The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-13

he not been non-c0mmittal ne WouId have hurt his business. Later on, how ever, this nOdus Operandi initiated against him. It pays to be honest in our dealings with the public This is happily only one instance of the kind that comes to my notice. My exper- fence with funeral directors for near quarter of a century is in no way taint- ed with regret; on the contrary, have ever found them uniformly courteous and o5liging.
 "One final suggestion I would make is that the director shall seek informa- ton. if he possesses it not, as to par ticular requirements, in each and all denominations at church funerals, whether they be non-Catholic or Catho- lie. The Catholic undertaken may be called on to direct non-Cathollc fun eraI or vice versa. Would it not ad- vance the interests of the profession if the director appeared before the com munity conversant with all details of ceremonies and rubrics required for a decorous funeral?'
 THE BANQUET.
 Ile dtl4iudl U1A44AGk VI k4AG CAANANA totA- CTS association took place at Hills Homestead at 6 o'clock in the evening and was a highly successful function. Nearly one hundred members and friends took part. President Charles Fable presided and acted efficiently in the capacity of toastmaster. In @ short address he welcomed the members and guests to the festive board. After am pie justice had been done to the good things served up for the comfort of the inner man, he introduced William Boardman of Brooklyn, N. Y. MT. Boardman gave an interesting talk on organization and transportation in which he recommended strongly the method of checking bodies in transpor- tatiOn over the railroads. The state and national organizations, he claimed, could do much towards bringing this matter to a successful issue by bringing the question to the notice of the various railroad companies.
 The next speaker introduced by the toastmaster was the Rev E. c. Tullar of East Pearl street Methodist church, this city. MT. Tullar's theme was the ''Sociability of the Fraternity" His address was interesting and had a deep humorous vein all through it, which kept his listeners in the best of humor from start to finish. He said in part that even undertakers had a social side to their nature, and that although his profession was one that kept him where he could not always display the sociable side, yet it suggested the tie of broth erhood by bringing one into touch with the thoughts, purposes and plans of others. There were times, he said when the undertaken had the opportu- nifty to speak a word of sympathy that went far to Tighten the burden of sor- row which bore heavily on those with which they had to come in contact with during, their professional career.
 The only other speaker was Dr. Carl Barnes of New York, who said he was glad to be with them on the occasion of their banquet and endorsed the re- marks of the previous speakers, espec- ially those of MT. Boardman. Among those present were noticed A. Fable of Westport, E. C.. Root of Thomaston, c. D. Lewis of Derby, H. W. Crawford, c. w. Lewis, G. A. Maycock, James M. Bennett, Hugh A. Keenan. M. II. Walk CT, Thomas Flynn, A. Maresca of New Haven, G. B. Hawley of Bridgeport, George D. Smith of Milford, w. s, Gould Of Pennington, H. M. Hickok of Watertown, G. H. Alfred of Winsted, w. F. Bennett of New Milford, George A. Beers of Cornwall Bridge, E. P. Jones of Winsted, D. w. Fox of Plain- vile, George T. Lord of Norwich, H. A. King. ''; A business session will be held at 9:3O o'clock this morning when the reports of the various committees will be con- sidered. Dr. Carl Barnes will also de- liver a lecture before the body In the afternoon there will be the election ot officers and also the election of dele gates to the national convention at l Niagara in October. Another lecture by Dr. Barnes will conclude the busi- ness.
 The report of the committee on new applications for membership yesterday was favorable. on the following: M Per cy Reynolds of Danbury, E. Ortlepp of Bridgeport, T. J. Lyons of Thomaston William M. Cooper of sufield, and c. A l Gogent.