Jack Dionne Addresses Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9

The San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 broke all records for attendance at its meeting held at the Palace Hotel on February 28, when over 100 turned out for the luncheon.

President R. A. Hiscox presided at the meeting and made an interesting report on the Los Angeles Concat held at Venice on thE evlning of February 19 when-th-e-y in-itiated 171 Kittens and madi 23 re-instatemerrts. F. W. Wilson, of the Fletcher-Frambes Lumber Co., Los Angeles and who was influential in signing up 65 Kittens for the Los Angeles Concat, was presenf and -wa-s-.introduced to the Clul by President Hiscox. D. A. Williamson, vicegerent snark of the Sacramento District was present at the meetinE and told of the plans that lvere under way for a large co"ncat to be staged-under the Big Redwoods on May 10' Ed. Garland of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., was the winner of the attendance prize.

After the business session, President Hiscox turned the meeting over to A. J. (Gus) Russell of the Santa Fe Lumber Co], who 'rvas the'chairman of the day. He read the following telegrarn that rvas enthusiastically received by the Club members:

Briar Clifi Lodge New York 27 1030, '

A. T. Russell, CJre Santa Fe Lumber Co., 16 California St. San Francisco. California.

Having apparently been cut off free subscription list .of Tack Dioine's subsidized trade journal suggest you put him -on record today as to whether his action base4 on--Py Hibernian antetedehts and his afifiliation with Ku Klux KIan. Stop. My best wishes to Hoo-Hoo friends and sympathy also at having to listen to you and bullet headed

Bear Cat from Texas. Stop. Yours for wooden shingles or what You have'

PETER B. KYNE.

Mr. Russell with a few well chosen remarks then introduced Jack Dionne, the publisher of the "California Lumber Merchant" as the speakgr of the day.

Jack Dionne in his usual forceful and eloquent manner mide an excellent address on Hoo-Hoo and what it meant to the lumber industry; he spoke of the activities of the various Hoo-Hoo Clubs that he has visited throughout the country and ll'hat they have done to keep up interest in the Order. He said that in the old days, the lumbermen gathered only at Concatenations which in some instances were only held at long intervals, but that the Hoo-Hoo Clubs with their weekly and bi-rn'eekly meetings was just rvhat the Order needed to keep up the required active interest.

He told of the part that Hoo-Hoo in the state of California has taken in elevating the Order to its present high standard and he paid a beautiful tribute to Frank Trower and R. A. Hiscox of San Francisco Past Snarks of the IJniverse, and Parson Simpkin of Santa Monica, for their faithful work for Hoo-Hoo.

In closing his address he stated that all lumbermen should take pride in the fact that they are connected with the lumber industry; that they should assume sort of a, steward-ship in matters pertaining to the industry in their communities and not feel that they were simply selling boards and plank but by using the proper vision in their lumber merchandising convert these raw materials into homes.