New Scrnfq Cloro Vcrlley Hoo-Hoo Club l7O Formed

Club 9 Sponsors Son Jose-Volley Group; Jim Rqmsey Elecred Firsr President

A new' name was added to the roster of Hoo-Hoo clubs throughout the country February 23 u,'hen nearly 150 lumbermen attended the birth of Santa Clara Valley Hoo-Hocr Club No. 170. The first regular meeting, rvhich rvas held at San Jose's Har'vaiian Gardens, was presided over by Temporary Chairman Ollie Lee.

Chairrnan Lee explained to the big group of r.vell-r,vishers that on January 19 a group of representative lumbernlen from the Santa Clara-San Jose area had met at Xlariania's in San Jose and decided to form the neu' club under the sponsorship of San Francisco I-Ioo-Hoo Clult 9. Lee then introduced -\l Bell. t>resident of the San Frarr-

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The San Francisco Degree Team rvent into action and the Cor-rcat proceecled rvith a very fine, large class of 34 Kittens and three reinstatements.

Snark-of-the-Universe Dave Davis concluded Concat iond.eig ,*ed.eid#!

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Snark Davis then called upon Harry Merlo, State Deputv Snark cif Northern California, for presentation of the nerrclub's charter.

Election of officers foilou'ed the reading of tlre names for office as suggested by the nominating committee. Jim Ramsey, Cheim Lumber Company, was unanimously elected the first president of Club 170. Working with Jim during his term of offrce rvill be the following oflicers and directors: First Vice-President, Nlark Kennedy; Second Vice-Presiclent, Del Travis; Secty-T.reasurer, Joe Wilson ; First Sergeant-at-Arms, Bud Olsen; Second Sergeant-atArms, Ed f)reessen. The Board of Directors: Bob Bonner, Lee Doud, Art Grey, Jim Arends, Francis Kincaid, Ollie I-ee and Norm Rose.

Cl.rairman Lee turned the rneeting over to Ner,v President Ramsey, rvho oflrcially rvelcomed all of those present, ir.rcluding the nerv memlters of Hoo-Hoo and the charter members of the ne\\r club. President Ramsey further thanked the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo club for its support in sponsoring the nen' club and conducting the first Concat for the nerv members.

On behalf of Santa Clara Hoo-Hoo Club 170, President Ramsey stated his appreciation for the fine attendance at the club's first meeting and, in closing, pledged that his officers and board nrembers u,'ould strive to make the future of the nerv clulr an outstancling success, both in purpose and interest.

The list of those receir.ing their degrees of Hoo-Hoo that night is as follorvs:

Uno Ahlenius

A. R. Andries

"Doc" E,merson Arends

Jim Arends

Gregg Blank

Bill Bower

Bob Buckley

\Arillis Carlman

Leo Cheim, Jr.

Ben Clements