The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-04

Tho Annual Convention OF tho state and
National AssociafIons I'm Me-, uev.

III" H""""' convention or tho State and
National AssociaiIons to Meet Here.
Inc annual convention Of the Funeral
Directors Association Of the State OF Virginia
VIII meet in this city next Tuesday morning
al ~ o'clock. The convention will assemble
AZ the nan on First and Broad streets and
VIII transact oil their business that day.
heretofore the annual State convention has
always been III session two DAYS but this wear
the time has been reduced - one day. owing
10 the fact that on the following day tho In
ternational Funeral Directors Association will
meet IN this city. All lectures and addresses
have, therefore, been cut out of the pro-
gralnme OF the State Association.
ne onicers OF the Virginia Funeral Direc-
tors Association during tho present year
have been the following: Joseph w. Laube,
president, Richmond j. W. Brown. first
wee president, Hampton: H. ID. Oliver,
second vice-president, Norfolk: w. ID. Diu-
guid' third vice-president. Lynchburg: b. NJ.
Hamrick. fourth vice president stanton:
George w. Kirby. filth vice-president, Win
CHESTER l.. L. Christian. secretary. Rich
vile.
Executive committee: G. w. c.. Woolwine.
Roanoke; II. O. Smith, Norfolk; q. r. Fravel,
Woodstock.
Inc tenth annual convention of the Inter
national uneral Directors Association will
be IN session IN this city on October 7th. sth
ana Stn. The sessions Of the convention will
be held IN the hall of the House of Delegates
IN the capitol building and will begin on
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock. At that
tiine the Rev: DIR. X. +. Kerr of the First
resOyterian church. will offer prayer. and an
ADDRESS OF welcome by Mayor Ellyson will
follow immediately at the close Of the first
session the delegates and guests with their
lsales are expected to assemble on the portico
f4l hull liz. =, Ho.~o
tograph taken by Mr.. ". w. Foster.
On Wednesday afternoon the convention
VIII again 90 into session at o'clock to
transact business. At $3.50 +. NJ. carriage
drive VIII DO given the ladies under the escort
ana care OF the committees On Wedne sday
evening a complimentary musicale will be
rendered TO the delegation and their ladies in
the concert hall at the Exchange Hotel, be-
ginning at 20 o'clock
Ihe session will again open On Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock and in the meantime
the ladies will visit the State Library. Capitol
building and the tobacco factories of j. ii.
Mayo Bro. Il. c. Williams a Co. and r. A.
Patterson Co. They will be escorted by
the local committee OF arrangements. In the
afternoon the delegates and their ladies will
take part IN a general carriage drive embark
ing at the Exchange Hotel al O'Clock, to
visit various points of interest. In the even
ing at 1880 O'Clock a trip down the river has
Oten PROVIDED tOr. he guests Will assemble
at the corner Of Fourteenth and Main streets
TO take electric cars 10 the wharf of the
steamer Ariel. which will take the party to
Dutch Gap.
On Friday morning the delegates and their
ladies will 90 on an excursion TO the ship
yards at Newport News. After visit to the
Soldiers Home at Hampton dinner will be
had at the Hygeia Hotel Old Point Com
fort. The excursion train will leave the
depot OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Sixteenth and Broad streets. promptly at
$50 A. NJ Returning, the train will leave
Old Point at 4l5 z. NJ, arriving ut Richmond
at $50 p. III.
For the accommodation of the visiting
delegates bureau of information will be es-
tablished during the time when the conven-
ton Will be in session. Mr. w. +. Sale, who
will have his Office IN the rotunds of the TX
change Hotel, has been especially engaged
to give any information desired in regard to
railroad matters and shipping baggage His
Office hours will be On Octo er 9th, from 8
I. Nj. to II A. NJ; October 7th from 1880 A.
NJ. TO IL A. NJ. and Z r. NJ to 500 z. NJ: DC
tober sth, from 1880 A NJ. to II A. NJ and 6
/; Ri. TO 1880 L. NJ; October. 9Th, from G A.
NJ to A. NJ and =. NJ. to 8 p. NJ.
The local committee who have charge o. all
the arrangements for the convention consist
of Messrs. Joseph w. Laube. l.. L. Christian.
} /. Sutherland, Q. j. Billups and j. w.
Bliley.