Club 39's 1956 Reveille Agcin Drqws 6()() Stogs

Once again, more than 600 lumbermen from all parts of Oakland Club's perpetual trophy was Bud Kinney, Western the West Coast turned out for Oakland l{oo-Hoo Club 39's Dry Kiln Co., who racked up a 61 net for the 18. Bud giant24th Annual Reveille, held May 11 at the Claremont received the trophy from last year's winner, Don O'Brien. hotel in Berkeley, scene of so many successful past Reveille Dick Bailey,s low gross of 70 won him top honors in the events' Blind Bogey division. In the first flight, low-net honors

The Reveille, which in recent years has becoms entirely went to Tom Corbett, second to Chas. Hall and third low social in nature, originally got its start in the spring of net to Arlie Charter, Jr. In the second-flight battle, it was 1932, r'vhen Clement Fraser attended a lumberman's Don Kelly, Hugh Clark and Al Soulages, first to third low luncheon at the Athens club in Oakland, according to Bill net, respectively. Third flight honors were taken by Ben McCubbin, general chairman of the 1956 Reveille. By Clements, followed closely by Leo Fleitz and Jim Duggan. mistake that day' Fraser entered a veranda overlooking a The Dubs Division was topped by John Jenswold with room lvhere a religious revival rvas in progress' He left an 8o low gross. First flight low net was won by Jim unnoticed, but not before getting an idea for the name of an annuar event for rvhich a committee, chairmanned by himself'

had been searching'

top, with Bud Hubbard and Al Boldt coming in second and

The name Reveille lvas immediately adopted by the com- third. In the third flight, Mr. Golf Chairman himself copped mittee in charge and the Hotels Leamington and Oakland first honors, Ev Lewis and Knute Weidman taking two and became the official meeting places for the new-born Reveille. three in that flight. In all, over $150 in golf prizes was

The 1956 Reveille day began at the Sequoyah Country awarded the winners of the 24th Annral Reveille tourney. Club in Oakland 'ivith 1i0 divot-diggers on hand. Hollis llhe Revcille evening started off briskly at 6:39 p.rn. with Jones was chairman of the tournament. \\rinner of the a libation l'rour, followed by an excellent steak dinner in the

Claremont's Salem Room. Club President Joe Pepetone the hard-working Club 29 secretary, Ev Lewis. presided over the head table and welcomed the throng to Hollis Jones finished up the head table operation by another big Reveille evening. General Chairman Bill handing out the golf awards and presenting the club's McCubbin then introduced his hard-working committee to perpetual trophy to Bud Kinney. the 5oO-strong audience : The show that followed was definitelv one of the best Banquet, Chris Sechrist; Publicity, Jim Hendrick; Re- in recent Reveille years. Lennie Gale was master of cereception, Herb Farrell; Tickets, Ralph Hill; Entertainment, monies and also headlined the show with his easy humor Bob Meyer; Finance, Bill Johnson ; Program, Sky Lewis; and impersonations. Other acts included the comedy Golf, Hollis Jones; Reservations, Gordon Saunders, and

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