T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As repofted in. The California Lumbcr Merchrnt March 15, 1928

Eugene K. Sturgis, Oakland City Commissioner, was the speaker at Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 meeting held at the Leamington iHotel, Oakland, on February 24. Mr. Sturgii spoke on Municipal Taxation. President Clem Fraser presided.

According to the State Department of Natural Resources, a giant Sequoia near Crannell, Humboldt County, Calif., is 308 feet high;20 feet in diameter, and contains 361,366 board feet of merchantable timber, enough to make lumber to build 22 homes of average size.

Barr Lumber Company of Santa Ana celebrated its 50th anniversary in business on March 6 with a golden jubilee dinner at the Santa Ana Inn, Santa Ana.' The Barr Lumber'Co., formerly the Griffith Lumber Co., was opened March 6, 1878-

There was a large attendance at the opening of the Building Materials Exhibit, February 23, at the Architects Building, Los Angeles. Included in the displays were the following lumber exhibits: Red River Lumber Co., Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Hammond Lumber Co., California- Redwood Association, and the Los Angeles Hardwood Association.

The San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club held a concatenation in the desert about six miles east of Calexico on Saturday afternoon, March 10. Seven Kittens were initiated. In the evening, dinner was served at the Owl Cafe, Mexicati, Mexico-

Jack Thomas, chairman of the I-os Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club golf tournament, announced that a tournarnent will be held at the Brentwood Country Club, on March 23. fack has ap pointed the following to act on the golf committee: Paul Hill, Gus Hoover, Roy Stanton, Ed Betts and A. L. Sailor.

The Peninsuta Hoo-Hoo Club held their regular monthty meeting at the Gumwood Inn, Palo Alto, on February 27. Professor E. C. Franklin of Stanford University n'as the speaker of the evening.

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