Annual Meeting

O. V. Wilson Elected President. Hold

Hoo-Hoo Concatenation.

About seventy-five sat clor,vn to luncheon at the Annual Meeting of the Central California Lumbermen's Club at the Lincoln Hotel, Stockton, on Saturday, Qecember 11. Included in the gathering were lumbermen from the various sections of Northern California, together with their wives and guests.

J. U. Gartin, president of the Club, called the meeting to order and introduced O. V. Wilson, vice-president of the Club, as Chairman of the Day. Community singing was led by Alec Emerson and during the luncheon hour several excellent vocal numbers were rendered by Mitch Landis, Ray McGinley and Alec. Emerson. W. C. Kirkman acted as accompanist on the piano. Chas. Gartin gave several delightful saxophone solos accompanied on the piano by Miss Anna Gartin. Mr. Wilson kept the crowd well pepped up by finding occasion to fine many of the gathering and he kept Lester Elliott, who acted as the official collector, very busy.

The community singing went over big but the following Stockton booster song brought out the most volume and was sung in gustatory fashion.

(Tune, "If you knew Susie, like I know Susie") If you knew Stockton, like we know Stockton, Oh!Oh! Oh!what a town!

They're live and gritty in our fair City;

Oh ! Oh ! All the girls are sweet and pretty. Soon we'll channel a way to the sea, When that's finished all the world will want to be In our fair Stockton.

You're right there, Stockton !

Oh ! Oh ! what a town !

At the conclusion of the luncheon, Chairman of the Day O. V. Wilson, introduced several of the notables present, and then called on Parson Simpkin, Hoo-Hoo Chap- \ lain, as the Speaker of the Day.

The Parson gave an excellent inspirational address relating conditions in the lumber business today. In speak- ing of lumber distribution, he stated that 815/o of the lumber produced is sold through the retailer. He urged on the lumbermen that they should be a working factor in their business; they should fight for the industry; and they should make a careful study of their costs, saying that when you know your costs that you are not going to throw lumber away. "The curse of the lumber business in California today is too much volume," he stated, and he urged that all branches of the industry get together for closer cooperation

Moving pictures of the Calaveras Big Tree trip made by the Club last summer was then put on the screen by Fred Holmes, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., San Francisco. The big thriller on this reel was the acrobatic stunt of George Ground in the 100 yard dash with Joe Cuneo. To get

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George's movement in detail, this portion of the picture was put on in "slow motion."

Business Meeting

While the ladies spent the remainder of the afternoon sight seeing and shopping, the Club went into session for their annual meeting.

President J. U. Gartin presided over the business session.

The first order of business was the reading of the Treasurer's report by Treasurer Lester Elliott rvhich showed tne Club to be in good financial condition.

C. D. LeMaster spoke on his service to the retailers to eliminate the sale of lumber direct to the consumer by rvholesalers and manufacturers. This service rvill consist of a list designated ethical wholesalers and manufacturers . for which a charge of $1.50 per month is made. A motion rvas made endorsing Mr. LeMaster's plan and advising the members to subscribe for the service. A motion was pissed that the Club subscribe for the Axiom and that it bi sent to the members: $10.00 a month was appropriated for this pufpose.

The report of the Nominating Committee was unani,/mously approved and the following officers were elected for // the ensulng year: ,/ President, O. V. Wilson, Central Lumber Co., Stockton. V Vice President George Ground, Modesto Lumber Co., Modesto.

Secretary-Treasurer Lester Elliott, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi.

Hoo-Hoo Dinner

Hoo-Hoo held forth during the evening and at 6:30 P. M. nearly 1@ sat down to dinner at the Lincoln Hotel. Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton, acted as toast' master. Duringthe dinner hour there was community singing led by Joe Baird, and Frank Smith sang several