The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-07
THEFUyERAL DIRECTORS.
Annual Convention of the state Association-
National Body.

Tho annual convention Of the Funeral
| Directors Association of Virginia met at 10
o'clock yesterday morning at Laube's Hall,
corner Of Broad and First streets. about forty
| strong, repre-. enting nearly every city ana
town Ia the State,
In order 70 make way for the International
| Con, ention Of the same Association the pro-
gramme WAS compressed andshol tened so that
the work which usually takes two or three
days was compressed IN the one session end
ing about o'clock I. Nj.
Mr. Joseph W. Laube Of Richmond. presi-
dent for the past twelve months. presided.
and Mr. l.. I. Christian. the secretary, also Of
this city, recorded the proceedings.
The reports of the secretary and treasurer
for the year were read
The auditing committee, composed OF
Messrs. J. NJ. OKey +. i. Bear and George
W. Lester reported that they bad examined
these. papers and the accounts accompanying
them and found all 10 lie correct They were
then adopted without discussion.
The committee on grievances, composed OF
hessrs. Billups. Booker and Fox. submitted
report containing certain complaints a. TO
trade determinations; which was also adopted.
A set Of resolutions were presented by Mr..
j. W Brown. OF Hampton, in respect 70 the
memory of ex-Treasurer A. T.. Hall, of Nor
folk, an old member and efficient officer Of
the Association, who died the 18th day of last
May. Mr. Brown made speech in present
ing these resolutions that was both finished
and appropriate. The resolutions were
adopted by a rising vote. ordered to be
printed and put to record on the books Of the
Association.
Mr Sturdevant. of Portsmouth, offered
resolution providing for q committee
to suggest plan of mutual insurance
among the members. The general discussion
that followed developed the fact that this
question had recently been considered by
various other State associations and by this
association last year, and in each case the
matter was rejected, the argument against
1t in this being that the already large num-
Der of insurance societies now in existence
made it unnecessary. The motion was lost.
The programme formulated by the local
committee for the entertainment OF the In
ternational Association was presented and
heartily indOrsed.
The question of having anatomical lectures
in this city some time during the winter Tor
the benefit Of the funeral directors all over
the State was presented and the matter was
referred to the officers of the Association for
such action as they may deem necessary after
ascertaining the probable number that might
avail themselves of the privilege.
At the State Association meeting IN Lynch
burg two wears ago Professor Renouard. the
demonstrator of the United States College for
Embalming, at New York, gave series of
lectures very satisfactory and profitable. A
number of the funeral directors of Virginia
have attended this college.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President, j. w.
Brown, Hampton: Vice Presidents. w. ID.
Duiguid. Lynchburg: }. NJ. Okey. Salem; T.
A. FOX Dan vile and G. j. Billups. Richmond
Secretary, l.. r. Christian. Richmond. and
Treasurer. James Perley, Charlottesville.
The State Association of Funeral Directors
adjourned TO meet the third Wednesday in
August next year at Hampton. Va.
This morning at 10 o'clock the tenth annual
convention of the National Funeral Directors
Association will meet in the hall of the House
of Delegates and continue III session three
days Mayor Ellyson will make the address
of welcome
The train which arrived here half hour
late at 20 last n ght on the Richmond and
Fredericksburg railroad brought three vestl-
bule cars loaded with delegates TO the meet
ing numberine l40, with considerable repre-
sentation of the fair sex. They were met at
the train by a committee and all taken 70 the
Exchange Hotel where amid great hand-shak-
ing. laughter and general cheerfulness they
were finally quartered.
They are from all over the country, comm &
to the South from the far Vest by the way Of
the asst. They had the good taste, too, TO
leave their funeral airs at home and a more
Jolly. high spirited t OF "Pil rims" have not
been seen in Richmond in many day.
There seems also TO be "a prediction among
these ioily gentlemen for glossy silk hats and
flashing diamond studs They wore yellow
badge bearing the words, I'VE are the Pill
grms More OF these travellers TO our South
ern Mecca will arrive to-day.