Show tJ HODS HOD-HODS GATHER t. t FOR CONGA CONCATENATION TEN A TION Y Western Retail Lumber Dealers Association in Annual t Convention SESSION IN ARMORY HALL II j il Guard Hd e of If f Delegates J Arrhe l Program for Three Day a s f 1 i. i logs Is Prepared t 4 The Tho hotels were filled 3 yesterday with men mon wearing on their lapels a no button upon uon which appeared tho the i startling likeness of oC a big hl- black Torn Tom t cat The They belong belon to tho the order of the tile Hoo a L mysterious n aggregation of oft t lumbermen who whose o concatenations are arc hidden hl en III in mystery and whose alms anti and purposes arc are not to be disclosed to the tho la lay brother In other lines of k Industrial activity These Hoo Hoos who Hooded the lobbies of th the hotels nu and lined the curbs in the tho hus busy part of or town yesterday were the vanguard of tf the delegates s to the thc convention of I the hI Western rn n Retail Lumbermen's as ns- I n n which meets in Armory hall hal Thursday afternoon at nt 2 o'clock and anO continues in tn session until Its Us adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment Saturday 1 This is the tho fourth annual convention convention conven on tion ton and in 10 view ien of s several seral eral complex situations existing in lii the lie lumber trade T at this time the meetings may be 1 looked etl to with some expectation of bringing to a 0 point of settlement many of the unsatisfactory conditions 4 Among the matters malters that will vilI engage 4 the men will be the discussion of I rates and car cm shortages as applying to transportation lumber combines which are arc said ald to be tue in existence not al alone nc in tn this ell city but in others t The delegates tes will occupy their theft time f Thursday morning morning- with preliminary t i matters mailers regIstering procuring badges bades j turning in iii railroad receipts and other like W matters natters t. t t. t f 4 Program for mi Contention I lout tt tf Following is the program of or tho ho afternoon session e sion Welcome Welcome Fisher Fisher Har liar Address of 1 XVi ris 1 Response to Address of oC Welcome Welcome- E E. P. P Coltman Collman I 4 i Presidents President's Annual Address Address Pres Ad ress-Pres- ress Pros Pros- 1 Merrill 1 q lt Secretary's Annual Report A. Report A. A L L. Porter t Treasurers Treasurer's Annual Report 1 Address Address C. C. C W. W Nibley I i r Address Address Judge II II H. Appointment of oC Committees l l' l hl s 's Set Sc lonI lon I r District Association George E E. Hill Hili jr Collections pU tI n and ind ar Credits F. F. L n lib V J t 9 ui Tho Pinning an u Yard George u Profits and Selling G. Selling G. G G G. G Wright Stock Keeping J. J. J. J M. M Flint 1 Shed Sheil and Yard Yar A. Equipment A W. W I Robinson o. o So Sc- Sc lon Ion s Coast Fir an and Other Other Woods Au August ul von on Boecklin The J. Railroads J. J A. A Reeves f Reports of officers Reports of oC committees Election of officers ys Selection o of If place of next convention rJ- rJ Unfinished business r Adjournment The rho annual meeting of oC the Lumberman's Lumberman's Lum Lurn- bermans berman's Mutual 1 society will be he held at al 10 o'clock Friday evening and an In Invitation In- In n- n j Is II extended to lo all retail lumber lurn- lurn ocr her merchants to be in attendance The session will consist t of reports from Crom officers and anti committees and the elec- elec election lout lion of officers for the ensuing year car Good Times Fishes I Til LI Friday evening evening- will vIll be devoted de to a concatenation of ot the thc order of If Hoo which is expected to bring bring- out some soine remarkable talent AH AU lumbermen n z will bo he In Iii attendance as tho those thoe e o who iio have not already been specially in invited invited In- In arc eagerly a seeking their cre the tho event ent being looked upon t. t as ono one of the lie opportunities of a life life- h tune time The band starts to make a noise at 8 o'clock The fhe annual banquet of the ns association unit Hon will alto tako place at the tite Knutsford hotel Saturday evening commencing at rho The urt arrangements for Cor this function has hag been left with the local lumbermen and ancl the they sa say that all preparation has hus been made for 01 a great Sleat time for the local and visiting lumber merchants Free tickets may be procured procured pro pro- I t 1 cured by delegates from the com committee commit commit- mil mil- L. L tc tee CC In charge i The headquarters of the a association 1 I have havo been established in the Kenon hotel Delegates as they arrive have tl boon been requested ted to register in Iii the headquarters head quarters that thc they mil may mt receive had badge e r and other credentials necessary foi lou louL L- L I tho the various sessions |