Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-10
OPENED THEIR SEVENTH ANNUAL
STATE CONVENTION YES
TERDAY MORNING
WITH A FAIR ATTENDANCE.
No Morning session Held IN
of the Delegates Being Unable to
Reach the city on Time-Tbc Adj
dress Of welcome Made by Capt.
Dovener-Committees Appointed.
Resume of the Proceedings-The
Programm for To-day.

Yesterday morning the seventh an
nual convention OF the State Funeral
Directors Association was opened in
the I. O. o. r. hall with the following
officers presiding:
President. r. IL. Cunningham, OF Fair
mont.
Vice President. c. G. Fish.
Secretary and Treasurer, Frank E.
Foster. OF wheeling.
The body organized and as a number
OF the delegates would not arrive until
nearly noon, they adjourned until one
O'Clock.
At that hour President Cunningham
called the body to order and introduced
Captain ID. b. Dovener. who, In the alb
sence OF Mayor Sweeney, made the adj
dress of welcome. The response was
made by Prof. Charles A. Renouard,
of New York after which the regular
business was taken up, but little was
transacted OF public interest.
President Cunningham made his an
nual report. in which he reviewed the
year and showed the society to be in a
Hourishing condition. The report was
referred to the proper committee for
action. Frank f. Foster followed with
his reports as secretary and treasurer,
and they were likewise referred to the
proper committees
The next business taken up was the
appointment of the various committees
which were announced, as follows:
Executive committee-Geo. Ed. Men
del, w. II. Wilson, d. IA T%hornburg,
Geo. Carney and w. l.. Noble.
Standing committee-D. NJ. Thorn
burg, c. Musgraye, and II. d. Wells.
Legislative eo1rmittee-M. A. Ken.
dell, G Z. Eileetrand. LOIS Be-tschy,
louis oIcBrids and W. G. 05bo.i..
Committee on credentials-Albert
Mayors, ]. w. Clemens, b. L. Ammuns,
James Thorn and N. C. Dawson.
Committee on by-laws-G. il. Hide
brand, NJ. A. Kendell and Louis Bert
sehy.
Committee on constitution-Louis
Bertschy. M. "A. Kendell and G. u
Hildebrand.
Auditing committee-R c. Fish, VIM.
MARI and Nv. J. S. Harmer.
Obituary committee-w. J. s. 1Iar-
mer, Oh. Morris and NJ. A. Brown.
Committee on presidents report-M.
a. Kendell. louis Bertschy and G. Ed.
Mendel.
Committee on secretary's report-W.
4. Noble. Vim. Mari and It. J. Sellers.
Committee on treasurer's report-.W.
z. Noble. WIN. Mari and r. ]. Sellers.
Committee on report OF delegates to
che national conventional. j. link. H.
H. Baly and Joseph Thorn.
Committee to select next place OF
meetins-H. ID. Wells, on. "A. Kendell,
&C. Fish and two to be appointed.
Committee on reception-J. J. Thick
ings and others to be appointed.
The next business taken up was the
report Of the delegates from the last
national convention. Messrs. Bertschy,
Cunningham and Wells, which was held
at Denver in last October. The report,
which was made by Mr.. Bertschy. was
received and filed. The next national
meeting will be at Charleston, S. C.
The body then adjourned until 9
O'Clock this morning, when the follow
ang programme will be taken up:
Wednesday-Roll call, unfinished bus
iness, lecture, Prot. C. A. Renouard.
New York. Afternoon Session. Roll
call, demonstration, Prof. {. a. Rem
Guard, New York: question box, BUSH
ness of interest for the good OF the AS
ISOLATION.
Wednesday eyening-Social feature
in charge Of the local committee.