Oqklond Hoo-Hoo Host Xlore Thon 4OO at 27th Annuol Reveille

(From the Files of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, May 1, 1934)

The Oakland Hoo-Hoo Reveille, wl-rich has come to be one of the largest single-club-sponsored Hoo-I{oo events in the country, went into its 27th year by providing a top- flight golf tournament and "night out" for more than 400 lumbermen at the Claremont hotel in Berkeley on Friday, May 15. This year's Reveille was ably chairmanned by Lafayette Dealer and immediate Club 39 Past President Chris Sechrist, with Jerry Mashek, current Club 39 prexy, directing the over-all show.

The lst annual Reveille was held at the Hotel Leamington in Oakland, the evening of April 21, 1933, presided over by then-president, Earle Johnson, now head of Watsonville Lumber Co., with Clem Fraser, who conceived the Reveille idea, chairmar.rning the affair. Now, 27 years later and still going strong, the 1959 Reveille got underway at 10:30 a.m. with a giant Reveille Golf Tournament at the Claremont Countrv Club in Oakland.

More than 150 golfers participated in the tournament, u'hicl-r was chairmanned by Paul Gaboury with Jack Crane sitting in as co-pilot. Sun Valley Lumber's Tom Jacobsen, Jr., took the big one when he walked off with the club's

The second annual reveille of Central and Northern California lumberrnen was held at the Hotel Oakland, April 20, 1934. The meeting was a big success with more than 300 sitting rlown to clinner in the Ivory ballroom. C. I. Gilbert, president of East llay Hoo-Hoo Club 39, under whose auspices the affair was given, addressed the Welcome, with remarks from General Chairman Clement Fraser, Entertainment Chairman H. Sewall Morton, ancl then the Big Show started with the well-known NBC tenor, Charles F. Bulotti.

The Comrnittee thankecl the wholesale lumber firms, manufacturers ancl representatives rvho made cash donations for the excellent entertainment, and tl.re lumber firnrs, r'etailers, sash and cloor concerrls and building material and cement companics who coutribrrted prizes.

Honored guests were Garnet W. Fraser, Hugh W. Hogan ancl George C. Troth. Telegrams were sent to George M. Cornwall, Fred Hamlin and J. E. Neighbor, who rvere too ill to attend.

Winners of the various golf events includetl W. A. Dwight, Jr., F. M. Dreisbach, F. S. Spencer, Nick Cryer, H. R. Merrymarr, Roy Dreisbach, (ieorge Dunn, G. F. Bonnington, Fritz Dettman, Harry Vincent, J. H. Richarclson, Tom Ilransom, G. Mackenzie, E. W. Richarclson, J. D. Maris, W. H. Fishburn, Clyde Spear, Howard Mitchell, Gordon Pierce, Lloyd Harris, Wrn. Chatham, Jr., and Ted Adams.

Weover engros:ed in :corecord, ond So<rmslo Doler Gole B€ll wqtching the birdie lot "por" c lhe c6e moy bel,

CENTER: Golf "Ptq" qd Toumenl wheels-Jo(k Crme, Bud Kinney, Pol GcSoury. RIGHt: Chorlie Wilson, Deoler Bob {Sm lorenzo) Bulcher, Dmler Bud (Steiner, Orovillel mills, Ben Wotd, D*ler Jo<k (Honrord, Pqciftc Grovel Russell, qd inm(enl bytttrder,

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In addition to tl-re lleveille tournamel.rt, I)ubs, Ltcl., played its monthly tourrlament with the Reveille gang anrl it was Bulldog Pallet's Itoy Sjoluncl on top in that flight. Close on his heels were Joe Finelli (Timber Structures), Walt Hjort (Drake's Bay Lumber), Al Boldt, and Frarrk Benzon (Timber Structures).

The big Reveille evening got underway with au "hour or two" of cocktails, lying about golf scores and general good fellowship. A big steak dinner followed this happy interlude ancl then it was Mashek and Sechrist at the mike thanking the big overflow crowd for their contiuued stlpport of the event. Paul Gaboury and his golf prizes were rre-\t and then it was N{C Bob Karl's turn at the mike-arrd the btg 27t1t Ar.rnual Reveille show was unclerway.

In extending his sincere thanks to the spollsors of the 2Tth Reveille, President Mashek also offered his personal congratulations and thalrks to General Cl.rairman Sechrist ancl his hardworking committeemen, iuclucling Jim Hendrick (entertainment), Ji- Dciherty (programs), Bruce Jacobsen (banquet), Don Coveney (tickets), John Pearson (publicity), Bob Beileck (finance), Chas. Beacom (reservations), Paul Gaboury and Jack Crane (golf), ancl Bill Johnson, Al Kelley, Ralph Hill and Joe Pepetone (receptron ).

(lefi) qnd Jim Hopkins, l. So THAT'S whqt oll ihe Shouting wos oboutl l. Jim Whitty, Mel Silvo, Perry Adcox, John Tietien ond Woyne Johnson.

2. Once o Lumbermon, Alwoys-Fred V. Holmes of the former Holmes Eureko, Hoo-Hoo Seer LeMoster qnd Ad-Mqn Geo. E. S. Thompson.

3. John Komps ond Dove Songuinetli of Progress Lumber, Ed Dreessen, Tom Rodke, Ernie Gonzoles (olso of Progress).

4. Pleosonton Deoler Pete (Worm Springs lumber) Hohn, Mike Coonon ond Fronk Billings.

2. Jim Hendrick, Chuck Willioms, Concord Deoler Denny O'Connor, Jock Ingrom, Al Kelley, Tom Molitor ond (seofed) Bud Kinney,

3. Deoler Fred (Costro Volley Lumber) Pemberton, Peorson Lumber's Bill Arp ond Bill McDoniel, Goy Brqdt, qnd Concord Deoler John Peorson.

1. "Monly" Montgomery, K. E. MocBeoth, Hanry Boles, Hoc Collins.

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William Shakespeare iu tl *rli.r, seems as amazing as the genius of his writing. In a world absolutely aflame, how could a man of superlative intelligence, whose pen seldom left his hand, fail to take some cognizance of what was going on around him? Yet search his works and see if you can discover or discern any trace of interest in any contemporary people or events.

He lived at a time when Cervantes and other writing giants were making literary history. In his time, Bruno, the martyr, taught in England, then went back to Rome to be burned at the stake. Drake encircled the earth. Galileo tore down a tiny world and gave to mankind a mighty universe in its stead.