Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-06-29
WILL BUILD CHAPEL
IN CEMETERY SOON
$42, 900 Trust Fund For Tour.
tellotte-Arnold Memorial
Is Released
Gothic Structure Win Be One of Most
Beautiful In New England

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building costs TO come down, author
ity was given this morning by the In
dianapolis Trust Company, through
Vice Pres. A. b. Whitney, 10 trustees
of the Grove Street Cemetery Assoc
citation. TO go ahead with plans for the
construction of the memorial chapel,
given by will by Mrs. Harriet Arnold
rourtellotte. to be erected in Grove
Street cemetery. There was original
ly $4,000 in the trust fund left by
Mrs. Tourtellotte, but in four years
t the fund has increased TO S52 900. All
but $4,000 Of this sum viii be spent
on the construction of the chapel.
which will be one of the most beaut
/ full and completely equipped in this
part of the country.
Contract will be let soon and con
struction OF the chapel will be start
ed soon as possible afterward.
Specifies Name For Chapel
The chapel will be known as the
ourtellotte-Arnold Memorial Its
erection is made possible through the
generosity of Mrs. Harriet Arnold
/ Tourtellotte. widow of DIR. ]. +. Tour
tellotte of Minneapolis, MINI. Her
will set aside gift, in trust. of s35,-
/ 900 worth of United States Govern
ment bonds, which was TO be used IN
/ the construction and maintenance of
4 memorial chapel in Grove Street
cemetery The Minneapolis Trust
/ Company was named as trustee for
/ this fund Il was devised that $4,000
of the fund was TO be set aside as 4
permanent trust. the income of which
was to be used In maintaining the me-
mortal chapel. IL is interesting also
to note that Putnam was not alone IN
being generously remembered by Mrs.
| Tourtellotte. She gave, before her
death, the beautiful memorial high
school al North Grosvenofdale. and by
will. the Tourtellotte Memorial Dea-
conesses Home at Minneapolis, which
is next to park and close by the Dea-
eonesses Hospital. Mrs. Tourtellotte
died on March 10, 1919.
To Stand Near Grove Street
The chapel will stand on the Grove
street side Of the cemetery, about 100
/ feet from the highway. II will be an
imposing structure. about p feet by
So feet, and will be of rough surface
gray brick construction with gray
stone trimmings Its large windows
will be of cathedral type and will have
stained glass. The roof will be of
slate.
There will be vestibuie of good
size, from which one will walk into
the chapel. This will be large room.
with 10 pews on either side of wide
aisle There will be seating capacity
| for 100 TO l25 people
At the front Of the chapel will be
I the chancel, elevated from the floor
/ of the chapel Three stained glass
windows will allow ample, but sub
dued natural light. to food the chan
eel and chapel. The ehaneel floor VIII
/ be of terazzo type and will have mar
/ BILE sides At the right will be the or
gan. and in front of the organ will be
I two small size pews for the accommo-
dation Of choir which may assist &
/ funeral services 20 be held within the
chapel.
To Have Automatic Lift
At the head Of the aisle will be con-
strueted a lift. on which will rest the
remains of the deceased for whom the
funeral service il held. At the close
Of the service il will be possible to
lower the remains into the basement
of the chapel by touchinga button and
setting in motion machinery which
will automatically and slnwly lower
the coffin to the floor of the basement.
Doubtless this device will be useful
only in the winter months, when II will
be impossible TO have eommittal SER
Z ~. tax.gufad In fhso
way to the basement, IL will be posi-
BILE TO place IL in a crypt, 70 remain
until such time as the surviving fam
lily arranges for burial service. There
will be compartments of most modern
design and construction, for 80 bod
les.
AT the left Of the chancel will be a
room for the mourners. Because OF
door at the side of the chapel, 1t will
be possible for those in bereavement
to enter this room without entering
the chapel proper. IL will be also DOS
sible for the m0urners to be entirely
out Of sight Of those sitting in the
chapel.
Plan Concrete Floor
The floors. with the exception Of
the chancel, will be Of concrete. Com
paratively speaking. there will be but
little wood used in the construction
Of the memorial, and for this reason
il is characterized as being as nearly
fireproof as possible. Sunderland 4
Watson Of Danbury are the archi-
tects.
An extensive piece Of landscape
work must be done with the compile
ton Of the structure. This win include
the development Of the land about the
structure. by the creation Of walks
and the planting Of trees, shrubs and
blooming flowers.