HARDWOOD RECORD 



I'or a broadening of 

 judgment, that a f 

 chai-acter be held •In 



ipshod 



IJOtl 



cry Of it liugei*s lung iu tlie minds of those 

 who attend, and the news of its bad features 

 spreads as on the wings of the wireless. The 

 influence of an unusually fine concatenation is 

 likewise widely disseminated — the members go 

 home and tell of the good time they had, the 

 excellence of the worli and the geueral supe- 

 riority of the arrangements. A "good" conca- 

 tenation does not necessarily mean an expensive 

 affair — it does not imply an elaborate feast 

 nor an effort on part of the vicegerent to per- 

 manently eliminate the sense of thirst by ad- 

 ministering a "cure" in allopathic (juantities. 

 It does mean that the work should be con- 

 ducted on a high plane and the entertainment 

 be kept free from objectionable features. 



Some of the concatenations "held during the 

 year were notable because of novel methods and 

 the introduction of new ideas. One of these 

 meetings resulted in the formation of a state 

 organization which is to be a permanent insti- 

 tution, and which, it is hoped, will pi 

 power for good. The concatenation rofe: 

 occurred :it Wn.o in lulv. mti.I i Ii<- "i-jMr 

 which 'jr. \\ 'rill -.1 (I t- Mil 1. x.i- II..., II 



.rii.jin- the members 

 ' . II inn. Texas hi 

 II tiiieen hundred. 

 H-iiMizution to mako 

 ■ irL;aiuzation than en 

 lloo and Lumb'TiinM 

 meml>er of llo'i-l!...' 



mially, probably in ' 



Dbersbip of more 



other feature which brings 

 men of the Southwest. 



One of the features of this year's record is 

 the return to the old form of handbook. The 

 getting out of this book is the biggest single 

 item of expense in connection with the conduct 

 of the order. For the sake of reducing the cost 

 to the order, the experiment was made of print- 

 ing the handbook in one issue of The Bulletin. 

 The experiment was a success so far as the de- 

 creased cost was concerned, but the members did 

 not seem to like the handbook in that form. 

 They claimed that it was nnt so convenient for 

 reference jnuposes. aii.l at the annual meeting 



directniv m mid it is one of 



the bi-u. I. world. The work 



of cominii^- il,,.' ii_iiii - and getting the ad- 

 dresses accurately listed is a tedious and com- 

 plicated task. As soon as the handbook is 

 nnished, the work of making corrections for 

 the next handbook begins. Many of the mem- 

 bers change their addresses several times a year. 

 And sometimes they fail to notify the supreme 

 scrivenoter of these changes. It is very im- 

 portant that each member should keep the 

 scrivenoter advised of cbau^os in business or 

 address, to the end Unit ti,,i inunin,",!,- may con- 

 stitute a relialili- ilir.. i..r\ In ihi- il.iv of cheap 

 postage there i- . i: . . . , . i t in this 

 connection. Ii i - i I . i |iride to 



the membership m h:i\. lii ii.iii.n k accurate. 



It cannot be accuiau unit,., ,\,r.i member is 

 faithful in this matter of notifying the 

 scrivenoter concerning changes of business or 

 location. This is a duty which you owe to the 

 entire order, as well as to yourself and to the 

 scrivenoter. That oflicer is supposed to be a 

 man of at least average intelligence, but he is 

 not endowed with supernatural qualities — he is 

 not a mind reader. His brain fails to register 

 thought waves and "telepathic" communications. 

 His work requires definite written instructions 

 in regard to names, places of residence and busi- 

 ness connections. It is the duty of the members 

 to see that he receives such information. 



My recommendations are very few — in fact, 

 few recommendations are necessary, because of 

 the fact that former snarks have so closelv 

 watched the interests of the order, and Hoo-Hoo 

 has considered their recommendations so thor- 

 oughly that, as an organization, it is almost 

 perfect. But I feel it my duty to refer to the 

 suggestion originating in Arkansas for a 

 memorial building at Gurdon, to mark the birth- 

 place of Hoo-Hoo. The order should take much 

 time for consideration before acting on a mat- 

 ter of such magnitude, and consider it from 

 every viewpoint. The cost of the building, and 

 the expense of keeping it up would require more 

 money than we could easil.v raise, and after a 

 while it would become practically valueless. 

 However, I would recommend that an appro- 

 priate monument, or memorial tablet, be inserted 



in the walls of the new building that is going 

 up on the site of the old hotel. I think what 

 money we have can be more advantageously 

 spent by helping out such enterprises as our 

 brothers of Indianapolis, lone-handed, have un- 

 dertaken -.11 the ri-.'iti.iu of a little "house of 

 Hoo-Hor. " .,nt III ili.^ trr.,1, :,ir rninp for sick 



babies. i i-i- ii.."- .., ii,.., it, .poses to 



be onl\ ,1 II': .■- ■ . ..■ i m^ a few 



huniln il .1 I I I ... I a small 



fund 11 --III! I., I . i. II -iii.i.ln.l Hitli beds, 



cots, and a nurse t" luoK alter ibe Utile inmates. 

 It seems to me that iloo-lloo in this way would 

 do more to perpetuate a worthy memory of its 

 existence than by the erection of any stone or 

 metal monument. 



I feel that I cannot well .-Ins,, this n.Idnss 

 without expressing my ap|in'eiati,,ii ut ili,. nni- 



aratively 

 le benefit 

 question. 



ed to being here 



luist express my pleasure in 

 tile seventeenth Hoo-Hoo au- 

 nt city whose splendid hospi- 

 ..\ ;ind whose cordial recep- 

 . I V appreciate. Chicago is 

 In western world — a city 

 I j'li and power, a city of 

 11,1 t.n.e. Chicago is al- 



..Id- 



. lire not supposed to enjo.v 



1 . \ ii.,n;. in 1901, we were but 

 iiiii M'lii the sea; iu I'ortland. in 

 ,r,- 1.11 the Ijanks of tin. Willam.tt.- 

 ■ from the mighty Colninni.i mid ilie 

 ic. Still further ba, k. in ls:is, „,■ 

 veland. with Lake Kii,' m ili,. i.,f- 



ber. «■ ' ! •<■ ■■" I' I" M : ^11 to Atlanta, but 

 dcclin, .1 . I I., water there! Also 



becaiis. . ^ ' n,e of the Chicago 



deleiinii. .1 1^ iMili tales of Chicago's 



glor.\ .III 111 . .1 Hill) our hearts a longing 



to lie, .1. IS. to behold the wonders 



of y.iii i. . I to enjoy with you the 



special 1 111 peculiar delights which 



Chica._-,, ,111 ii.ii. jir.ivide. 



Below will be fouiia an abstract of the re- 

 port of .Scrivenoter Baird: 



Scrivenoter 's Report. 



Our I. -1 .' Iisbursement for tlie Hoo- 



Hoo Ml' : .-; I't.mber 9, 1908, have been 



as f..]],.,.. . I . I,, .losing with the close of 



Dues 



Imminent distress fund 



Merchandise (pins, buttons, etc., sold 



Concatenations 



Grip tags sold 



Office fixtures 



Ijife memliership fees 



Card cases sold 



Honorary membership fees 



Interest "on deposit 



Total 



DISBHRSEMENTS. 



Imminent distress fund 



Mdse. (pins, buttons, etc., bought) . 



Concatenations (refund) 



Petty expense 



Postage and registered mail 



Stationery 



ik equipment and supplies 



Office flxtu 

 Storage . . . 

 Premium o 

 Handbook 

 Snark's offl 



$13,127.06 



19,109.58 



599.39 



1,027.51 



8,405.27 



961.52 



,■103.05 



26.54 



Scri 



Exprc-s.-: 



Grip tnu- I -'It 



(Tuts iiti.l .'..!'..- 



Anntnil m, -,1111.4 . imiT 

 Scrivenoter s saiai\ . 

 Traveling expense . . . 

 Telegraph account . . 



Rent account 



House of Ancients 



Insurance account . . 

 Printing "The Bulletii 



help. 



221.1 

 i. 695. 61 

 ,978.63 

 918.15 

 1,655.76 

 643.81 

 32.85 

 411.84 

 207.78 

 194.38 

 !, 499.96 

 505.40 

 166.92 

 638.00 

 826.09 

 27.60 

 !. 437.23 



ion is called to the fact that in this 

 is embraced balance to the credit of 



ill. lit disu.ss fund amounting to $4,- 



■ i\iim IS 111 actual free balance to 



,,u 1..'- .t\,iing all the above dis- 

 iiis 1111,1 nil my records and books are 



■ the examination of any one inter- 



Thb Effects of the Panic. 



The above figures give 

 to which the p '1.1, iii'l 

 in all branch. - 1 ' . i 

 allied lines Im\. 11. . i 

 ceipts from all .. .1 . . . 1 



?4, 000.81. A consideiiilil. 

 ever, is in the decrease 

 imminent distress fund, 

 still, as will be seen, a 

 to its credit, no calls f. 

 been made during th.- 1 

 receipts have been o.-, .. 

 contributions. As ;i m 

 the receipts to this im . 



past > 



ili.M-Hoo. Our re- 

 I 111., year, as com- 

 .w a falling off of 

 part of this, how- 

 of receipts to the 

 This fund having 

 comfortable balance 



for the 

 . Later 



the 



ited 



ike 



ust about 

 work for 

 thunderclap 



nut of a clear sky, and affected 

 business, in my jttdgment. more than the 

 lumber business. Our Hoo-Hoo work met 

 with an almost total cessation for a period 

 of about two montlis. It would have been 

 wellnigh impossible to hold a satisfactory con- 

 catenation iu any part of the countrj' during 

 the midst of ik. un.i in.ss and depression, 

 tind no great n . 1 ■,■. . mide to urge our 

 vicegerents t.i 1 . d the first of the 



endar 

 gratified a 

 accomplish 

 w-ay dues 

 call for di 

 panic, was 

 compared 1 



montlis. 

 not shfn 

 terial fa 



ha\ 



felt 



able 



, gratified at th. 



I.I up. Our first 



th... midst of th. 



. live of results as 



>. IIS. but subsequent 



lieing purposely d. - 



! after the adv. iit .n 



in good results, am! 



t during the pa.st tw,, 



1 call sent out, ha\. 



Ill detect, any ma- 



.1 iii'i- years, relative 



'.-Id. Ted. 



, li.ive ample grounds 

 ,1.1. in congratulating 

 ij.i-Hoo has withstood 

 lerge from the period 



sh balanc 



ever 



rnp.:iii..i . s. . i 1 1-1 .v..ar. without having de- 

 .-'■. is.,1 .ai\ ui luj; activities in the least, and 

 1. I he face of legislation at our Atlantic City 

 . .ting which caused some considerable in- 

 1. use in our expendittires. One of the chief- 

 . St of these is the return to the old form of 

 bound handbook. Since the book was sent 

 out my office has received a great number 

 of letters speaking favorably of the change 

 made, and my judgment is that despite its 

 cost it has given general satisfaction. Supple- 

 ment No. 1 to this book has just been mailed, 

 bringing the membership list fairly up to date. 

 OuK Distress Ftjnd. 

 It will be .ibsory.r-il als.i that our dishursn- 



ceipts to t 



pected, we 

 of the paui. 

 the distress 

 outside the 

 being requ« 

 ordinary c, 



