The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26
UNDERTAKES MEET
TWELFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OPENS WITH TWO HUNDRED
DEL EGATES PRESENT
WELCOMED BY THE MAYOR
PAPERS on EmbaIming Are Read, and
Today Practical Demonstrations
Will BE Made-Rev. A. B.
MeIdrum's Address.

The twelfth annual convention of the
Minnesota Funeral Directors association
began yesterday morning in Raudenbush
hall, with 100 members present at the
/ opening session, which was called to
order by President q. f. Baird of Austin.
Rev. A. B. Meldrum, pastor of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church offered the in
vocation.
Mayor Smith delivered the address to
welcome the members of the association
and L. w Davis of Crystal Lake made
the response. After the routine work of
the morning was concluded, Rev. Mr..
Meldrum delivered an address on 1.-The
Undertaken and 6 the Ministers He
showed how the calling of each brought
the members of the two professions in
contact in a peculiar way that was
destined to have its effect on both
sooner or later. Each had it in his power
to help the other in assuaging the grief
of the friends and relatives of the de-
! parted, and making their loss less pain
fully evident.
That the two professions should work
in harmony, he contended, was much ta
be desired, not only for the welfare Of
each, but also Of the general public,
which called upon them for their services
and by doing this death could be rob-
bed, to a great extent, of its sting.
In the afternoon the reports of the
president, secretary and treasurer We're
read and approved, and all showed the
association to be in excellent shape in
every respect. J. Newton Mind, editor of
the Embalmers' Monthly, delivered an
address which was followed by a paper
on Things Necessary for the Beginner
to Know by w. I. Davidson Of Man
kato.
Martin Benson of Fergus Falls pre-
| sented a paper on 1.-THE Proper Care of an
Undertakers Office" which was greatly
appreciated for it's many practical sug-
gestions Prof. w. p. Hohenschuhs Of
Iowa City delivered a lecture entitled
First Step in En1balming'' which was
listened to with eager attention. especially
by the younger members of the profess
| sion. The speaker laid special stress unon
a complete knowledge of the human
structure in every detail, so that no mat
ter what case came up in after life. the
embalmer would have his knowledge of
anatomy to fall back upon
Prof. Hohenschuhs will be the nrin-
cipal demonstrators and lecturer of the
four days session. He will condlct ac
tual work today in the presence of the
members, when6 he will bring out the
latest and most approved ideas as to en-
balming the human body
The undertakers and their families
were present at the hall last night to
listen to minstrel show presented by
their own members. The entire ground
floor of the hall was packed and the GAL
/ lery comfortably filled. The entertain
ment consisted ofc minstrels, songs. coon
and otherwise monologues, comedian n
sketches and instrumental music The
undertakers ltadas evidently laid away
their suits of sonbre hue and donned one
of quiet, as there was constant rfp-
pie Of laughter during the entire per
formance, which wound up with a one
act sEit, Going to His Own Funeral .
which was greatly appreciated.