Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-05
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
TN COUNCIL.
THIRD ANNUAL COyVEN TON IN SEES
SION IN This CITY.

IalKU ANNUAL UUNYtN llUN LIN DLD
SION IN This CITY.
RECEPTION BY THE MAYOR-TIIE LIST OF
DELEG ATEs-THE ELECTION OF Off
GERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR-COURTE
SIZES EXTENDED TO THE MEMBERS
LECTURE ON EMBALMING.
&C., &C., &C.
The third annual meeting of the Virgin
ia Funeral Directors Association, assem-
bled at II A. NJ. Tuesday morning in the
lecture room of DunsmOre's Business Col
lege. The meeting was called to order by
President J. w. Laube of Richmond; with
Mr.. L. T. Christian of Richmond, as Sec
fetary, and Mr.. T. X. Woolhouse of Staun-
ton, as Stenographer.
The following members answered to the
roll call T. I. Agnor. Lexington; L. w.
Billups & Son, Richmond; J. w. Brown,
Hampton; r. w. Baker & Co., Suffolk
Bickle e Hamrick, Stanton; E. d. Bear,
Churchville; Langdon I. Christian, Rich
mond; Doyne Il Son. Farmville; Fravel &
Filler, Woodstock; R. M. Fox & Co., Mar
tinsville; r. II. Harris, Gordonsville; Ohm
w. Terrell It Co., Danville; Geo. w. kirtz,
Winchester; JOS. w. Laube, Richmond;
James 7. Morriss Il Son, Petersburg; Jas.
McDonoug,l & Co., Richmond; Moore &
Maphis, Mt. Jackson; Geo. Norsett, Fred
ericksburg; Harry d. Oliver, Norfolk;
John M. Oakley & Co., Roanoke City; John
M. Oakley, Salem; James Perley, Char
louisville; S. NJ. Perdue Il Co., Maiches-
ter; J. l.. Sutherland, Richmond; G. w.
Shumake, Mt. Sidney; R. NJ. Thompson.
Culpeper; S. NJ. Wilkes & Co., Stanton;
Alexander Bros, Waynesboro; Price Bro.
4 Van Doran, Ivanhoe Furnace; S. II.
Stone, Pulaski: L. A. Smith Il Co., Ne
braska; II. L. Thrift, Wicomico Church.
The President then introduced Rev. d.
K. Mcfarland, d. D., pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, who delivered most
impressive prayer.
Hon. A. II. Fultz, Mayor Of StauntOn,
welcomed the convention in short and ap-
propriate address. In the course OF his re-
marks he paid a high compliment to the
the funeral display.
Mr.. J. w. Brown of Hampton, Va, re-
sponded to the address of welcome. He
said the speaker had given them some good
hits, but that taken altogether the Funeral
Directors were not a bad set of men. He
was exceedingly well pleased with what he
had seen of StauntOn and was surprised at
the beauty of the public buildings, especial
" the handsome Y. M. G.. A. building
which would do credit to any city in the
country He said they were banded together
for the improvement Of the burial of the
dead. The manufacture of metallic Baskets
was in the hands of rich corporations and
undertakes could not buy them except at
their figure, which was a large profit tt
them.
The minutes of the second annual meet
ing, which was held in Lynchburg in 1889
were read and approved. AT that session
the name 'sUndertaker' was changed tt
''Funeral Director
The Committee on Applications reported
the following names to the Association fol
membership: Alexander Bros, Waynes
boro; Price Bro. & Van Doran, Ivanhot
Furnace; S. II. Stone, Pulaski; 7. A
Smith & Co., Nebraska; II. L. Thrift
Wicomico Church; w. N. Woodward
Richmond; M. V. Splitter, Middlebrook; S
M. Catron & Son, Cedar Bluff; Jos. P
Hyde, Harrisonburg: Eley & Howell
Franklin; H. Kyle, Amsterdam: F. p
Staley, Clifton Forge; Winfield Scott
Floyd G. H.; r. B. Servant, Williams
burg; D. A. Williams & Son, Gertie, Nor
folk county; VIM. N. Seay, Buena Vista
Jos. G. Scott, New Hope; Jas. L. Corder
Bland G. H.; C.. W. Chew, Ashland, ant
VIM. A. LeGrand, Pigeon Run.
The President then made his report
which was considered one of the best eve
delivered before the convention.
The report of the Secretary was thel
read. In it he said that he hoped the tim
would come when no one who had no
passed an examination would be allowed tt
bury the dead, as was the case in the Do
minion of Canada.
Beautiful tributes were paid to the mem
DRY of those who died during the year
These were Jas. T. Morriss Of Petersburg
and Thos. A. Fox of Danville, members
and Thomas Lytton Of Rochester, n. Y.
editor of the ''Casket, p" a journal publishes
in the interest of the organization general
g.
Mr.. w. II. Hyer of Staunton, was ap
pointed by the President to fill vacanc
on the Executive Committee.
The report of the Treasurer was the
read by the Secretary.
Prof. G. IL. Sherive of Mass, was the
introduced and made Il few remarks,
said he would not take up the time of tn
Association now, as there were others VIII
would address them. and that he thanke
the Association for calling him here, an
he would serve them to the best of his abb
ity.
The President then introduced the Pres
ident of the international Association, Nj
Root. Binghurst of Philadelphia. He sal
that in his own experience he found tha
members of the Association who took til
trade papers were better posted in regaI
to the business than those who did not.
Mr.. Henry Bolte of the Maryland Burt
case Co., Mr.. Briggs of Syracuse, N. Y
Mr.. Sap1ngton of Baltimore, D. N. Day
Hazleton, Pa, J. II. Wonderlick, Pitt
burg, Pa, J. w. Stanley, Cincinnati, Obi
and w. G. Crowle, Philadelphia, Pa, we
called on and said few words.
The convention then at lbs P. NJ, a
journed to meet again at $50 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON MEETING.