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Nine X'Iernbers elected were Tom Duggan, 531191, Supreme ]{oo-Hoo. Juris<liction I; Clyde J. Haas, 47llo, Supreme Jabberwock, II; Lynelle T. Rabun, (t1231, Snpreme l3ojum, III; John T. Silk, 53(t67, Supreme Scrivenoter, IV; Leslie McKimmie, 60303, Supreme Arcanoper, V; Harvey W. Koll, 46016, Srrprenre Custocatian, VI ; William A. Russell, 50220, Suprenre Gurrlon. VII; Ben R. Lantz, 51663, Suprerne Junior lloo-Hoo, VIII, arld Oscar Franklin, 5.180.t, Supreme Selrior Hoo-Hc,o, IX.

The traclitional Iimbalming of the Snark ceremony, lvhich formallv brorrght to a close the 1-ear of service renrlerecl bv Sirark oi.the Universe Itobeit tr. Gallagher. 52499, rvas concluctecl by Secretary Ben F. Springer, 31265, Rameses 37.

On the Social Side

On Tuesclar-, I Ioo-Hoo an<l their laclies ertjoyed a "N'lystery I)arl Safari"-a 250-mile jarurt throrrgh "somc r.rf the nrost ruegeclll' beautifrrl scerler): in Northern America.

On Wednesday nigl-rt, all thoroughly enjoyed "A Nautical Night in the Seaway City" dinner-dance. A fine program was arranged for the ladies. An innovation this year was the selection of "Mrs. lloo-l{oo." At the Nlonday night joint dit'tner, t1-re rvinner was announced, Nlrs. Bill a r.netnber of Trvin Springs, .\rkansas,

"Bro\\,11ie" Itezanka, s'hose hr-rsbantl is Cities Hoo-Hoo Club.

Thc 1960 :ruuual u,ill be helcl at IIot Septe rnber 17-20.

By JACK BERRY, Sacramento, Calif., 1958-59 Supreme Custocatian, Supreme 9, International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo

"National Forest Products \\reek" is a reality for Hoo-Hoo ncxt vcar-and urt]'onc rvlto carcs to participatc; wc 'll'il1 'worli torvartl acccptancc Noveml;er 9 b1' tltc Natiorr:r1 Wootl Courrcil.

'l'hc Cotrvcntion rv:rs verl' goocl bclicvc tl-rat it rvas ti'pifiecl by bcing a serions r,vorking convcntiotr, rvith \\'-oorl Prollrotion in tlrc linr,elight, and rcflecting an cirrnest rlcsirc otr the part of all rlelcgates to colttlnence atr activc Wood Promotion program. 'I\vo Rounrltablc rliscussiolrs rverc hcld-both otr tltc subjcct of Woocl l'r'onrotion.'Ihey rvcre livcly, stinrltlating atttl constrrtctive.

J. \\I:trd A11en, presi<lcnt of tlrc National-Arncricatr \Vholcsalc I-umbcr '\ssn., prcsentcd an clectrif vilrg acldrcss. To :r l'apt autliencc, lrc told ol the critical ecottotnic plight of the forest proclucts industry torlal' "Our intlustry of srnall sltolrkccpcrs." FIc said that democ::atic:Lction can:rnrl rvill cventually cor-rect the ills, but that at this timc "sonrc Gcorgc \\r:rshington, some Winston Churcliill, sornc Joatt of Alc-if you please sonrc nt'ganiz:rtion rvlticlt reprcscnts :rll of thc inclustry ancl has thc rleccssary learlersl-rip is r.rce ded to rvelrl the nlanv l)arts of the inclustry togcthcr in constructivc actiort."

He posed the challenging question: "Gentlemen, can you think of such an organization? Can it be YOUR organization-HooHoo?"

Harvel'Koll of Los Angeles, thc 1958-59 Dcputy State Snark for Southern Califorrria, rvas electetl to thc Suprcrnc 9 for Jurisdiction Vl, succeedin!{ me as Suprerne Custocatian; I will continue as national chairnran of thc Hoo-Hoo Woo<l Promotion Proglam.

"National liorest Products Week" for the Concatenated Orcier of Hoo-Hoo, ancl other orgauizations and individuals who car,c to p:rlticipate, was assurecl for next year', 1960, by action taken at the annual convention of the international orcler of lumbernrcn at Duluth, llinnesota, Septembcr' 14-i6. Action on this proposal was taken by thc outgoing Supreme Nine and thc Cornmittee on Legislation for thc Good of the Orcler, headecl by the new Snark of the lJnivcrsc, Dick Scott of Vancouver, 11. C.

The action r,'"'as, in the folm of a three-part resolution which assures. first. that "National Forest Products Week" for 1960 will bc proclainrecl officially for the lunrbermen's international o::der on1y, but rvith:r cordial invitation to al1 other interested organizations and individuals to particil)ate to whatever extent they choose; the d:ite rlesignatecl to be thc "Week of the gth day of the 9th month (Septcmber) of 1960.

Secondly, the lesolution proposes that Hoo-Hoo, as a member (Continued on Page 50)

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