The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-02-27
ARE ON THEIR old
STAMPING GROUND
SIXTH DISTRICT UNDERTAKES
IN oSkALoosA AGAIN.
ORGANIZED HERE YEARS AGO.
Interesting Sessions Are Being Held
and the Delegates Are Enjoying
the Convention--Notes of
the Meeting.

i directors In OSkalOoSa the program
lmoved rather slowly, owing to the de-
lay of number of the speakers, but
good advantage was taken of every
moment of the time and by this morn
ling everything was moving nicely and
1.-THE business is being ground out in It's
routine order, whiel the instructive
and entertaining features of the meet
ling are not in the minority. All of
the sessions are being held in the
Klingman hall which has been made
very Attractive. by a liberal display of
beautiful flowers and wreaths from
the Kemble Floral Company The
attendance is more than up to the
average and about fifty delegates have
Registered.
| Tuesday afternoon the assembly in
a body were taken to the new city
hospital where an inspection of the
institution on its opening day offered
a pleasing diversion, and from there
the party was conducted to the Kem-
bic Floral Co.'S green houses in which
lall of the undertakers of the district
are interested more or less. Here
cash of the guests was presented with
a fragrant carnation while all of the
delegates to the convention were given
free order for box of flowers with
the compliments of the enterprising
florist
During the first session the follow
Ing committees were appointed:
1 IN nls. a
Lynville and G. s. Woodford, of Brigh-
ton.
On next place of meeting and nomi-
nation OF officers--C. d. Anderson,
of Grinnell; Ezra Mendenhall, of Os-
kaloosa and E. II. Reaser, of Algona,
Auditing II. A. Scott. Of Fremont;
Roy Lankford OF Cepteryille and 6.
| D. Mahannah, or North English.
On resolutions-T M. Reynolds, of
Washington 4 M. Feathers, of Prairie
City and Sol Lorenzo, of Bloomfield.
Two new members applied for adj
mission into the association and were
unanimously received. They are A.
P. Bybee, of Knoxville and A. C. Rob
inson, of Richland.
Election Of officers.
The principal business transacted
this morning was the election of Of
ficers for the coming year and the re-
port of the nominating committee was
accepted unanimously, making the
selection as follows: .y
President Sol Lorenz, of Bloom
field. g
Vice President-C. S. Woodford, of
Brighton.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. E. An
derson, of Grinnell.
Grinnell was chosen as the next
place of meeting.
The delegates at the convention
while wishing to express to the Oska.
loosa Funeral Directors their greatest
appreciation of the royal entertain
ment furnished them while in the city,
feel that such a custom would be too
great burden on the local members
If continued, and as a result of dis
cussion of the subject a motion was
made and carried this morning to the
effect, that the association will here
after condemn entertainments of any
kind from local members. ....
President E. S. Downs, of Abba,
made his annual address this morning
and T. NJ. Reynolds gave report OF
the last state convention to which he
was sent by the Sixth district as a
delegate. Both were comprehensive
and interesting and each of the speak.
ers made excellent use of the time
allotted to him and received an ex-
preston of appreciation from the audi.
ence in the way of hearty applause.
In the absence of Prof. Hohenschuh,
of Iowa City, H. e. Cumerford, com
mercial traveller representing the Red
Falcon Fluid Co., of Brooklyn, N. +.
was prevailed upon to give lecture
and demonstration on a cadaver which
was shipped here from Keokuk last
evening. The demonstration and &C
companying discussion was one of the
most instructive features of the con
vention and was closely followed by
all the delegates,
All unfinished and new business will
be disposed of TINS afternoon and the
remainder of the time occupied with
the question box, exchange of ideas
and talks by different men, 1t viii
close the convention and the delegates
will return to their respective homes
this evening.
List of Delegates.
The following is complete list o.
delegates present together with the
visiting ladies' and other out of towr
guests at the convention
E, S, Downs, Abba.
e. l., Scott, Des Moines,
T, M. Reynolds, Washington.
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