Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-27
ALL UNDERTAKERS
MUST Be QUALIFIED
State Association to Ask Legis-
lature toEnact neCes-
safy Law.

Within the next few days the Della
ware State Funeral Directors Associa-
ton will introduce bill into the Legis-
laturc ht Dover, which will raise the re-
quirements for admission of persons
desiring to engage In the business. This
became known last night during the
annual banquet of the association held
in Lambros restaurant.
Albert J. McCrery, secretary Of the
State Board of Undertakers' Examiners,
In speaking of the requirements of che
candidates, urged the diners TO get be
hind their legislators 10 that the stand
ards Of admission TO the schools be raised.
The examination fee that il paid 10 the
board should be raised, said MIR Nc
Crsry. At present it costs the board SAP
TO examine a candidate, while the candi-
dates fee amounts TO S5 IL is proposed to
raise the fee to $25. The annual license fec
will also be raised 10 s25 and 81 extra
for ell renewals
State regulation of the embalming
schools was also advocated by the speak
or. MIR McCrery impressed on the mem
bers che Importance of the Delaware State
Funeral Directors Association and the
Delaware State Board of Undertakers
Examiners. Several changes will also be
made in the reciprocity clause IN the by
laws of the assooiation it WAS pointed out
that III many instances the undertaking
business is being practlced in this city by
out-of-town men and heretofore they were
only required 10 PAY fee and not take an
examination. Under the new proposed
bill, each one entering the business viii be
required to pass examination and pay the
regular fee,
Sixty members, including two women
undertakers, attended the dinner and
theatre party that followed at the Gar
rick At the theatre the party occupied
both left and right lower boxes.
During the afternoon a demonstration
Of theNeino-N asc,.lar method If cnIbain-
ing vas demonstrated ut the mortuRry
Of Marshall II leatman. Sl9 Washing
ten street. hy Prof W T. Ripley. e
Bridgeport, Conn, afssted ny PrCt.
H. G. Lcamv. Of Philadelphia, Pa I he
demonstration was announced as satis-
factory and il is quite probable the new
method Will eventually he adopted IN
this city
Speakers at the dinner were Samuel
| r Grail ~ thc National Caskct Co,
/ PhIadol hia. who talked on trade con
| Fox, George II Sherwood. Herbert II
I AAHt ga, Ht'iAAl sf'FtbfAA't&ANt - AAah A+tA
| adclahia Funeral Sunplv Co William
| II. Atkins, Iewes. Harry X mney of the
| Boycrtown Burial Caskot Co. and VII
liam F. Lynn. the new president q The
| associstion. At the close % the dinner
/ q minute Of silence was observed IN honor
\ of the denarted mast president and trea-
\ surer. William H. Robinson.
! Officers Of the ASSOCIATION arc VIII
\ liar. r Lynn, president. Frank A Kuli-
roy. vice-prcsidcrt NJ A Neslcy sec
I retary ard Horrv f. Nichols. treasurer
I Trustees. " liam t. Atkins. Mershal
/ n Yeatman ard William A TcTbert
Honorary members, John ~ Martin and
| Professor r r. Barnes; Committee, W. J
I KrIepcn, chairman, Marshall II. Teat-
/ man and Edward L. Hanna.
Those who were present lest night
were, From Wilmington Mrs Annie
\ BTierley, Mrs Pashu Watson, Gcoi Ft
| NJ Fisher, William Smith, Jr, Starley
7 :. Yasik, Frank NJ Dineen. John r.
7 Kilmer, William f. Haines, William F
lynn, Afichacl 4 Mealev. Frank a
I klllrov, Harvey r Nichols. Marshal
H. Yeatrnar. Albert ] NfcCrery, H.