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New SCRLA Associqte Members

President Wayne F. Mullin has enrolled two more associate members in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. The new wholesale firms are the Ray Hill Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Ray H. Hill, owner, and the Far West Fir Sales Co., Beverly Hills; C. M. "Friday" Freeland, president, and John Weston, secy,-treas.

Los Angeles Hoo'Hoo-Etfes Review Glub's Success qt Ocfober Meeling

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. I was called to order by President Marguerite Dixon October 8 at the beautiful Silver Saddle Restaurant in Downey. Along with a delicious dinner, a fashion show was presented by Lorraine Southerland. There was much reminiscir-rg among the charter and older members of the club and much interest among the newer members as the past presidents each reviewed their year in office.

Anne Murray, founder and first president, spoke on her purpose in organizing the lumberwomen's club. She gave much credit to Ole May of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT in helping her in her first attempt to organize the Hoo-Hoo-Ette club. The other past presidents in the following order, Evelyn Fryrear, Bessie Stewart, Alvina Boyle and lVlabel Staser, reviewed the accomplishments and progress of the club during their year in office.

The original nine officers were honored but only the following seven were present, Anne Murray, Jeery llowe, Agnes Mcfntyre, Pluma Mcleod, Mildred Abbott, Doraine Pease and Peggy Stirling. Each was presented a corsage and past officer's pin.

This was a very interesting and enlightening meeting and each member present left more convinced than ever that she is a member of a fine organization.

Birthday prizes were won by Marie Stanton and Bessie Stewart. Door prizes of beautiful bracelets were donated by Zeesman Plywood Corp. and won by Gwendolyn Ramsey and Helen Proo. Much credit for this fine meeting must go to Orinda Hazen, who substituted as program chairman for Gertrude Armstrong in her absence.

All members of the club extend best wishes for speedy recovery to Roberta Kinkade, Dorothy Osborn and Pauline Slater.

The next meeting will be held Monday, November 12 at 6:29 p m. at Robaires French Restaurant, 348 So. La Brea, Los Angeles. Jim Lawler of Patten-Blinn Lumber

Co. rvill be instructor for year and each member is the first seminar meeting of this urged to attend.

R.oddiscraft Adds Kennedy in Polo Aho

Knute Weidman, Northern California sales manager of the Roddiscraft, Inc. wholesale lumber division, announces the addition of Pat Kennedy (left) to the Roddis sales force based at Palo Alto. Kennedy will be covering the East Bay and Central San Joaquin Valley territory and will be offering all species of West Coast woods furnished by the company.'s buying of;fices in Medford, Arcata and Ukiah.

All Roddiscraft buying offices, Weidman notes, are connected by leased-line teletype service in order to give the best possible service on all customer inquiries and orders.

Kennedy, a graduate of the University of Santa Clara, has been in the lumber business for the past five years. He originally spent two years with Elk Lumber Company, Medford, working in both that company's mill and retail yard operation. While working in the mill, he also received his certificate as a Douglas fir grader. The remainder of Kennedy's lumber experience has been with the J. A. Porter Wholesale Lumber Company, Washington, D. C.

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