The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-04
A HOME SECURED.
Plans for the Native Sons
Headquarters.
FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A General Address Issued to the Par
lors and Articles of IncorpOra-
ton to Be Filed To-Day.

The thousands of Native Sons throughout
the city are rejoicing at the prospects Of
soon having home of their own.
The speedy erection of general head
quarters is now an assured fact, and for
this purpose articles of Incorporation of the
different parlors will be filed to-day.
In consequence of this fact there is a
general jublation among the different par
Tors, and special meetings are being held all
over the city to ratify the action of the dele
gates appointed and to celebrate the occasion
of Incorporation and the selection of a site
on Mason and Post streets.
The final action of the delegates from the
different parlors on the subject of a general
headquarters was taken last Saturday night
at meeting which extended past midnight
Every delegate was present and the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed. The whole ground
was thoroughly gone over, the proposed
articles of association, a synopsis of which
was recently published il The CALL, form
ing the chief subject of discussion.
The result Of the meetings. deliberations
was the adoption of the articles proposed,
with the exception of few changes regard
ing the control of the building and the issu-
ance Of stock. The capital stock was raised
to $1,000 and the issue of stock was linn
tied to $4,000 or 5000 shares at So each.
From letters read at The meeting and
speeches made 1t was shown that there
would be no trouble in dispOsng of the
stock, and that there were a number of
wealthy members Of the order who were
willing To take large blocks if necessary.
The 100000 capital stock provided by the
articles of Incorporation is entirely distinct
from the $4,000 already guaranteed by the
parlorS for binding the contract which re-
suited in the purchase of the Post and
Mason stress site. The money to be raised
from the capital stock is to be used for the
erection of magnificent general headquar-
tiers, which will be begun in very short
time.
As the articles of Incorporation provide
for controlling board OF directors, who are
to have charge of all matters connected
with the new home, the delegates proceeded
to an election of directors. Names from
the various parlOrs were presented, for no
matter how small the parlOr it was provided
that each should have an equal show. Many
candidates for the position of director for
the first year we-e placed in nomination,
and the election resulted in the selection of
the following:
w W. shannon, Leon Dennery, Charles
w. Decker, I. Z. Keough, J. II. Grady. II.
Lundstedt, John A. Steinbach. George D.
Clarke, W. II. Miller, John T. Creamy, J.
X. Kroop, A. Eberhart, T. c. Conmy. T. p.
Leonard, j. w. Reinfeld, w. j. Nelson, c.
II. Mass, +. H. Horber, II. j. Seitz, &. II.
S. Dryden. J. 2. Donovan, W. j. Wynn, w.
Z. FoOley, C. b. HoDsoD, Daniel Suter, II.
g. ". Dlnkelspiel. Sol Bloom, j. K; Howell,
l.. +. Byington, j. II. Gallagher, Ii. E. COT
fey, w. ?. Johnson. l.. NJ. Bannan, j. p.
Sweeney. j. B. keenan,.
Only thirty-fve delegates were selected,
as there was some doubt about one of the
candidates from Que of the parlors. The
place will be filled at the next meeting.
After the election of the board OF directors
for the fist year the directors met and pro-
ceeded To select officers.
There was only one name presented for
the position OF president of the board.
namely that of John A. Steinback. Out of
compliment TO the energy and ability dis
played by Mr.. Stein bach in the movement
and the success which has met all his efforts
where others had failed before he was
unanimously elected presiding officer of the
board.
The only other officers selected were j.
;. Sweeney, Weep president, and A. Eber-
hart, secretary ana treasurer.
The following are the only committees
thus far selected: Finance, Messrs. Howell
and COtfey; hall and site, Messrs Clarke,
ByingtOn and Steinbach.
The board next took up the business of
stock, and adopted a resolution providing
for the issuance of blanks.
1t was also resolved TO issue an address to
the various parlors, setting forth in a sue
cinct way what had been done and what it
was proposed to do.
This concluded the business of the even
Ing, but the Dlembers did not adjourn.
There was general demand for first
stock among the members of the board.
Give he five shares" said one. "Give me
ten,' said another. "Place me down for
twenty" said another. and so on.
In short while every member of the
board had subscribed for stock in blocks
from five to ten shares each.
This will give the stock good boom to
begin with.
On Sunday the committee appointed To
draft an account of the proceedings of the
delegates met and adopted the following.
which came from the printers hands In at
night and will be distributed to all the
paTlors. The paper sets forth In n short and
clear way what the incorporation of the
order means, and will be read with interest
by all members of the Native Sons. The
statement was made in order to give all
members an opportunity to have a clear
idea of the way the delegates have per-
formed the duties entrusted to them, for
there was considerable work in mapping
out and setting together tremendously the
plan finally adopted for the Native Sons
home.
The following is the address:
SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. 1893
The Hall Association OF the Native sons of the
Golden West has been organized for the pur-
pose OF purchasing lot In the city of San Fran.
cisco and erecting thereon building 10 be used
as a home for the order.
In pursuance of this object a committee OF
three each from fifteen city parlOrs was called
and after mature 0elberstion, extending over
period of five weeks, from number OF sites pro-
posed have selected a lot, 6S:9xI37:6 situated
on the east side OF Mason street. between Post
and Geary, as the most eligible the same being
within the club center, and most accessible
from all parts OF the city by street RAILWAYS The
cost Of the lot (incuding the church now on IT.
the material OF which Is estimated to be worth
over $4,000 is $4,000, and a contract for
the purchase of same has been entered into
The association has been Incorporated, and
the board OF directors selected from the mem.
ship of the various subscribing parlors and
the necessary officers selected for the FIRST year
The capital stock has been placed at sIOO'OOO
divided into 10000 shares OF the par value of
shares or $4,000.
The bylaws provide that the directors OF the
asSoei alton must be Native sons In good stand
Ing and stock OF The association Will only be
sold as follows: Fist, TO the parlOrs; second 10
members OF the order; third. to nOn-nembers OF
the order. But the amount sold TO non-members
can In no ev MT exceed the amount sold to the
paFlOrs and In case of the transfer OF any stock
the corporation must be given the first option to
purchase the same. These provisions will insure
Tor al time the control of the corporation by the
Naive Sons
Upon this lot It is proposed to erect four
story brick building. TO cost in the aggregate
between $4,000 aud $50 OOo containing eight
lodgerooins and large concert hall Uhe largest
In the city, and several stores and offices; also
rooms for the grand secretary's office and library
and readlngioom together with the necessary
cOmmlttee-rO0ms, etc.
From The rental OF this building the cOmmittee
estimate a yearly revenue OF SLIGO, besides
leaving four additional halls which can be lei to
other organizations. and counting upon letting
The large concert hall only four times per MONTH
very low estimate In comparison to the number
OF times other halls In the city are now rented.
and the Tact that Ii Is proposed to make this the
finest and best equipped hall In San Francisco
The committee have purposeiy placed the mini
mum estimate at Sl1 100 but conservative esti-
mates give an approximate OF 80 per cent higher
The maximum expenses are figured Mt S7646
per annum, Including interest on $4,000 Dor
roWed capital, which will admit OF paying OF the
sum OF $4,000 annually after the second year
thereby decreasing the Interest account on thai
amount annually and consequently admitting of
the payment OF the entire mortgage deb. in ten
years, leaving the property clear TO thu stock
holders at the end or that time, which will then
represent TO The shareholders, without any in.
creased valuation OF the property, the sum OF
100000 on the original investment OF S42 500
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