The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-06
FUNERAL DIRECTORS MEET
TWELFTH ANNUAL SESSION HELD
YESTERDAY.

Meeting In the Connecticut State Build
Ing Followed by Banquet at the
Colonial Large Number Present -
Officers Elected and Business Trans
acted.
The twelfth annual meeting and BAN
quet of the Connecticut Funeral Direc-
tors association was held yesterday at
the Connecticut state building at Col
onial Park. The meeting was attended
by about fifty funeral directors from
all over the state and few from Mas
sachusetts. Those present from this
city were Theodore Keller president of
the association; Messrs. Lewis and
Maycock Of Lewis & Maycock, Messrs.
Reecher and Bennett of the firm of
Beecher & Bennett, and H. w. Craw-
ford. The convention was called to or
der about 10 o'clock by President Keller
and after few Introductory remarks,
the Rev George w. Phillips of this city
offered prayer. At the conclusion of
the prayer Secretary Edward C. Root
of Thomaston read the roll call, which
that has attended a convention in
years, was present. Then came the adj
mission of new members. Eleven We're
taken into the association, making the
membership roll at the present time
about seventy-five. Since the organiza-
ton of the association twelve years
ago the membership has steadily in
creased and it is now one of the strong
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state. After the new members were adj
mitted the secretary read the minutes
of the last annual meeting, which were
approved as read Then came the an
nual address of the president, Mr.. Keil-
er of New Haven.
The address was very interesting
one and dealt mostly on topics of inter-
est to the undertakers. He spoke at
length on matters that are being dis
cussed all over the country and at the
conclusion of his address he was hear
tily applauded by all present.
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer We're then heard and both
showed the ASSOCIATE ton to be in a most
flourshing condition. The treasurer's
report was read by H. w. Crawford of
this city. 1t showed the financial
standing of the association to be the
best that it has enjoyed in years. c.
E. Hoadley, the county health officer
followed with an address on Laws Re
lating to the Burial of Bodies of De-
ceased Persons, and Compliance With
Them" The address was a thorough
ly interesting one and was greatly en-
joyed by all present. Mr.. Hoadley's re-
marks were very instructive, as these
laws referred to many points of inter-
est that the undertakes were some
what doubtful about
The reports of the various commit |
tees were next heard and these were
followed by the election of officers, |
which resulted as follows: President, |
C. H. Martin of Hartford; vice presi-
dent, e. j. Porter of New Britain; |
treasurer, H. W. Crawford of this city; |
secretary, f. c. Root of Thomaston, |
and recording secretary, E. C. Wilmot |
of Bridgeport. A committee of three |
consisting of the following We're ap-
pointed to go as delegates to the ma
tional convention to be held in Denver
Col, October and s. Theodore Keller,
H. w. Crawford and E. r. Leete of
Guilford.
Addresses We're made by w. H Allen
on Transportation of Bodies" and H.
w. Crawford on Lowering Devices"
These also We're very interesting At
the conclusion of Mr.. Crawford's adj
dress there was an open discussion.
This was followed by an excellent dim
ner at the Colonial Inn.
About o'clock the members took
cars for New Haven after spending a
most delightful day The following
places were represented: New Haven,
Hartford, Bridgeport New Britain,
Stamford, Norwich, Meriden. Windsor
Locks, New London, Guilford and
Thomaston.