California Redwood Day S. F. Hoo Hoo Club

The May meeting of the San Francisco Hoo Hoo Ctirl was conducted by the California Redwood Association, and was held at the Commercial Club, San Francisco, May 28.

President Jim Farley presided. Winfield Scott, well known authority and lecturer on forest conservation, and active in the movement to provide State parks, gave a short talk on the history of the Calaveras Grove, now being acquired for a State park.

Following Mr. Scott's talk the president made an appeal for contributions to the Parson Simpkin Memorial Fund, asking that these be sent direct to the treasurer of the fund, Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton.

In his remarks introdu,cing the speakers from the Redwood Association the president said that the association has definitely adopted the slogan of the Millwork Institute of California, which says, "there's a trend back to wood."

Max E. Cook, manager of the Redwood Farm Structures Bure.al, outlined the work of the bureau, the main object of which he said is "to increase the number of good firm structures." Mr. Cook brought out the fact that the work of this bureau is a distinct benefit to other species of wood as well as Redwood.

Reuben W. Smith, in charge of the Trade Extension Department of the association, gave a brief description of the work of his department, which he described as a "clearing house for information on lumber."

President Farley exhibited motion pi.ctures showing the whole process of manufacturing Redwood, from the tree to the car. The pictures, which are most interesting, were taken at the operations of The Pacific Lumber Complny, at Scotia, Calif.