Lumber Firm Sponsors 'fheatre MoYement

An interesting experiment has been carried on for two years by the Red River Lumber Company at Westwood, Cal. The body was called the Westwood Community Players, and was organized December 6, 1927. December 16, l9D, the company was disbanded for neorganization purposes. William B. Laughead was the business manager of the company and James T. Lackey its director. The Red River Lumber Company paid all the bills, in which it seems unique.

In the time it was in operation thirty-two one-act arld four full length plays were presented to the public. No admission was asked excepting for thefour long plays, when 50 cents was the fee. There were no dues or initiation fees.

The lumber company bought all play books, makeup, costumes, scenery, properties, maintaining the company for the pleasure and profit of the men emp'loyed and their families. Lackey had full charge of the selection of plays, their rehearsal and production.

A new organization is forming to carry on the work along the lines of the Little Theater movement, with the lumber people again paying all bills.-George C. \Marren, San Francisco Chronicle.

F. E. Minor Elected President Imperial Valley Association

The first annual meeting of the Imperial Valley Lumbermen's Club was held on Thursday evening, January 30, at the California Hotel, El Centro. F. E. Miner was elected president, O. S. Reid was elected vice-president and W. W. Wheatley secretary-treasurer.

The following trustees lvere elected to serve for the coming year: Chas. E. Sones, Sones Lumber Co., El Centro; W. C. Jones, Valley Lumber Co., Calexico; F. E. Miner, Whiting-Mead Co., El Centro; Jas. W. Glasgow, El Centro Lumber & Trading Co., El Centro; J. A. Wilson, Kerckhoff-Cuzner Lumber & Mill Co., Imperial; O. S. Reid, Hammond Lumber Co., Brawley; Andrew M. Morrow, Morrow Lumber Co., Brawley; Ralph W. McCune, McCune Lumber Co., Brawley; D. R. Kincaid, Calexico Lumber Co., Calexico.

Several standing committees were appointed and association plans were inaugurated for the year.

M. C. WOODARD ON VISIT TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Woodard sailed from San Francisco on board the Matson liner Malolo January 25 f.or a month's trip to the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Woodard is head of the Silver Falls Timber Co., Silverton, Ore., and the Westport Lumber Co., Westport, Ore.