The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-14
THE UNDERTAKERS|
OF West Virginia Holding Their.
Annual Convention Here.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS

SHOWED. tho Association to be in d
Flourishing Conditional NumDc,
orNew Members Admitted Ycstcr
day-Com,nittccs We're Appointed
Which will Report To:dqy-Ohicere
Will be Elected Wednesday,.
The West Virginia Funeral Directors
Association opened Its nth annual
meeting, at Odd Fellows hall yesterday
morning and spent busy day Of IT.
About fifty delegates were present and
throughout the day q goodly number OF
visitors from Ohio and Pennsylvania at
tended, the demonstrations in embalm-
Ing by Prof. Renouard, Of New York,
assisted by Mr.. ,Doltrldge.j OF London,
Eng. Two cadavers were used.
The association opened with prayer at
0 o'clock, by, Rev. c. M. Oliphant, of the
First Christian church. The visiting
delegates were cordially welcomed to
Wheeling by Mayor sweeney In happy
five-mlnute speech. a neat response
was made by J. b. Mari, OF Warrington.
President Fredlock made an interest
Ing address, In the course of which he
complimented the legislative commit
tee on the embalmers' bill adopted by
the state Legislature. Mr.. Fredlock said
the bill would have the effect of alevat-
Ing the profession. His report was re-
ferred to committee for consideration.
Messrs. D. NJ. Thornburg E. Musgrave
and c. G. Fish compose the committee.
Secretary treasurer Bertschy's report
stated that the treasury had been
drawn on to get the embalming bill
through the legislature and it suggested
the increase In the annual dues from 81
to IS.
The morning session concluded with
the appointment Of the following com
mittees:
Credentials-W. r. Cooey, r. G. Sell
lers. James Thorn. Charles Warne, c..
Il. Dulin. Frank Foster.
Secretary treasurer's report-H. D.
Wells. of Spencer; J. II. Markwood. OF
Keyscr; J. B. Marr,of Manninston; S. P.
Scott. of Beverly; e. schmelchel, Of
Wheeling.
Revised by-laws-R. L. Cunningham.
CT FalrmOnt; j. 3. Tippett, OF PIT. Pleas
ant; William Cooey. G. L. Hildebrand
and A. Mayer, Wheeling.
obituary-Frank Schroeder. Wheeling:
J. p. Shorts, of Yves; Liberty; Z. Mus
grove.
Next place Of meeting-John Barlow,
Porter z. Willard, Mr.. linn. J. 3. Tip
petit, w. H. Wilson. J. I. Chipperlleld.
]. W, Clemans.
Legislative and executive reports. p.
Scott, L. ]. Sellers, George Gihllen. NJ.
J. Parsons and w. F. Rice.
Reception-F. L. Zook. William Flick
niger. Wesley Kelly. w. H. BevcrlIn,
George Roberts. G.. II. OBryne.
The following delegates answered the
roll call: 7. S. Cole. Grafton: G. Mendei
e. Co.. Wheeling; L. Musgrave & Son,
Fairmont; J. II. Hardwood, keyser; J.
u. Mari & Co, Warrington: NJ. ]. Par
sons. Grafton: A. ]. Gaskln. Monongah;
w. II. Fredlock. Piedmont: Thornburs
Bros. Elm Grove; G. ]. Sellers Middle
bourne: Bentley & Gerwig, Parkcrsburg:
s. p. Scott. Beverly; Louis Bertschy,
Wheeling. Bruemmer & Hildebrand,
Wheeling; ]. Becker s: Son. Benwood:
Moundsvlle; White, Handcy & Foster,
Wheeling: Coocy e. BentZ. Wheeling;
Trien,i & Son. Wheeling; ]. b. Tippett.
PIT. Pleasant; C. B. Dulln, St. Mary's: +.
A. Hennen. Morgantown; c. II. Barlow
& Son, Chayleston: W. II. Wilson. Mar
tinsburg; Z. W. Clemans, Wellsburg;
Stamford Bros. New Martinsvile.
|, Among the new members taken In
were the following: George McCokclcy,
Earrisvlllc. N. d. Debolt. Brink: C. L.
Sweftzcr Phiiippi; Arthur Higgins, Mid
dlcton; James L. johnson. Huntington;
]. w. Pryor. East Bank: Holswade &:
Son. HuntinGton: Henry Gaseous.
Eoothville: Woodcock & Bonner. Lone
Tree: ]. C. Forcnnash & Co.. Weston;
w. L. Noble. Martins Ferry. o.; +. c.
Rolman. Elk Garden; S. r. Troop, Da-
Wis; J. S. Harmcr, Shinnston; Z. B. Nc
Glumphy, Fet,erman; ?. B. Berry &
Son. Sutton; II. J. Lescur, Martins Fer
ry, O.; C. T. Leaville, New England;
Hober, +. Hill, Wheeling; Charles w.
Stewart. Janelcw; Perrinc & Broad
water. Salem.
The afternoon session began at p.
m The following visitors were then
registered: O. NJ. Shepard, Piedmont: o.
G.. Gutensohn, of Gnadenhutten, DIV.
Gillespie, Cadiz, O.: J. Fl. Paisley. Tor
onto. o.; j. w. Hurding. Jewett. o.; A.
r. Roberts. Gcrmano. o.; j. II. Hall,
Flushing. and II. W. Eigley, Flushing:
Charles Adolph. Bridgeport: a. ]. Tu-
bagh, Woods!lcld, o.: james Lindsay.
Steubenville, O.: J. NJ. Fullerton NJ. +.
Leslie, w. Hamilton. J. L, Fitzhugh.
Thomas Pcyton, OF Pittsburgh.
The legislative and executive commit
tees made their reports, which were re-
ferrcd to special committee.
II. D. Wells. of Spencer. representa-
tive to the National Association of
Funeral Directors, at Omaha, was pres