Parbon Simphn Reunion Held at Calaveras Grove

The seventh annual Reunion was held at "Parson" Simpkin Sequoia in Calaveras State Park, Sunday, Septeml>er 26 at 2 P. M. in conjunction rvith the first fall meeting of Central Valley Hoo Hoo Club No. 62.

President O. V. Wilson of the Club presided at a dinner at Big Trees Hotel on Saturday evening. Charles Cross of Santa Fe Lumber Co. ably led the 6O guests in community singing and favored them with a fine baritone renrlition of "lfome on the Range." Brief talks were made by John L. Todd, Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, Frank W. Trower of San Francisco, Prof. Emanuel Fritz of Berkeley, and C. D. Lel\faster of Sacramento. Mr. LeMaster, a Past Snark of the lJniverse, urged support of the re-organization committee of Hoo Hoo which is composed of several leading members of the Minneapolis Hoo Hoo Club, one of the Trvin Cities' finest Service Clubs. Several of those present pledged loyalty to this lumber trade fraternity, formed in 1892. The crowd adjourned to a large camp-fire and spent a very enjoyable evening in songs and stories. Calaveras CCC Camp boys put on several good vaudeville stunts.

The Sunday afternoon l\[emorial Service rvas in charge of Frank Trower, substituting for George M. Cornwall. The meeting was opened by John Todd reading an Invocation delivered by Parson Simpkin at the 32nd Hoo Hoo Annual in New Orleans, September lO, 1923. A telegram from Mr. Cornrvall to Chas G. Bird was read, containing a fine tribute to the late Supreme Chaplain of Hoo Hoo. Mr. Trower also fittingly linked the occasion, the trees and the steadfast lo1'alty of those present in,preserving the memory of the late Parson Peter A. Simpkin. O. V. Wilson read a telegram from Minneapolis Hoo Hoo congratulating California lumbermen and Hoo Hoo for this "annual lighting of the lamps of remembrance for our departed peerless leader." Bruce Moorehead of Escalon sang tenor solos "Trees" and "The E,nd of a Perfect Day," he also sang for the two Saturday night meetings. Charley Cross again led the community singing, with "America" as the opening song and "Auld Lang Syne" in closing. Mrs. Gordon Pierce of Oakland read a tribute to trees bv Bruce Barton and Richard Ustick of Modesto follorvecl rvith a selection by Richard LeGallienne on the quaint reverellce by woodcutters of Northern Europe and the Dutch East Indies for the trees they are obliged to cut. The speaker of the day rvas Emanuel Fritz, Associate Professor of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, and Consulting Forester

LeIt to Right. Sected-Frqnk W. Trower, Iohn Todd, Prol. Emcrnuel Fritz. Standing-Alvin Learned cnd Bruce Mooreheqd. of California Redwood Association. His subject, "The Life of the Forest," was a striking contrast betrveen the troubled outside lvorld and the quiet but never-ceasing life forces in the individual trees as rvell as the forest itself.

The chairman called on Lieut. L. L. Clark in charge of Company 3860, Calaveras Big Tree Camp, CCC, who gave a most interesting account of the camp activities and purposes in character building. These boys of 15 to 24 years at this camp are mostly from the dust borvl area in Oklahoma.

Mr. Trower announced that Bert E. Bryan of Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland had been added to the Parson Simpkin Memorial Committee, the other members being:

Chas. G. Bird, C. D. Lel'Iaster, Geo. N[. Cornu'all, Tom L. Gardiner, and himself.

Before closing, thanks tvere extended to N r. Bird for his many helpful efforts to make the joint meeting a success, among which was the bringing of a piano on a Stockton Lumber Co. truck, rvhich added greatly to the enjol'rnent of the outdoor meetings. Appreciations were also expressecl for the hearty co-operation of President O. \r. Wilson ancl members of Central Valley Hoo Hoo Club No. 62.

Thus ended another perfect daf in one of California's most beautiful rnountain forest parks.

Those attending lvere:

Emanuel Fritz, University of California, Forestrl', ISerkeley

Mrs. Emanuel Fritz ....Berkelev

Barbara Fritz. ...Berkeley

Frank W. Trorver, Trorver Lumber Cotnpany, San Francisco

Jack Crowe, Calaveras Cement Co. .. .....Stockton

Chas. Moorehead, Moorehead Lumber Co. . E,scalon

Bruce Moorehead, Moorehead Lumber Co. .......Escalon

Irma Moorehead Escalou

O. V. Wilson, Central Lumber Company Stockton

Mrs. O. V. Wilson

Martel Wilson, Central Lumber Company Stockton

Vincent Wilson, Central Lumber Company Stockton

Miss McKindley, Central Lumber C_ompan,r- Stockton

Paul Wilson. Central Lttmber Company Stockton

Mrs. Paul Wilson Stockton

R. L. Ustick, Stanislaus Lumber Companr' Ilodesto

Dorothy Ustick ..Nfodesto

J. U. Gartin, Stanislatts Lurnber Companr' Modesto

Gordon D. Pierce. Boorman Lnmber Co. . Oakland

Mrs. Gordon D. Pierce Oakland

F. K. Peil, Hammond Lumber Company San Francisco

Myrtle W. Peil San Francisco

Chas. G. Bird, Stocliton l-umber Companl-, fnc., Stockton

Les Burford, Stockton Lumber Cornpany, Inc. .Stockton

Chas S. Brace, Stockton Lun.rber Company, Inc., Stockton

Mrs. Chas S. Brace ...Stockton

Chas. S. Brace, Jr. .Stockton

C. D. LeMaster, Western Building Revieu, Sacramento

NIrs. C. D. LeMaster .... .Sacramento

F'. W. Elliott, Schafer 13ros. Lumber & Shingle Co. .. ..San Francisco

Chas. D. Gartin, Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co. ...San Francisco

Jeanne Jaruis ....San Francisco

Geo. L. I\Ieissner, Valley Lumber Co. .. ......Lodi

NIrs. Geo. L. Meissner ...r ......Lodi

G. A. Kramer, The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco

Mrs. G. A. Kramer .....San Francisco

Chas. B. Cross, Santa Fe Lur.nber Co. . Stockton

Dorothy Jean Cross ...Stockton

Jerry Stutz, Atkinson-Stutz Contpany......San Francisco

Ina Stutz San Francisco

Jas. E. Atkinson, Atkinson-Stutz Compan1., San Francisco

I\f rs. Jas. E. Atkinson . San Francisco

Len'is Goddarcl, Hobbs, Wall & Co. .......San Francisco

Mrs. Lervis Goddard ...San Francisco

Frank H. \\'ratson, llobbs, \\rall ct Co.....San Francisco

Nf rs. Frank H. \Vatson San Francisco

John Todd, Western Door & Sash Co. Oakland

I\Irs. John Todd . Oakland

Johrr S. Hardin, Yancey I-umber Co. ..Nervman

H. Il. Hardin . l{ouston. Texas

Alvin I-earned .. Stockton loL"jio,,.,as Big rrees

Nfrs. IJ. R. Gianelli, Calaveras Big Trees Hotel, ....Calaveras

Custodian Trailer Calaveras

MissTrailer.... ..Calaveras

Big Trees Big Trees Big Trees Big Trees

Music

Music is to me an ethereal rain, an ever-soft distillation, fragrant and liquid and wholesome to the soul, as dew to fowers; an incomprehensible delight, a joy, a voice of mystery, that seems to stand on the boundary between the sphere of the senses and the soul, and plead with pure, unrefined human nature to ascend into regions of seraphic uncontained life.

An Autumn Song

By Bliss Carman

There is something in Autumn that is native to my blood, Touch of manner, hint of mood; And my heart is like a rhyme, With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.

O wo,ndrous power ! Art thou not the nearest breath of The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry God's own beauty, born to us amid the infinite, whispering Of bugles going by. gallery of His reconciliation ! Type of all love and recon- And my lonely spirit thrills ciliation, solvent of hard, contrary elements-blender of To see the frost on asters like smoke upon the hills. soul with soul, and all with the Infinite Harmony.

-John S. Dwight.

Class Resentment

First Hobo hate holidays. workint.tt

(surveying stream of pleasure-seekers): "I Makes yer feel common when nobody ain't

DIDN'T LIKE THE COLOR SCHEME

Rastus: "'What's the matter, Mose? You looks so mad."

Mose: "Who wouldn't be? Dat Doctah what operated on me sewed me up with white thread."

Writers Have A Snap

By Don Marquis

Webster has the words, and I Pick them up from where they lie; Here a word and there a \ilordIt's so easy,'tis absurd.

I merely range them in a row, Webster's done the work you know; Words follow words, till, inch by inch, f have a column. What a cinch !

I take the words that Webster penned And merely lay them end to end.

There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir; We must follow her, When from every hill aflame, She calls and calls each vagabond by name.

He Wanted A Steady Job

A certain breeder of dairy cattle in one of the Southern states is distinguished for two things-the excellent quality of his cattle and his relentless insistence on his hired hands keeping busy. A negro came to him o'ne day and applied for a job as milker.

"You don't look to me like a nigger that wants a steady job," replied the dairyman, eyeing him critically.

"Yassah, boss, Ah wants a stiddy job."

"'Well, go to work, then, but I'm telling yo'u, I don't like your looks.t'

The negro went, and found that he not only had to milk twenty cows, but care for the milk, wash the utensils, curry the cows and feed them, clean the stalls and drive the cows to and from the pasture. Then he gave notice.

"I knew it, I knew it," railed the dairyman, "f knew you didn't want a steady job, you no-account rascal."

"Yassuh, boss, Ah do€s," protested the darky, "but you's been layin' me off six hours ev'y night."

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