There is no reason why this
condition should be allowed to con-
tlnue and the association is determin-
ed that it shall not continue any
longer.
Do not delay in sending in your
membership fee or contribution, do it
at once and thus give your mite to
this all important and necessary work.