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Show Beautify Cemetery Plan of Citizens Inasmuch as Decoration day comes on Sunday of this month and with a view to gaining the co-operation of the citizens of Gunnison in a movement move-ment for the beautificatlon of the cemetery, it is being planned to observe ob-serve Decoration day on Monday, May 31. On this day everyone in the city, who would show pride in the care of the cemetery, will, be asked to join in devoting the day in cleaning up and making improvements at the cemetery. Through carelessness the condition condi-tion of the cemetery has deteriorated deterior-ated and it is planned to make many improvements and the help of all will be asked on the day set aside by the city council to have a general cleanup clean-up day. The several walks leading through the cemetery plot will be cleaned of all rubbish, the roads will be levelled and graded and the neglected fences and stones will be repaired, new flowers and shrubbery planted, and altogether the cemetry will be gone over thoroughly, and cleaned and put in good shape. The city is now arranging to lay more pipe lines which will afford a sufficient supply of water for all purposes in keeping the grass and flowers green. It is also being planned by the city administration ad-ministration to add another division to the cemetery. Surveyors will soon start, and before the time set aside for improving the cemetery is here this work will have been completed. Volunteers will be asked to assist in the work, and on the morning of May 31, be prepared with either shovels or rakes and join in the movement of beautifying the sacred plot. |