HARDWOOD RECORD 



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SKIDDING MACHINE HANDING WOODS' 



Hoo=Hoo jinnual. 



On September 11 the Concatenated Order 

 of Hoo-Hoo concluded its four days' annual 

 meeting at Chicago, ■which was the seven- 

 teenth affair of this sort that has been held 

 by the organization. The registration of 

 Hoo-Hoo and visitors numbered about seven 

 hundred. The meeting was noticeable from 

 the large number of ladies accompanying 

 their husbands or relatives. 



For four days Hoo-Hoo practically owned 

 the Auditorium and the Annex. The local 

 committee having in charge the entertainment 

 of guests, carried out its program in every 

 detail and everyone expressed himself as 

 highly pleased with the amusement provided. 

 The ladies were especially enthusiastic over 

 their entertainment and sent a message of 

 thanks to the local committee accompanied 

 by a beautiful set piece of flowers. 



September 8 was given up to the doings of 

 the Osirian Cloister and the following ofEcers 

 were elected: 



High Priest of Ptah— L. E. Fuller. Chicago, III. 



High Priest of Anubis— A. H. Potter, Port- 

 land. Ore. 



High Priest of Thoth— J. H. Baird, Nashville, 

 Tenn. 



High Priest of Hathor — John Oxenford, In- 

 dianapolis, Ind. 



High Priest of Osiris — J. L. Alcock, Baltimore, 

 Md. 



High Priest of Ra — R. W. Neighbors, San 

 Francisco, Cal. 



High Priest of Isis— J. A. Moore, Chicago, 111. 



High Priest of Shu — M. W. Wiley, Baltimore, 

 Md. 



High Priest of Sed — A. F. Sharpe, Alexandria, 

 La. 



Seventeen new members were admitted to 

 this division of Hoo-Hoo. During the even- 

 ing the annual Osirian Cloister banquet was 

 held at the Auditorium, the occasion being 



graced by the presence of many ladies. X. A. 

 Gladding of Indianapolis acted as toast- 

 master. 



Wednesday, September 9, was devoted to a 

 lake trip on the big steamer Theodore Eoose- 

 velt to Michigan City, Ind., in w-hich fully 

 600 participated. The first regular meeting 

 of the order was held aboard the vessel. 



On Thursday the meeting of the order was 

 continued in the large dining hall of the 

 Auditorium hotel. "Very little legislation was 

 taken up for action save the regular detail 

 work of the order. After a sharp contest 

 between Denver, Seattle and Hot Springs for 

 the next annual meeting it was voted to hold 

 it at the famous Arkansas resort. 



The order by resolution donated $300 to- 

 ward the Little House of Hoo-Hoo being 

 erected at Indianapolis for the benefit of sick 

 babies. This action was taken on recom- 

 mendation of Ex-Snark Bonner. This com- 

 mendable charity is being carried forward by 

 the IndianapoUs Hoo-Hoo and other lumber- 

 men, and when completed will cost $4,000. • 



On resolution the matter of the erection of 

 a suitable monument to mark the birthplace 

 of Hoo-Hoo at Guerdon, Ark., was referred 

 to the Supreme Nine. 



It was de.cided to readmit members who 

 had dropped out of the order through non- 

 payment of dues on the payment of $5, on 

 recommendation of the vicegerent snark of 

 the district. 



A great concatenation was held on Thurs- 

 day night, at which there were forty -five 

 initiates. On Friday the meeting of the 



order was continued, but very little business 

 was transacted, save the election of officers, 

 which resulted as follows: 



Snark of the Dniverse — Piatt B. Walker, Min- 

 neapolis. 



Senior Hoo-Hoo— W. A. Hadler, Chatham, Ont. 



.TuEior Hoo IIoo — E. IT. Dalbev, Chicago. 



Bni„m— <-' v.. rviltvn. S^nttle." 



• lal.l.^.iwM, k M. W, Wil.v. Baltimore. 



' '-- '" \\ !• '■! iilii]. Indianapolis. 



'.iir'l.iii 1:. I NpIlm!^. ^;Ln Francisco. 

 s,_ii\tiiuUi — J. U. liiiiiil, Nashville. 



On Friday afternoon the spectacular Hoo- 

 IIoo comedy-drama known as the Embalm- 

 ment of the Snark was held at the Stude- 

 baker theater under the auspices of the local 

 committee, assisted by Boiling Arthur John- 

 son, author of the play. The feature was much 

 enjoyed by members of the order and their 

 friends, who filled the house. 



The magnificent badges w^orn by the vis- 

 itors, illustrated in connection with this 



article, were gifts of the well-known saw- 

 manufacturing house of E. C. Atkins & Co., 

 Inc., Indianapolis, and reflect credit not only 

 on the company's good taste in the matter, 

 but on its generosity to the order as well. 



Installs Hardwood Department. 



The Alf Bennett Lumber Company of St. 

 Louis has somewhat reorganized its various 

 lines of work, and in so doing has installed 

 a hardwood department, which is in charge 

 of an experienced hardwood lumberman, E. L. 

 Page. The entire output of the Walnut Lake 

 Cypress Company of Walnut Lake, Ark., and 

 of the Forbes-Everts Lumber Company, of 

 Van Buren, Mo., will be handled. 



Mr. Page was formerly a hardwood whole- 

 saler of Kansas City, and later was a mem- 

 ber of the firm of Page & Davis, engaged 

 in the sash and door trade at Kansas City. 

 Until his afflliation w'ith the Bennett com- 

 pany he has been representing the Louisiana 

 Red Cypress Company in Iowa, with head- 

 quarters at Cedar Rapids. Thus it will be 

 seen that Mr. Page is well qualified for the 

 work which he has lately undertaken, and 

 under his management the hardwood branch 

 of the Alf Bennett Lumber Company should 

 prove a desirable and remunerative depart- 

 ment. 



