The morning call., 1892-01-13
UNION LEAGUE.
Officers and a New Club. House
Site Selected.

There was considerable animation last
night in the headquarters of the Union
League Club on Geary street. Representa-
tive Republicans from all sections Of the
state were present and participated in the
annual election Of Directors and commit
taes. Only one ticket was ia the field and
Jhere was no opp sIlon 10 the names placed
IN tie ballot hy tie Committee on NumluB-
lions. Every nominee on the straight
ticket was therefore elected, as follows.
Ff.- ec-1Ts-PercT BemiSh. Albert L. Cas- le,
S. H. CrockeT, Wendell Easjoo, j. G.. GIesjlng,
j. u. Ia--l1w. William Mcdonald, ). N Short
ridge. Joseph =. spear Jr, Samuel IL. Thornton,
i ecr.aa Commiuee-A. Ct. Booth. J. J. Dean.
FL. French. a. A. Friedrich, William hruse, ).
-. I.rcateid, ah9 McComb, George q. Iippy,
A.-erHares- Dr. {. 81. Decker, ". ID. HuicOm,
g. ti Jennings, ID. William h. LaN -or.
COMMITTEES on Political ACuou-Nih1m :.
HfHe- uaHlel 81. Bans, Il. Is. CaEreu-er. w.
IL J.au teIl4.u. Charles r. Croker Il. II. de
luHaE. Henry c. Dlbtle, Ne y. DlU0H1t John
d D..~r. Thomas Eitui ,fE Eugene 81. Gregory,
John s.. JaWe.t Paris kuOufn, George A
Knight T. L. h0sc.aiow>kt, ~. " Montague,
d. VCouu0r, p. b. Qalaian, j. G. Qlna l. NJ.
SEQ @ y. +. Sleeaau.. Louis Sl0ss, George b.
SreITF. Irwin c. stump, =. y. /. wilson.
new Board of Directors VIII meet in
q few days and organize by the election Of
officers. Ii is said tf2t Albert L. Castle
vii be- elected President, Wendell Easton
having declined reelection.
AftrrtLe election the ciub held q business
meeting. President Easton submitted an
iuteres- M annual report, in which he re-
viewed he rapid strides 90 prosperity made
By the club during the past year. The club,
lie said, IS now in a most prosperous condi-
ton. icing much stronger In membership
and finances than AZ the beginning Of the
past year. There had been some inaccu-
Tacies in the bookkeeping but these have
been remedlcd and perfect system OF keep
ing accounts is now II vogue. President
EastOD also gave some Interesting figures,
as appended: Total receipts, ST 60I 81 /;
q disbursements on old accounts, $1,000 and
balance applied to current expenses; out
standing Indebtedness. $3.50 so; due from
members S264l 50, leaving the club only
$500 20 short; outstanding bonded Indebted
ness, S5l60; during the early part OF 1891
there were $50 members, and the number
has increased 10 800.
During the year benjamin F. Harrison,
James @. Blaine and William Mckinley Jr.
were elected honorary members Of the club.
The BUildi0g Committee reported having
considered q number Of propositions IN re-
gard 10 a new building, and finally decided
TO recommend the abandonment Of the pro-
posed site On Geary street, opposite L MON
square. The committee recommended the
purchase Of the property known as the He
Drew CnurcL property, on the east sue OF
Mason street near GeaTy, for Sjl, COO Il
VIII cost s., 557 more 10 properly recon-
stTuct tie building, or a total outlay to the
club OF about $50, 900. The formation Of a
Union League Building Association, in
which members can subscribe for shares
aud possibly incorporate with capital
stock Of $4,000, was also urged. This
would ObEiate the issue OF bonds.
The report Of the committee was adopted
and a SUhSeTID tiOQ list pDauPd The old
subscription list, upon which $40 coo was
pledged. was abandoned. as it was thought
b~st to begin new list for the new enter
prigp