The Permanent Building Committee has voted unanimously to dispense with dedication ceremonies for the fieldstone cemetery garage which is nearing completion. The issue was raised by committee chairman Justin C. Barton. In opposing the ceremony, selectman Walter J. Dempsey asked, “Who would go to the dedication of a garage?”
Mr. Dempsey also suggested the committee forego putting a plaque on the $47,000 three-car garage, but a decision on this issue was deferred. The committee initially favored a less expensive metal garage, but was overruled by town meeting.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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Free Mortuary Chapel Erected by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Day in a Norwood Cemetery To Be Consecrated Tomorrow-This Day In Norwood History-May 29, 1903
May 29, 1903—Tomorrow morning there will be formally consecrated in Highland Cemetery the mortuary chapel of St Gabriel the Archangel, erected to their parents by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Day.
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St Gabriel’s Chapel To Be Consecrated Tomorrow-This Day In Norwood History-May 29, 1903
Highland Cemetery prepares to welcome its very first mortuary chapel. A magnificent gift from Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Day, the newly built Chapel of St. Gabriel the Archangel stands ready for its formal consecration as a beautifully crafted, non-sectarian haven open to all families across the community
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