The Evening Missourian., 1919-05-03
ARRANGE PROGRAM FOR WEEK
Funeral Directors Association Has
Varied Entertainment.

1
The Missouri Funeral Directors
Association, with headquarters at the
Daniel Boone Tavern, will begin its
program at $3.50 Monday morning
May II. Each day there will be both
morning and afternoon session, end
ing Wednesday afternoon, May IA. Be
sides the exhibit in the ball room,
there will be talks by the leading
members of the convention.
The program is as follows:
Monday, May 12, $3.50 a. m.
Open Session to which the public Is
invited.
Call to order. President, NJ s.
Bush.
Unfurling the flag of our nation.
By past president of the National AS
sociation, NJ. H. Alexander.
Our National Hymn "The Star
Spangled Banner" lead by the Farm
ers Quartet" of Columbia.
Invocation-The Rev. Joseph Gill
fillan of Columbia.
Little Brown Church in the Wild
wood" ''The Farmers Quartet"
Welcome-The Hon. James Cor
don, Mayor of Columbia and Dean
Walter Williams.
Response-Past President, w. M.
Mcclure, Kansas City.
Ten Minute Recess - Informal
greeting to the mayor land McClure.)
The Higher Ministry of the Funeral
Service-Rev. Madison A Hart, CO.
lumbia.
Roll call.
Reading, correcting and approving
of minutes of our last convention.
Motion in order-Shall we admit
manufacturers and statesmen of fun
eral supplies to our executive ses-
sions?
Appointment of special committee.
Receiving applications for member
ship.
Announcement concerning our Ma
tional Emblem to be used in lieu of
badges.
Monday, May II, 1880 p. m.
Executive Session.
Call to order.
Announcements of entertainments
following our sessions-Vice-Presi-
dent. d. A. Robnett, Columbia.
Solo-Miss Myrtle Parker, Colum-
bia.
Report of Membership committee
Geo. Begley, Poplar Bluff, Chairman.
The number of applications filed
will beat all previous records, if we
all do our duty.
Election of applications to mem
bership.
Reciting the code of ethics and OBJ
ligating the new members by the old
est living Past President of the As
sociation, J. W. Wagner, Kansas City.
Signing our roster by the new
members.
The Honorable Fred d. Gardner, Gov
ernor of Missouri.
Past President, c. r. Lupton, st.
Louis, responding to the Governor.
Ten minutes intermission for meet
ing and greeting the Governor.
Presidents annual address.
Annual report of the Secretary.
Annual report of the Treasurer.
Opening remarks and text of his
lectures following, Prof. c. F. Moad-
niger, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Recess.
Tuesday. May 13, $3.50 a. m. Sharp.
Executive Session.
$50 a. m. Call to order.
Lecture, "Epidemics, So-called
Spanish Pneumonia" Prof.
C. F. Moadinger. Jr.
Questions.
The Embalmer as a Public Health
Agent by Mazyck P. Ravenel, M. D.,
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo-
Close cooperation between city
and country undertakers. Repre-
senting the city, Geo. E. Cobb, st.
Louis. Representing the country, A.
A. Cowley. Polo.
Criticisms-For the good Of the
Association. Open fearless criticisms
with good suggestions for improve
ment are of benefit for any good in
stitution like ours.
Recess.
Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 p. m.
Executive Session.
1880 p. m. Call to order.
Lecture, Chemical Condition of |
Body After Death Which Make EN-
balming Fluids Incompatible" Pro-
fessor Moadinger