CONVENTIOI{ WRAP.UP

The 72nd Convention of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo held at the beautiful Hotel Vancouver reall,v lived up to its billins.

First. the llritish Columlria u,eather cooperated beautifulh'. Tht' {oLrr hour boat cruise Tuesdal. around Vanc'ouver Harbor for the delegates was almost magical. Starting about 5:30 at thc cnd of a lrrilIiant day, the group (so big 2 boats had to be employed) enjoyed an unusually r:olorful sunset, the soft approach of dusk, and ther.r u'atched the liehts of Vancouver ancl surrounding area corne on one by one until it seemed almost like a fairyland. No cases of seasickness were reported, although a few oI the delegates reported headaches the next morning presumably {rom consuming too much ice.

Actually the ,1-day convention opened Sunday afternoon, September 15, rvith a beautifully appointed (and very rvet) ice breaker cocktail party held in the Royal Suite on the l4,th floor of the Hotel Vancou\rer. The vicrv at dusk rvas masnificent and surprist,enlertainment lry the Kam. loops Club 9189 X,Iarching Band playing such old favorites as "The Saints Come Marching In" pror.ided thc best kind of atmosphere for "breaking ice."

The ladies were permitted to join the men at lunch on Nlonday, where they heard a report on problems confronting the pro- vincial goverrrment by Mr. Gerrr, \IcKee. 40506, I)eprrty Minister of Land-' and Forests lor British Colrrmhia. The gist of N{r. McKee's talk could be summetl uo rvith this quote: '"W e can't proct,(d urtl: l,trt,,r toward sustctined yield than tha public d,emand,s." At the head table rvere all tht: heads of British Columbia lumbcr and los. shingle and shake associalions. lI uas arr impressive group.

The ladies also enjoyed a delightful Orit:ntal luncheon and fashion show on Tuesday at the Lotus Restaurant. arranged (Continued, on Page 83)

Vancouver A Gal's-Eye View

\\'r had a lerv good time at the HooHoo 72nd Corrr.ention held in Vancouver, B. (... at the Hotel Vancouver. (This is the kind of fine antl ageless hotel that parallels the Plazas, llitzs and Palaces of pre-H ilton days. )

Happily tht.re art: statistir:s at hand lor those rvho dcdir:atedly want to knorv the age of this r:ity, its population. inr.hes of rainfall and tht: like; so I t'an be quite at liberty in ignoring all the elephant traps of (mis?) information and feel guiltlessknowing that some peer has the proper answer away somewhere.

From Dick Scott rve learned that the Lions Gate Bridge is being repaired rvith layer on layer of scotch tape (actually some new paper thin surfacing that r:omes from France). As we were ginqerlv cross- ing it hc observed that \ranct-rur,er and San l'rant'isco are not unlike in pleasing physical features. Skiing herc is only l5 minutes {rom downtown. Also there are innumerable lush islands with a consequent rvealth o{ lreautiful cruising. Because of that unmentioned number of inches of rainfall. the flowr.r-q aboun<l in color and variety.

Our first pre-convention day rve wenl to Stanlev Park, which I am rt:liably informed, is about 1,000 acres in size. Beautiful rose gardens, a zoo and an aquarium. N'ly husband and I were still together even alter we left the monkey cage, and from there to the upside down fruit-eating bats. and to the wide awake orvls where rve curbed an inclination to say hoo-hoo.

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And here's the 72nd Annual Convention. New Snark of the Universe,.lohn G. Hickey, being helped into his robes of office by outgoing Snark Ed. Wade. A smiling John (middle) grasps the ceremonial cat. At right: three years of successive Snarks, Harvey Koll, outgoing Ed. Wade, and incoming John Hickey. Middle left, Hoo-Hoo Secretary and Editor of the Hoo-Hoo Log and Tally, Ben Springer. In the middle of our page, a happy boatload of Hoo-Hoos head out over the smooth waters of Vancouver harbor. Aboard, Knude Weidman and Wyman Hammer (middle righ0 enjoy the bracing satt air. Bottom row, left, LeRoy Stanton, Srand Mrs. chat with Arthur Hood, as though they all seem to be smiling at the predicament of the three unidentified lost souls who found the wrong room. Right: one of the beautiful 0riental models at the fashion show.