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Among the many Holiday parties, many of which led to considerable soul-searching the follow.ing morning, one of the more enoyable (and certainly one of the more worthy) Christmas parties held in San F'rancisco wair the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo CtuU g annual Kiddies party for Sb.needy girls and boys from the San F rancisco Boys Club.

The party, a luncheon afrair, was held on December 20 at the Elks Club, with more than 125 lumbermen and lumbergals partici- pating in the fun. Early arrivals enjoyed a litile fellowship with the gang, but with the arrival of the junior citizens at noon,lt was their show from then on.

The program, as in previous years, included the traditional Christmas feast in the Elks Club main dining room, Christmas carols and group singing, a children's show featuring mag'ician Jan Ballin and Zingo the Clown and, of course-the best part of all, a personal chat with Santa Claus.

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The "man behlntl the s€enes" handling thls colossal toy buying spree was Jim Hall, Jr., who also handled the gift-wrapplng and name tags-no mean leat ln ltself.

Besides "Journeyman Jim" the toy buyer, a special vote of thanks should go to Harry Hood, for handling the big job of finance; to Art Wall, who chairmanned the ticket committee; to Frank Billings, who lined up the entertainment; to Jack Pomeroy, Sti Stibeck and BilI McCubbin. who handled the music end of the affair; to Fred Ziese, who arranged for the transportation and accommodations for the kiddies; and to John Prime, Wendell Paquette and San Francisco Hoo-Hoo-Ette CIub 3 for the beautiful job of decorating the traditional tree and setting: up the table arrangements.

Most of all, thanks to the following 55 generous lumber concerns who made the most worthy event possible:

Robert P. Xilgor€

Lamon Lumber Co.

La3sen lumber Go.

Mc0loud Lumber Co.

J, .1. lrloore & Co.. Inc.

Pacific Coast CompanY

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Paramino Lunbet Go.

Ooklqnd Hoo-Hoo Do Their Good Deed, Then Settle Down to Serious Fun

The annual Christmas party of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 this season was entirely different from years past. Chairman l'rank Timmers, Strable Lumber Co., canvassed the members and found them favorable to a charity project on the outside, and then a private Hoo-Hoo party with a Santa Claus, gifts and carols for just the members. This replaced the former custom of having 20 or 30 children up for dinner and then making a contribution to a local boys club.

This season the club's donation was to one of the most wonderful causes they have yet discovered, gifts for needy children from the California School for the Deaf who come from impoverished and destitute families, and who would be going home for the holidays to no Christmas at aII. Dr. Hugo Schunhoff, school superintendent, and his staff personally selected the kids who would receive a surprise gift on Christmas morning, no matter where they lived. The average cash donation from the CIub 39 membership was $5-$10 for some deaf ehild.

At the club's own party later, Dr. Schunhofi gave a short talk and case histories of needy, deaf children, reporting on the wonderful way CIub 39's donation was used. He described the problems of trying to teach the children to talk and educate those unable to hear a sound,

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Cal-Paeific Rgdwood Sales, InD,

Christenson LumDer Co.

The Robert Dollar Co.

R, H. Emmerson & Son

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Far West Fir Sales Co.

Gamerston & gleen Lumber Co.

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James L. Hall Co.

Hallinan Mackin Lumber Co.

Harbor Lumber Gompany

,. E. Higgins Lumber Co,

HobDs Watl lumber Co.

Rounds Lumber Co.

Sawmill Sales Co.

Service Lumber Co.

Louis sovey & co,

Strwart Lumber Sales

A. L, Stocfton Lumber Co.

Talbot Lumber Co.

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Twin-City Lumber go,

Twin Harloas LumDel Co.

U. S. Ply*ood CorP,

Union Lumber Co.

Ven Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co.

Watd & Inapp

Wendling'Nathan Co.

West Coast Timter Producls

Westetn Pine Supply C0' tnternati0nal Papor co" Long'Bell Divisron woodsidc LumDer compant

5O Sqn Frqncisco Hoo-Hoo'Etfes qnd Guests'Live lt Up'qt Yule Fete

Some 50 lumbergals and guests attended the annual Christmas fling sponsored by San Francisco Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 3 at Torrino's restaurant on December 13, with President Winnie Mentzer, of the James L. Hall Company, presiding.

Besides the usual Christmas cheer and banquet, surprise entertainment was provided in pantomime form by the club's past presi-

(Lett)-Ray Dolsen and Erila Longson of Twin-City Lumber; Josephine Galloway ct J. E. Higgins; Lee Egger and Nancy Dugan, H. B. Hansen & Son: Edith Nunes, MacBea'.h Hardwood, and Delores lohnson, J. E. Higgins Lumber.

(Center)-Hobbs Wall's Doris Belbei and her friend and guest. Eluc Bennett, really roused 'em with the sophie Tucker bit.

(Right)Helen Pearsall, Union Lumber: Bunnie Bidwell. Marin and Lumberr Julia McArthur. Dant & Warnock, with the club president, Win Mentzer of James L. Hall Co.

Club 39's own adult party was held at the Claremont hotel in Berkeley, December 19. The happy hour was 6:39, dinner 7:39, and Santa Claus 8:39 p.m. Every Hoo-Hoo was advised to bring some nonsensical gift of $1.50 maximum value or be assessed that amount for his dereliction; they were to be Christmas-wrapped but with no markings. Dave Jopes checked the gifts in and placed them under the tree.

The sponsors for the happy hour were Hobbs WaIl Lumber Co., J. W. Hendrick Lumber Co,, Lamon Lumber Co., and the E. L. Bruce Co.

Thanks to a lot of planning on the part of Chairman Timmers, the annual party came off with the usual huge success despite the un-usual 1960 format. President BiIl Johnson thanked the companies and, especially, the individuals, who donated money toward (Continued on Page 14) dent, Doris Belber, and her good friend EIuc Bennett, whom the gals swore looked and acted more like Sophie Tucker than ol' "Soph" herself.

In addition to the entertainment part of the program, the gals also held their usual gift exchange, but with a new twist the gifts had to be wood.

As in previous years, the centerpieces were contributed to the San Francisco Recreation Center for the Handicapped, a l{ooHoo-Ette Club 3 project.