Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-06
LUMB ERMEN MEET
Southeastern Iowa Association
in Session at the
Harper.
TWO HUNDRED IN ATTENDANCE
Number Introduced Into the Mys-
teries of the Hoo-Hoo
Society.

The Southeastern Iowa Lumber
Dealers association met in annual
session today at the Harper in this
city. There were about 200 members
| dealers from this section of Illinois
who were attracted by common in
] terest1 in the proceedings.
The meeting opened at II O'Clock in
the parlors of the Harper with a brief
address of welcome by Mayor b. F.
Knox, in which the hospitality of the
city was extended to the visitors
The mayor was followed by City At
torney J. X. Scott, who delivered
himself of some happy remarks along
the same general line. The response
was made by c. w. Thornton. of OF
tumwa, Iowa, president of the organi-
cation.
Addresses Given
The main address upon a given top
ic was delivered by S. s. Wright, of
keota, Iowa, upon Credits" Then
there were general talks by w. c.
Hollis, secretary of the Northwest
ern Lumbermen's association, of Min
neapolis; J. w. Barry, of Cedar Rap
ids;>SMet l.. SaleY. DEPARTMENT editor
| of the American I.un4beIman. of Chi
cago, and by james f. Gatewood. as
sociate editor of the ST. Louis Lum-
herman.
The business session was short
one and was devoted to the consider
alton of routine matters mainly, with
a vote of thanks for the lumber and
sash and door manufacturers of the
tri-cities for the entertainment af-
forded the visitors The election of
officers resulted as follows. the secre-
tary and treasurer being reelected:
President - Willis Stanley, What
Cheer.
Vice President w. H. Jasper, New
ton.
Secretary and Treasurcr-C. NJ
Porter, Oskaloosa.
An invitation from Muscatine to
meet at that place next year was re-
ceived but no action was taken upon
it. However. it is expected the invi-
tation viii be accepted.
Manufacturers Entertain
Shortly after o'clock the delegates
sat down to banquet that was serv-
ed in the main dining hall of the hos
telry. The hosts at the spread were
the lumber and sash and door manu-
facturers of the three cities. includ-
ing the following firms: Rock Island
Sash & Door works. Weyerhaeuser &
Denkmann company, Rock Island
Lumber q Manufacturing company.
and the Southern Pine Lumber com
pany. of this city: Dimock. Gould q
LII,
Der company, L. y. Roberts company.
Fordyce Lumber company, II. o. Self
fert Lumber company, Lindsay &
Phelps company and the Ma icr- Crull
Lumber company. of Davenport. The
menu included a large share of the
seasons delcacies ana the greater
part of the remainder of the after
noon was given up to it's discussion.
This evening the delegates will be
the guests of the local manufactu rs
at the presentation of THE Prime, of
Pilsen" at the Illinois theatre in this
city.
Learn to New.
The initiation exercises and ban
quet of the Concatenated Order of
Hoo-Hoo was held last evening at
Elks' hail, in Davenport. There was
an election of officers at the meet |
ing, which resulted as follows:
Snark-Harry V. Scott.
Senior Hoo-Hoo-R. J. McAlester.
Junior HoO-Hoo-N. l.. Darling.
Bojum-Tom Arnold.
Scrovenoter-A. McGaric.
Jabberwock-B. Oliver.
Custocation-R. b. Macrorie.
Gurdon-W a. Fuller.
The following were the candidates
admitted: Nicholas BrueSer, Rock |
Island; William Henry Jasper, New
ton, Iowa: Oris Iadonis Fitz, Rock |
Island; Paul Ludwig Henrichs, Dav-
export: iona Adler Yoder, Riverside, |
Iowa; George Lewis Curkendall, Rock |
Island; Hugh Waddell Crawford. |
Rock Isiand; Ralph jackson Lilli-
bridge. Muscatine. Iowa; George Han