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Membership-W. F. Fahs, chairman; Don White and L. B. Culter.

Golf-Sterling Stofle, chairman, and Clarence Bohnhoff.

Frank Connolly, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, made an interesting talk, his subject being ..Observations on Recent Trip to the Orient,,, and he gave a clear picture of lumber and logging conditions in Japan ancl the Philippine Islands.

Monday Afternoon

The first round in the annual golf tournament was played aj the San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista. Others iar_ ticipated in the sailing regatta or spent the afternoon on the beach.

Monday Evening

6:30 p.m. was the cocktail hour in the Ocean Terrace 1:o-. tl-re group being entertained by the Star Light Singers with musical comedy selections.

Dinner was served in the Coronet Room at Z:30 p.m. with Hal Von Breton acting as toastmaster. He paid a nice compliment to Mrs. B. W. Byrne, widow of the late B. W. (Bobby) Byrne, saying that she was the ,.nicest and sweetest girl at the convention.', During the dinner hour a roving accordion player entertained with songs.

First prize in the sailing regatta went to Bruce Mclean. Nelson Jones and Fred Smales .,i'ere awarded the second and third prizes.

President n"o .,,lll",t:l"rY;T*-

Bob Kahn reported for ihe Nomination Committee and recommended the following officers for the coming year who were unanimously elected:

President, K. C. MacBeath, Gordon-MacBeath l,umber Co., Berkeley; Vice president, L. B. Culter, J. Fyfe Smith Co., Vancouver, B. C.; Secretary, Charles White, rWhite Brothers, Oakland.

Directors-Nelson Jones, Jones Hardwood & plywoocl Co.. San Francisco; Bud Radditz, Wanke panel Co., portland; Dallas Donnan, Ehrlich-Harrison, Seattle; Hal Von Breton, Tropical & Western Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Bob Sullivan, Sullivan Hardwood Lumber Co., San ii"go.

Charlie Cooper reported. for the Resolutions Commitiee and stated that greetings by telegram has been sent to the old memlters .rtr,'ho r,vere unable to attend the convention.

Clarence Bohnhoff read the follorving eulogy in com_ memoration of Bayard W. Byrne;

"On January the lO, 1951, God, in His infinite wisdom, called Bayard W. Byrne, one of our dear rnembers, unto His Heavenly Home.

"Known unto us these many years afiectionately as .Bob_ by Byrne,' u'e stand here in all humility before Gocl, an<l experience once again the sorrorv which shockecl us .lvhen we received the news of his passing.

"ft is not for us to attempt to reason the ,why' of such events but rather to accept them with grace- All the words we command are totally inadequate for comfort. Wc must seek solace in the Good Booi< and assuage the tug at our heart strings, which \^re so keenly feel. iNever the less, not my will, but Thine, be done., We stand here today to pay tribute to a grand fellow.

."In every organization, there are always a few persolls w_h-o will gladly do things; who will assume the respon_ sibility of a duty and who will carry that responsilitity through to fruition. Such a person was our friend, Bobby Byrne.

"A loyal member of this Association, whose presence today is sorely missed and we miss the benefit of his sound logic, his helping hand and even his ready wit. This Association is better for having knolvn our friend, Bobby Byrne.

"fn his home life, he was a loving and kind husband. He was a loving and kind father. His friends were legion. His handshake was warm. What, of greater importance, could be said of a man ?

"Because the thoughts herein above expressed are the sentiments of this assembly, we therefore, "Resolve that: the context of this preamble, ancl this resolution, be made a permanent part of the record of the minutes of this Association.', luesday Afternoon

The resolution was carried unanimously and the members stood in silence for a minute as a tribute to his memory.

Bob Kahn gave an interesting talk on his recent 90-dny air trip to Europe where he visited Madrid, Rome, Milan, Geneva. The Riviera, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Brussels, Dublin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Frank Connolly, member of the Advisory Board for the National Wholesale Lumber Yard Distributors Association appointed by the OPS, spoke on OPS controls which was followed by a general discussion by the members.

Baker Hardwood Lumber Co., San Diego; Roddis California Inc. and Back Panel Co., Los Angeles, were elected Association members.

The place and date for next year's convention will be annorrnced at a later time.

The second round in the annual golf tournanlent was played. Others spent the afternoon sailing and on the beach.

Tuesday Evening

A cocktail party .i'vas held in the Ocean Terrace Room at 6:3O p.m. with more music by the Star Light Singers.

Dinnerivas served in the Coronet Room at 7:30 p.m. During the dinner hour the roving accordion player again entertained with songs. President Bob Sullivan said Fred Smales did a wonderful job as Secretary during the past year and he lvas given a fine round of applause. Bob then turned the meeting over to Bob Kahn who acted as toastmaster.

Bob Kahn, lvho has not missed an anrrual meeting in 26 years, gave some interesting background on the Association which he said was started bi' the late B. W. (Bobby) Byrne. He spoke of some of the early meetings wherr the Association membership included only 15 members.

He then introduced the nerv officers of the Association rvho lvere roundly appiauded, then turned the meeting over to Sterling Stofle, l,vho in turn presented him .r,vith the grand prize, a silver cup, in appreciation for the fine work he has done for the Association down through the years.

Sterling called on Don White who presented the B. W. (Bobby) Byrne Memorial Trophy to the golfer with the

Condid Cqmercr Shots

Taken ot Coronqdo

Photos by Tmmy