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Seth Ir. Butler

Son ofa lumberman and grandson of a lumberman, Seth L. Butler of Dant & Russell, Inc., San Francisco, has the further distinction of having his only son in the lumber business.

Born in San Francisco, Seth was educated there, being a graduate of the old Lincoln Grammar School, burned in the fire of 1906, and Commercial High School.

He entered the lumber bttsiness in 1903 .ivith the Lumber Surveyors',\ssociation. In IX)7 he took the management of the Pacific Coast Lumber Surveyors' Asscociation, conducting their business until the United States entered the World War in 1917, when he took an examination and receive.d a commission as Lieutenant in the Army.

He went to Camp Lewis, u'here officers of the first Officers Training Camp were organized into tl:e 91st Division. Went overseas with that outfit, saw action, receiving three machine gun bullets in the Argonne offensive. He returned from overseas in April , 1919, became Captain of the California Grays at that time and still holds that rank.

His first lumber job after the war was as salesman for .the Union Lumber Company. Later he purchased an interest in the Spring Valley Lumber Yard and the Mission Lumber Yar.d, San Francisco. He rvas out of the lumber game for a period of five years, but returned to it a ferv y€ars ago becoming associated with M. J. "Ben" Byrnes, iSan Francisco. for some time, and since April, 1939 has been representative of Dant & Russell, Inc. of Portland, Ore., in Northern California.

His father, John A. Butler, was born in North Bend, Oregon in 1860, the first .white child to be born there.

Mr. Butler, married in l9l4 Miss Myrtle C. Marsh, great granddaughter of John Marsh, famous California pioneer. They have a son, John S. (Jack) Butler, vrho graduated from Starrford in June of this year and is now employed b1. Loop Lumber Company, San Francisco.

Seth admits that his main hobby is the California Gral's, known as the Official Company of San Francisco. He joined this crack military organization in 1905. The California Grays participated largely in the San Francisco World's Fair in 1915, and in an official capacity in the Golden Gate Exposition this year.

As Captain he took 63 members of the Grays on a tour of the United States last May to act as guard of honor for Mayor Rossi in dedicating San Francisco Day at the New York Fair. The group covered 8,60O miles on the tour, took part in 32 parades and functions including a visit to West Point an<i visits to Chicago, Miami, Nerv Orleans and many other cities in 26 states.

Mr. Butler is a member of the Masonic Order. He lives in San Francisco and has a host of friends in and out of the lumber business.

New Yard In Inglewood

J. C. Burch of the Angelus Lnmber Company, Los Angeles, has opened a yard at 8O7 Centinela Boulevard. on the site formerly occ'upied by Rogers Lumber Company.

The new yard, which is operated under the name of Centinela Lumber Company, carries a stock of builders' hardware, Pittsburgh paints, lumber and building materials.

S. C. Brewer rvho has been lvith Angelus Lumber Company for the past three years, is manager.

APPOINTED SECRETARY.MANAGER

Ii. E. McConnell was recently appointed secretary-rnanager of the Lumber Merchants' Association of Northern California. His office is at 1833 Broadway, Fresno.

J. H. Kirk, Southern Pacific Milling Co., San Luis Obispo, is president of the Association and F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, is vice-president.