State Association Directors and Secretaries Hefd Meeting at Santa Barbara

A very important called meeting of the officers and directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association together r,vith the secretaries of the various district retail associations of the state, was held on Saturday, August 28, in the El Encanto Hotel, in Santa Barbara. It opened with a luncheon in the main dining room of the hotel, followed by an all afternoon business session in one of the parlors.

E. C. Parker, who is president of the State Association as well as vice-president of the Southern District, presided, and called the meeting to order. A. D. Davis acted as secretary. IVIr. Parker immediately proceeded to explain the recent action by which the LAPI in Los Angeles had taken over the office work of the State Association, placing A. D. Davis in charge, and placing the personnel of the large LAPI office at the disposal of the state organization.

Mr. Parker stated that all of the organized retail lumber units in California, with one exception, are now members of and affiliated with the State Association. He outlined the work of the State Association as covering such state-rvide activities, legislative and otherwise, which the district and unit organizations are not in position to handle for themselves, and he invited all retailers in the state to join the organization.

At the invitation of Mr. Parker, F. Dean Prescott, of Fresno, made a very enthusiastic talk on the work of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, its ofificers, its effectiveness, and urged the continued cooperation of the California organization rvith the National.

After a short discussion the Association agreed to underwrite $50O of the National's brrdget for promotion of a "Sales Training & Trade Promotion Course," for training lumber salesmen.

President Parker read a review of present market conditions prepared by Paul Hallingby, of Los Angeles.

The date and place of meeting of the State Association annual convention r,'i'as discussed, and Del Monte was unanimously chosen as the place, the date being left to the Executive Committee.

The labor situation throughout the state was then discussed for sonre time, each district of the state being covered.

The meeting closed u'ith a ten-minute talk of happy character by Jack Dionne, of The California Lumber Merchant.

Before adjournment President Parker announced the appointment of the following committees: Executive Comrnittee for Northern District appointed by Vice-Presiclent J. O. Handley; M. A. Harris, San Francisco; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; R. B. Stevens, Santa Rosa; Warren S. Tillson, Modesto. Executive Committee for Southern District, A. E. Fickling, Long Beach; John W. Fisher, Santa Nlonica; Earl Johnson, Pasadena; Paul Hallingby, Los Angeles. I\{embership Committee, A. E. Fickling, Long Beach; J. O. Handley, Carmel ; A. C. Hansen, San Tose ; Harry Lake, Garden Grove. Finance Committee, George Adams, Sacramento; John Fisher, Santa Monica; Earl Johnson, Pasadena; Chas. Lund, San Rafael. Legislative Committee, Paul Hallingby, Los Angeles; lt. C. parker, Los Angeles; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; R. B. Stevens, Santa Rosa.

The directors present at the meeting were: John W. Fisher, Santa Monica; C. E. Sones, El Centro; Francis E. Boyd, Santa Barbara1'L. R. Byers, Ventura; M. E. Joslin, Centinella Valley; Mel Coe, Compton; A. E. Fickling, Harbor District; George Lounsberry, Los Angeles; E. C. Parker, Los Angeles; Glen Miner, San Diego; Gerald Curran, Ontario; Earl Johnson, Pasadena; Herman Loehr, Riverside; Chester Kn,ight, San Fernando Valley; J. O. Handley, Coast Counties; F. Dean Prescott, San Joaquin Valley; Warren Tillson, Modesto.

The Secretaries present rvere : W. T. Spears, El Centro; Frank M. Harrison, Santa Barbara; Geo. N. Swartz, Long Beach; Ken Smith, Los Angeles; O. W. Hamilton, San Diego; W. R. McWilliarns, Ontario; R. M. Engstrand, Pasadena; Ira Kennedy, Riverside; Chas. E. Rathbone, Van Nuys; Chas. Tripler, Watsonville; B. B. Barber, Fresno; C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento.