Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-06
MUSEUM ASSOCIATION.
Monthly Meeting-Sutter's Fort-Soil Pol
lution-General Business.

Monthly Meeting-Sutter's Fort-Soil Pol
lution-Gsneral Business.
The California Museum Association met
at the Art Gallery last evening. The
monthly reports were made, showing the
financial condition of the Association, the
visitations to the Art Gallery, expenses for
the past month, life members elected, etc.
The death of life members Mrs Charles
Crocker and John Mcneil were announced.
The committee on the exhibition of 1892
reported progress. The case of California
birds of fine plumage contributed by j.. j.
Nagele was reported as received and in
place in the lower vestibule.
a communication from Miss Helen
Waterman, President, and Miss Lavenson,
Secretary of the Frobel Association, was
received. announcing the purpose of the
society to be to promote the Sacramento
Free kindergarten School, and that a
benefit entertainment would be given
Monday night by Miss Bentley in aid of the
society and asking for the approval and
aid of the Museum Association. A resolu-
ton was passed indorsing the aims of the
Frobel Association and commencing it to
public favor, Professor Raymond stating
in support of the resolution that Miss
Dculcy WAS Ou6 Vi the
highest order, he having knowledge of her
ability.
E. ]. Devlin introduced resolutions ex-
pressing regret that the streets were to be
opened through the Suffer Fort plat, and
expressing the sense of the Association
that the historic plot should be reclaimed
and preserved intact, and that the Associa-
ton would lend its influence to move
ments having that end in view. The reso-
lutions were discussed at length by several
members, and finally amendments offered
by Mr.. Lubin were accepted and passed,
expressing: First, the sense of the Asso-
citation that the Suffer Fort tract ought to
be purchased and preserved as a historic
reserve; second, that the Congressional del
egation from California be requested when
they go East to appeal to the Chicago owner
to set a fair price on the property, and con-
sent to sell it; third, that if the owner then
refuses to fix fair price that it is the sense
of the Association that the property be
taken by condemnation for a public use,
and paid for at the condemned price Dur
ing the debate Mrs. Campbell said that if
the Pioneers and Native Sons would not
raise the money she believed the women of
California would, as those of the Nation
had to preserve Mount Vernon. Mr.. Avery
said he thought the property was worth
$4,000. The Chairman said it was a mis-
take to suppose no earlier effort had been
made to buy the site. A convention was
held some years ago in Pioneer Hall, to
which many Pioneer associations sent dele
cations. and $4,000 was then guaranteed
as beginning, but the matter fell through.
A resolution was passed directing that an
invitation be extended to the delegates to
the National Grange to visit the Art Gal
lery as body on day to be agreed upon,
when the Association would receive the
body. The President was instructed to ex-
tend the invitation and make the necessary
arrangements. Mrs. ]. W. Armstrong was
appointed to arrange with ladies of the AS
ISOLATION and of the Ladies' Museum Asso.
citation for decorative arch of welcome on
the occasion referred to.
The Chair reported that Mr.. Carey re-
piled to inquiries made by direction of the
Association, that if the iron could be Sc
cured in time he would have his line of
street railway extended to the Art Gallery
prior to or by January LIST.
Art Instructor Jackson, by request, ex-
hibited fine example of light and shade
effects, worked out by one of the pupils of
! the School Of Design. and explained the
method by which the effect was produced.
The President then read paper ordered
at the last meeting on soil pollution by
cesspools and the proper disposal of sew
age, as treated by leading sanitary en-
| gineers. After some discussion of the
paper, the Association adjourned.