The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23
S~TATEEMBALMING BOARD
THE FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY
GOVERNOR DURBIN.
Provisions of the Law Under Which
the Board Is Named-The
Pharmacy Hoard.

The State Board of Embalmers, provided
for by an act Of the late Legislature. was
announced by Governor Durbin, late yes
terday afternoon. as follows: j. c. Condo,
Alexandria; A. V. Weisinger, Mount Yer
non; ]. H. McCully, Idaville; Harry ID.
Tutewiler. indianapolis: DR.. c. l.. Armi-
tage, Anderson.
Messrs. Weisinger and McCully were
members of the old board of embalmers,
appointed by the president of the Indiana
Funeral Directors Association, with the
approval of the State Board of Health.
There was no law authorizing the former
board, and it's acts i'm issuing permits TO
embalmers were frequently questioned. Mr..
Tutewiler. a member of the new board. re-
fused to take out a certificate under the
former regime, and this caused consider
able friction, especially when other en-
balmers initiated his example. The matter
was finally settled by the Legislature en-
acting a law providing for such board and
it's method of procedure.
The new law requires four members OF
the board to be practical and practicing
embalmers and the other member to be a
| regularly licensed physician. Messrs. Con-
do. Weisinger, McCully and Tutewiler are
embalmers and funeral directors of their
| respective places of residence, while DR..
Armitage Is one of the leading physicians
of Anderson.
Harry D.. Tutewiler, the local member Of
the new board. is prominent In political.
club and lodge circles. in addition 10 being
a member of a prominent firm Of under
takers and embalmers. Mr.. TuteWiler Is a
thirty-second degree Mason. belongs to the
Columbia and Marion clubs, the Red Men
and odd Fellows. In the last campaign he
gained considerable fame through his au-
thorship of a book of catchy campaign
songs, which received the Endorsement Of
the national and state Republican commit
tees.
The men composing the new board are
not all elected for the same period. One of
them will hold office for one year, one for
two years, one for three years and two for
four years. The law requires that the medi-
cal member CDR. Armitage) shall be one
of the two that are appointed for four-year
terms. With this exception, the duration OF
the terms Of office of the men named has
not yet been determined. When shown the
law on this point Private Secretary Wilson
seemed surprised and said: THE Governor
did not say anything about that feature of
the case
The board will elect its own officers,
which are president, secretary and treas
urer. The secretary alone receives a salary.
the law fixing his salary at 800 per year.
All members of the board get their travel
ing and necessary expenses
The duties OF the board are to examine
applicants for licenses on the subjects of
| preservation of deceased persons: also on
the subject OF sanitation and disinfecti0n
for the prevention of the spread OF infec-
tious and contagious diseases in accordance
with the rules OF the State Board Of
Health. Examinations are TO be in writing
and by actual demonstration with "A cadav-
er. The examination papers are kept on file
and licenses may be renewed each year.
The fee for first license is 81 and for re-
newals 81 each year. Persons holding them
selves out as practicing the profession Of
embalming, without having complied with
the law, are subject to a fine of not less
than $40 nor more than $500.
The board must report TO the Governor
each year. Licenses already issued by the
Indiana State Board OF Health and licenses
issued by embalming and health boards of
other States are valid.