Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-05
piioid Fever not being contagious.
The Association then adjourned to mee,
Wednesday morning at 10 A. M.

Wednesday morning at 10 A. M.
Wednesday,.
At 1925 A. NJ. the convention was Gale
to order by President Laube.
Before commencing the regular order G
business the President announced that ther
would be an excursion to Luray Caves, O
| Thursday morning, and all desiring to g
would report their names to d. N. Day.
Mr.. Billups, of the Auditing Committee
reported that the Secretarys and Treasu1
er's reports had been examined and foun
correct in all respects. t
The Special Committee on the death o
Thos. Lytton, Esq, editor of the ''Casket,
offered tribute of respect, which wa
adopted by rising vote.
The Secretary said in regard to tn
charges against Messrs. Paxton i Comfort
for selling goods to S. & w. Scott, that i
was done without regard to the agreement
between the National Burial Casket AssO
citation and the Funeral Directors Associa
ton. In this matter the President salt
that it was the purpose of the Virgini'
Funeral Directors to govern the manufac
turers and jobbers when they come int
this State, and that the matter would b.
pushed toa satisfactory conclusion.
AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS.
The Secretary said that there was ont
point he would like to bring before the body
and that was the date of meeting. He said
that the 1st Tuesday in September was al
announcement time for people to leave theil
business, and moved to strike that out and
insert the Sd Wednesday in August, and it
was adopted.
He also offered the following:
STAUNTON, VA, Sept. Sd.
Neao England Funeral Directors Association,
Boston, Moss:
Virginia Association in annual session
greets New England. May fraternal relations
increase with advancing years.
l.. L. CHRISTIAN, Sec'y.
The committee appointed on place of
meeting, reported the next meeting to be
held at Hampton, Va, on the Sd Wednes-
day in August, 1891, unless the Interna-
tional Funeral Directors should honor the
capital of Virginia with their presence,
then the President to have power to call
the meeting at Richmond one day before
that body meets.
J. w. Brown Of Hampton, said that if
the Association should meet there he would
guarantee to every one that came, a good
time.
The President said he thought the State
Association ought to send formal invita-
ton to the International Convention, and
the following resolution was then offered
by G. w. G. Woolwine
Resotoed, That our delegates to the Interna.
tional Funeral Directors Association present
Richmond for their consideration as theiT
next place OF meeting
A motion was then made by w. D.
Morriss of Petersburg, that the mileage of
the delegates to the last Convention at To.
ronto, Canada, be paid by the State Asso.
citation, which was adopted.
MI. Morriss also offered an amendment
to the constitution that hereafter the State
Association pay mileage to the Interna.
tional Convention, which was adopted.
The Secretary moved that the bill of ex
penses of Prof. Geo. H. Sherive, be referred
to the Auditing Committee with power tt
act, and it was so ordered.
The President said he thought it would
be good plan to give authority to the Off
GERS and Executive Committee, to add to the
list of members when the Association was
not in session, and MI. W. d. Morriss offer
ed an article to the bylaws granting thai
power, which was adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year: President, Joseph w
Laube of Richmond; LIST Vice President
J. w. Brown of Hampton; I'd, II. D
Oliver of Norfolk; Sd, Geo. A. Diuguid O
Lynchburg; 4th, M. B. Hamrick Of Staun
ton: 5th, Geo. w. Kirtz of Winchester
Secretary, L. L. Christian of Richmond
Treasurer, James Perley of Charlottesville
Executive Committee w. G. Wool
wine of Roanoke, H. G Smith of Norfolk
and S. r. Fravel of Woodstock.
Committee on Grievances Thomas A
Fox of Danville, VIM. M. Butcher of Hal
risonburg, and L. W. Billups of Richmond
Delegates and Alternates to Information
al Convention Delegates: J. w. Laube O
Richmond; G. w. G. WOolwine of Roanoke
and L. r. Christian of Richmond. Alter
mates: r. w. Baker of Suffolk, Jas. Perle
of Charlottesville, and G. T. Billups 0
Richmond.
A resolution of thanks was then tendere
Prof. J. G.. Dunsmore for the use of hi
hall, the railroad companies for reduc
ton in rates, to His Honor Mayor Fult
for his address of welcome, to Rev. Dl
Mcfarland for opening the convention
with prayer, to Messrs. S. NJ. w likes Il Co
to Bickle Il Hamrick, to Prof. Sherivt
and to the press of the city.
| The afternoon session was devoted to
lecture entitled Demonstration of En-
balming," by Prof Sherive of Boston.
An invitation was accepted by the bod
to partake of refreshments in the parlol
of Barkman & Singer, rendered ther
by Messrs. Bickle & Hamrick and S. N
Wilkes s. Co.
The Convention then adjourned sine di,
| NOTES.
President Joseph w. Laube, VIII
was reelected, and has held th
position ever since the Associatio
was organized, said in his speech of thank
that he wanted it put on record that undt
no circumstances would he again accel
the position of President Of the Associ;
ton. He is member of the Board OF p
lice Commissioners of Richmond.
Mr.. L. T. Christian, who was also i
elected, has held the position of Secreta1
o,,or e;noo tho Association Iyac orOanizo