The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-06-02
Cemetery Association Is
In Charge Of the Property

mas been Incorporated and the cnarter
granted. Incorporation is made un-
der an act that permits certain asso-
Citations to exist without paymeat Of
taxes or profit sharing. The officers
are Homer I. Watts. president; T. A..
Lieuallen of Adams, vice president<
E. G. Prestbye, secretary-treasurer.
The trustees of the association
serve for term of two years. and at
present are the three officers named
above, N. A. Miller. Sanford Stone
and Art Shick. Three Of the trust
ees are selected by the Masonic, X.
of P. and /. 0. O. F. lodges. one is
named by the city council, one is from
the public at large and one is named
by the city council of Adams.
The Association is now in possess
ion OF the Athena cemetery and is
directing its affairs, the three lodges,
formerly controlling it, having trans
sfered their interests by deed to the
association.
Membership in the association is
for life and the fee is $500. This
amount will be applied on the pur-
chase of cemetery lot at any time
the member may desire. Aside from
the membership fee of S.. it is the
purpose of the association to secure
financial support by solicitation
of funds from all who are interested
in cemetery maintenance and perman-
ent Improvement. Cash is not wanted,
but to the contrary notes bearing 5
per cent interets are preferred.
Three funds will be created from
interest derived on the notes. dona-
tions, membership fee. etc.
A general irreducible fund will be
created from loans. investments and
incomes, to be used for the upkeep
of lots, purchase of grounds and
maintenance.
The special IRE ducible fund will be
money donated to the association to
be loaned or invested the income from
which is to be used for upkeep Of
special lots or for any special pur-
pose as directed by the doner.
The general fund is one in which
will be placed all gifts and donations,
and incomes which are not designated
as belonging to special funds, and
is to be used for general maintenance,
construction of roads to cemetery,
purchase of property. etc.
Homer I. Watts has subscribed the
sum of $500 to the general fund and
kSanford Stone has given $100. Mr..
Watts says that any time $4,000
have been subscribed to the funds, he
will subscribe $500 more. He wants
it to be understood that money do
nations, while acceptable, are not nee
essary, but long time notes drawing
annual interest at 5 per cent, is what
Is IlSetlGu W give tiic dooOCidtioii ptnu-
ility and insure success of the under
taking.
Not only in Athena and Adams and
vicinities where interest in the GEM
etery improvement is centered, is it
expected that funds will be secured,
but over the entire state, where re-
side persons who have relatives bur-
led in Athena cemetery, the assccia-
tion's call will go forth in expecta-
tion of receiving Immediate response.
A register will be kept by the as
sociation and as donations and finan-
cial assistance is received, notations
of progress made will be announced in
the Press from time to time.
Any one interested will be fully
informed by any officer of the asso-
citation, or by Mr.. H. !. Watts, at his
office in Athena.