State Retailers' Annual Convention

(Continued from Page 20) sociation of Los Angeles; D. C. Essley, California Retail vember 9, and thanked Mr. Lake and the directors for Lumbermen's Association; W. W. Wheatley, Imperial their support of his efforts to sell the association. Valley Lumbermen's Association; M. D. Bishop, Coast J. A. Pettis, legislative counsel of the Calilornia ManuCounties Lumbermen's Association; Robert Cameron, facturers' Association, introduced by C. W. Pinkerton, Marin County Lumbermen's Association and Paul E. urged more active participation in affairs of government Overend, California Retail Lumbermen's Association. by lumbermen.

Saturday Morning

Nine new directors were elected to serve on the board

E. T. Robie, presided, calling first on President Harry A. for the three-year period. The full board is made up of Lake for his report. 27 directors. The following were elected: Central District, Mr. Lake's report, given in his customary modest way,,A. L. Hubbard, Hubbard & Carmichael Bros., San Jose; wls a truly remarkable statement of progress for the Glendale-Pasadena District, Earl Johnson, Johnson Lumyear just enied, showing a total of 3JE mimbers, of which ber Co., Pasadena; Imperial Valley District, Charles E. 195 were gained in the twelve months' period, virtually an Sones, Sones Lumber Co., El Centro; Long Beach District, increase of 100 per cent. It also showed 14 new local as- A. E. Fickling, Fickling Lumber Co., Long Beach; Pomona sociations with a total of 245 members formed with the Valley District, Charles P. Curran, Curran Bros., Pomona;

Group of Retail Lumbermen Who Attended Convention

assistance of the State association. There are now, Mr. Lake said, 35 local associations in the state, with 26 paid secretaries.

He predicted that there will be a gain of 150 new members in the coming year, and that soon thereafter membership will reach 600.

The speaker paid a tribute to the unselfish work of the board of directors, and members of all committees for their unselfish work, and he particularly commended vicepresident E. T. Robie, one of the ablest men it had ever been his good fortune to work with.

Dee C. Essley, manager of the association, then presented his report covering the pgriod from May 16 to No-

Sacramento Distrlct, E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn; San Francisco Bay District, A. M. S. Pearce, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Oakland; San Joaquin Valley District, Elmore King, King Lumber Co., Bakersfield; Southern California District, H. A. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove.

Tellers were: C. H. Chapman, Santa Ana; Ed. Case, Pomona, and M. D. Bishop, Watsonville.

Chas. G. Bird read the report of the resolutions committee. All of the resolutions were unanimously adopted. These were as follows:

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