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ern California; the location, Ojai Valley Inn at Ojai.

As PCWHDA members started to gather June 7, the Prince Albert room of the Empress hotel was the scene of

Registration

VANCOUVER, B. C.: Mr. and Mrs. Milton Taenzet, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Culter and American Hardwood Co.

Family

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Bell

SE,ATTLE, WASH.:

Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Dennon

Mr. and Mrs, Robert Grimrn

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mossop

George Daly

TACOMA, WASH.:

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mclean, General Hardwood Co.

PORTLAND, ORE.:

Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wanke, Wanke Panel Co.

F. M. Radditz

BERKELEY, CALIF.:

Mr. and Mrs. K. E. MacBeath, MacBeath Hardwood Co.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.:

Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Kahn, Forsyth Hardwood Co.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Higgins, J. E. Higgins Lumber Co.

Mi. and Mrs. J. M. Higgins, J. E. Hiecins Lumber Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Don F. White, White Bros.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Servente, Servente Hardwood Lumber

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.:

Mr. and Mrs. J. William Back, J. Wm. Back ComPanY

E. M. Bauer. Atlas Lumber Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Braley and Family, U. S. Plywood CorP'

Mr. and Mrs. James W. CooPer, W, E. Cooper Lumber Co.

Mr, and Mrs. J. R. Cary

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fahs and Familv. California Panel & Veneer Co.

Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy M. Stanton, Tr.. E. I. Stanton & Son

Mi. and Mrs. Stanton Swafford, E. J. Stanton & Son

Fred Smales,U.S. Plywood Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton vonBreton and Family, Tropical & Western Lumber Co, SAN DIEGO, CALIF.: their informal gatherings. The convention business got underway at 10 a.m., June B, in the Princess Charlotte room with the first scheduled session. The current state of the hardwood business was discussed by areas among the various west coast members. Membership requirements also came up for discussion. And serious thought was given to present problems arising from Japanese dock handling and warehousing of Philippine mahogany.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Frost,Frost Hardwood Co.

J. W. Sullivan, Sullivan Hardwood Lumber Co.

R. J. Sullivan, Sullivan Hardwood Lumber Co.

The first afternoon's activities included a luncheon, golf at the Victoria Country Club on Oak Bay, swimming in the Crystal pool, and the "Tally-I{o" available for small fry by appointment. The first evening's calendar included dinner and dancing in the Georgian lounge, with dinner at eight followed by dancing to the music of Billy Tickle.

The June 9 program started with another business meet- ing at l0 a.m. Luncheon for the ladies came next, and the golf tournament got into high gear that afternoon. The irnal rounds were for the PCWHDA's annual cup in the Bobby Byrne Handicap. The Bobby Byrne Memorial golf trophy was won by Bruce Mossop. Bob Sullivan was awarded a "vote of confidence" for his first golfing "efforts."

The Saturday golf rvas follor,ved by the annual "Foul Regatta" under the commodoreship this year of Secretary Bruce Mclean. lfe u'as assisted in the fun by Larry Culter, Hal von Breton and Freddie Smales. The "regatta" was held in the swimming pool of the hotel.

The annual banquet on June 9 officially wound up the 33rd annual. Held in the Georgian lounge at 7:30 p.m., starting with cocktails, the dinner was served at 8:30 and climaxed the successful meeting with good fellowship.

An extra event, scheduled on Sunday, June 10, was a cruise aboard the yacht Deerleap through the Gulf and San Juan Islands to Eaglecrest, Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island. This lovely spot was the site of one of the visits of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip on their most recent North American trip. Many of the hardwood men and their families took the cruise, as the pictures u'ill shou,, and it u,as reported a high point in a convention full of high points. Several of the PCWHDA members took advantage of the Canadian location of this meeting in Victoria to combine some vacation time with their convention business and remained in the area for the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association convention in Vancouver, B. C., June p-n.

Eagerly received by the members at the convention rvas a rvelcome and much-needed History of the P. C. \\'. H. D. A. and Its Early Members. This monumental document of 17 pages was prepared by Don F. White of White Brothers, San F'rancisco, and is an excellent and highly interesting story of the association's growth. The thanks Mr. White was given on its presentation made his labor of love on it worthwhile. (Highlights of the History u'ill be presente<i in an early issue of The CALIFORNIA LUN{BER MERCHANT.)