12th Annual Reveille Successful Affair

With an attendance of around 300 the l2th Annual Reveille, held at Hotel Leamington, Oakland, on Friday evening, April 28, was voted another success.

This largest annual gettogether meeting of Central and Northern Califot'nia lumbermen has become very popular, and although many regulars from the more distant points did not attend this year there was a fairly representative crowd from outside towns.

retail lumbermen who supported the 1944 Reveille so generously, and also thanked the members of the committees who assisted him in making the affair a success.

A word of praise is due to Host H. B. Klingensmith of the Leamington for excellent service under prevailing difficult conditions.

Sergeant Russell Byrd was master of ceremonies for the evening's entertainment, and Leo Hulett was entertainment chairman.

The chairman announced that all proceeds in excess of expenses will be donated to a worthy cause in connection with the war, and that particulars of this will be announced later.

G. W. Sechrirt Secretcrry-Tretrrurer

The Reveille idea was originated by Clem Fraser, a past president of HooHoo Club No. 39, which has handled all the work in connection with it during the past 12 years.

President D. Normen Cords of Club No. 39 welcomed the large gathering in a brief talk and turned the meeting over to George Clayberg, general chairman of this year's Reveille.

Mr. Clayberg in his remarks thanked the wholesale and

Ecstern & Western Lumber Compcmy Hcrs New Scn Frcrncisco Mcmcger

Announcement was recently made by Eastern & Western Lumber Co., Portland, that L. A. Morrison, who has represented the company in California for the past 34 years, with offices in San Francisco, has been transferred, effective May 1, to the Portland office, where he has the position of vice-president and sales manager.

Mr. Morrison is succeeded as manager of the San Francisco office by Bert E. Johnson, who has been with the company for 22 years, and who has for the past several years been in charge of sales at Portland.

The committees were made up as follows: George Clayberg, general chairman; Lewis A. Godard, assistant chairman ; G. W. Sechrist, secretary-treasurer; Finance Committee, Tom Flogan fII, chairman, Clem Fraser, Ralph Abbott, Henry Hink, Larue Woodson; Banquet Committee, John Helm, chairman, Joseph Todd Forrest peil; Ticket Committee, Everett Lewis, chairman, John Freeman, Phil Gosslin; Entertainment Comrnittee, Leo S. Hulett, chairman, Al Kelley, Jack B. Wood; Reception Committee, Wm. Chatham, Jr., chairman, Arlie Charter; publicity Committee, Frank Brown, chairman, W. T. Black; Printing Committee, Tom Jacobsen, chairman, Jack Ferri, Wes. A. Farrar.

News ltems

Chas. T. Gartin, Oregon Lumber Sales, Eugene, Ore., was a recent business visitor to the San Francisco Bay district. While there he attended the annual Reveille at Oakland, April 28.

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V. G. Spalding, member of the firm of Cooper-Spalding Lumber Co., Pasadena, retired from the business on U"y t to go into the army. Wilfred Cooper will continu" th" business operating under his own name.

Lieut. Commander H. N. Anderson and Lieut. Eric Strom of the Navy Lumber Coordinating Unit, portland, Ore., recently spent a few days in San Francisco.