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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



niembor him as writinp this official report 

 at Dallas three years ago. 



We have named but a few of our breth- 

 ren, not because we do not miss the oth- 

 ers, but because we halve no words fully 

 to express our loss for those who have in 

 the past stood by us in our beloved or- 

 ganization. We know not who of us will 

 cross the river before our next annual, 

 but whosoever it may be, let us trust that 

 the remaining: brothers may have of them 

 as kindly remembrance as we have for 

 those who have already gone before. 



The committee on constitution and by- 

 laws recommended that the ones at pres- 

 ent in force be not changed. On top of 

 this report, however, came the question 

 of the numbering of the members of the 

 order after 9,990 had been reached. After 

 considerable discussion It was moved and 

 adopted that the recommendation of the 

 snark in his annual report be accepted. 



The committee's report on resolutions 

 was read and adopted as follows: 



The committee on resolutions begs leave 

 to submit the following resolutions: 



Whereas, The eleventh annual meeting 

 of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is 

 alHiut to be adjourned, thus ending a most 

 interesting fraternal gathering of brothers 

 in IIoo-lliio, a meeting that has resulted 

 in earni'st deliberation and careful legis- 

 lation for the good of the order that we 

 believe must surely redound to its great 

 benelit in not only the year but the years 

 to come: 



.Vnd li:iving been received most hospit- 

 ably and entertained most royally in this 

 fair city on the west shore of*Lake Michi- 

 gan, where it has seemed that not only 

 have our brother Iloo-IIoo of Milwaukee, 

 but its iH'ople in general, made us feel as 

 if we were llieir guests and that the city 

 was ours; 



Therefore, your committee believes it to 

 be litting that it be 



l{esolve<l. That the thanks of the mem- 

 bers of the order be given to our Past 

 Snark of Ihi' Universe, Mr. A. II. Weir, 

 of Nebraska, for the conscientious manner 

 in which he has not only distharged the 

 duties of Ills otfice during the past year, 

 but also for the earnest attention he" has 

 given to the welfare of the order and the 

 hard work he has done toward makin" 

 It all that our highest desires would have 

 it be. iiiul that in his retirement to the 

 House of .\ncients lie has the best wishes 

 ol all II(i(MIoo; and at the same time that 

 we expn^ss to all the other members of 

 the !>uprenu' .Vine our tlianks for the zeal- 

 ous work they have done since the last 

 annual meeting in looking after the welfare 

 ot the order in their jurisdiction and in 

 supporting the Snark of the Universe 



Ue.-iolved, That we do thank the Hoo- 

 I"o of .Milwaukee, and of the state of 

 W iscousin. for the loyiiUy they have shown 

 to the order and the hospitality thev have 

 extended to us who have come" from other 

 stales, ami particularly to the Vicegerent 

 of A^lseonsnl, .1. J. villiauis, to the Mil- 

 waukee committee on arrangements and 

 .nance, to the local reception committees 

 and to that loyal IIoo-IIoo and prince of 

 good fellows. Frank N. Snell, of Milwau- 

 kee, chairman of tlie committee on ar- 

 rangemenls. for the masterly way in which 

 ho planned and earrie<l out evcrV detail of 

 the care and entertainment of the visiting 

 Hoo-Hoo making our stay in Milwaukee 

 one continual round of pleasure and tu 

 occasion never to be forgotten, thus earrv- 

 ing out the pledge he made at Norfolk i 

 year ago to-day, to the effect that if ^ve 



came to Milwaukee this year the city would 

 be ours. 



We congratulate the local committee on 

 aiTangements on devising the novel plan 

 of registering and numbering those at- 

 tending the annual meeting, and would 

 recommend the idea to those having in 

 charge the arrangements for annual meet- 

 ings in the future as a permanent feature 

 of the meetings. We also wish the mem- 

 bers of the ladies' reception committee to 

 know that we appreciate the kindness and 

 courtesies they have extended to our visit- 

 ing ladies, and in this connection we be- 

 lieve it appropriate to congratulate the or- 

 der upon the large number of ladies that 

 have attended this annual meeting— larger 

 than ever before— a feature of our meet- 

 ing that is commendable and we trust will 

 be emphasized in the future; and be it 

 further 



Resolved, That, we will ever remember 

 ^sith gratitude the fact that our entertain- 

 ment during our sojourn in the city of 

 Milwaukee was made possible by the finan- 

 cial support the above mentioned commit- 

 tees received from our real hosts of this 

 meeting— the Allis-Chalmers Company, the 

 I'ller & Stowell Company and Charles W. 

 Pfister— and we assure them that we appre- 

 ciate their kindness and liberality, and we 

 would suggest that the members of the 

 order make special effort to reciprocate 

 whenever the opportunity may occur. 



And that we here record our apprecia- 

 tion of the kindness as well as the thought- 

 fulness of the Chain Belt Company of Mil- 

 waukee, for the beautiful badges fur- 

 nished our members attending this meet- 

 ing. These badges have been pronounced 

 by all as the finest that have ever been 

 worn at an annual meeting, and their pre- 

 sentation to the visiting Hoo-Hoo by this 

 company was a courtesy deserving of com- 

 mendation. 



We are also under obligations to the 

 Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee for 

 the kind invitation to visit their great 

 plant for making that which has made Mi'.- 

 waukee famous, and for attentions shown. 



And that we, in conclusion, extend our 

 thanks to the hotels of Milwaukee for car- 

 ing for us, at a time when so many thou- 

 sands of strangers are in the city, and 

 especially to the Hotel Pfister management 

 and its efficient staff for the every care 

 and attention given to us, for the use of 

 its parlors, lobby, club rooms and banquet 

 and meeting halls, and for the many other 

 courtesies extended, and to all others who 

 have assisted in making the eleventh an- 

 nual meeting the great success from a busi- 

 ness and social point of view that it has 

 been. 



The closing business of the day and 

 practically of the meeting was the election 

 of officers for the ensuing year, and re- 

 sulted with but little contest as follows: 



Snark of the Universe, W. H Norris 

 Houston, Tex. ' 



Senior Hoo-Hoo, Geo. W. Schwartz St 

 Louis, Mo. ' 



.Tnnior Hoo-Hoo, F. N. Snell, Milwaukee, 

 Wis. ' 



Bojum, James Wilson, Jr., Wapakoneta, 



Scrivenoter, Jas. H. Baird, Nashville 

 Teim. ' 



Jabberwock, Orson E. Yeager, Buffalo, 



Custocatian, Victor H. Beckman Seattle 



Wash. ' 



Arcanoper, V. C. Davenport. Salida, Colo 



Gurdon, Harvey S. Averys, .New Orleans! 



Before final adjournment the following 



resolution, introduced by Geo. V. Denny 

 of Georgia, was passed: 



Resolved, That a committee of three be 

 appointed at this annual meeting by the 

 snark, to have designed, copyrighted, and 

 manufactured a suitable emblem to be pre- 

 sented to each of the past snarks, the 

 emblems to cost not more tlian .?90.90 each. 



THE ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES. 



This portion of the program was with- 

 out exaggeration the very best in the way 

 of variety and selection that Hoo-Hoo has 

 ever partaken of. 



In the first place, the Pfister Hotel peo- 

 ple did everything in their power to make 

 the stay of the guests pleasant. Charles 

 F. Pfister was one of the real hosts of 

 the occasion and the hotel was made the 

 headquarters. All who were domiciled 

 there will testify as to the merits of this 

 famous hostelry, both as to appointments 

 and service, and the cuisine has no suiw- 

 rior in the country. 



Tuesday afternoon a boat ride for the 

 ladies had been scheduled, but the lake 

 was so rough and the weather so cool that 

 at the last minute Thursday afternoon's 

 progi'am was substituted instead, and the 

 entire party were given a trolley ride. The 

 places of interest visited were the Filer 

 & Stowell Company's big saw mill ma- 

 chinery plant, the old plant of the Allis- 

 Chalmers Company, and the immense now 

 plant of the Allis-Chalmers Company at 

 West Allis. These two companies were 

 also large contriliutors to the entertainment 

 fund and to whom Hoo-Hoo and their la- 

 dies are especially indebted for the royal 

 entertainment during their entire stay. 



In the evening, while the concatenation 

 was in progress, the ladies were given a 

 theater party at the Davidson Theater, 

 where they enjoyed a splendid perform- 

 ance of Florodora. 



Wednesday morning came the tally-ho 

 ride for the ladies. It was thoroughly en- 

 joyed by nearly every lady present and 

 included a drive along the lake shore 

 through a fine residence district, to White- 

 fish Bay, where a fine luncheon was served. 



On Weonesday evening came the infor- 

 mal reception, the Dutch lunch and smoker, 

 which had previously been announced as 

 the supreme effort of the local committee, 

 and indeed it was a most thoroughly en- 

 joyable affair. It was tendered to the en- 

 tire body of visiting delegates and their 

 ladies. The banquet hall of the Hotel 

 Pfister was beautifully illuminated and a 

 band discoursed sweet music at intervals 

 during the evening. The refreshments 

 consisted of the beverage that made Mil- 

 waukee famous, cigars, sandwiches, salad, 

 ice cream and cake and coffee. A quartet 

 sang, speeches were made and stories told 

 by Wilmer Seig, the master of ceremonies, 

 ex-Governor Peck, Prof. A. C. McDunald 

 of Milwaukee, W. E. Barns of St. Loui'^, 

 N. A. Gladding of Indianapolis, and C. D. 

 Rourke of Petersburg, 111. The affair 

 closed with a cake walk by five colored 



