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il"rryA. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove, was re-elected president, E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Coi, Auburn, was re-elected vice-president of the Northern District, Walter S. Spicer, Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana, was elected vice-president of the Southern District, and W. R. Vanderwood, Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co., --Gl-endale was elected Treasurer, at tlEiannual convention of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, November 7,8 and 9.

President Harry Lake's report showed a remarkable record of achievement for the past year, outstanding features being the increase of almost l0O per cent in membership of the association, and the assistance given by the association in the formation of 14 new local associations with a total membership of.245.

In nominating President Lake for re-election, C. H. Griffen, Jr., said that in {orming some of the local asso- were Dee C. Essley, manager of the association, and Paul E. Overend, field representative for the Northern District.

President H. A. Lake, called the convention to order at 9:45 a. m. and M. A. Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco, extended a hearty welcome to the visitors, in behalf of the City of San Francisco, at the ,request of Mayor Rolph who was unable to be present.

F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, responded for the visitors to the address of welcome

E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn; Northern Vice-president, presided over the morning session.

Ray B. Cox, Built-In-Fixture Co., Berkeley, led the discussion on "Home Modernizing", giving a brief history of the formation of the National Home Modernizing Bureau in Chicago, which this year will spend $135,000 in advertising the home modernizing idea. Mr. Cox said there are many millions of homes out of the 26,000,000 in this coun- ciations the seemingly impossible had been accomplished, due almost entirely to the efforts of Mr. Lake. fhursday

Many interesting discussions featured the various sessions, but the Friday afternoon discussion of "Local Associations," led by Kenneth Smith of Los Angeles, attracted perhaps the most attention. Attendance rvas excellent at all sessions, and many new faces were seen.

The convention reaffirmed the action of the association taken a vear ago in regard to-the.segregation of grades.

Preceding the formal opening of the convention the board of directors held a breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. at which President H. A. Lake presided. At this meeting it was decided to continue membership in the National Retail Lumber Dealers' Association, and a number of ner,r' members were accepted.

Directors present were: Earl White, Madera; Elmer Ellis, Palo Alto; Chas G. Bird, Stockton; Jo H. Shepard, Sacramento; J. Frank Wright, Porterville; M. A. If arris, San Francisco; H. A. Lake, Garden Grove; C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier; W. R. Vanderwood. Glendale; E. T. Robie, Auburn; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; Paul Hallingby, Los ,dngeles, and C. H. Griffen, Jr., Santa Cruz. Also present try that are in need of modernizing, and advised each individual lumber dealer to go after home modernizing,business in his own district, predicting that if this is done it will in five years' time result in a large volume of this kind of business.

Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles; J. Frank Wright, Porterville; Frank N. Gibbs, Anaheim; C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier; J. H. Shepard, Sacramento; B. J. Boorman, Oakland; A. C. Iforner, National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, San Francisco; F. Dean Prescott; Jerry Sullivan, San Diego, and W. W. Wheatley, Imperial Valley Lumbermen's Association took part in the discussion on this subject.

Mr. Cox ansrvered a lot of questions, and Mr. Wheatley told of the successful operation of a Home Modernization Bureau in his district.

"Cement" was the next topic discussed. Frank N. Gibbs, Gibbs Lumber Co., Anaheim, chairman of the cement committee for the Southern district, led the discussion and reported the progress made by his committee, which has worked to attain 100 per cent dealer distribution of this commodity. Chas P. Curran, Pomona; H. A. Lake, Garden Grove, and C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier contributed to