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The principal spealier of the evening was Arthur F. Slieldon, founder of 

 tbe Slieldon School of Salesmanship, Chicago, whose talk on the subject of 

 efflcicut salesmanship was much appreciated by all his hearers. 



Robert G. Kay, president Kay Lumber Company, gave an encouraging 

 talk to the boys on the business outlook. lie prophesied with profound 

 sincerity that prosperity would be a material certainty in the United 

 States in about thirty days (note accuracy), and that those disconsolates 

 who are now plating small orders for immediate shipment would be then 

 ordering in four and five carload lots. 



Sawdust Club to Dispense With Annual Dinner 



The Sawdust Club of Philadflphia. a select organization composed of 

 lumbermen who are members of the Union League, on account of the 

 recent death of Frank C. Gillingham. its first and only president, have 

 decided to omit their annual dinner this year. At their annual business 

 meeting, which will take place in January, 1915, a president to succeed 

 Mr. Gillingham will be elected. 



Philadelphia's Exchange in Monthly Meeting 



The Philadelphia Lumbermen's Exchange held its regular monthly meet- 

 ing on December 3, with President William H. Fritz In the chair. After 

 the reading of the minutes of previous meeting only routine business was 

 transacted. President Fritz then proposed, as the exchange felt itself so 

 much benefited by the talk of Dudley Bartlett, chief of the foreign trade 

 bureau of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, at the last meeting, that 

 the members of the exchange at this meeting give their respective views 

 on how tbe Lumbermen's Exchange of Philadelphia can best serve the 

 interests of lumbermen in Philadelphia and vicinity. William C. MacBride, 

 John S. Lloyd, Horace A. Reeves, Jr., Thomas B. Hammer, Robert C. Lip- 

 pincott and Augustus J. Cadwallader expressed themselves concisely and 

 to the point on the subject. 



It was announced that the usual year end get-togetlier entertainment 

 would be held as usual on Dct cinder ;il. 



Lumbermen at Golf 



Thirty-two members of the Philadelphia Lumbermen's Golf Club 

 braved a bleak wintery day on December 4 to play their favorite game of 

 golf on the links of the Seaview Golf Club, Abescon, N. J. So goodly an 

 aggregation of experienced sports on these grounds was an honor which 

 the club much appreciated, as the Seaview Golf Club is a specially en- 

 dowed one-man affair. It is owned by C. H. fieist, a wealthy lover of this 

 fascinating outdoor exercise. The course is ingeniously laid out with all 

 the little nerve-tickling and patience-trying devices, and for a new and 

 untried ground the greens were pronounced in splendid condition. The 

 occasion was made doubly interesting l)y the contest for two special prizes, 

 which were won as follows : Low net ball, Horace A. Reeves, Jr., score 78, 

 who received an order on the Spalding Sporting House for five dollars' 

 worth of appropriate goods. The best ball of partners' prize fell to 

 Edward B. Humphreys and James B. McFarlaud. Jr., who each received 

 an order ovi the same firm for three dollars and a half worth of goods. 



A select luncheon wound up a much enjoyed game, and after a rousing 

 vote of thanks extended to Mr. Geist and the Scavicw Golf Club the part) 

 left-ou the 4 :4o p. m. bridge train for Philadelphia. 



Doings of the Memphis Lumbermen's Club 



E. E. Taenzer, a former president of the laiiiiberriien's Club of Jlemphis, 

 who has gone to California to engage in business, was elected an honorary 

 member of this organization at the regular meeting held at the Hotel 

 Gayoso, Saturday, >.'ov. 2S. His resignation was tendered some days ago 

 and was received with a great deal of regret. Mr. Taenzer was for years 

 one of the most loyal workers in the club, and the members were delighted 

 at being able to confer this distinction upon him. In tendering his resigna- 

 tion Mr. Taenzer declared that there was nothing to regret about his de- 

 cision to remove to California so much as the fact that it would cut him 

 off from further active association with the members of the Lumbermen's 

 Club of Memphis, with whom he has been thrown for years in very close 

 social and business intercourse. 



D. R. Trippett, southern purchasing agent for Taylor & Crate, Buffalo, 

 with headquartars at Memphis, was elected an active member. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year will be held December 19. 

 The very close approach of this event brought forth statements from 

 President Allen that he would appoint two nominating committees this 

 week and that they would select their candidates and make their names 

 known at the regular meeting to be held Saturday, December 12. Only 

 one week is allowed for campaigning, liut tbe members anticipate that this 

 will be a very warm election, although nothing is known regarding the 

 identity of any of those who will make the races. 



The club went unanimously on record as favoring the abolition of the 

 fee system in this (Shelby) county. It appointed John W. McClure as the 

 representative of the club on the committees which are being appointed 

 at the suggestion of the City Club. It is the idea of members of the 

 Lumbermen's Club of Memphis that the substitution of fixed salaries for 

 county officers and the payment of the fees into the county instead of 

 to these men will result in substantial reduction in the tax rate. 



F. E. Stoncbraker. chairman of the special committee which was ap- 

 pointed to determine the best channel through which to forward the re- 

 lief fund of .$.jO(i appropriated by the club for the relief of the Belgians at 

 a recent meeting, said that the money had been turned over to the Mem- 

 phis Commcrcittt Apncal. This paper has forwarded it to the Belgian 

 minister at Washington and the latter has sent it to the American com- 



mission at New York, which is engaged in purchasing food, clothing and 

 other necessities for the relief of the suffering in that country. Mr. Stonc- 

 braker and the members of his committee were thanked for the efficient 

 manner in which they liad handled this matter. 



Hal. R. Yocady was present. He is connected wth one of the depart- 

 ments of the New Orleans Association of Commerce and is spending much 

 time in working up closer business relations between people of New 

 Orleans and those of Latin .\merica. He said that some very important 

 steps had already been taken and that various departments had been es- 

 tablished, covering trade opportunities, credits and other features. He 

 thought the trade with Latin America belonged very largely to the people 

 of the Mississippi valley states, and said that the opening of the Panama 

 canal had provided an excellent opportunity. He did not think that any- 

 thing was necessary beyond active co-operation on the part of business 

 men of the Mississippi valley states, and he urged this. He said that New 

 Orleans had a system of refunding transportation where people from Latin 

 America made purchases up to a certain amount, and he recommended 

 that Memphis adopt a similar plan under the auspices of the Business 

 Men's Club. Members of the club listened with a great deal of interest 

 to what Mr. Yocady had to say for the reason that they participated in the 

 recent conference here looking to Increased business with South and Cen- 

 tral America, and because they are very anxious to take part in any 

 movement which holds out promise of giving them new outlets for their 

 products at a time when the European market is almost closed. 



Pittsburgh Lumbermen's Club Holds Annual Meeting 



The Pittsburgh Lumbermen's Club held its second annual banquet and 

 entertainment in tbe German Club house on the evening of December 3. 

 The event was by far tbe most successful ever pulled off by' any lumber- 

 men's organization in this city, and President Charles E. Breitwieser. as 

 well as his fellow officers and the entertainment committee was warmly 

 congratulated. Invitations to the event were printed on mahogany veneer 

 and mailed to every retail lumberman in Allegheny county two weeks in 

 advance. The program and menu were also printed on magohany. More 

 than l.">0 lumbermen with their wives and daughters were present. A 

 separate "Him" book was also a very attractive feature of the printer's 

 art. A great variety of articles, including natty jewelry and toilet and 

 household articles, were presented to the guests during the grand march. 

 Every lumberman was disguised for that occasion with the most grotesque 

 headgear, aprons, etc., while the lady guests dashed upon the ballroom 

 floor clad in fierce looking habiliments of a "suffraget army." The grand 

 march and the other ballroom stunts were in charge of Mrs. Bruckman, 

 wife of the president of the Bruckman Lumber Company. 



The banquet was a howling success. A splendid orchestra, fine soloists 

 and side-splitting monologues, together with moving picture exhibits, would 

 have made a fine two-hour program in themselves. The tables were beauti- 

 fully decorated with smilax, and each lady was presented with an .\meri- 

 can Beauty rose. 



The event of the evening was the masterful address of Carl W. Winder- 

 knecht. "the redwood king of San Bernardino. Cal." The big majority of 

 his hearers were not only immensely delighted but also greatly amazed 

 after the dinner to learn that he was a celebrated comedian from Pitts- 

 liurgh, made up for the occasion. The address of welcome of President 

 Breitwieser was an earnest plea for more co-operation in business and 

 social life among the Allegheny county lumbermen. 



Monthly Meeting Cincinnati Ltmibermen's Club 



The regular ninntbly meeting of the Luniliernicn's Club of Cincinuati 

 was held December 7. As a little diversion from the usual program on 

 such occasions, the entertainment committee made its arrangements and 

 held the meeting at the famous German Village, which is provided for 

 just such parties by the Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Company just across 

 the river at Newport. Ivy. The novelty of a beefsteak and pitch potato 

 dinner will long he remembered l)y those making their first trip. The 

 dinner was a huge success and music was rendered during the evening 

 hy a colored quartet who had specially arranged parodies for the occasion 

 and sang them to advantage, touching up many of the prominent mem- 

 bers with their references to the particular liobbies of each. After a 

 couple of hours of feasting and merrymaking. President Schmidt called 

 the meeting to order. One of the first things taken up was the question 

 of securing the next convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Asso- 

 ciation next summer and President Schmidt was urged to do everything 

 possiljle to secure for Cincinnati this convention. 



Cliairman Eekman of the river and rail committee reported that much 

 had been done toward preventing the proposed increase in lumber rates 

 and at his suggestion a committee, composed of Messrs. Thoman. Dulweber 

 and Morris, was named to represent the club at hearings on the rate 

 question to be held at Louisville and Jlemphis shortly. Heretofore the 

 clul) has been composed of wholesalers and manufacturers onl.v, but at 

 this meeting the bars were let down and all retail dealers in Cincinnati, 

 Covington and Newport will be invited to join the club. 



Announcement was made of the death of the wife of W. H. Schle.ver 

 of tlie Kosse. Shoe & Schleyer Company. Mrs. Schle.ver had be<?n ill for a 

 long time, and much sympathy for Mr. Schleyer was expressed. A suita- 

 ble floral offering was ordered sent. 



Tbe meeting was well attended and the attitude of the club in taking 

 a very active part in the freight rate fight that is on has the support of 

 !i l:iri;e majority of tbe membership. 



