The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-14
MYSTIC HOO-HO0
Of LUNBER|NEN
GAINS MEMBERS
Famous Secret Order of Or
ganization Is Feature of
Convention; Resolutions
of Thanks Adopted.
ANNUAL BANQUET TO
CLOSE CONFERENCE
Report of Mutual Insurance
Department Shows Excel
lent Growth; Election
of Officers Today.

Ihlrty-seven members of the West
ern Retail Lumbermen's s association,
through an impressive ritualistic cere-
mony, last night became members of
the mystic order of the "Hoo-hoo''
Concatenation, the lodge of the west
ern lumbermen. The initiation was
conducted in the main dining room of
the Commercial club.
Led by the Clan Stewart bagpipe
band of Salt Lake, the ncophytes were
marched from the Hotel Utah TO the
Commercial club at $3.50 clock. Only
the members Of the "Hoo- -hoo'' were
present at the Initiation, and not un-
til late hour were the doors thrown
open to admit visiting Iumbermen who
had arrived for the musical and wrest-
ling programme.
The Hoo hoo'' is a secret trade or
ganization formed by the western lum-
bermen in 1892. Since then the MEM
bership has grown to nearly $4,000, in
Guiding lumbermen from all parts OF
the west and the northwest. OF this
number 100 of the members arc Salt
Lake 1umbcrmen.
Aside from lumbermcn and forestry
men, railroad freight agents are ad-
mitted to membership. j. G. Cook of
the Huttig Manufacturing company of
Salt Lake, who is vice regent shark
of the order, officiated at the inita-
ton of the candidates.
limitations of the organization are
held in different western cities semi
annually The "Hoo-hoo' is an or
ganization for the purpose of bringing
closer relationship among the lumber
men and 10 induce better business
methods among men Of the lumber in
dustry,
Resolutions of Thanks.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion yesterday at the Hotel Utah
resolutions of thanks to the Nor
mon church officials, Professor j,
j. Mcclellan. organist at the taberna-
Gle, and Evan Stephens, leader OF the
choir, were submitted for
adoption. II was also voted to extend
thanks to the Salt Lake people, and
especially those who have assisted in
the entertainment of the delegates. Il
was voted to submit the resolutions to
the resolutions committee, and a mo-
tion was made 10 inscribe the rosou-
tions on the minutes Of the association.
The motion pictures. picturing the
lumber industry on the Pacific coast,
which were shown at the American
theater yesterday morning, will be
shown again this morning at the
American from clock until IL
0 clock. The school children of the
city have been invited, and others in
terested in the pictures arc urged to
attend, A large delegation Of Lumbar
men was present to see the pictures
Yesterday morning. They are being
shown through the courtesy of the Pa
.ific Coast Shippers association. Tho
annual election of officers of the as
ociation will take place this after
loon at the Hotel Utah.
Close With Banquet.
The conference will come 20 close
his evening with the annual banquet
n the banquet hall of the hotel, fol.
owed by the annual ball IN the hotel
ballroom. 1t is expected that the 60O
members of the association and visitors
o the conference will be present
The morning and afternoon sessions
oday will include the annual meeting
# the Lumbermen s Mutual Society ut
O 80 o'clock, followed with an address
" General j.. G, BOYLE on the origin
nd purpose of the byword, "Absolute-
y. . selected at the opening of the con
erence by the delegates. The Graham
.nsiCn male ouartette viii render selec-
ions both in the morning and the after
Don and the real feature OF the day
nd of the entire conference will be a
bird lecture by DR.. Stanley l.. Krebs,
oted as a student OF the psychology OF
usTess and salesmanship. His subject
his afternoon will be 'The Secret and
'ower of Suggestions in Advertising;
and Business Building,
Dr. Krebs's address in the
fternoon report will be read on the
dvertlsing department OF the associa-
ion.
The morning session opened at 10
'clock Yesterday with President Rob-
IT Anderson presiding, The report on
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