MASO]ITTE RIDGEWOOD

PANEL PRODUCT OF MASONITE@ CORPORATION a stunning fashion shor,r, u,as staged by Caroline I-eonetti to especiailv honor the u.ir-es of the conr.ention lumberrnerr an<l the Hoo-Hoo-Ette suests. This event nas beautifrrlly hanclled, l'it1'r {:rsl-rions ironr Billie's and modeis fron.r }[iss Leonetti's agenc\'. u-hile she did the commentarl'.

Park Arnolcl then brought Snark Esslev to the tnicropl.rone and he, in trrrn, introduced the Hoo-Hoo notables at the heacl table. These ir-rcluded Al Bell ar.rd I)ar.e Dar-is. San Francisco; C. D. I-eNIaster, Seer oi the lJouse of Ancients, Sacrantento; and Dee lissley, Roy Stanton, Don Bufkin, Stark Srtn-ers, Jirn Forgie-all past arrcl l)resent notables in the local Hoo-Hoo, and Alr.ina l:lo.r.le. presi- dcnt, anrl Anne }{urrav, a founder of the Los -\ngeles Hoo-Hoo-Ilttes.

BEN W. BARTELS, generol monqger, Peoples Lumber Co., Venluro, wos presented o Hcmihon wrist wqtch on his retirement ofter serving the SCRIA well os president during rhe 1954.55 term, Moking the presentolion in photo ot the left is Tom Fox. right. president of the John W. Fisher Lumber Co., Sonto Monico, Mrs. Bortels looks on odmiringly in fhe foreground; in bockground moy be seen Snork of the Universe John H. Dolcoter ond Koy Murroy of the SCRIA ofice stoff. The photo ot the right shows Presidenl Bortels retiring ro his seot ofter hoving iust turned the govel over fo Woyne F. Mullin.

Jerry E,ssley next introducecl George Clough. Suprerne Senior Hoo-Hoo of the local Jurisdiction VI. n'ho, in his turn, made the formal introduction to tl.re arldience of Snark of the Universe Dolcater.

John Dolcater, l'ho is a large and jovial man n'ith a big sense of humor, completely charmed his ar.rdicnce in his short acquaintance \\'ith Southern California lLrmbermen at this convention. He gave a brief historl' of Hoo-I{oo ior the benefit of the fen' non-members in the cro\\'cl, t()ld some Florida and Texas jokes for the Californians, nrade