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Hoo-Hoo Annual 



After a session of three days of combined business and pleasure, 

 the twenty-first annual convention of the International Conca- 

 tenated Order of Hoo-Hoo came to a close on July 20. Officers 

 were elected at the final session on Saturday and St. Louis was 

 chosen as a meeting place for next year 's convention. The officers 

 elected are as follows: 



Supreme Sxark or the Universe— F. W. Trower. San Francisco. 



Sexior Hoo-Hoo — J. M. English, Asheville, N. C. 



.TUNIOR Hoo-Hoo — E. D. Tennent, Vancouver, B. C. ^ 



BojuM — John Oxenfoi-d. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Jabderwock— J. T. Wilder. Epps, Miss. 



CuSTOCATiAN — L. R. Fifcr, Seattle, Wash. 



Arcanoper — J. B. Baker, Hodge, La. 



GURDES — George J. Michaelson, Rochester, N. Y. 



SCBIVENOTER — W. M. Stephcnson, St. Paul, Minn. 



It was decided to move the headquarters of the order from 

 Nashville, Tenn., to St. Louis, Mo., at which city also the new 

 scrivenoter will make his home. 



At the final meeting, on Saturday, it was 

 also decided to abolish the office of supreme 

 representative, and the question of building 

 a permanent home in St. Louis was also dis- 

 cussed. This matter was not fully decided 

 upon, although the resolution providing for 

 such a building was indorsed by the meeting. 



The meetings of the Osirian Cloister, com- 

 posed of members and former members of the 

 Supreme Nine, were of especial interest. It held 

 two sessions and at the first, sixteen new mem- 

 bers were initiated. 



The first arrivals at the convention appeared 

 Wednesday afternoon, and by Thursday hun- 

 dreds of them were on the street. The city 

 had been beautifully decorated, and in every 

 show window the visitors were greeted with 

 the Black Cat and a welcome sign. 



The meeting was called to order on Thursday 

 morning by E. Stringer Boggess of Clarksburg, 

 W. Va., supreme snark of the universe. Fol- 

 lowing the invocation, addresses of welcome 

 were delivered on behalf of the city and of the 

 local Hoo-Hoo. Snark Boggess, F. W. Trower 

 of San Francisco, and others responded. 



Following the open meeting the order went 

 into executive session. A number of reports were made, and several 

 changes effected in the constitution and bylaws. Preparations were 

 also made for the annual concatenation which was held Thursday night. 

 The reports showed the order in excellent condition with a large 

 increase in membership during the year. 



Scrivenoter Baird, in his report, showed that from the time of 

 the last annual report to the close of business on July 15, receipts 

 had totaled $22,580.16. Disbursements during that period were 

 $22,020.39, leaving a balance on hand of $559.77. In addition to 

 this the order has $400 unexpended in the hands of the supreme 

 representative. The report showed that during the year there 

 were seventy concatenations in which a total of 903 initiates were 

 taken into the order. A summary of the year 's work as done by 

 the vicegerents, showing the number of concatenations and of new 

 members of the three classes, and also showing the state and dis- 

 trict, was given. Vicegerent Fred S. Palmer of the northern dis- 

 trict of California, is credited for the largest concatenation, the 

 largest number of concatenations and the greatest number of 

 initiates at any one concatenation. In his district there were four 

 concatenations witli a total of 98 initiates. 



The record of work done for the nine jurisdictions into which 

 the vicegerency is divided was shown, giving the jurisdiction, 

 the name of the snark and his territory. The number of conca- 

 tenations in each and the number of initiates were also shown. 



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W. M. STEPHENSON, ST. PAUL, MINN. 

 SCRIVENOTER. 



In all there were 246 resignations tendered and accepted during 



the year. 



The report further stated there were only ten concatenations 



held up to January 10 this year. Even at this the full Hoo-Hoo 



year, ending September 9 next, will probably show a record in 



concatenations better than last year or the year before. 



The scrivenoter reported that with few exceptions the order is 



in good condition in all parts of the field. He commented further 



on the good work accomplished on the Pacific coast in Washington, 



Oregon and California, also British Columbia. He gave F. W. 



Trower of San Francisco, the principal credit for this growth. 



The scrivenoter also spoke favorably of the work done in the 



southern and Atlantic coast states. 



The scrivenoter concluded with a brief summary of his past 



connection with the order, he having been in the office for the 



past sixteen years. He further expressed his purpose of continuing 



in the active service of the order. 



A summary of the status of the death emer- 

 gency fund was submitted and showed that the 

 total amount of all subscriptions on the three 

 calls issued was $18,315.19. Froih this were 

 deducted expenditures totaling $15,638.61 

 which included expenses of issuing calls, bul- 

 letins, etc., and the payment of fifty-five claims, 

 which left a balance on hand to add to the 

 proceeds from the fourth call of $2,976.59. 

 To this is added, as collected on the fourth 

 call, up to the close of business on July 16, 

 $14,226.50, making a total on hand at that 

 date of $17,203.08. 



The afternoon of Thursday was devoted to 

 pleasure, the visitors being taken on board 

 special trolley cars to the end of the Char- 

 lotte street line, where automobiles were wait- 

 ing to convey them to Overlook park in the 

 beautiful Sunset mountains where refreshments 

 were served. 



The annual concatenation, conceded to be 

 the leading event of the convention, took place 

 in the ballroom of the Battery Park hotel, 

 headquarters of the meeting. Thirty kittens 

 were successfully initiated. Snark E. S. Bog- 

 gess, Senior Hoo-Hoo J. F. Judd, and Junior 



Hoo-Hoo H. B. Darlington presided. They were assisted by E. C. 



Gordon, J. C. McGrath, G. M. Murray, A. B. Cone, Alfred Buddy, 



John Rutherford and H. Eothe. 



The session on the roof and a Dutch supper were held at twelve 



'clock and were greatly enjoyed. An excellent menu had been 



prepared, and a number of speeches were delivered. Judge H. B. 



Stephens acted as toastmaster and toasts were responded to by 



J. M. Baird, J. M. English, Frank Chapman, W. A. Hadley, F. W. 



Trower, T. L. O'Donnell and E. D. Tennent. 



Friday morning's business session brought out merely routine 



business. The special feature of the day was the meeting of the 



Osirian Cloister which took place at 9:09 o'clock Friday night. 



At this time reports of the various officers were read, and officers 



for the ensuing year were elected as follows: 



High priest of Eslris — W. A. Hadle.v, Chatham, Ont., Can.; high priest 

 of Ptah — Albert Cone, Chicago, 111. ; high priest of Ra — Dan Richardson, 

 Dover, N. C. : high priest of Isis — R. A. Hiscox. San Francisco, Cal. ; high 

 priest of Shu — F. L. Johnson, Jr., Chicago, 111.; high priest of Thoth — 

 W. M. Stephenson, St. Paul, Minn.; high priest of Hathor — John Oxen- 

 ford. Indianapolis, Ind. ; high priest of Aed— J. C. McGrath, Little Roclj, 

 Ark.; high priest of Anubls — J. F. Judd, St. Louis, Mo. 



On the afternoon of Friday the visitors were given a trolley ride 

 to various points of interest in and about the city. In the after- 

 noon the ladies were tendered a reception at the Swannanoa- 

 Berkley hotel. In the evening the members were the guests of the 



