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Clubs ami Associations 



American Forestry Association to Meet in Boston 

 Th. -tr.v .\«»i><latlnii iiiiiiiMiiiiM'. iliiii ilif iiiinuni imvl- 



Ids •'' '<> will IH- lu'M nt IIh- Hotel t'oplcy I'littn, llcmtou, 



Janunr.' i . ■• m i - 



Frank Tiffany to Speak at Exporters' Meeting 



The nnnual mcvtlui: u( tlif Nnllonnl I.uiiiIkt K\|M>rli'ri<' Aiuoclntluii. 



whU-t) »ni mko piBif nt the Hotel iilnton In Cliulmintl. Janimry '2»-2'2. 



rv iDti'rratliiK l>y tlio proiipiu-c of Frank Tlffiiny, the for- 



vc- of the orKnnlintlon. The lionril of mnnnciTH hn» 



ui 111 nn union lo Sir. Tlffiniy to Iw present. nrtlnR on the hellef 



.at lie \-nn iilve much Information on the forolitn sltuntlon. In vluu 



,.( the (llfllcultles confrontlnc the ejpnrt trade and the complU-ntlonn 



that are likely to arise at any time. It wan left to Mr. Tiffany's JndR- 



mcnt an to whether he nhoiild take kiifflrlent time to come over or not ; 



but It U thought that he will attend, lie Is expected to Ro cxbnustlvcly 



Jnto conditions on the other side, and his presentation of the situation 



It li tlH.iiKht, will prove of great value to exporters Reneriilly and to 



tlie III. iiiivm of the assoctatioD in particular. Ilecausc of the great 



volume (if business expected to come up, the uieetlnR will beplu n day 



earlier than had been Intended at llrst. and miiy extend over the fourth 



day. The gathering Is looked forward to as of cxcepooniil Imiioi mii. .■ 



and a full attendance of the membership is looked for. 



Furniture Club Holds Election 

 William A. Levlson was chosen president nf tlio i.MiecD City Furniture 

 Clnb at its annual election last week at the Itusiness Men's Club. 

 Other olDcers chosen were as follows: Vice-president, II. Ilagcmann : 

 treasurer, A. Steinkamp ; secretary, Joseph 11. Montcr ; directors, Frank 

 .\shton, Julius Berger, J. II. Sprengard, John A. Herbert and George 

 Zurborg. 



There were two tickets in the flcid, regular and independent. Mr. 

 r>cvl9on was the only successful candidate on the regular ticket with one 

 exception, Mr. Asbton, whose name for director appeared on both 

 tickets. 



Hoo-Hoo Meeting in Memphis 



A meeting of Hoo-Ilon was rieenlly held in Memphis for the purpose of 

 taking steps looking to the entertainment of the .innual of that order Sep- 

 tember 9. lOlC. which will be hold in Memphis. This meeting was called to 

 order by Vice-Gercnt Snark H. B. Weiss. In addition to the local IIooIIoo 

 present. E. D. Tennant, secretary and treasurer of the order, with head- 

 quarters at St. I.,ouis. was in attendance. Mr. Tennant expressed much 

 pleasure at meeting the various Memphis UooIIoo and gave to those present 

 information regarding what had been done In other cities In connection with 

 entertainment plans for the annual. 



While no definite action was taken at this meeting, it was announced 

 tiy Mr. Weiss that another would lie called in a short time, at which 

 proper committees would be appointed to look after the various fea- 

 tures of the work to be done. It was also announced that, with 

 a view to reviving interest in the order here, a concatenation would be 

 held shortly after the beginning of the new year. 



It Is the desire of the leaders In Hoo-Hoo in this section "that there 

 shall be as many local members as possible and In order to insure thl.s 

 result it was announced that the plan decided upon at the last annual 

 meeting at San Francisco would be followed. This provides that any 

 member who is In arrears may be reinstated by the payment of $■"> 

 and that this may be done without the necessity of a formal re-lnitlatlon. 



Annual Meeting of Baltimore Exchange 



The annual meeting of the Baltimore Lumber Kxcbange took place 

 on December 6 at the Merchants' Club. The yearly reports were read 

 and approved, showing the volume of lumlier inspected, and giving a 

 review of the conditions that hove prevailed during the year. Rufus K. 

 Goodenow, president, included in bis stotcment various recommenda- 

 tions calculated to advance the interests of the lumber trade. A mat- 

 ter that gave rise to some discussion was the wharfage charges, which 

 were made the subject of an investigation and report by a committee 

 from the Lumbermen's Club, a body of jvholesale dealers. The secretary's 

 report showed tbat the exchange has made some gains in membership, 

 while that of the treasurer disclosed an excellent financial condition, 

 with a balance in the treasury. The nomination of officers resulted as 

 follows : 



Pkesidest — Rufus K. Goodenow, Sr. 



Vice-President — Parker D. Dix. 



Treasirer — L. H. Gwaltncy. 



MiNAGiNO Committee — John L. Alcock. William M. Burgan, Parker 



D. Dix. Henry D. Dreyer, W. Hunter Edwards, B. W. Edwards & Sons, 

 Edward P. Gill. Samuel H. Helfrlch, R. Baldwin Homer. William T. 

 Lawton, Jos. Thomas & Son. Theodore Mottu, George E. Waters, George 



E. Waters & Co.. and David M. Wolf. 



The managing committee will elect a .secretary later. After the busi- 

 ness In hand had been disposed of. the members and guests sat down 



to eiijiiy the Hhitunl hniiquet. .V iiri'k'riiiii <•) miimIimih' mt- iniu ii 



nrrnniied. and Ihey appealed mroncly to the appreciation of the ban- 

 ,|,i,i. r- tl>|i.e '■ -I to the \lniMl« niid other refrenhnieuts. Gi-orue E. 

 vv ' III of the eoniiiilltee on I'ntertnlnuietit. 



I I •'..}.■ V..I-'. K. GiHHieiion did not iiinke a writtun report, but 

 eontenled hiniKelf with n few iinproiiiptu remarka. lie unid that the 

 year drawlou to a clone had iinNiMiied an aapeet far more favorable thou 

 It bore at the *tarl, and that hi' Imped all the niembem of the rxchance 

 inlBht enjoy n InrRc ineanure of prokperlty, as now neenied likely. IL- 

 thanki'd the inemlienililp fur IIk unfallinu nupport, and derlared that If 

 everybody iiuide up his mind to end the next yi'ar with a good profli. 

 this re»ult would surely be altnlned. 



The hariluood liiKpectiun coinnilllee reported the quantity of lumber 

 Inspected during the past year by the InnpectorH of the exchange lo be 

 na follows : 



Vb. and N. C. Pinc.07,».t:t,sn7 feet .Mnhouauy ir. ills f, , t 



Gum 4..'ll<i,.Mi'.' r. ' t Si.ni.. • 



Cypress 2,',;i'J, i;.-- i. , t ll|.l,..rv 



Poplar l,:isj 1 M • .lunli.ir . ! 



Ook I,'.'": White Pino Ki.ici I. .t 



Aab s Birch 14.7::.'. feet 



Chestnut .".^. Sycamore -l.risa feet 



Long Ixjof Pine M'J.r.;:i i. ■ i Walnut 3,O0.'t feet 



Maple r.".i, 1 1 V t. . I Elm 484 feel 



Beech lo.'i.i:;* feet 



Total quantity of lumber inspected, 78,2151,772 feet 



The showing for the various months was as follows : 



December, 1014 4„'j0r>,7.'i7 feet June B,8.'10,4.'t0 feet 



Janunrv. 1015 0,2S.'"i,01rt feet July 7.2fl.'t.7«l feet 



I'ebruarv :t.6n7,4r)7 feet August 8,nii.'l.riK'J feel 



March 8,0.'>4,2.'tl feet .Sc^ptemher Il.'.i'>l.>.::7 fe.i 



April 7,884,0.1.'» feet Oeiol.er 0,72:',s.-.7 feet 



May 7,380,510 feel .N'ovembcr B,05'i». 272 feet 



The secretary's report showed the membership to have held its own. 

 while that of the treasurer showed a balance in the treasury. Tin- 

 question of wharfage charges, which has been raised of late, was brought 

 before the managing committee at Its monthly meeting In the aftemomi 

 and there referred for consideration to a special committee yet to bi- 

 named. This removed the matter from the sphere of action by the 

 exchange at present. The minutes of the previous meetings of thi- 

 managing committee for the year were read and approved. They sum 

 marized the action taken on vorlous questions, and also contained ir 

 record of resolutions of regret passed on the death of Gen. Willlani 

 D. Gill, William C. Scherer and J. J. Duffy. 



The acting secretary, Roy Snyder, read the ticket nominated and 

 on motion it was declared elected, and Mr. Goodenow again thanked 

 the members for the new honor conferred upon him. 



After that adjournment was taken, and the members proceeded tr> 

 the banquet hall. After the feast, a variety show was given by per- 

 formers from New York. 



Chicago Lumbermen Hear Renowned Speaker 



The luncheon of the I.nmliernien's .Vssociation of Chicago held on Decem- 

 ber 2 was honored by the presence of Prof. Graham Taylor, bend of thi* 

 Chicago Commons and a prominent social worker, who is well up In these 

 circles In .-Vmerlca. 



Prof. Taylor's talk is in Hue with similar features that have been carried 

 on during the past coi:plc of months by the association. He took for his 

 subject ".V Man's Job," and in the course of the talk delved deeply Into 

 political conditions in Chicago as affecting social welfare. 



Will Hear Final Arguments on Lumber Business at Washington 

 The Federal Trade Commission will hear the final arguments in the 

 summing up by the lumber attorneys, J. N. Teal of Tacoma, Wash., and 

 L. C. Boyle of Kansas City, at the New Wlllard hotel, Washington, on 

 December IS. The lumber attorneys arc extremely anxious that as many 

 lumbermen as possible attend the hearing on .iccount of the moral strength 

 given the arguments by their presence. 



To carry out this sutrgestion, U. S. Kellogg, secretary of the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' .Association, despatched telegrams to prominent 

 lumbermen all over the country, and has received favorable replies from 

 a great many. In fact, a very substantial delegation will leave Chicago 

 as a common gathering place, tri be In Washington in time for the hearing, 

 which represents the lumbermen's final word before the Federal Trade 

 Commission. 



Memphis Club Meeting 

 .\t the regular seml-monllily niietini; of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Memphis, held ITt the Hotel Gayoso November 27, two committees were 

 appointed to select candidates for officers for the ensuing year as fol- 

 lows: Blue Ticket — J. W. Dickson, chairman: R. C. StimsOn and A. F. 

 Fritchie. Red Ticket — Ralph May. chairman ; Frank Smith and C. R. 

 Tustin. These committees have already begun their work and they will 

 be prepared to announce their respective candidates for president, vice- 

 president secretary-treasurer and three directors at the next regular 

 meeting to be held December 11. As soon as these committees have 

 made their reports the election campaign will begin In earnest. The 

 constitution and by-laws of the club provide that only one week may 

 intervene between the date of nomination and the actual election, with 

 the re.^ult that the latter will be held December IS. There are few 

 organizations in the South which have a more spirited contest each year 

 than the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis. This has, however, always been 



