Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
MOST SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Funeral Directors and Embalm-
ers Went Home Well Pleased.
Officers Elected M Closing Session
Thursdny Morninx-Mnny New
Members Joined Here.

inc last meeting or tho vermont
Funeral Directors and Embalmers'
association was held Thursday morn
Ing at $40 In the Masonic Temple
hall. The work that was scheduled
.or the session at 100 p m. was gone
through with in the morning 80 that
hero was nothing left for the after
noon but the examination for the Ii
ccnsing Of embalmers nj the State
Laboratory of Hygiene. This was
held at the proposed time and n larger
-lass Of candidates presented them
selves than ever before.
Thursday morning the various stand
ng and special committees re-
ported. there was an election of off
:ers. and Professor Renouare answer
ID questions for about an hour. Tho
committee on memorials presented
appropriate resolutions respecting the
death OF l.. l. Colo ot Barre. who died
turing tho past year ]. p. Stearns
" Rutland was the chairman OF this
committee The committee on resolu-
tions of which ]. A. Gibson of Enos-
bur3h Falls was the chairman, pre-
,ented resolutions expressing the ap-
prcCln1lOn OF the association Tor inc
courtesy OF the citizens Of Burlington.
the cordial welcome extended by Mayor
Burke the Kindness OF the Rev. G.. J,
Staples. and the full reports Of the
local press
The executive committee reported
upor the condition OF the finances Of
the association and II was found that
there was moro money in the treas
ury az the present time than ever be-
fore Tho membership committee re-
ported upon the number OF members
taken in within the past year, which
exceeds that OF any previous year.
The legislative committee reviewed
the efforts OF the undcrtakers Of the
state to obtain special legislation and
expressed hopes OF success In the fu-
ture After the report o: the com
mittees there was a lecture by Prot.
Charles Rcnouard. after which he ans
wered questions. A very interesting
hour was passed In this way.
At the election of officers G. II.
Hayden of Riverside was reelected
president OF the association; ]. T..
Keefe Of Bellows Falls was made first
vice president; j. r. Kelley OF Bur
lington, second vice president; and A.
f.. Hale of Bradford was elected sec
rotary a new executive committee
was elected. which consisted Of the
president and secretary. ex-officio, ].
r. Stearns OF Rutland. J. r. Kelley OF
Burlington. J. A. Gibson Of Enosbursh
Falls. ]. e. Keefe Of Bellows Falls.
The new legislative committee was
elected as follows: ]. r. CarriEan or
Poultncy. II. f.. Bond OF Brattleboro,
and A. y. Douglass of Essex Junction.
The membership committee consisted
OF r. G. Pease Of Jericho Center, A. j.
Blackmer Of Middlebury, and w. w.
Bennett OF Manchester Center.
The president. c. n. Hayden. was
elected as delegate to the national
convention. which will he held In
Portland, oregon. some time IN Oc-
tober Of this year The examination
which was held Thursday afternoon
vas under the direction of DR.. II. y.
Holton. who is secretary Of the State
board Of health This convention has
been the most successful ever held in
the state and the undertakers are GO
ing away from Burlington well pleas
cd with the work they have accOmp-
lshed and tho welcome they have re
ceive' from the city. genera I'm
preston has existed that the under
takers ara lou. for the goods" 10
the exclusion ~ all other interests
This is net true. and especially is it
false that the object OF their conven
tions is to Increase prices and to bet
ter themselves financially. They meet
every year FOR the purpose o. perfect