Putnam patriot., 1923-02-09
TO ERECT MEMORIAL
CHAPEL In SPRING
Cemetery Association Names
Committee to Build Beau
tiful $4,000 Structure
1922 Report Shows Record Receipts.
Trust Funds Total Sii ,S9s

1922 Report Shows Record Receipts
Trust Funds Total Sii ,s9s
Reports submitted at the annual
meeting OF the Putnam Cemetery As
ISOLATION. held Saturday morning at
the office Of the president, disclosed a
happy state Of affairs. The past year
has been the busiest one in years with
total receipts Of over $4,000. and
for the first time in many years the
association was able to close the books
and show substantial profit which
for 1922 was S925.96.
Elect Building Committee
One of the important matters Of
business transacted during the meet
ing was the decision to turn over to a
special committee of five members,
full authority to decide if the time is
ripe TO erect the fourteilotte Memoir
ial Chapel, provision for which was
made about four years ago through
gift of the late Mrs. Harriet Ar
mold Tourtellotte. who left S35, 200 for
the erection of a chapel at the GENE
terry. Because this fund has not been
touched, \ now amounts To little
more than $4,000. Byron ID. Bug
bee, John o. Fox. Newton A. Ballard,
Luther NJ. Keith and Jesse Rich com.
prise the members of this committee,
which will be known as the Tourtel-
lotte Memorial Chapel building COM
mittee. Its members have full power
co act. to decide upon the location,
plans. material to be used in the con
struction of the memorial, and all
other matters. Although the com
mittee has not yet had meeting to
organize and make any decisions, it
is unofiicially stated that work may
be started in the spring on the con
struction Of the beautiful new me
mortal chapel.
Re-eleet Lueius II. Fuller
Lueius II Fuller was reelected
president of the association, and c,
Dwight Sharpe was again chosen vice
president Similar honor was con
ferred on Newton A. Ballard. who was
reelected as secretary and treasurer.
George A. Hammond and Clarence h.
Pierce were chosen as trustees for
three years. and Byron y. Bugbee was
reelected for three years as mem
Der of the committee on trust funds.
J. Harry Mann and John o. Fox were
named auditors.
The annual report Of Luther NJ.
Keith superintendent of Grove Street
cemetery. showed that during 1922
there were 20 interments and five bod
les we're placed in the tomb. His re-
port further disclosed that nearly
S4O0 had been spent in grading the
land where the proposed memorial
chapel will be erected and in making
a road from Grove street to the site,
around the south bank of Kings pond.
Caring for the cemetery during the
year entailed an expenditure of S4,-
0O3.77. In addition a total of ST.
0S36l was spent on permanent inn
provements The superintendent an
nounced that there were 81 burial
lots. graded and ready for sale.
New Trust Funds Total $4,2e5
During the past year the associa-
ton received a total of 81 ,295.5 in
trust funds for the perpetual care of
burial lots. This sum, added to the
total of such trust funds at the be-
ginning of 1922, brings the total of
such funds in hand to date up to Sal, ;
S983S. This latter sum is invested in
Liberty bonds, Dominion of Canada
bonds, Town of Putnam bonds, Rock
vile and Putnam Savings Bank bonds,
and other such securities.
During the past year the following
perpetual care trust funds were ere
ated Lizzie Potter, 500; A. NJ. Par
ker, 800; George W Webb. S62 60
Gertrude Austin. 5000; Horace Whip
pie, $3.50; b. F. Benoit. 500; Elean-
or W Barrows, $3.50; Mabel A.
Brown, $50; Edmund A. Brown,
$3.50; Mary f. Potter. 1925; Marcia
Cutler, $50; Louis n Girard, $500
l. o. Williams. $3.50; A. S. King, S33
Nelson King, $3.50; John +. Burleson,
5000; Laura c. Shepard, S62.50i
Leroy C. Slater, $6250; George b
Rhodes. 5000; Richmond Bullock
500; Charles Smith, S25; Sophia
Pratt, S162 so; Frank A Hopkins
$3.50; Carpenter and Dresser, $500
Della A. Brown, 5000; Julia Crother
S62 80; on single graves, S62.50.
Included in the assets Of the asso-
citation is a fund Of Sl,O8O.f7 on de-