Initiate Thirteen

Orange; Elmer B. Williams, Woodhead Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Herbert G. Drews, Western Sash & Door Co., Los Angel,es; John A. Maier, Skidmore & Bowers Lbr. Co., Downey; Thomas E. Wiggins, Albion Lumber Co., I.os Angeles; Roger W. Comstock, Kerckhoff Cuzner Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Lambert J. Acree, W. S. Pangborn Co., Long Beach; Lloyd A. Quinn, Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

There were two Reinstatements: Andrew J. Rinner, Patten & Davies, Los Angeles; George E. Mount, Smith l-umber Co., Orange.

The cathedral had been gayly decorated for the Christmas services and trvo Irishmen were visiting it. One was from the country. and had been taken there by his friend, who wished him to be duly impressed by its grandeur. As they came out, the resident of the city said:

"Well, Mike, and phwat do you think of it ? Isn't it grand ?"

"Pat," said the one from th.e countrv. "it bates the devil."

"That," said his friend, "was the intintion."

"How do you like that cigar I gave you, old man? For two hundred bands off that brand they give you a gramophone."

"You don't say ! cigars I wouldn't harp."-Hoo-Hoo

If I smoked two hundred of those want a gramophone; I'd want a Bulletin.

Bill Talbot Returns From Los Angeles Trip

Bill Talbot, popular San Francisco representative of the William Smith Company, has returned from a two weeks' vacation spent at Los Angeles and other Southern California points. Bill reports that he made a survey of lumber conditions in Southern California and says that the lumber demand in Los Angeles is good while the country l-rusiness has shown a slight decrease from the 1923 demanri. FIe states that the summer rates are bringing many eastern tourists into the state for the summer months and during his sojourn in T,es Angeles, he said that they were arriving at the rate of three to four thousand a day.