National convention notes women's role in business

TT WAS lucky number seven for the latest r annual convention of the National HooHoo-Ette clubs, which met recently in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Keynote speaker for the active industry sorority was James Boyd, vp. of Southwest Forest Industries.

Paying high praise to the assembled group, Boyd's speech, tieing in with the theme of the convention, Women of Today, related the distaff side's vital role in American business..

Election of new officers was a highlight of the gathering, which drew from member clubs in three western states. New president for 1969-70 is Gene Jarvis, O'Malley Building Materials, Phoenix; Colleen Courtright, Ist vp., Stange Lumber Co., Redding, Calif.; Trudy Smith, 2nd vp., MarquartWolfe, Newport Beach, Calif.; Ruth Bailey, secretary, Economy Lumber Co., Campbell,

Calif.; Carol Sexton, statistical sec'y., West Coast Lbr. Inspection Bureau, Eugene,

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Oregon; Ernestine Engle, treasurer, Frost Hardwood Co., San Diego, Calif.; Tilley Miller, director, Plywood Mfg. Co., Torrance, Calif.; Carrie Cook, director, Arcata Plywood Co., Arcata, Calif.; Wanda Boshion, director, Castro Valley Lumber, Castro Valley, ,Calif.

The founder of the National Hoo-HooEtte clubs, Anne Murray, received formal recognition for her efforts for the club. A toast and standing ovation was their way of saying thanks for her pioneering efiorts.

Larry Owen, in charge of Hoo-Hoo jurisdiction six, that covers parts of the west; was presented with a check by the Hoo-Hoo-Ettes as their contribution to the C. D. LeMaster Memorial Fund. The L,eMaster fund will be used to establish a memorial grove in California's redwood country in Hoo-Hoo's name as well as the late LeMaster's.

The check, Owen said, put the fund over the top in the funds they needed to complete the project and thanked them for their support and contributions.

More than &) members met at the Mt. Shadows Hotel for the annual gathering. Host Club f f3 held a cocktail party the first night.

Next day, in addition to the meetings. a {ashion luncheon was held.

The big dinner dance was held the last nieht of the convention.

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