Industriql Lumbermen's Club Heqrs 'lnside Hollywood' Toles

Seventy-eight members of the Industrial Lumbermen's Club of Southern California and their friends attended the gala Christmas party the evening of December 10 at the Nlayfair hotel in Los Angeles. This event is strictly on the social side and members enjoyed an evening of fun and frolic arranged by the one and only Jim Cooper, headman of the fraternal organization.

The cocktail party got underu'ay promptly at 6:00 p.m. and dinner was served at 7 :15 in order to start the full program of entertainment which u'as enjoyed by all in attendance.

Pictured here are candid camera shots made during the party by The California Lumber Merchant representative at the first pre-Christmas festivity of the season.

Jim Cooper, chairman of this party, introduced Bill Baldwin, radio and television MC, rvho kept the boys in stitches more than an hour telling inside stories about the entertaining world of Hollywood. Bill is the "warm-up" announcer for such programs as Edgar Bergen, Bob Cummings, Desi and Lucy, and many others.

HEAD-TABLE GROUP is shown in the lefi phofo, wh:le the predinner group, cenler, gels in tha spirir of things; the dinner group st fhe right copped o rcble by fhe Christmd3 tlea

Jock Brush ond Chorlie Cooper ore reen in the left photo; on. other shot of the industriol lumbermen ol dinnor (center); Jock Croven ond Don Broley (righr)

Floyd Scott, Ed Bouer ond fililon llitchie (lefi); Fred Losch ond Jim Borron (center); Bob Bufkin surrounded by friendr (ri9ht)

Ferd Hoas, Il/lilt Postormk, Grcn Cunninghom ond Tom Hoverfield (lefi); Beil Cofiey, Clorence Bohnhof, qnd Phil lcfosc (center); Speoker Bill Boldwin, Choirmon Jim Cooper, 1. G. Wilford ond Russ Swifi (right)

Ooklond Hoo'39 Spreods Christmos Cheer for Kids --(rrrd Hos Most Fun of All

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 held its 7th Annual Christmas Party for 25. boys from Oakland Boys Club the evening of December 17 at F'ishermen's Pier, on Jack London Square. Nearly 100 Bay area lumbermen attended the popular event for the purpose of spreading a little cheer and giving the deserving kids from the Boys Club a real Christmas treatdinner, presents, Santa Claus-the works. The children, from seven to nine years old, lvere under the supervision of Gilbert Eaton, Boys Club supervisor, and they put on a 100/o perf.ormance throughout the party.

The big annual affair was carried off beautifully under the direction of General Chairman Chris Sechrist, vice-president of the Oakland club. Assisting Ch,ris were practically all of the Club board members and, of course, the club's affable president, Herb Farrell.

The usual libation hour, which was held prior to the exccllently did the Sonto Ctous bir for recond yeor with'o "HeHo-Ho" for ol' Hoo-Hoo. Generol Choirmsn Chris Sechrirr in the reor childrens' arrival, was sponsored this time by Loop Mill & Lumber Co. and Hogan Wholesale Building Materials Co. The happy period was also devoted to a recent innovation in Club 39 programming-a turkey shoot. Several

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ENIERTAINMENf before "Sqn- to" Bende/s orrivol feotured mogic trlckr wirh the kids porticipoting (lefi); porr of rhe "big kids" worching thc doings (cenrer); moking kidr like rhis hoppy (righr) gcve o whole lot of hoppincss to olhers

Phil Bonnington. Jcrry Bonnington, Hugh Pcssner (Club 9 preridenr), Rolph Lomon, Bob illoo fe ond Fronk fimmers (lefi); iusr look qt those eoger, hoppy young focer (center); Vic Roth ond Ed loFronchi cmong lhe group enioying rhe show (right)

K. E. liccBeoth, Herb Forrell ond Ev lcwir took lime-out for c little "heovy" dircursion (lefi); Bill Chorhorn (post president of rhe club).wos o co-3pon3or of the cocktcil hour (center, cen. ter); Dcve Rose, Bill MocBeoth (out wirhour his crutch ogoin) ond George Gordon (righr)

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