East Bay Concat Big Success

H. S. Morton

Seventeen Kittens were initiated into the mysteries of Hoo Hoo, and one old member was reinstated at the Concatenation held under the direction of H. Sewall Morton. of Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland, Vicegerent Snark of the Golden Gate District, at the Athens Athletic Club, Oakland, Monday evening, April 14.

W. Grant, G. H. Brown Hardwood Co., Oakland; Newman E. Nelson, Hayward Mill & Lumber Co., Hayward; Henry Colleta, Smith Lumber Co., Oakland, and Geo. W. Gorman, Hammond Lumber Co.. San Francisco.

C. F. Ricker of Lannom Bros. Mfg. Co., Oakland, was reinstated.

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Mr. Morton, who has had a big part in building up the East Bay Hoo Hoo Club to be one of the most actiie in the country, worked hard to make this event a success. and the attendance of lN, in spite of a big counter attraction, showed that Hoo Hoo is very much ilive in the East Bay district.

Bert Bryan, president of the East Bay Hoo Hoo Club, presided, and as the rules forbade speeches, turned over the meeting to the Vicegerent Snark soon after dinner was served at 6:09 p.m.

Immediately after dinner an excellent musical program lvas staged, consisting of Joe Bobba's Italian Quartette, The Lumberjacks, from Station KPO, and Sonny Dufiy, boy soprano, who was accompanied by Mrs. Warburton.

Vicegerent Snark Morton was assisted in the ritual work bI A. A. "Al" Frost of San Diego, Supreme Arcanoper, who read the code of ethics and gave the glad hand to the candidates. The nine was as follows: Snark, H. Sewall Morton ; Seilior lloo Hoo, Clem Fraser; Junior Hoo Hoo, R. A. Hiscox; Bojum, Howard Gunton; Scrivenotor, Larue Woodson; Jabberwock, Paul Overend; Gurdon, Bert Johnson; Arcanoper, Hugo Sommartstrom; Custocatian, B. Devaney.

The following Kittens were initiated: Walter Alvarez, T. P. Hogan Co., Oakland; Eugene V. Rollins, T. P. Hogan Co., Oakland; Morris B. Carter, T. P. Hogan Co., Oakland; C. E. Howes, Smith Lumber Co., Oaklind I Thos G. Ross, Smith Lumber Co., Oakland; P. Bancroft, Southern Pacific Co., Oakland; Lester G. Sterett, Millwork Institute of California, Los Angeles; J. B. McKeon, East Bay Lumbermen's Club, Oakland; Fred Cooper, Oakland Ornamental Compo Works, Oakland; R. O. Cole, Eureka Mill & Lumber Co., Oakland; A. F. Boland, Sunset Lumber Co.. Oakland; IIarry D. Heiman, Sunset Lumber Co., Oakland; Ed. V. Lewis, G. H. Brown llardwood Co., Oakland; John

Clarence Ekstrom Pays Visit To California

Clarence Ekstrom, of the Portland Office of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., is on a three weeks' business trip to California, during which he will visit both the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.

Al Frost read a telegram from Henry Isherwood wishing the Concat success, and paying a tribute to the activities of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39.

The oldest Cat present, Al Kendall, No. 4134, was given a big hand when introduced.

-Paul Overend, Vicegerent Snark of the Monterey District, and Geo. W. Robinson, Vicegerent of Stockton District, were also introduced to the gathering.

Out-of-town visitors included the following. in addition to those already mentioned: D. C. Essley, California Retail Lumbermen's Association, San Jose; Robt. S. Grant, Millwork Institute, San Francisco; Al Hansen, S. H. Chase Lumber Co., San Jose; Charles G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stocktdn; T. L. Gardner. Central California Lumbermen's Club, Stockton; I. M. Crabb and W. S. Button. Milpitas Lumber Co., Milpitas; Jimmy Atkinson, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco; E. G. Davis, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco; H. C. Berry, Progressive Lumber Co., Livermore; Earl E. Johnson, Independent Lumber Co., Livermore; Charles N.-Quist, Quist Bros., Hayward; M. D. Bishop, Coast Counties Lumberlnen's Club, Watsonville i E. D, Hutchinson, Gilroy-Central Lumber Co., Gilroy; F. W. Elliot, Chas. R. MiCormick Iaumber Co,, San Francisco; J. Walter Kelly, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco; E. Ii. Harms, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco; J. A. Smilie, Smilie I.umber Co., Walnut Creek; Carl Worden, Worden Bros., San Franciscol_G. F. Bonnington, Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco; Homer Maris, H. B. Maris Panel Co., San Francisco; L. M. Swift, M. L. Doane Lumber Co.. San Jose; R. G. Hiscox, San Francisco; R. O. Wilson, R. O. Wilson Lumber Co., San Francisco; C. Lindsay, San Francisco; Oscar Olsen, Acme Planing Mill, San Fran-cisco; Ed !, LarqoS, San Jose Lumbermen's Club, $an Jose; W. T. Black, "The California Lumber Merchant", San Francisco.

Walnut Association Secretary Visits California

Geo. N. Lamb, secretary of the American Walnut Manufacturers' Association, Chicago, was a recent visitor to California in the course of a tour of the Pacific Coast on business of the association.

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