The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-07-06

NAKED their 3Srd annual confab
as guests of Herbert E. Thompson
and Bethune-Cookman College at
Daytona Beach yesterday. For the
first time in their 33 year history.
the newly formed Women'S Aux
iliary met with the parent or
ganization.
Bethune-C Goodman College laid
out the welcome mat for the more
than IS morticians and their wives
out to be the best meeting Of all
who registered for what turned
times. President Moore gave the
use of the conference room of
the new Moore gym for all bust
ness sessions, and each morning
at 8, the delegates had a break
fast forum at Historic Faith Hall,
the College Refractory. Dean S. H.
Pierce of Atlanta College of Nor
tuary Science was the Wednesday
morning speaker along with Rev.
l.. w. Rogers, mortician-miniSter
OF New YorkCity, and Atty. Ho-
race E. Hill of Daytona Beach,
spoke Thursday.
Tuesday evening, Rev. E C.
Tillman and the Mt. Bethel Bap-
tist Church made the group well
come with public program which
included numbers from Mrs. Vir-
ginia Fulwood, a former BCC
SongSter President Richard V.
Moore of Bethune-Cooknnan Col
lege, Rev. E. c. Hillman and the
msin address by Edward D. Davis,
secretary of the Central Life In
surance Co. of Tampa. Mrs. Pres
ton w. PughSley of Tampa re-
sponded to the program for the
MorticianS. Remarks were also
received from Mrs. Florence Viii
liams of st. Petersburg who is
president of the Ladies Auxiliary
and j. Maxwell CharloW, state
president of Plant City.
The association prerented
plaques of appreciation to 4 of its
members, all e-preSidents: Recip-
tents of the plaques were: George
w. Benton Of FIT. Lauderdale;
George P. Coleman of West Palm
Beach; Ebert w. Jones of ITALIA
haSsee, and j. Maxwell Charlow
of Plant City.
Dean S. H. Pierce of The At
lanta College of Mortuary Science
delivered several Informative and
illustrative addresses which were
designed to assist the morticians
in the better pursuit of their
professions and c. j. Hutchings,
district governor for the National
Association was present and adj
dressed the group. Mr.. Hutchings
halls from Macon, Ga, where he
operates the Hutchings Funeral
Home.
In the business session Thurs
day, the association formed the
auditing committee as standing
committee and re QueSted that
this group design and insal an
accounting system compatible
with the operation of the asiSocia-
tons finances.
The Ladies Auxiliary invited
the group to Bethune Beach for a
Beach Party Wednesday after
noon where they served Barbecu-
ed chicken and ribs. The party
was such a success that most
people remained on the beach
until way after dark.
The Annual Memorial Service
was conducted by Rev. RofierS F.
Fair, chaplain at Bethune-Cook-
man College and President Moore
presented the entire group to the
student body at chapel services
Thursday, June q.
The highlight of the convention
was the election which was held
Thursday afternoon in the con-
ference room. There was an All
of expectancy running through
the entire. membership and when
the nominating committee re-
turned with its report, the mem
bers shouted them down and
Percy Peek Of Opa Locka, read a
different slate of proposed Off
GERS to the convention. A real
riot followed. After the noise SUBJ
sided. it was decided that both
states would be voted upon by
the secret ballot. On the first bal
lot. the following Officers, the
slate proposed by Peek were
lected and duly qualified: a4E
president, Oscar I. Hillman,
Jacksonville; LIST vice president.
Leroy Mizelle, Fl. Lauderdale;