The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-12

manner compatible with comfort. There
will be a sub-basement, basement, two
stories and an attic. The ground floor
Will be used principally for the holding of
meetings.
There will be a main assembly-room off
the entrance hall. This will be connected
with public parlOr and giIlS' assembly
room by large sliding-doors. In this way
nearly the whole Of The first floor can lie
turned into q hail if occasion requires.
On the same floor, facing Sacramento
street, VIII be raIlOr for the board of
managers and the matron's room, while
the malron's Office will bs in the rear
Ga the second floor will be the library
and bedrooms, facing Sacramento streeI.
for three attendants. Behind these wi
be the bedrooms for the girls in the house,
with accommodations for fifty occupants.
One portion is arranged so that il could
be used as hospital were that required.
The attic is divided into several large
rooms TO lie used as WOrkTo1ms, and, II
necessity demand as n dormtury al.o.
In The front part of the basement is stu
a'ed the schooroom and the private din
ing-TOpm for the use of the matron, her
assistants and visitors. In the rear are
the general dlnlng-roOm, kitchen, pantry
and sJ-Ter0Oms.
The suh-basement will be fitted M fer
laundries and for keeping coal.
The lot or which the building is to be
built Is 6UXSS:6 feet. The home will have
4 frontage Of 81 feet and depth Of IS feet
on the west side. On the east side there
VIII he an lndentation. so that the chill
dren OF the mission Will have quite LARGE
playground.
The Presbyterian Chinese Mission is one
OF the active missionary organizations of
San Francisco. Is real beginning was in
1913, when Mrs. c. Fl. Cole, Mrs. John
Cullck and Mrs. l. NJ. Condit formed the
Occidental Board" The first officers Of
al
president; Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, first
ylce-presideDt; Mrs. Lorenzo Hubbard,
second vlce-uresident; Mrs. l. NJ. Condit,
secretary, and Mrs. Kate Nichols. treas
urer. The board made itself an auxiliary
Of the W aman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of Philadelphia and Miss Cummings
was made the matTOn oil the home. On the
11th Of August the home was opened at 81
Prospect place, with two Chinese girls as
Inmates
The missionaries visited Chinese houses,
ana an Industrial school was opened at
the home for teaching The women, of whom
there were 400 in attendance.
IL was nlteen years ago that Miss Mar
garet Culbertson began her work. The
home had then moved to more cOmmo-
dous quarters a. 933 Sacramento street
In the beginning OF 1873 she had family
OF ten Chinese girls. Before the year was
over she had twenty-siX
From this time the work OF the home
became more far-reaching In 1880 Mr..
Hunter OF the Humane Society succeeded
in getting a law through the Legislature
protecting minors in service. This law
brought many Chinese girls who were
serving III houses of doubtful character
into the home. AS the commercial value
oil these girls varied from $500 To $4,000, the
struggle their heather owners made for
their possession was very bitter.
The society was aided in every way by
the police and judges. Besides, Miss
CuibertsOn Is woman of great force of
character and personal bravery. As a re-
suit, IN 1887, after six years of labor, there
were 81 girls at the ssion church.
Already there have been brought into
the home 10 1898 eighty-nine girls. AT the
present time there are 4j.
Many OF the girls were married to
ChrNtlaniZed Chinese. Others are found
honest work by which they can earn their
living.
The present board of directors Of the
mission are: MIS-. p. d. Browne, Mrs. j.
J. Adams, Mrs. George Barstow, Mrs, Z.
Y. Robbins. Mrs. l.. A. Kelley, Mrs. l. NJ.
Condit. Mrs. c. S. Wright. Mrs. j. W.
Stewart, Mrs. j: G. Chown, Mrs. ii. u.
Smith and Ms. E. Y. Garette.
The buildings being torn down were
once occupied by first-class San Francis
cans. Though not quite SO fashionable as
Rincon Hill and South Park. Prospect
place and Stockton street were quite as
select.
The brick house on the corner OF Sacra-
mento street was built by Mr. La Roche, n
capitalist, who died some time ago. 1t
was hrst occupied by club of French
gentlemen, prominent in society. In 1865
u was occupied by beautiful and wealthy
spanish widow, Mrs. Mcdonald, who lived
there Tor many years. During the last ten
years 1t has been rented by the Chinese
Mission as home for their girls.
The other house was occupied first In
1894 by John Perry Jr.. the stock broker.
lie lived in the place till the early sixties
when II was taken by Joseph Pierce, the
capitalist. OF Geary and Taylor streets,
VINO was iurniture-dealer.
=, During he eleven years that Mr.. Pierce
lived on Prospect place the house was q
scene OF much gayety. Across the way
nred Mrs. DR.. Hemphill, Professor Ellis
tonnes OF the Girls High Sch DOL, 10 seph
u Eastland and ID. ID. Shattuck, while
lartner down the street was the residence
OF Mrs. William BoswOrth.
On Sacramento street, Just opposite
respect place, was the most fashionable
DoaIdin e-house in San francisco. II was
kept by Mrs. Turner and was great
rendezvous for Southern people
ou had to go M long flight OF stairs
10 get IN" said Mrs. d. ID. Shattuck yes
teIaay. and you had to go over longer
bill 10 get out"
TINS house is the present headquarters
The encroachments of the Chinese grad
ually drove tie wealthy whites from this
desirable location. Now there ore mana
leit there of those who once made the
ne1gnhOruOOd nnfad for i,S conara,,, -.