Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Meeting--z} Kittens lnitiated

Major Knox Manning, former nationally known radio news com'mentator with Station KNX of the Columbia Broadcasting Company, was the guest speaker at the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo meeting held at the University Club, Los Angeles, Thursday evening, May 4. Major Manning, who just returned from duty in the Italian theatre of war, where he participated in the landing of the American 5th Army near Salerno, gave an interesting talk on his war experiences. He is now back in Southern California in the interest of recruiting Air Wacs for duty with the Army Air Force. Having observed first hand the splendid work the Air Wacs are doing, both at home and overseas, he paid them an excellent tribute. He is a fine speaker and his talk was enjoyed by the large crowd, about 150 being present. Bob Osgood introduced Major Manning.

Sergeant Eugene Mann, who is connected with the Air 'Wac Regional Recruiting Office in Los Angeles, also talked briefly on the enlistment of women for the armed service5. Sergeant Mann, who is 67 years of age, was a Corporal in the Spanish-American 'War, a Lieutenant in the firsr Wofld 'War, and soo:r after the start of the present war enlisted in the army.

There 'was an entertainment program and group singing during the dinner hour. The gang dedicated one song to Lieut. Col. Russell T. Gheen, Los Angeles lumberman, who is now,in the army.

A large group of Kittens were led through the onion patch and had their eyes opened at the concatenation which followed the dinner. The Kittens were:

Curtis N. McFadden, Associated Lumber Company, Los Angeles

Paul R. Hollenbeck, Hayward Lumber & Investment Co., Los Angeles

Ernest Hilarius, Virtue Bros. Mfg. Co., Los Angeles

Wilmer N. Brown, U. S. Gypsum Co., Los Angeles

Robert M. Sutton, Associated Lumber Company, Los Angeles

Paul R. Orban, Orban'Lumber Company, Pasadena

Homer O. Warde, Craftbilt Cabinets, Burbank

Henri Mathieu, Deats Sash & Door Co., Los Angeles

E. Gilbert Reel, Reel Lumber Service, Los Angeles

C. P. Salisbury, Blue Diamond Corporatio4, Los Angeles

George E. Howard, Whiting-Mead Co., Los Angeles

Louis R. Lemieux, Anglo California Lumber Co., Los Angeles

Carl B. Porter, Bohnhoff Lumber Co., Inc., Los Angeles

William South, San Pedro Lumber Co., Comptgn

D. M. Bufkin, California Redwood Association, Los Angeles

Major William N. Edwards, Lumber Supply Officer,'U. S. Army, Los Angeles

Harl D. Crockett, Anglo California Lumber Co., Los Angeles'

V. G. Spalding, Los Angeles

W. O. Stewart, Temple City

James H. Block, The Celotex Corporation, Los Angeles

Charles L. Hampshire, San Diego

William E. Ream, George E. Ream Company, Los Angeles

Roger Thomas Crain, The Celotex Corporation, Los Angeles

J. Elmer Frufchey, Pine Box & Lumber Co., Los Angeleo

John W. Sarrlpson, Sampson Company, Pasadena '

W. Gilman Tyree, Indio Builders Supply Co., Indio

Jack Shacher, Bell Lumber Company, Bell

Alan Arnold Shlvely, The Insulite Co., Los Angeles

The San Diego District Hoo-Hoo Nine was in charge of the initiation, and did an excellent job. The Nine included:

Snark, Frank Park, Park Lumber & fnvestment Co., La Mesa

Senior Hoo-Hoo, Huntly Wark, Pacific Cabinet Co., Los Angeles

Junior Hoo-Hoo, Charles McFarlane, Dixie Lumber & Supply Co., San Diego

Bojum, Ben Seymour, Bay Lumber Supply Co., Coronado

Scrivenoter, Mearl Baker, Baker-McDermott Hardwood Co., San Diego

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