Evening journal., 1891-06-05
FUNERAL DIRECTORS, BANQUET.

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They Enjoy Themselves as Their Annual
Danns~ at the MeFrtts House LAss
Evening.
The fourth annual meeting OF the
Funeral Directors Association OF Della
ware. was begun yesterday afternoon AT
the Office of ]. B Martin, No. 6Oo SIMPLIFY
street, and the following officers for tne
year elected: President, w. z. smith OF
Dover; first vice-president, d. a.
Watson of RoxRnns, Sussex county
second vice president, l. w. Palmer OF
Wilmington; secretary, J. A. WILSON
treasurer. ]. B. Martin,
A BANQUET was rendered TO the
Funeral Directors Association or the
state by the members of the city asso-
citation at the Merritt House, corner Of
Front and French streets, last evening.
rhe table. which was laid In the dining
room of the hotel, was beautifully
decorated with flowers. Covers were
laid for forty guests, and during the
discussion OF the menu Alberts orrhes-
ira contributed TO the pleasure of the
occasion by rendering excellent music.
The menu was as follows:
Blue Points, Half Shell,
Devilled GRASS, Fried Scallops'
Lobster ArOQuetIess
O0iH Waifies' If6sse"' strawberry short Cake.
Lobster and Potato Salads.
Radish, Cucumber Pickles, CAtsup' oliVes'
Sliced Tomatoes,
Spanish Cream. Charlotte Rusae,
Gelatins, -. ,,...m
| Lemon Ice, vanilla cream
| Chocolate Cream
Merangut, Chocolate and Fancy Cakes,
| Oranges. Strawberties, tansnes,
Almonds, English ss.s Mslnuts' cotraz Hszel NUS
When the dinner had been finished
about 10 80 o'clock Thomas Mitchell,
who presided, raped the meeting e
order and called upon the members Of
the association and other guests indis-
crimins tely for speeches. Addresses
were delivered by President w. e
Smith, j. A. Wunderlich of Baltim or
S. j. Wilson, Milton. Del. W. A. Bah
cock, Philadelphia; Alexander Guthrie,
Hockessin: Charles Clewell, New Castle
w. Fl. White, Milford; ]. B. Martin
III. P. Conway of the EVENING
JOURNAL, Solomon Hersey of the DALI
Republican, Samuel Murphy, Jr., G. B
Dougherty, DR.. f. Roop Smith
James Fox Of this city and g. W
Roberts of the Morning News.
The thanks of the association wa
rendered to the guests by J. A. Wilsol
OF the committee of arrangements an
the exercises we're closed by the playin
of "Auld Lang s Sfne" by the orchsstrs
The following were the member
present: d. a. Watson, Roxanaa; W
e Smith. Dover; NJ e. Watson, Selby
vile, J. d. Burbsge. Snow bill, Nd.
Alexander Guthrie, Hockessin; "
A. Babcock, Philadelphia; DR.. |
Roop smith, w. A. Ha
I loway. Salisbury, Nd; Q. H. Clewel
I New Castle; w. s. Marvel, Delmar;
! l.. Hardessy, FELTON,; d. o. Riggin, Lau
: rel; j H. Wunderlich. Baltimore; W
White, Milford; g. q. Sherwood, Philade
phia; s. J. Wilson, FELTON,; Lafayett
Wallace, Philadelphia. From this city
4 Thomas Mitchell, ]. B. Martin, G.
= Dougherty, James j. Fox, William
y Fox, J. B. Foreman, L. w. Paine
9 George Barnhill and J A Wilson.
u j. A. Wilson, James J. Fox and l..
~ Palmer composed the COMMITTEES on q
y rangements. The association reconven
. . this morning at Mr. Martins aud aft
y addresses had been made on embalmtl
Y and other routine business transact
u the meeting adjourned to convene
Dover next year. The guests were Civ
" q carriage ride around the city in coach
before leaving