Pictures Testify to a Greaf and Pleasurable Hoo-Hoo National Convention

Order of Hoo-Hoo. It is my privilege and honor as Snark of the Universe to lormally welcome you to this outstanding conven' tion. Every effort is being made to make your visit to Chicago both memorable and enl,ertaining.

The efiorts antl accomplishments of our clubs throughout the nine jurisdictions dur' ing the past yesr have been gratifying to me. Members sc.em more anxious to put their shoulders to the wheel and work for the best interests of our fraternal order.

I am proud to say that Hoc-Hoo is a great organization, ar'd that it numbers among its members many oI the most outstanding people in the lumber industry.

A sreat deal cf credit for ihe success of this Hoo-IIoo convention can be attributed to our general chairman, Harold Elliott of the Metropolitan Lumber Company, and to Mrs. Frank Rutter, our untiring and capable Ladies Chairman. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ed Roche. the incomparable President of the Acorn Lumber Company, who has put in so nuch time and efiort during the past few months, to make this convention a lnemorable occasion for all of us. A special thank'you also to Joe Romano, the President of the Chicaso Club. and to the other officers of this convention namoly, Tom Pray, Bill Henifi, John Andretich, Tom Emerson, Joe Gorski, Ild. Kuzanek, Jim Elliott and Dennis Johnson. And last, but not least, my sincere cortgratulations to that grand old man, one of the outstanding iloo-Hoo's of all time and mv dear friend. the Secretary of our club und th" Editor o[ the LOG AND TALLY, the unrepressiblc Ben Springer.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the accomplishments of Hoo-Hoo Organization can be made nranifest only by working hand'and-hand with each other. Without our Forests. there