Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21
VERMONT UNOERTAKERS|
HOLDING CONVENTION
President, in Annual Address,
Refers to Epidemic of Influ-
enza Last Fall Which Kept All
Members of Association on
the Jump

The 18th annual convention of the Yer
mont Funeral Directors and Embalmers'
association opened last evening at the
New Sherwood Hotel with an address Of
welcome by j. Holmes jackson, mayor of
Burlington, about % members Of the as
ISOLATION being present. The response
was made by Arthur Il. Hale of Brad
ford, after which the president. O. A. stan
ley OF ST. Johnsbury. delivered his an
nual message and routine business was
transacted
In welcoming the members of the asso-
citation to the city Mayor Jackson said.
In part: Although we avoio coming in
contact with your business just rs long
as is possible. we gladly meet you as men
and as friends, and extend to you COR
dial welcome to our city. The members OF
your vocation are men Of the highest
type. The advancemeents made in the
methods you employ tend to soften the
| sorrow to those whom you serve. / trust
your stay with us will result In good to
you and l assure you of the hospitality
and good wishes of all our citizens, and
on their behalf l extend to you greeting
and a hearty fellowship"
In responding. Arthur u. Hale OF Brad
ford thanked the mayor for his greeting
and told how glad the association members
were to come to Burlington. Eie touched
on the beauties of the city rs compared
to others, and said that az PROOF or the
citizens welcome to the association they
always convened here every alternate
year 1--WE are honored by the presence
of Mayor Jackson" said Mr.. Hale.
In his annual message, President c.
A. Stanley of ST. Johnsbury said, in
part:
Gentlemen: behave that one of
the duties of a president of this orsani-
zation is to start off the meeting with
an address. Since our last meeting, the
worst calamity in the way OF an cpl
Iemic that the world has any record
of. has been passed through. Every
profession and every business, con-
nected in any way with sickness and
death were taxed to their utmost.
Nurses. doctors, ministers, undertakers,
sections and manufactures of funeral
supplies all strained every nerve to
do their part in caring for the sick and
to bury the dead. who OF us can ever
look hack to those gloomy months
without feeling of horror?
When deaths occur in an ordinary
way. the undertaken appears quite un-
moved: he will figure his profits with
a genial countenance. but doubt il any
one of US even thought of profit dur
! ing that terrible visit OF the FLU"
nearly every home was entered by the
| disease and many of them by the un-
dertaker.
The undertaken did his best to serve
| his patrons, the manufacturer did his
| best to serve the undertaken. and /
! think we all have feeling of graft
| tude for the service we received
have been told that in some pla ices
! in the south it was impossible to secure
| Baskets for all Of the victims: in many
cases rough boxes were used. l think
| that the possibility of a recurrence of
| that disease. or of some other fatal
epidemic should influence US to carry
| in stock about all the caskets we have
! room to store.
A welcome from the local committee
was then extended the association by
| Roy f. Frye Of this city.
The response to Mr.. Frye was made
by r. E. Pease of Jericho. ex-president
of the association.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
to be read by C. r. Calderwood, secre-
tary of the association, but as these
minutes have been published in booklet
form and distributed to the members 1t
! was moved that they be not read at the
present meeting.
| Following the report of the membership
committee by the chairman. C. H. Car
penter Of Montpelier, eight new MEM
bers were admitted to the association.
| telegram OF greeting was dispatched
, to the Maine association now in session
in Bangor.
The meeting was then adjourned.
At an Informal dinner preceding the
meeting the undertakers were evidently
having quite a jolly time and a very
old lady, a guest at the hotel. was so
| impressed that she wrote the follow
ing poem:
HAIL TO THE UNDERTAKERS
Never again will fear to die,
For I've dned with undertakers
And l give you my word
You couldn't be heard
For the salt and pepper shakers shook
And shuddered and both grew pale,
wonder where they got their SAIL
For undertakers usually wall.
But these. well these were all lawmakers
TO-DAY's SESSION
The principal features of to-day's SEES
sion will be an address by Professor Bates
of Brooklyn, n. Y, upon the most recent
scientific Investigations as they pertain
~
fessor Clifford @. Askin of indianapolis,
Ind, who will deal with the business end
of the work. Both OF these men are noted
In their branches of business and their
addresses should prove instructive and
interesting to the members.
An entertainment and automobile ride
which was planned for the afternoon had
been postponed and the session will be
held at the medical college, where Pro-
fessor Bates will deliver his lecture.
Wives Of the members In the city will
be entertained at the Majestic theatre,
where special arrangements have been
made for them.
The program of the day Is as follows:
MORNING SESSION, 900 A. NJ.
Call to order.
Report of standing committees.
a. Executive.
b. Legislative.
Report of special committees.
a. Resolution.
b, Nomination.
Address by Prof. Clifford G. Askin. In.
dianapolis, Ind who comes prepared
to talk on Sales, ONCE and Collection
Principles.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2.3O p. M.
Address by Professor Bates OF Brooklyn
/ N. y. at medical college.
EVENING SESSION, 7:3O p. NJ
Banquet at New Sherwood roof garden.
Round Table Talk by members and