The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-28
UNDERTAKES WILL
 CONVENE APRIL 4 Seventeenth Session of the State Funeral Directors TWO DAYS MEETING Elaborate Reception Will Be Ten dered Delegates at Home of Col.
 l.. w. Johns-Banquett
 Wednesday Night
TWO DAYS MEETING

The seventh annual session of the Ala bama Funeral Directors association will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday. All meetings will be held in the Chamber of Commerce building, while the Hillman hotel has been selected as the head quarters for members.
 The president of the association is D. A. Echols of Echols & Angwin of Ensley, and the first vice president is Wallace c. Johns of the Johns Undertaking company. The association will hold two sessions daily and it is expected that at least 300 members of the association will be in Birmingham during the convention.
 The session will be called to order Tues day morning, April 4, at 10 o'clock by President Echols and the Rev l.. r. Whitten, pastor of the Twenty-frst Ave nue Methodist church, will deliver the in- vocation
 An address of welcome will be made on behalf of the local undertakers and l.. w. Kolb of Ozark will respond Then III lOllOW tllo ItpOlt Ol tiiO NOilihlNlOO on membership and the voting on new members. The closing feature of the morning session will be the consideration of communications and bills.
 At the afternoon session President Echols will deliver his annual message to the association and John Angwin, delegate to the National association, will make his report. P. B. Dixon of Mobile will deliver address to the society. With the consideration of unfinished bus mess and the report of committees the work of the association will he practically completed
 At 5:S0 o'clock the delegates will ad- jaurn and take a special car to "The Elms," Col. and Mrs. L. w. Johns beau tiful home near Powderly, where the rendered a delightful entertainment. Elk tensive preparations have been made and the reception is sure to be a success. A special car will leave. The Elms' at 9 o'clock to bring them back to the city.
  be devoted to "reminiscences and short speeches on the good of the associa- ton. This will be followed by the re- port of Secretary-Treasurer o. D. DuPre of Attalla
 At the afternoon session ex-Governor Russell M. Cunningham of Ensley will deliver an address to the session. The code of ethics will be read and then will come the election of officers. It is un- derstood that Wallace c. Johns, who is first vice president at present, is slated for the chair. Mir Johns has a wide acquaintance throughout the state and will doubtless prove a good president After the election of officers a delegate to the National association will be elected.
 The last thing on the programme will be the selection of the next meeting place which is expected to prove very inter esting feature. It Is understood that bott Montgomery and Mobile will make a strong fight for the 1912 convention. Botr cities are determined to have it and a spirited fight will doubtless ensue.
 The closing of the seventeenth an nual session will be marked by an elab crate banquet at the Hillman hotel a which every member in attendance ol the conference will be expected to at tend.
 Ample entertainment has been pro vided for the ladies during the bushes hours by the committee on entertain ment.
 FIRST. DAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 4.
 Morning session, 10 a. m: Call t order. President D. A. Echols of Ems ley.
 Invocation. the Dew. l.. F. Whitten pastor Twenty first Avenue Methods church.
 Roll call of officers and members.
 Reading of minutes of previous meet ing.
 Appointment of committee on mem bership.
 Address of welcome.
 Response l.. W. Kolb, of Ozark.
 Report of committee on member ship.
 Balloting on new members.
 Communications and bills.
 Afternoon session, 2 p. m.: Annua message of President D. A. Echols.
 Address P. B. Dixon of Mobile.
 UnnnlSned DuSlneSS.
 Report of committees.
 Report of delegate to National as sociation. John Angwin of Ensley.
 Adjournment to The Films. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL. .
 Morning session, 10 a. m: Experienc, hour.
 Good of association.
 Report of Secretary Treasurer o. D DuPre of Attalla.
 Afternoon session. D. m.: Address pr. R. M. Cunningham, eX-governo of Alabama, Ensley.
 Reading of code of ethics.
 Election of officers and delegate tes t, the national association.
 Selection of place for next meet ing.
 Adjournment to D. m., when tn, annual banquet will be held in tn. banquet hall of the Hillman hotel.
 D. A. EChOLS, President.
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