The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-31
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
Tenth Annual Meeting Hold at Morris
 Cove Hotel Yesterday.

Tenth Annual Meeting Hold at Morris
 Cove Hotel Yesterday.
 The tenth annual meeting of the Con- necticut Funeral Directors association was held yesterday at the Morris Cove hotel. It was one of the best attended meetings ever held by the association, there being about forty members pres- ent, who represent nearly every city of importance in the state.
 At 10 o'clock a business meeting was called to order by the president, w. T. Marchant of Hartford. After a few re- marks by the president, the following men were elected to membership. H. W. Hills of Winsted, R. N. Burwell of New Haven, w. G. La Place of Deep River, H. F. Mccarthy of Naugatuck. H. D. Robinson of Centerville and Will liam J. Smith of Hartford.
 The report of Secretary D. c. Root of Thomaston and Treasurer H. w. Crawford of New Haven were next read. The treasurer showed a balance on hand of $204. Following this came the election of officers and the men chosen were: President, c. E. Lewis of Derby; vice president, Theodore Keller of New Haven; secretary, E. c. Root of Thomaston; recording secre- tary, C. A. Caldwell of Thompsonville; treasurer, H. W. Crawford of New Haven; executive committee, W. T. Marchant of Hartford, A. R. Leete of Thomsonville, H. J. Church Of Meriden, c. H. Martin of Stamford, H. w. Beecher of New Haven; legislative committee, George H Woolley of Hart ford, Joseph Pratt of Hartford and H. w. Crawford of New Haven. Dele- gates to national convention at Omaha, October and 6, H. w. Crawford of New Haven, William Mulligan of Thomsonville and E. c. Root of Thom- aston.
 Papers pertaining to matters of in- terest to funeral directors were read by G. w. Scoville of Norfolk, A. R. Leete of Thompsonville, B. c. Root of Thomaston, J. H. Lindsley of Wood bury, Isaac l.. Mead of Greenwich and W. L. Bennett of New Milford.
 After the business session an excel lent shore dinner was enjoyed by all. Later the party took the trolley cars and enjoyed a ride about the city, wis., iting many interesting points.
 The members of the association are:
 Afford, G. H., Winsted.
 Aaeh,aI Allen HeRryy, iyi,.Ss Norwich R,oo,,eod
 Blair, J. M.. New Haven.
 Bennett, Willis F., New Milford.
 Brady, E. E., Stamford
 Bergen, Martin, Waterbury.
 Bennett, J. M., New Haven.
 Beers, Henry S. Middletown.
 Caldwell Gad Efdla C. u A. " sogNthing5on; NhM fio1sr
 Church, H. J., Merden.
 Pelssfj Po4' $. ( w. M'i pl1inpIlie! Snl9nHIlle-
 Funck, A. H., Bristol
 Fuller, A. D., Litchfield.
 Fable, Charles. Westport.
 Gates, H. M., New Hartford.
 Gates, Harry E., Torrington. Grlswold, F. w., West Goshen.
 SeisMold' Gepa; W. D s F.. FlSntiE1ls %"liIaEford.
 Geeson, Patrick, Torrington.
 Griswold, s. A., Branford.
 George B. Hawley, Bridgeport.
 Hills, c. w. Hartford.
 Hickox, H. M., Watertown.
 Hugins, Charles o.. Collinsvllle.
 Humphrey. C. M, Canaan.
 Jones, E. F., Winsted
 Keller, Theodore, New Haven.
 Lewis, G. w., New Haven.
 Leete, . E. M. GuiIford: M
 Lindsley, J. H., Woodbury.
 Lewis, C. E., Birmingham. Maycock George A., New Haven. -
 Mead, Isaac L., Greenwich. Moriarty, John, Waterbury Mulligan, William T., Thompsonville Marchant, ". T., Hartford. Martin, G. H., Stamford. Mulville, J. H., Waterbury. Menyin, James J., Windsor. Mason, George A., Litchfeld. Pratt, E. B., Chester. Porter, B. J., New Britain. Prindle, W. H., Newtown. Pendleton, Harris. New London. Prentiss, E. F.. New London. Pratt, James. Hartford Ranney D. S., Moodus. Raymond, D. w., South Norwalk. Raymond, Le Grand, Norwak. Reynolds J. B. Bridgeport. Root, Edward O., Thomaston. Roadstrand, C. J., Norwich. Spencer, W. G., Portland Scoville, G. w., Norfolk. Schwartz, w.. Bridgeport. Tillinghast, Frank H., Central Village. Valentine, R. H., Millerton, N Y. l Ward, W. L., Seymour. | Wilmot c. E.. Bridgeport. 1 Woolley, G. H., Hartford. | Watkins c. G., North Manchester. York, W. F., Waterbury,. Honorary Members. Houghton, Ralph, Randolph, Mass. | Swan, c. w., Essex.