The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-16
STATE UNDERTAKES TO
MEET AT FORT WORTH,
Embaiming Board VIII Conduct Elk
animation April 25-Sessions

l
at Savoy.
Fort Worth will entertain the
| twenty-sixth annual convention of
the Texas Funeral Directors and
Embalmers Association. beginning
Monday. April %. and closing
Thursday, April 25. On Thursday
the state board OF embalming win
conduct an examination of appli-
cants desiring license to practice
lin Texas. An attendance of about
1900 members is expected.
| The local undertakes have taken
no steps as yet toward the enter
| tainment of the delegates, but a
meeting will be held sometime DUR
ling the week to arrange a program
aside from the regular business ses-
sion.
1t has been decided to hold the
meeting in the Savoy theatre build
ling, and headquarters will be estab-
lished at the Metropolitan hotel.
Colby E. Smith of Dallas Is chair
man of the program and arrange
ments committee.
The officers of the Texas Funeral
Directors Association are J. L. Nc
Cartney, president, Waxahachie; G.
M. Williamson, first vice president,
Jacksonville; J. e. Ryan, second
vice president, Victoria; John e.
Morris, third vice president, Taylor;
J. A. Burgess, fourth vice president.
Bowie; Colby e. Smith, secretary,
Dallas; M. M. Rains, treasurer,
Marshall.
George w. Loundermilk of Dali
las is president of the state board
Of embalming and will have charge
Of the examination of the candidates
'or licenses. The other members OF
he board are A. B. Rogers, San
Marcos; Joseph Shelley, San An
onio; c. b. Sutherland, Corsicana;
;. N Humason, secretary, Lufkfn.
The program for the convention
s as follows.
Monday, 10 a. m.-Call to order, |
resident j. L. Mccartney, Waxaha-
HE; invocation, Rev. A. j. Harris: |
ddress of welcome, Hon. w. d. |
,avis, mayor of Fort Worth res
onse, J. H. McCullom of Smith
lille; annual message of president, !
. l.. Mccartney, Waxahachie; ad-
ress. DIR. f. d. Boyd, Fort Worth;
ddress, Rev. H. w. Knickerbocker.
'ort Worth; announcements.
p. m.-Appointments Of special
minutes of previous
netting; communications; report |
# membership committee, T. C. |
Wright, chairman, Temple; election
of new members. address. DR.. X! II.
Bea1l, member state board of health
Fort Worth; lecture and demon
strations, Charles d. Dhonau. Gin
cinnati. =
Tuesday, 10 a. Invocation.
Rev. B. b. Ramage, Fort Worth
demonstrations and lecture, Chas.
D. Dhonau. Cincinnati; report OF |
'ecretary, Colby r. Smith of Dallas; /
eport of treasurer. w. H. Atweu.
DALLAS; address, r. P. Babcock.
tate registrar, Austin; announce
lents.
2 p. m.-Address, George Brewer
t Dallas; address, Father Robert
Nolan, Fort Worth; report of
outstanding committees; lecture.
harles D. Dhonau of Cincinnati.
Wednesday, 10 a. Invocation,
,cv. ]. F. Boeye of Fort Worth;
ddress, Hon. r. e. L. Roy, Fort
Worth; address. C. N. Humansor,
ecretary state board OF embalming
iufkin; lecture and quiz, C. y.
'honau. Cincinnati; unfinished
BUSINESS.
2 p. m.-Selection of place OF
Meeting; election of officers; in
'tallation of officers; final reports
IF all committees; unfinished bust
aess; lecture or demonstration, c. |
D.. Dhonau of Cincinnati. Fort |
Worth Star Telegram.