The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
KITTENS" RECEIVE
 BLACK CAT DEGREE
 AT HOO HOO MEETING
State Organization of Lum- bermen and Allied Indus tries Hold First Meet
 ing in Five Years

Hoo Hoo's, from all parts of the state assembled in the club rooms of the Civic association for the iuitia- ton of seven 'kittens, and a hilari- ous time last night at their first meet ing in the state for five years. Fol- lowing the initiation a seven-course dinner was served.
 Fl H. Shell of Birmingham acted as toastmaster and responses were made by Commissioner Hornady. for the City of Birmingham; E. D. Tenant, secretary-treasurer for the supreme order: J. Asa Rountree. for the town of Gurdon. Ark, the place of the orig inal organizers. 27 years ago. and George w Phalin of Tuscaloosa, for the state generally.
 The Hoo Hoo's are a fraternaf, as we'll as hearty and well-met organ iZation of the lumber trade, manufac- turers, wholesalers and retailers and allied industries. The meeting on the roof of the Jefferson County Bank building. the highest building in the south afforded the visitors much pleasure along with their meeting.
 SHARK OF THE UNIVERSE
 The snark of the universe, F. D. Tennant of Winnipeg, Canada, pre- sided at the meeting. He was assisted hv the senior hoo hoo. J w. Douglas: Junior hoo hoo. A l.. Lindsey; bojum. R. V Elledge; scrivenoter, w. H. Fleming: jabberwock, IT. G. Balston; custocatian. A. J. Ribe: arcanoper. John D. Blocker. and gurdon. M. NJ. Elledge.
 Seven kittens" received the black cat degree. representing the sacred animal of the old Egyptian mythology and the insignia of the Hoo Hoo. It was these seven candidates who marched behind the exalted snark of the universe before being invested with the black cat and the numeral "9." and the stunts" happened along the line That part appeared behind closed doors
 The "lSittens'' were B. NJ. Angel. w. T. Hardin and ]. r. Wynn of Birming ham. M. J. Rogers. Raymond Terry and ]. M. Clements of Tuscaloosa and H. c. Able of Red Bank. Ala. After the "cats' had used their paws on the kittens" sufficiently all as- sembled for the dinner party on the roof. Places for s6 guests were laid. Then the real merriment followed. SOME IHlNGS SAID Some things said at the dinner party:
 J. w. Douglas snid to H. H. Shell, "Are the wheels in your head working well. If so. an- swer this riddle; If old Asn j. was big Round-tree with leather bark. pray. what kind of tree
 would he be-. Cnn you sny.. Said Mir. Shell: "rhat'S m easy one for me. The answer is, he'd he plain shoe-tree;."
 R. J. Fine fumbers along. l chips on bis shoulder. singing l song, till someone beats him on n 1 denI on some big contract, then he'll squenl. and his competitor tells this down the line: "Listen, fellows. I've done just FINE!" When life is ended and we pnss away. some of LIS to heaven md others lowell. sny-sOme other place. there's one old cuss that will fare better than most of He's w. H. Fleming. If he goes where it's warm hell tnke along asbestos and suffer no harm. George W. Phalin, vicegerent cf northern Alabama: A. ]. McEchern. T ]. Copelan, F P. Hatch. W. A. Boyd and c. G. Harman of Tuscaloosa | helned to put over the "l<ittens'' from i their town.
 l The local entertainment commit ee was composed of R. ]. Fine Mabry | Lumber company: J. w. Douglas. Iror | tree, president of the Rankhead High l Jefferson Lumber company |