Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Christmas Party

The annual Christmas party and golf tournament sponsored by the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club was held at the Oakmont Country Club, Glendale, Thursday, December 11. It was a gala affair and there was a fine turnout, 50 PlaYed golf in the a{ternoon, and nearly 200 rvere present for the dinner and the evening entertainment.

On the stage rvas a beautiful Christmas display, a Bill Ream reindee: figurines. also on the tables.

About $200 was collected for the Christmas Fund which has been used to buy athletic equipment and radios for the LeRoy's Home for Boys at La Verne. Many attending also brought gifts, and these rvere given to the children at the Los Arrgeles Orphanage'

Ecldie Baker furnished music on the organ during dinner, and Dee Essley lead the group in singing. After dinner, there rvas a splendid program r.vith George Clough as master of ceremonies. The Guardsmen Quartette, wide1y knorvn concert, radio and screen entertainers' sang several selections, and also gave their act, The Lady Killers, singing popular songs of the gay Nineties. Captain Jones, the magician, assisted by Marion, performed a number of interesting feats.

President Paul Orban presided over the evening program. Earl Galbraith, who has done a fine job as Club secretary-treasurer, was presented with a beautiful overnight traveling bag. C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento, Seer of the Hoo-Hoo House of Ancients, attended the meeting.

Bill Ream presented the prizes to the w'inners in the golf tournament. Spud Jordan turned in a low gross score of 75, and was awarded the Roy Stanton trophy and an electric car heater.

George Burnett was the low net winner in the First Flight and received the George Ream trophy and a radio; Hervey Bor,vles and Ernie Thomas were tied for second low net and tossed a coin to select the winner, Hervey won and received an all-weather jacket and Ernie was presented with a half dozen golf balls.

Dee Essley turned in the lowest net score in the Second Flight and won The California Lumber Merchant trophy and a radio; Roy Stanton, Jr. and John Lipani were tied for the second low net, but Roy won at the toss of the coin and received an all-weather jacket, and Johnny a half dozen golf balls.

Ted Lee was the winner of the first door prize, a radio; John Lipani r,von second prize, a car blanket, and Bill Bullock third prize, a large flash light.

Prize rvinners in the blind bogey contest were: Ray Smith, badminton set;"Buzz" Blanchard, car blanket;and Jim Block, car blanket.

A big round of applause from the crowd went to Bill Ream, r,vho was in charge of the arrangements for the party; George Clough, rvho arranged for the entertainment; and Harvey Koll, George Pike and Orval Stewart, 'ivho put on the beautiful Christmas display.

Associcrtion Furnishes Building Permits cnd Personnel Service

The Daily Pacific Builder and Western Personnel Service. San Francisco, have joined to present through the Lumber Nlerchants Association a special printing of the building permits for the IJacific Coast. The special edition is a monthly service, and contains a list of construction men, salesmen, yard foremen and warehousemen available. Members are asked to send their personnel requisitions to the Association office, rvhich will conduct intervie'ir,'s rvith candidates for positions selected by Western Personnel Service.