The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-03
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
alEEr AN bold SESSION IN Or
ANGEBURG.

ANGEBURG.
The Tenth Annual Meeting of the
South Carolina Funeral Directors
Association Held.
The 10th annual meeting of the
South Carolina Funeral Directors
association convened in orangeburg
Tuesday morning. The meeting has
been very instructive and in point
of numbers the most successful meet
ing ever held.
Still an undertaken can never call
his time his own. and several of the
most prominent members of the asso-
citation were absent.
Charleston had but one representa-
tive present an dneither Sumter nor
Darlington were represented.
The sessions were held in the K.
of P. hall and were presided over by
the president, Mr.. w. Hampton
Dukes of Orangeburg.
In calling the convention to order
Mr.! Dukes requested Rev. L. P. Nc
Ghee, pastor of st. Paul's church, to
deliver the invocation.
Col. w. G. Smith, one of the city
fathers, welcomed the association in
behalf of the city and Mr.. T. j. Nc
Carthy of Charleston responded
thereto.
DR.. A. S. Hydrick of Orangeburg
then addressed the association on
matters of interest to the undertaken,
the physician and undertaken some
times being drawn very close sogeth-
er. DR.. Hydrick is a fluent speaekr,
q deep thinker and quite a wit, and
his address, aside from being very
instructive, was very entertaining.
The legislative committee was di-
rected to use their efforts to secure
the passage of an act appointing a
State board of embalmers and to re-
quire all embalmers to stand an ex-
animation for license.
During the afternoon and again in
the evening Prof. J. H. Clarke of
Cincinnati, leading authority OF
america on embalming, addressed
the association and made. practical
demonstrations.
The .econda days session of the
association was called to order by
President w. Hampton Dukes. DUR
ing the session several mere new
members were received, welcomed
and enrolled. The membership OF
the association was materially in
creased during the convention.
An interesting feature of the
morning session was number OF
short talks, made by members OF the
profession from various sections OF
the State, on matters Of vital interest
to those engaged in the business, par
ticulafly to those who have recently
become members of the association.
Letters Of regret, on account of
their absence, were read from Mess
rs. J. M. Connolly of Charleston and
G. NJ Tolley Of Anderson. and other
prominent members Of the assScia-
tion
The alecti,n OF officers ~ serve
during the ensuing year was held at
the morning session and resulted as
follows:
President. J. NJ. VanMetre, Colum-
bia; first vice president, T. j. Nc
Carthy, Charleston; second vice pre-
sident, w. C. Wise, Bowman; secre-
tary and treasurer, Jas. F. Mackey,
Greenville.
Charleston Columbia, Greenville
and Greenwood were proposed for
the next meeting splace, the City by
tHe Sea being selected.
FThe Afternoon session was devoted
to lectures and practical demonstra-
tions in embalming by Prof. j. H.
Clark of Cincinnati. Prof. Clark is
conceded by many to be the father
of embalming schools in the United
States, and the funeral directors of
South Carolina consider themselves
fortunate in securing his services for
this occasion.
The attendance and interest in the
work of the association are increasing
with each year. About 40 members
were present at this convention.
Wednesday night at the handsome
residence of Mr.. w. Hampton Dukes,
a delightful fish fry, for which this
vicinity is famous. was rendered the
visitors. A number Of the local citi-
zens were also present, the occasion
being enlivened with impromptu
speeches by visitors and citizens, ali
of whom had most enjoyable tine.
The Convention is now over and
Orangeburg is proud to have been
host to such representative body
of men.