HARDWOOD RECORD 



27 



Hoo=Hoo Annual Convention at Atlantic Citi; 



Tlie sixt'.'enili iinminl convontiou of the Cou- 

 iiiicnated Ordor ot* IIuo-IIoo oijened at 9:09 a. 

 ]n.. Muuday, Sept. 9. at Atlantk- City. N. J., with 

 Siiurk A. G. Ramsey presiding. 



After a prayi-r by tlie liev. Herbert N. Oess- 

 iiiM- of the First Tresbyteriau Chureh Mayor 

 Franklin V. Stoy of Atlantif 

 Ciry addressed the convention. 

 wi'Ic-oming the visitors and pre- 

 senting the snark with a huge 

 key. purporting to be that of the 

 clly. which he said was to be 

 ili.'irs to use freely for the com- 

 int; ninety-nine years. The may- 

 «M''s address was responded to by 

 W. K. Barns of Sf. Louis iu a 

 very happj' vein. 



John L. Alcock of r.altimore. 

 supreme areanoper, then deliv- 

 tn-fd an address of welcome from 

 *'asleru memliers of the order and 

 John J. Uumbarger of Thiladel- 

 ]ibia was called upou to say a 

 I'l'W word.s, which were enthusi 

 nslically received. Jerome II. 

 Sheip then presented Mr. lUim- 

 liarger with a handsome tray and 

 drcanter, on I)ehalf of the Finance 

 <'ommitto('. as a token of its ap- 

 I)ri'ciation of liis work as vice 

 gerent snark and his efforts in 

 111'- interest of the convention. ' 



After a few minutes talk on 

 beluilf of the western cimtingent by Wallace \V. 

 Kverett of San Francisco the snark delivered his 

 annual addres^^. He reported that the member- 

 ship of the order had increased steadily during 

 1 lie past year. < overing new territory. i)articu- 

 );irly western i'anada. and that tinancial atfairs 

 ;ire in excellent ci>ndition. lie took up the ques 

 ii(»n of the increased dues, scrivenoter's salary, 

 meeting places, etc.. and enlarged particularly 

 upon the question of eligibility of candidates for 

 admission to the order, recommending that they 

 lie carefully considered and by no means taken 

 in unless proven directly and indisputably eli- 

 gible. 



Scrivenoter .lames II. Itaird nf Xasliville Ibeii 

 presented his report, which showed a l)al:ince on 

 hand of .i;y,17i:.T(;. 'J'his is the largest cash bal 

 ■ ince ever reported at an annual meeting and 

 shitws a gratifying ftnnncial status. The records 

 slmwed that the past year has broken all previ 

 <ius records in numlier of members initiated. 

 1 bough fewer crmcatenations were held : 2,4*!" 

 new members were added, with a total of I (Hi 

 concatenations. 



A pleasant surprise was the presentation to 



Jerome II. Sheiii of a handsome loving eup on 

 behalf of the Committee on Arrangements, the 

 speech being made by John J. Uumbarger. After 

 some informal discussion the session adjourned. 

 Tuesday's .session was largely occupied by re- 

 ports of various committees and discussion nl 



Supreme custocatian — John IT. Kennedy nf 

 Ilattiesburg, Miss. 



Supreme areanoper — Lucius K. Fuller of Chi- 

 cago, III. 



Supreme gurdon — n. II. Uectanus of IMltsliurg. 

 ! a. 



;Unri' OF TIIOSF IN ATTKNOAXCK ON SIXTFKNTH ANNFAL OV HoO-IlOO. 



various subjects, including the extension of the 

 oi-der abroad. It was decided to resume publica- 

 tion of the Hoo-Hoo Handbook, which has been 

 incorporated with the Bulletin for two years, 

 and to autht)rize the House of Ancients to com- 

 pile a history of the order. 



Wednesday's session took place in the Hotel 

 Isleswtu'th instead of on the Steel Pier, where 

 the others were held. Reports of several com- 

 mittees were read and adopted and it was de- 

 ci(h'd to hold the next annual in Chicago. Ad- 

 journment was taken after election of otftcers for 

 the ensuing year. "which resulted as follows: 



Snark of the universe — John S. Bonner of 

 Ildiislon. Tex. 



Supreme senior Hoo-Hoo — John L. Alcock of 

 I'altinutre. Md. 



Supreme junior Hoo-Hoo — Wallace W. Kver- 

 eit nf San Francisco. Cal. 



Supreme bojum— William A. Hadley of Chat- 

 ham. Ont. 



Supreme scrivenoter— James H. Baird of Nash- 

 ville. Tenn. 



Supreme jabberwock — Jay S. Hamilton. I'orl 

 land. (Ire. . 



At the annual sessions of the Osirian Cloister, 

 which were held at the Hotel Islesvvorth Sept. 

 s. the following officers were elected : 



High priest of I'tah^L. E. Fuller. Chicago. 



High priest of Anubis — J. W. Long. New York. 



High priest of Thoth— J. II. Baird, Nashville. 

 Ti-nn. 



High, priest of Hathor — John Oxenford, Indi- 

 anapolis. Ind. 



High priest of Osiris— A. D. McLeod, Cincin- 

 nati. Ohio. 



High priest of Ra — Lewis Doster, Nashville. 

 Tenn. 



High priest of Isis — W. M. Baugh, Houston. 

 Texas. 



High priest of Shu — O. II. Rectadus. Pittsburg, 

 Pa. 



High priest of Sed^Maurice W. Wiley. Balti- 

 more, Md. 



An enjoyable bampu-t was given by the Cloister 

 the evening of Sept. 10. 



The annual concatenation was held Sept. 9 

 at the Isleswortb and was largely attended. At 

 its cimclusion a smoker and vaudeville perform- 

 ance was given in tiie cafe. The Entertainment 

 Committee were warmly eulogized for their ef- 

 forts in providing lavishly for the pleasure of 

 members and lady visitors. 



NeWs Miscellany. 



Substituting Eucalyptus for Hardwood. 



The scarcity ot hardwood on the Pacific coast 

 :inii its advanci' in price are attracting atten- 

 tiim to substitutes tliat will to some degree sup- 

 ply the increasing demand. Itecent developments 

 indicate that the Australian eucalyptus or blue 

 ■.;um tree bids fair to fill the long-felt want to 

 ;i satisfactory degree. A grove ot these trees 

 jilanted in l.SO:i near San Jose, Cal., by John 

 Tully, was recently purchased by T. .T. Gillespie. 

 ;in experienced luinlier dealer, and converted into 

 lumber eyual to liickory or oak. When Mr. Oil- 

 i lespie anneunced that the wood was equal to 

 many varieties of hardwood his claim was ridi- 

 culed by experienced dealers, but subsequent de- 

 velopments proved that the wood was an excel- 

 lent substitute for the valuable woods of the 

 I'.ast. The discovery has created considerable 

 iuterest amon;: the lumbermen ot the T'aciflc 



coast, and several strong companies have been 

 organized for the purpose of planting eucalyptus 

 trees with a view to supplying the future hard- 

 v\'ood market. 



The eucalyptus is a remarkably rapid grower 

 and can he raised on almost any kind of land. 

 After the first three years it requires little 

 care. There are about 150 varieties of the 

 tree, but with the exception of two or three 

 species the wood has no value aside from fuel 

 purposes. In selecting the jji-oper variety for 

 lumbering purposes It is necessary to exercise 

 great care. The trees are ready for the mar- 

 ket in from twenty to twenty-five years and 

 with advanced methods could probably be made 

 marketable many years sooner. 



The eucalyptus is extensively used throughout' 

 California for railroad ties and similar pur- 

 poses and is an excellent substitute for more 



expensive woods. The Southern I'aciflc and 

 Santa Fe companies have planted large groves 

 in sparsely wooded sections, and an unlimited 

 supply of lumber is being provided for the fu- 

 ture. In the Santa Clara valley of California 

 the trees grow to enormous size, while around 

 I.os Angeles and other southern points good re- 

 sults ari' being obtained in their cultivation. 



The first eucalyptus trees were planted by 

 the early California pioneers chiefly for shade 

 and ornamental uses, and it is only recently 

 that they have been found available for com- 

 mercial purposes. The tree is a native of 

 Australia, where it flourishes in tropical luxuri- 

 ance, but has not attracted especial attention 

 owing to the fact that hardwood trees abound 

 in that country. 



The trees grow best' in a temperate or seml- 

 iropical climate, and in many sections of the 

 great plains could undoubtedly be profitably cul- 

 tivated. Particularly is this true of the south- 

 ern and border states. The winters of the north- 



