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| MUTUAL COAL COMPANY of the Dead. The Greek word for this phrase is "Necropolis," but that word seems to be applied ‘only â€"to the ment in this country.. The. funerals incident <to these interments came from many localities: Waukegan, Waukegan township, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Highwood, Highland: Park, Hubbard Woods, Wilâ€" mette, Newport township, Wadsworth, At this time of year villages, cities, and business corporations take stock of the â€"principal features in their exâ€" periences of the i]:nt year. J}: North Shore cemetery is a progressive comâ€" munity asset of the north shore in which â€"6,000 citizens â€"are â€"directly â€"inâ€" terested a few of the "high spots" must: be of interest to the citizens of this section. j John Western 1 se e H?‘ih’;Sfog!'o%%&?’it f No Shore Cemetery Yards: Vine Avenue Women know best (By John Western) Ask any housewife what she thinks of genuine Koerrs CHICAGO Cokeâ€"the lighterâ€"toâ€"lift,. easierâ€" «toâ€"handle, clean fuel. You can ieptfiné’ona_mwoms ~_â€"_keener sense of values, since she is the real purchasing agent of the home. Women‘s preference for this really sleax_: fuel is convincing testimony of its greater satisâ€" â€"ur service man is in your neighborhood every day. Phone us and he will call and inspect your heating plant, advise the correct size of genuine ggppers CHIâ€" CAGO Coke to use, andgx: method for operating at greatest efficiency and comfort. : se Our service man is in Telephone 27 or 28 for Free Service Building Material exhumed bodies® placed in steel vaults that after seven or eight years a lead pencil can be used to penetrate the sides of these vaults. â€"In practically all cases these vaults are sold to peoâ€" ple who are confronted with the unâ€" pleasant task of putting away the mortal remains of a relative or dear friend. â€"~When the question is asked if the person who is arranging for the funeral wants a steel vault the Berwyn, â€" Chicago, _ Rockford,â€" Bloomâ€" ington, and Ishpeming, Mich. In making these graves thirtyâ€"six conâ€" crete vaults were used. When a conâ€" crete vault is used the grave never falls in as the concrete improves and hardens with age as it remains below frost level in the ground. . Steel vaults have been excluded from North Shore cemetery for ten years, as it is well known to cemetery managers that the flimsyâ€"stee!l vaults now being used throughout the country in ordinary places of interment will not remain intact in the ground beyond a very Clean as the, Highland Park, Hlinois the d . past enlencar § cemete uri t. idar Shore cemetery is now open to monuâ€" ments. ‘ Two sections which were platâ€" ted in the very beginning are known as monument sections and are reâ€" served for those who want the privâ€" ilege of having monuments on their lots. However, a much larger area is being sold out with the understandâ€" ing that there shall be no monuments â€"only grave markers level with the ground. â€"It readily can be seen tlntl ~perienced person that a steel vault will be permanent and that it is the last act that the living can perform for the dead. Those are the thoughts that flash into the confused and sorâ€" rowing mind; but neither assumption is correct. The steel vault is not permanent in <~the ground and the last thing that can be done by the living to show love and respect for the dead is to provide for a besutiful planting on the grave in sammer an for the evergreen covering in the winter. s j ited by lot owners for the special perâ€" petual care of graves. The manageâ€" ment accepts various sums ranging fromâ€"$300 to $600 to be held in trust. the income from which shall be used for the perpetual special care of a grave, both summer and winter. The amount required depends on whether the grave be that of a child or an adult, also the character of the plantâ€" ing desired. 5 The general perpetual care fund in the hands of a tfustee at the close of the ‘year was $21,809.86.â€"Byâ€"virtue of the number ‘of lot contracts which will probably be paid up during 1930 this fund will be doubled before the theâ€"memoryâ€"of their dead.â€"There are graves which were made in North Shore cemetery by people of very. ordinary worldly means ten years ago which h‘sfve been kept under special care both summer and winter conâ€" tinously to the present time. seem to forget it forever. The same peculiar spirit is exhibited by people who will place their dead in a repelâ€" Jant, neglected temporary burying ground, simply because it is cheap. Their acquaintances notice this conâ€" duct and make remarks about it. Of course, there are many patrons of such ceméteries as North Shore who are more constant in their devotion to be hauled again a few times until it is well settled. All of this is done without rendering any bill to theâ€"lot owner. Occasicnally, apparently well ‘to do people buy a grave in the single grave section in which to place the remains of a mother of a family inâ€" stead of buying a family lot in a regâ€" ular section.. Such people have been seen to come to a grave in a new auâ€" tomobile for a few times and then . It is practically impossible to draw the management into a conversation concerning the peculiarities of lot owners byâ€"name,â€"butâ€"thoseâ€"who work on the grounds, in common withâ€" the management, cannot fail to: observe the gross inconsistencies of human nature as exhibited by some lot ownâ€" i They notice that some families seem to be nearly heart broken upon funeral occasions come to the new made grave â€"frequently ~for a few weeks or months, and that then their ‘ visits become less frequent. They order special summer and winter care for a season or two and then utterly neglect and seem to forget the grave. If a â€"grave remains without special care for two years it is sodded over by â€"the management without any charge to the lot owners. If a woodâ€" en box is used at the funeral the grave will collapse in from three to six frequently for two years after the interment before the ground is thorâ€" tery will be the most beautiful #o, all‘time to come. j During the year fiftyâ€"five granite markers . were placed on concrete foundations at ‘the heads ~ of the graves, the majority of which were madeâ€"during previous years, * Special summer care was provided for 165 graves and 189 graves have been <blanketed with evergreen cover. ings thus far this winter. â€"The manâ€" Aagement does all of this special care work and lays foundations for mem. orial work. . Evergreens have been % sin‘ "other burial places in this section. ___ _ _ _ ___ (Continuvd on Page 26) Thursday, January 9 n depos* 30